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VOLUME III
LA GRANDE, OREGON. FRIDAY, EVENING, AUGUST 12, 1904
NUMSES23i
1NDE
EVENING
PEACE
OR WAR
Diplomats Speculate on
Effect the Fall of Port
Arthur Would Have on
the Situation
way for tbe guarantee (or the admin
tstrative autity ol China to which a' I
tha powera subscribed in principle may
alter all become tbe means cf making
peace. If Japan, pushing Ibe Rus
sian military lorcee out of Manchuria
and obtaining undisputed possession.
should then form nil relinquiab tbe
province la Obina, ita real owner and
call upon tbe powers under their guar
anty to protect thu entity of tha oe-
leatial empire, I do not think tbe the
powera eould escape reaponeib lity.
8' Peterrburg A ng. 12 Discounting
me lau oi fort Arthur and tbe disas
trans defeat of General Kuropalkln at
me hands of tin oombined Japanese
armies, some diplomat are already
peculating upon the aitaation ia
wbioh tbe oombataoU would be left
and tbe question as lo whether ft it
possible that a way would be opened
for peace. Tbe almost unanimous
opinion is that wilb ber present record
of viotones, oombined with tbe Buen-
oial difficulties o! oontinning the war
looenutteiy, japan would welcome
peaoe, and tbe almost equal unani
mous veidiot is that Russia would
adopt a contrary ooorse.
Even ebould eery Russian soldiej
be driven from Manchuria the diplo
ma a b-llsve that Russia could not
afford to yield but would be compelled
to doggedly continue tbe war, collect
another simp in Siberia and take tbe
ofTeosive next year.
Several keeo diplomate, however,
are of tbe opinion thet Japan, by a
clever coup, might perhaps force tbe
powera to inteivene in a way tbat
Russia could not resist. Ooe diplo
mat representing a European power
at tho oourt of E perjr Nionolaa
said 1 1 the A 88' oiated Press :
"Secretary Hay's note opening a i
Ohe Foo Aug. 12 Tbe captain of
tbe Ryeehiteloi does not deny that the
Ru tian warships hate gone to join
the Vladivottook squadron. He sim
ply reluaes to answer questions on the
subject, claiming it would be impropir
'or him to do so.
Olbrr sources affirm thatabaolutfly
all Ibe big ships exoept the tiayan,
which is injured, lelt Port Arthur ye
terdsy, exchanging shots with the
Japanese fleet at long range and it
seems likely that the long expeoted
junction of the two Russian squadrons
will now occur
ant governor 8 LSteevee of Washing'
ton, secretary of atata Will H G.bson
01 Fremont renominated, treasurer
H N CotBu of Ada renominated, at
torney general J JGubeenof Bannock,
and. tor Robert Bragiw of Koctnai.
superintendent of schools Miss May
Sootl of Bingham renominated, miue
nspector Rib-r; Bell of Custer renom
inated, presidential electors F J Hag
eobaath of FMiuom, U WKieler of
Bingbam, and EW Oliver ol Idsho.
Fiddlers Contest.
One of the interesting features of
the Fair this fall will be vbe country
fiddlare match in which it is expected
tbat there will bs some twenty-five or
thirty fiddlers from .different part of
tbe oounty oompeting. Every fiddler
in Ibe oounty is invited to participate
in this contest. Wallow Demoorat.
Idaho Republicans
The following tioket was nominated
in the Idaho republican atate conven
tion : Governor Frauk R Gooding ol
Lincoln oounty, congressman Burton
L Frenoh o' Latab renominated,
justice of the supreme court I N Sulli
van of Blaine, renominated, lieuten-
HOW ARE YOUR EYES?
Examination Free!
DR. WM. HERZOG, the well knowD scientific
optician is here on his annual visit, stopping at the
Sounner Hotel, where he will remain until Monday
Aug, 15. Call and have your eyes examined, find
out how your eyes are-it costs you nothing. Glasses
especially ground to correct most difficult cases.
SATISFACTION A BSOLUTELY GUARANTEED
All glasses previously fitted may be exohanged free of charge.
Band Concert
Tonlglit near the Fuly House on
Adams Avenue the La Grande Con
cert Band will play the I. Mowing pro
gram:
Maroll "JrnuiiiK 6 h Rigiment
Band." .. Piihian
Clumoter Two it-p "A Southern
Belle.'" Eugene
Baritone Obligato "Marengo.". .Ripley
Air Vane for cnriji t "Old Kentuoky
Home." Knight
Patrol "Blue anil Gry.". Dalby
March "King Over All." .. ...Soouten
Prof. Hendricks Bandmaster.
Tbe bind appreciates very much
the larger atteuJanca at these con
certs, also tbe financial support given
by the oit'zsns a lull statement of
which will be published alter OctobDr
1st 19U4..
HARPER.
& HILL
Sprinkle At Night
Walla Walla, Wash , Aug. 12. Aftar
no end of troub e with the city water
supply, the couuoil has struck upon a
plan which promises to title the people
over the extreme dry weather. It ie to
operate the street sprinklers duiing
tbe night instead ol during the daytime
For nearly a week the sprinklers wore
oil altogether' and the people set up so
much couiplaint thnt some action hud
to be taken. .
No Important Fight
Liao Vang, It is ollicinlly stated tbat
no imporiant fighting ban occurod In
the vioinity of Mukden, The Jupnnese
outposts are 40 miles away, and only
aklrjniahea-bavejiccurred there.
Japanese Exhausted
Che Poo, Aug. 12 Wednesday is
said to have been chosen for tbe osoape
of tbe Russian warships at Port Arthur
because the Japanese ileet was then ex
hausted by the constant bombardments
of the two prriviouB nights, Tukiishau
mountain, near Port' Arthur, which
was taken by tho Jupauese Monduy
night, was recaptured by tbe Russians
the next day
Burdett aud Llewellyn Thoruason
and Sidney Ilaynes loft this morning
for tbe Minam on a tot: days fishing
trip.
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LADIES' SHIRT WAISTS
A.t Stupendous Reductions
IN PRICES
VISIT OUR fjjM
ioc JaL
Every waist at regular prices as adver
tised now going are you ready at pricts
only a little more than HALF
$4 OC waists at i 85
3 00 " '2 28
2 75 " 1 98
2 50 " 1 89
2 25 ' I 69
2 00 " 1 49
1 25 " 93
1 00 " "9
85 " H
All Men's
Suits At
Reduced Prices
COUNTER
N"ew Ladies Slcirta
We have ju-t opened an advance xliip
ment of the famous BEVERLY SKIRTS
These famous tailors of high art skirts
have fairly outdone any of their former
efforts in style, lit and workmanship. lu
fact they are truly
HIGH ART SKIRTS
Come in and see them
A. T. Hill Associates
Himself with Mr. Har
per in the La Grande
Creamery. ) .
Mr. A T Hill has purchased of Mr.
U 12 Harper a halt interest in tha La
Grando creamery.. Mr.. Harper also
disposed of bis intvrestln the Union
creamery and will give Ills entire at.
tenuon to toe ooBlnesa here.
Mr Harper has just returned from
Portland where he purchased new
maohinery and everything complete
lor a first class and up-to-date cream
ery which will arrive within a very few
days i
The oreamery business to be suooess
ful depends to a very large extent up
on experienced management. This be
ing true, the new La Grande creamery
'e In excellent hands. Mr. Harper has
demonstrated his ability, having start
ed the Cove oreamery . tfve years ago
and worked the business to the extent
that it became necessary to move It to
Union to be in closer touoh with trans
portation faollitieB, aud under bis man'
ageinent the Union business grew and
expanded uutil it was entirely nnder
hiB persuasion that they started the
creamery or rather shipping station
here nearly eighteen njonths ago and
were Intending to make this the prln
cipal point in the valley.
Mr. Harper reoognhting tbe central
position that La Giande occupies to
this valley, took advantage of the op
portunity and disposed of his other
interests and will concentrate both his
capital and attention here.
Mr. Hill for a number of years haa
been an enthusiastio oreameryman,
that ie, desired very much to see a first
class creamery established in this oity
and when under tbe direction of Mr,
Harper the Union oreamery made ar
rangements to temporially open a
cream depot here, Mr. Hill consented
to handle the business for them. In
this manner be came in direct contact
with the produoera which resulted in
becoming a greater enthusiast than
ever.
They start in under the most favor
uble oircumstances, already having 70
or more patrons who furnish them with
the product of about SOU oows and this
number will be greatly inoreased when
tb-y oommeuce manufacturing here.
The proprietors enjoy tbe complete
conRdenco of the farmers and business
meu. The former know the advant.
ngos they will derive by bavin? a
creamery in this city run by exper
ienced and trustworthy men. The
business interests of this city also
roalizo tbe advantages that always fol
low a well patronized creamery. Un
der snob oonditiona there can be no
question tlir.t while the creamery busi
ness at present is no small item of
revenue to the patrons It will increase
and will add another industry that
will result in no small dezree la the
advancement of our city and county.
United States is the greatest preaa
glassware country lo the world, says
Tbe Cosmopolitan, i :
la 1890 a novice in (the plate glass
industry, Henry Fleck ner, of Pitts
burg whose only knowledge of glass
bad beso acquired in window fao
lory invented an annealing "iehr" tbe
moat important tingle imnrovemenl
ever introduced in plate glass manufac
lure lo three bouri by the leor tbe
same work ia dons wbioh nnder tbe
old kilio system required three daya
In four years thairnportationeof fore
ign orown and piste glass into the
United 8tatea fell invelus from S2.000
000 to $200,00.
About tbe same year Plnlin Ahm.
baat,of Pittsburg alo a uovioe in
glass makiog invented a prwesa by
bottles and jars may be made entirely
by maohinery the costly blow over
process being avoided and tbe expense
of bottle-making reduced . onebalf.
The result has been that more bo'tles
at-d jars are used in a month now
tban in twelve months ten years ago
Gallant Stand
Liao Yeog, Aug. IS! A refugee from
Port Arlhu.- who has just arrived
said the defenders of the lor ireas. re
mained all day at their posts despite
the dreadful heat, the women heroi
cally oarnog water to the parched
soldiers although not a single spaoe
Big Battleships
Loudon, Aug. 11 The admiralty haa
iuvited the Clyde ship builders to ten
der bids for two battleships of 10,500
tons and high speed. It is said these
veisels in the matter of armament and
armor protection will eclipse anything
yet attempted.
wilhiDttoe'periuieUrof tbe forereea was
rree trom outlets ana bursting abelle.
Sometimes the whole fortress eeomed
enveloped in tbeamoke from onuntleas
aholl explosions.' - . ,
There was a memorable aisht from
Wol.'s bill wben the JaDaneae altuik.
ed there July 25. Five Japanese di
visions moved across tha plain to the
assault nnder the cover of their guns.
The onset was ao desperate it al
most verg d on freaiy. "'
It If b Htd that FleH Mnr.hal O...
ma ooR.nianded the Japanese forces in
person aud several. Minna of hlnnri
aud veteran generals led the attacking
forces giving unequalled examples of
courage and resource. Never before
was there such a terrido storm of pro
jectiles, but the efforts of tbe Jaoan-
ese were unavailing against tba deter
mined stand of the Buisians and tbe
attaok was repulsed with . enormous
losses. v.
ber bare band.' The" reptile ioftwatlfv
coiled ready to strike, and the sroroe
fled. It is supposed tbe rig rao over
theinsk wrapping it arouude bog
gy wheel and throwing it mlav-lBa
tagfyv Mon 1'ter returned us killed
it. Engine Guard. -
Snake in Her Lap.
W nils she was driving" peaoalully
alimg tbe oountry road betweeo En
gene and Lorane reoently huge rat
tlesnake suddenly desotoded into the
lap of Mrs Doak Zumwalt, wbo was en
route noma with her daughter Mrs.
Ida Simpson.
Mrs Zumwalt soreamad aud knook
eii tbe rattler out into the road with
For "
Governor
8t Paul, Aug. 11- President James
J Hill oUtae Great Northern railway
ia being urged by L Boeing O D O'
Brien aud other equally powerful de
mocratic leaders to declare himself a ,
oandidate for tbe governship of Mian
esota. The Hill boon has passed tbe
formative stage and Is a factor be
reokoned wltb in the present political
situation
Mr Hill has been an ardent demo
crat all bis life, He has never held
political office yet he baa baen on
of the most trusted counsellors the
party haa bad through the last decade -in
Minnesota. "He baa . contributed
liberally to campaign funds and was
of material arslstauoe to tbe state
central committee during the laat
campaign, , v
MID SUMMER:
- CLEARANCE SALE
For the next thirty days we will offer all Summer Goods at Greatly Reduced
Prices.
If you are in need of anything for Summer Wear it will be to your advantage to
look over our stock before purchasing elsewhere. All wash goods on sale ut one
third off.
All wash wash shirt waists at a reduotion of 25 per cent.
On Wrappers, Kimonas, and Dressing Saques we will save you 20 per cent.
Just what you will need for these warm days. -
The Chicago Store
Declared Invalid
Nt'W ork. Auizust rll. Thn nilhi
hour law in tho etatn of New York has
beiiu held invalid. Justice White of
the Miptemo court, llrooklyu, yester
day bunded down a decision in favor or
contractors wbo were charged with re
quiring their employee to wok more
inun oignt Hours a Hay.
Mo holds that the law is unconstitu
tional and grants writs of mandamus
to coxpel the city to pay the Uvalle
Asphalt company the sum of $10,000,
and the Brooklyn Alcatraz company
3u,;uu, milch had been withheld
pending a dsclsion of the salt wherein
i ho city coiitoudod the contractors had
violated tho city law, when they
worked tholr nen more than eight
hours a day.
Great Inventions.
In 1827 a oirpsnter of gandwish
Maps, wanting a piece of glass ol a
peculiar size and shape, oonoeivad the
idea that tbe molten metal could bs
pressed into any form, muou the same
a. lead might be. Up to that time all
glassware bad been b owo, either off
hand or in a mold, and considerable
kill was required and tbe prooess was
slow. Tbe glass manafacturere
laughed at the carpenter, bnt be want
ahead and built a prase, and now the
tUMuaaaataaamxm...a...1...ttf,t1tt( i 1 1 1 1 1 1 H ja),t"s.
A
PRESCRIPTION
DECISION
If you knew that the recovery of some eiok fiiend depended ou the
strength it ml purity of certain drugs or on the accuracy of their couipouuJ
itig, what points would you consider when dociding 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 trade is largest.
Stock is sure to be best where physicians go to buy. Remedies are most
reliab e where standardized and assayed drugs are used. Compounding
will be most accurate wbo re the preeoriptionist has had greatest practical
experience.
NEWLIN DRUG CO.