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LA GRANDE EVENING- OBSERVER.
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VOLUME IV
LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON TUESDAY", NOVEMBER 15. 1904
NUMBER 13
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COUNTY PRISONER
MAKES ESCAPE
Boils, the v Man who Frightened Little Girls,
IjEludw the Vigilance of the
Officers i-: w,,'.w'...i-...
The county is boarding one Is"!
prisoner today. The rewoo therefore
is that th ire is one prisonsr less to
the old (iltv cooler w' Ich is doing duty
as the oonnty jail. The mixing pris
oner left ol his own tree will and ao
cord though be bus noclearan-e papers
Hia only permit to travel la the ability
to work bis leva and keep out 01 sight
of the oiB ers. - ,
The face as given by Deputy Sheriff
Tom Johnson, who eo far as la known
saw bim last, are about us follows.
There are two prisoners in the jail at
present, and last evening Mr. J h son
as is his custom visised the jail toft) d
. the prisoners They were allowed to
leave the cells sod as It . was Uoyles
time to aM as chambermaid be was al
lowed to oarry the bucket to the oloaet
whioh issttbe rear of the ' building
For one -brief moment the Depat)
turned bis bead to watch the other
prisoner who was washing bis hands in
the ball. This slight turn of the head
was ail that was necessary for the man
Boyels to drop the backet ad leave for
pastures new. At the time of the es
oape, about Ave o'clock, it waa so dark
that the deputy could not sse any great
distanoe and therefore be could not
follow Infaot there waa no lead to
follow.: i The escaped . prisoner la the
one who ia held to appear before the
next term of court charged with mak
log an Improper eshlbit of hia body be
fore little girls. It Is only hoped tliat
the officers will be able ' to give him
snob a merry chase that be will run
run himself to death before he is cap
tared and thereby save the county the
expense of a trial. . ,
Chinese Travel - -Here
In Trunks
Secret Service Men Chase Chinks From San
Francisco to South Bend
Observer Special ' -
outh Bend Iud.. Nov 15 After
one of the moat determined chases in
the annels of the Govern men t secret
serrios department the plain,, clothes
men hnve it last pUjed andsr arrest
three Chinese who have been smug
gled loco the United States at Sen
FrHoclsoa but were smuggled out of
tbst city by their friends and sent to
8outb Bend Indiana in trunks. .The
officers received information that
they would arrive in South' Bend in
tbe form of baggage and were on
band when the purported baggage ar
rived. I
Called For Statement KTOFK
Observer Special
Washington, D 0 Nov. 15 The
Comptroler of tbe Ourrenoy issued a !
oau toaay loreu national sense K
render a statement of tbe eondltlon of
their butinesa at tbe close oh business
Nov. 10.
Attempt A Failure
". i ' Ooserver Speoial ' ,: .
r Fall Biver Htii, Nov. 15 The fac
lory operators mi.de an attempt to
resume work in fifty of the sixty fac
tories which are ffsoted by tbe strike
bis morning. The attempt mig bt be
onsidered to have baen treated witb
contempt by tbe factory hands. Only
Bve hundred bands reported for- work
t'bere is no demonstration of any kind
and no (rouble is leared. The factor
ies were unable to aooompliifb muob
witb sucb a limited foroe. - ' ' '
FIRE
Injunction Served ;
While Sheriff Brown was in Port
land the other day be was served with
an injunotion restraining bim from
nrooaeding with the sale of the Cornu
copia Mines, Limited.. This . adda
another chapter to the already famous
case. Wbioh has occupied ta atteo.
lion us the courts' for ' sometime.
Baker City Herald.
; Mikado Messenger
r. Observer Speoial ' ( ' "
Paris, Nov. IV Yamataga , ; first
cousin of tbo Mloado, of Japan arriv
ed at Marsaellea and stated in an in
terview that he was officially sent : to
France and England and would later
visit tbe United States where he
would be tbe guest of President Boose
velt. He deolioed to specify his mis
sion but it is understood to be con
nected with new war loan which was
unauoceBsfully floated in Germany.
Oil Dividend
Observer Speoial '
New York Nov 15 The Standard
Oil Co, of New Jersey today deolar'd
a dividend of 17 per share payable
December 15- This mikes So per
oent deolare this year.
2500 Head of Hogs
Were Burned, 35,000
Head of Stock y Were
Stampeded ; :
(Observer Special) ' i
. New York Nov 15 Fire in the United
States Stock yarda at the toot of 6th Bt
Jersey City early this morning and
burned to death' 8,500 head of hoga,
roasting 8,300 carcasses in cold storage,
oaualog 36,000 bead of cattle, and
sheep to stampede and destroy muoh
valuable properly.
The fire started in the cold storage
room, thought to be an explosion of a
small amonla tank. The hoga destroy
ed were penned under the room lu
whioh tbe Are started, ',"
; At tbe smeU of the smoke cattle
and 'sheep ;-i stampeded, ; breaking
through the wooden encloaures, five
hundred men finally succeeded in
rounding up the escaped animals. Ths
loss is estimated at 150,000
Hnuse at 10 o'olock this morning. Tbe
diatinguish-d visitor delivered to, tbe
President a personal message of good
will from the Emperor of Japan ' J
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Guests of the King
Observer Speoial.
Portsmouth, Eng., Nov. lfF.-KIng
Carlos and Queen Marie, of Portugal,
arrived here today. They are enroute
to London where they will be the
guests of King Edward VIII. Great
prepsratlona ;an being made in "tie
royal household for their reception and
entertainment. ; . , :; :.;
Japan's
Labor Federation 5
(Observer Special)
San Franolsco Nov. 15 The morning
session of t'.e National 'Federatlen of
Labor opened ita session by reading
the an ual reports of the executive
committee and of the work aceompli,h
eddnring-the year. ;
The committee sdvorated the passing
of congressional legislation favoring
an' 1 Injunction laws, direct legislation
and Chinese exolnslon. ' -
Three
Nihilists
Released
Resigns Cabinctship
, (Observer Speoial) '
, Paris, Nov. 15. Official annouqee
ment haB been made of the resignation
of Gen. Andreas, war mlnl't r, and
Henrv Maurlox Bertram, member of
the Chamber of Deputies of Versailles
will suooeed him.' Tbe reason of An
dreas resignation Is reported that he is
mentally deranged.
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nor better made apparel at other stores for $18.
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Men's Brown Caaaimere
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Men's All Wool Cassimere a
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11 00 worth
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2100
Alter 20
finement
ferred to
Circle
Years Con
then Trans-
the Arctic
(Observer Speoial)
St Petenburg Nov, 16 Three Nihil
lets, Col Asohkn Bremer, Bssil Ivan
hoft and Vera Figner, were today
released from Peter and Paul forties
after serving twenty years Bolitaryoon
nnement. Tbey were leaders of the
terrorist movement in the early
eighties. AH three were mental and
physical wreoks. Their oond ition is
little improved by tbelr release as
they were condemned to spend the re
malnder of their lives at Pusteserik,
within tbe Arctio circle.
Livestock Contest
Portland Nov 16Htookraiseis, not
only over tbe whole United Htates but
also in Canada and Mexloo, are die
playing a lively interest in the big
livestock contest which is to be a fea
ture of tbe Lewis and Clark lair In
Portland next year. Richard Boott, of
tbe Oregon State Commission who
I um just remrnea irom at i.ouis wnere
j be wentln the interests of next year's
' stock display at the Centennial says
that be found the stockmen there en
thusiastlo about tbe fair, and that be
feels coufldt nt that the number of ex
htbltors next summer will be large. .
. Tbe management of the exposition
has appropriated a W0, 000 fund tc be
dutrlbuted as prizes and premiums
and this fact baa been responsible to
a large extent, for the interest shown
by owners of various kinds of stock.
Ths apportionment of the 40,000
una, as recently made by tbe execu
tive committee (a as follows:
Horses olasa A $12,000
Cattle olasa B 16,500
Bhsep and Goats class O 6,600
Swine olassD ; i( 3,500
Poultry and pets class F i,600
The conditions governing the exhibit
and the claaelooatfon of awards are
now la preparation.
. Observer Bpeoial
St. Petersburg, Nov 15 Although
the Bolsib Beet received .entbnsiastlo
greeting upon its snival " at Habere
French Afrioa governinenl provinod
this morning. Admir'I Sojestrensky
was Informed that he munt leave' and
forbade him taking coal; '
New; Japanese ' Bond t
Issue Subscribed For
t Ninetimea Over-Corn-
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plete Confidence
, x;nnWrt( Jimpi. i,n, - -, . .
(Observer Special)
London, Nov. IS. The oredil of Jap
an seems to be in good condition beti- w
Bids fur the new Japanese bond issue , :
olosed here at noon today,' and Issue .
was subscribed for nine times over
The financial world seems to bav . at- .
most confidence IS tbe ability of Japan' '
to meet her bills.
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Observer Special t . ...
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RATtt Tl RITn '3i
' St.' Petersburg, NcV 16 A :dir-ptc'i
rom Mukden slates that au exebanga
of shots of theopposing armies oon-.
tinned throughout tbe day,. So day,
along the shores ol the river, Sbabke. ;
Both sides trying to lire the other out
Alexoff Home
Observer Speoial Xsfi V i.
St. Petersburg, Ncv. 15 The Csar
this morning granted an audienea to
Admiral Alfxoll who bas just, return
ed, from the seat of ws'r,1 f f'
Tb Jollity UaDcing olub will give
their second regular party Tuesday
evening, Nov. 22. The masquerade
bus been postponed until later in the
season. ; ' , ,.
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The La Grande Cash Store,
Prince Sandanura
' (Observer Special)
Waahlngton, Nov. 15. With honora
doe hia rank, Prince) Bandannra, of the
Japanese Imperial House was formal 1
received by tbe President a tbe White
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We have been doi ig hasi-
ness in this town for 5 ears
In that time the town has
u nearly doubled in population
Durltio thA anmn ims'- nnr
business has increased FIVE FOLD. 'In other worts
our business bas made a great deal more rapid inoreasa
than tbe town has. There are dozens of reasons for tnis
all of which you will peroeive if you begin buying drug
store goods of us. In the first place we had a thorough
training for pharmacy. In the snoond place we had ex
ceptional opportunities for learning the practical siJe of
pbarmaoy in successful drug store of the highest stand
ing. Ia the third place we have kept our eyes open and
attended to business until we know the demands of the
people of this town, ' " .' i
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