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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1904)
1 i i : , ft mmm f VOLUME LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON TUESDAY. DECEMBER 6. 1904 NUM3ER 31 EVEHlm observed; . 1 1 t In 'A I Mr i'f-: i Vr f if f .if i ii DECREASE. IN IMMIGRATION c Who Did Come arc of a Much Higher Standard of Intelligence and .' Education. VYisniogton, Dae. 6. Frank P 8ar Y snt, commissioner of tamlgation, lu ' hia anoaal report rels&sed (or poblica ( tlon yesterday Sayi then baa bean a deolded decrease in Immigration In Ibe v put fiscal year and that the Immigrants coming are of a dsaiaeaiy nigner tima- dardof Intelligenre and physical abill The report aays that In the year last W: i oIobmI 812.870 MPsaaa arrinut In tk '1 i '' United States, of whom 649400 were :yA ualea and 263.770 females, an Inoraasa ' 4 In females, as oom pared witb lae 4 '! year of 19,870 and a decrease of males i-'f- of 64,048. Of the total number, 8,063 RflDDDDDDBOPBQDOBuODDBflBBtOBIBBSI i:A Few i Holiday iFaets The chances are that if everybody knew the exact facts about our Holi day line, how carefully selected and how fair in price, we would noUhave half enough to go around. - We have teen fortunate in-being able to buy our holiday stock close, the selling will be just as close. We want you to see our line before asssrt ments are broken. In the start we will have a elsewhere; these are apt to be the goods you want. Jfake sure ofthemby buying early Fair prices wiU last to the end. Best assortment will not. Ready for WEDNESDAY THE NEWLIN DRUG CO LA GRANDE - OREGON cooaaocQBSf aaoao IN oo aid read bat no write 168,009 oontd neither read nor write, and It la pre sumed $he remainder, 040,013, could both read and write; 95,678 brought with them 150 or mora each, and 601, 630 brought each less than 150. The SOtai SUUVUU M Wua Mm... ZZ ZTZZZ bv these 812J70 alleos was 120,894,383, or $4,778,870 mora than waa broogbt by the 857,048 arrivals the year preceding. "It Is interesting," says Mr. Sar gent, as bearing on tbe attampta on tbe part of tba eontraotora ta this ooaotry to evad tha alien labor law, to note that despite the diminution of emigration nere was an Increase of Al 4 ft ft ft K ft ft ft ft ft ft 4 4 4 variety of goods not sold ' 4 4 4 i 4 4 4 4 . 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ft Inspection MORNING ft ft : 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4' 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 aaaaoaoaaaaoaaai 'a the nam her ejected as Alien octraot laborers. Tnls la a much larger nam bar tbM cm ever before bee a refused admission to the United 8taee In an one fiscal year. Islands Of Guam That oar readers snay not forgot that tba United States owns a litUs island away out in tba Paoifio Ooaaa tbs folio Log paragraph from tbe 8eo retary of tbe U 8 navy is published. . . By the president's older of Decem ber 23 1838 the iflsni of Guam was plaoed under tbe control of the navy department and the secrstary of tbe nary was instructed to "take euch steps as may be neooMary to eetablUh the auloority of tbe United . States and give lithe aeoessary proteotloa ed government. Since tbe issuance of this order the affairs o tbe island have been admin i tared by a naval governor. Funds to meet tbe insular expenses being necessary the president February 1 I?00 4riff o!" duties and taxes be levied oollooted and the proceeds expended tot administrative purposes in tbe Island but tbe revenue thus derivsd are meager and uncer tain. Officers of the navy who have bean on duty in Guam report that its inhabitants are law abiding, orderly and worthy and urge that the nation at government should have.' done more this isolstsd island than It has done." . ' Officers Elected The Degree of Bonor held Its annual election of officers last evening and the following were elected for the ensuing Tear. . Chief of Bonor Fanny Cowen Lady of Bonor Bertha Anderson Chief of Ceremonies Lily Grand? Recorder Lizzie Ellsworth Financier Jean Grant Usher Mrs. Li ley I W ManeU Ball O V7 Kentnrlah Price Rioeiver lira. II C Myers Values High Colfax, Wash., Dec. 6 Joseph Canutt charged with alienating the affections of Mrs A L Be ward, whose hnsband aaite $35,000 damages, answered the complaint Saturday, denying" all charges. The case is now ready for trial and will come up in the January term of court. . No Snow The thermometer went Jowo tu seven degrees below sero at Ksmela If st Saturday night a lower ' tempera ture than was reached at any time last winter. There is little snow yet and the ground is frozen several inches dsep. t Usually at this time of the year several feet of snow bas fallen at the summit, but this season tbe fall has amounted to but 10 incites altogether and njne of that has remained on the ground. Many Victims 8 8 McClure proprietor and editor of McClure's Msgtsine has made a compilation showing that tbe Boer war ooet 22,000 British lives and that during the past three years there have teen 81,396 murders in the United 8tatesaud SI ,847 persons kill ed on the railroads in tbe United States during the same period. Meet January The four republican presides tal electors chosen at the November election, wu' meet at Salem the sec ond Monday in January and east their ballots lor v president of tbe United 8tates. Act of eongrets of February 9, 1887, provides that electors meet on the second Monday io January. The result of te vote of tbe electors iw . a. m win men no iorwaraea to tbe secre tary of state at Washington D 0 where all the votes front the several states will be canvassed. Second Trial New York, Deo.ftA pedal panel of 200 talesmen have been summoned for a eeoond trial of Nan Patterson, wno is charged with the murler of Caesar Toung, which begins today. It Is ex pected that tbe present trial will at tract even more wide spread attention Uuntbefirat, The Advent Season The Eplsoopal rnd Roman Catholic Qhuiches divide the EooJeaiaetical if ear Into seasons, and the four weeks preceding Christmas are called tbe Advent season, having referenoe to tbe coming of oar Saviour when be was born at ethiebem about 1904 years ago and to his coming to Judge tbe living and ibe dead at the sod of the world. Daring ' the present Advent Season tbs rector ot fet Peter's Epis copal Church tha Rev Upton H Gtbba is considering in hia Sunday morning sermons, what . theologians call - the Four Last Things, Death the Jadg meat. Bell, And Herven, enbjebts ot flrvt importance; He J baa hitherto preached on Death and the Judgement and on .next . 8nnday morning tbe subject of bis sermon will be "Bell" and bis subject on Sunday morning, tbe 18th lntt will be "Beavea". . There is notblog sensational in his preaching his ssmona being in ac oordance with tfi declarations of scrip tore and tne tea hlng of the hlatorio Church. A general invitation Is ex 8t Peter's Chureh at all timea Panama Quieted Oo Deo, 8 Secretary of war W H Talt on part of tbe United 8tates and Manuel Amador president of the Re public oi Panama signed articles eon uerotng the occupation aod control by the United States of the eanal sons through Panama - in whloh the Panama canal is located to be con structed and operated by the . Doited States. . ."r '. ' This is an important paper and both nation will be largely benefited by it as it settled in advanoe a multi tude ot questions that if net - provided (or in advance would cause muoh fa ture friction and unpleasant contro versy. - Tbe articles bear the impress of secretary Tafta broad mind and pains taking attention to details and taken as a whole they' may justly be ..styled most remarkable in that they are tased upon right and justice aod not upon the superior power of tbe United States or any advantage the position of Panama may give it. B W Dwlght came . over yesterday from his farm on Cather ne creek five milea above Union, witb a load of pro dace. SPECIAL VALUES Men's Suits and Overcoats Rearultir 6B8 Knrsey Cloth Overcoat, - "Velvet Collar Regular a New Hats Styles in Men's .Jast Received. Latest shapes aod colors in the famous STAR HAT. $2.50 and $3.25, $3.50, Men's Underwear at $1.25 Extra heavy natural gray wool nnderwear . . $5.00 THE PROSPEROUS 0; R. & N. CO. Reflects the General Prosperity of the Wealthy Section it Traverses--La Grande the i Central Point I , It is estimated that orders for 6000 csrs whiob cannot be filled bave been received by tbe OR AN system. Never in tbe history ot the road bas there been such btavy shipments of freight both local aod foreign. Every 5T??'.W In oaa. loadaare being ruebed ovr tbe line and tbe empties hurtled back moie rapidly than ever before.' ' 7 Tbe enormous asssaat of . Oriental freight going east, tbe unusual ' ship- ments ot Oregon wheat and flour to the east and tbs rtvival of tbe lumber t;ade on the Bound all add to tbe congested traffic Double yard erews are working at ; Umatilla to bandle tbe immense freight business at the junction of the Washington aod Ore gon divisions and at every terminal along the line, trains are mads op and hurried on as nsver before. Nineteen Married 18 Years" V aahington Deo 6 Sunday was the eigbteentb wedding anniversary of President and Mra Roosevelt. They were the recipients of congratulatory messages and letters from all parte ot tbe country. The anniversary was quietly celebrated by a famil y dlnne party. Poultry Show Corvallls, Or, Deo 6-Woik waa be gun this morning on the Corvallls opera house, preparing for tbe big poultry show that opens Thursday for three days. i2.5o Blue Kersey Overcoat, With "Silk Velvet collar Men's want $3.00 Boys' Reefer Overcoat $2-78 Underprices Men's Shirts $1.25 Dress soft bosoms, $1.00 Boys' Suit Special freight erews ' are working out La Grands SO engine crews on tbe moun tain division are battling with tbe unending soooestion of trains and helper forces have been ' lnoreased to hurry the traffle over tbe mountains. ; Tbs OR &N is not alone rushed with tne heavy traffle but all tne other transcontinental liues are en- joyiog the same immense business heretofore it bas been possible for western roads to borrow almost any ' number ot oars lor the fall rush from the Rio Grande, ; the Union Paoifio the 1 j Grange Western and .other roads having Jrg numbers of care but tbis is out ot the question tiiis ys-r. Fveiy road In the country baa tried to borrow of every . other road and still the orders for ears pile up along tbe line. East Oregonlan. . . Election frauds Denver Col. Deo 6 Four ' or five eleolbn offioiajs in ward 6 Obaiged with oontenipt bave been found guilt and were sentenced by ths tdprems court today. Frank Krake license inbpeotor is charged witb aiding in tbe frauds sad was sentenced to one year in jail. : Fay and O'Malla judge and clerk were senteneed to - six months' imprisonment and $50 fine. Kafsky the judge was sentenoed . to three months tn jail ane 2o0 fine. Only 870 to raise for the Exhibit hall. A committee could raise this in a few hours, $500 $1000 and Boys' Winter eTanC plaSQ corduroy and fancy VsuUy cloth caps, in shaps to suit tvery 25c to $ J 5O at sharp price Reductions Shirts, in stiff and Q af p special . . 3 O at $3.95 1 1 - X 1 t i I. 'f. i .- . m 1 .;. r. -4
