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1 X GRAND mm VOLUME V LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY, OPXGON SATHDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1904 ' NUr.:2ER 35 LA EV k 1 f ? ALL OF RUSSIA'S BATTLE SHIPS SUMK London, Dec. 10. The Daily Tele eraph'e oorreeDoodant betire Port Ar thr telegraphs that all tbe Raaalaa battleships and cruisers, together with tb ganboata Glllak acd Fueadaeck, wen tank or destroyed, and I at only tot torpedo boat destroyers ramain in. tact. According to the special dlspatcl. from oklo and- Shanghai giving un official ra porta tbe orawa of all tbe Russian wareblpa In tba harbor of Fort Arthur vara landed, : and appar ently no effort waa made to mora tba veaaela. Tba Japaneaa will now .ton tbaiv attaotion to tba torpedo boat de ttroyara, and when these bare been destroyed the guns will be directed against ateamara and transporta In the barbor. oharacter of 903 Meter bill aay that the Japaneaa dreaohed tha timber works of tba trancbaa with kerosene and atarted a furioaa fire, whloh waa fanned by a atrong gala Tha Japan eaa advance waa vary alow. Tbey were obliged to make roada with baga of earth. It waa tha aodden dacialon to make a night attack that brought vio tory to tba Japaneaa. Nothing la yet ufflcially known aa to the extent of the Japanese caaualltlec. CATCH JAPS IN NIGHT BOKT1ES Mukden, Deo. 10-Nameroaa Jap aneee priaonere are being brooght in aa a r-ault of night Sorties. The Siber ian eapeclally delight la hla sortie work, and aeem to regard te atalklng and aaptaring of pioketa and eeotrlea aa exhilarating sport. Some of the priaoaara declare that tha prevailing inactivity it baring a greatly depress ing lnflaenre a pea tba maaaea of Jap aneae troopa. Other of to eaptlrea refuse to answer qaeetione. Tba Jap anese evidently are not abort of food, bat the oold la extremely trying on them. '." , - - " Lieutenant General Uaavitob bad a narrow aeoape from death raoantly. Be had approached within 1000 yards of a Japaneaa battery wkea a ahell droppei near hla ataff and killed an collated man. Japs Hold Fort Tokio,Deo. 10 Uooffl:ial reporta received here from Port Arthur pie tare the condition of the garrison aa desperate in the extreme According to tbeae advi ra the enemy baa with drawn all bia fcreea from Teyankoa. Itxabao and Akasske bill, in a move men! of concentration :. ' All efforts to tetako 203 Meter biU bars apparently been abandoned and no attempts ere being made to atop the Japaneaa aappiog operations. The progress of Japaneaa advance in tba d notion of eastern forts baa been practically baited owing to' erhaos tion of troops. The work is proceed ing as fast aa poealbie under tba cir cnmaUnoea, but nnleea the Boaaiana ibculd rally to an unexpected attack little will be dons durlog the next few days by the iafaatry, u tba t roopa must hare rest before farther demands can be made upon them. Tba artil lery Are oontues bat no more poai tions have been at to eked. ? ; . j Holiday i Facts qOQDDDaBOODBDBDGaDaoaDBOaODBBBBI 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 not have half enough to go around. . ' ' 1 . , , , We have been fortunate in being able to but 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 variety of goods not sold ;; elsewhere;' these are apt , to be the goods you want.. Make sure of themby buying early Fair prices will last to the end. Best assortment wUl not. Ready for Inspection ' WEDNESDAY MORNING m . THE NEWLIN DRUG CO LA GRANDE Oregon: arkviiviiivsa ivrwwi - New York fo. 10 The opuiingTf tha atook exchange tbie -morning was fully as exciting aa that of yesterday. Tba Standard Oil crowd waa there la all its glory and money was damped into the nurket to help bonet the prioee higher. -. Never did brokers on the stock ' ax- change abow mora excitement than they did at the opening of tha ax change tale morning. The Standard clique, aa It la called by Lawaoa, waa there In ail its glory; tha big buga, as mt Lawaoa aaya, graced tba aeaaioa with their presence. Money Beamed to be no objeot la the fight of million up in million .against tba war waged by one man, and for today tha millions won. tba market opened generally lower. became the broken ware too frighten ed to act their parts aa they had been rehearsed. Gradually the Standard Oil 'a beat men aecarel the swiag of tba market and prloei begaa goi their way. James E Keeae and Joha W. Gas are botn playing important parts in thle limited engagement and tba gen eral impreat ion la that they are the one who are directing tha Standard Oil fight on tha floor. To moat of tha brokers' ofSoea all over the oountry a measage waa aent which eaid: oLawsen has a secret agreement with tha Standard Oil crowd to bear the prioea down so that they oao bay in at low prioea." This waa believed by many and waa tha taming blow of the day, for tba baying orders oame la tbiok and fast. Almost every stockbroker In the coun try according to their views expressed today teems to have it In for Lawaoa. They spread a large number of reports daring the day aa to his connection with the oil orowd, bu( erery one of them waa absolutely denied by Mr Lawson's lieutenants. , The sales on the exchange today amounted to elightly over I,600,0J0 shares of atook and at least 750,000 of these were Amalgamated ordera. Taft and Party. Kinkston, Jamaica, Uec. 10. Secre tary of War Taft and party - who have been at Pan an a, arrived here this morning. While here they "arranged tha oondltions under whioh Jamaican labor is to go to the lalhmus, Tha party will Ball for Penaaoola thia eve ning. Fourteen thousand Jamaican negroes are expected on tha Isthmus by April 1, 1908. Not Yet Indicted Auburn, Cel., Deo. 10. Tha grand jury did not take any action today in regard to tha robbery charge agalnat young Weber, aa was expected. It la believed, however, that tha jury will file an indictment tomorrow. Fred Renemaober, on whom Weber baa ben trying to throw so piolon for tha crime, visited the prisoner today an I urged bim to confess. Weber waa impassive and refused to deign a reply TO ADJOURN DECEMBER 21 Washington, Deo. 10 The bouse passed the current resolution provid ing for adjournment December 21 to January 4. - ' Hepburn's motion to strike oat Ibe appropriation for . tba civil . servios from tba legislative, exeontive and jadioial appropriation bill was defeat ed. ' , . Pensions went over until Monday. AAN HUNT A FAILURE YET Loa Angelas, Deo. 10 Notwith atandlug that aooree of drpoty sheriffs dogs and polka officers are patrolling the baata la road nearly all the way from Daggett and Needlee and tha country ts being searched to . the re- mcteat corner for soma trace of tba bandit who yaterdas tooted tha Walla Fargo express car at Daggett after abootieg and !killing Messenger Rob erts the man la still at large. ' The first suipect. arreated a negro who waa takes into enatody at Bare- tow, yeaterday baa been lodged in jail here. Walls Fargo officials state. however tbay do not believe ha is tha man wanted The express company baa offered i reward of tl,X for the eaptare of tha bandit. This offer has been supple men ted by one for a aim liar amount from tha Santa Fa ' railroad oompaey and (300 from the state. The large reward has attracted a number of posses who are searching every foot of . . - ...... -j .. - -. robbery where .a maa eould secrete himself and it la not believed that he can poesit ly eooeeJ In escaping. Tha country for miles In every ' direction from Daggett It a barren desert. iii.. -- - SUSPENDED FOR HAZING Phflldelphla, Dm 10 81x Sopho mores have been suspended for an in definite period from Bwathmore ooUege for basing Horace Kent Walton of Philadelphia. Tha young man ia said to have been maltreated and Is con fined to ha bed. ' Ha declined to name hiatormeatora, but tba oollege offiolala found them out and dlamlssedthe atu A.wL ..... j . Walton's grandfather swore out war rants for their arrest, but President bwala pleaded with bim not , to serve them. Tha hazing consisted of com. palling tha viotim to walk a mile along tha Haiti more pike, being frequently dragged through fenoea and under brush. Ha waa struok when ha resist ed. Bwathmore oollege. la a Quaker institution. . BURGLARS BREAIC INTO POST OFFICE Burglars broke into the postoffioe at Univoraity park this , morning and blsw jpen the eafa and got about .120 worth of stamps aud a few centa in cash. The foroa of the exploaion was snob that the doer ; of the eete waa blown across the room demolishing a compartment lat'er cabinet and other furniture. The crackton were frigh tened a a ay before they bad time to drill into the inner vau.t of the sale containing about $200 In oaah aod $80 in stamps. It was 1:10 o'clock' this morning wtisn George H Hemssook the post muter and bis wife who alsep'ovar the offloa were awakened by the exploaiou whiob jarred tba whole building. Hemslook hastily douned a few gar ments and secured a revolver. ; His wife, in the meantime lighted a lan tera and descended the stair wa; to the ofBoe. ; '. It was found that a hole bad been drilled ia the top of tha eafa, into whioh black powder bad been poured ; and tamped hard before Igniting as is ' shown by the force of the explosion. Entrance' was effected through a rear 4oor and after getting into tba building the burglars fastened the door and raised a window ao as to be prepared to give them means of aeoape The marks made by their shoes in tha soil showed they jumped front this window when they heard tba .poet- , master deseenaing the stairway. ' ; ' v The poet.uaater reported the burg-' lary to Polioe . Sorgeant Carpenter-, over tba telephone aa soon as be dis covered the amount stolen and later informed the, Portland, postoffioe Portland Journal. JvSji. Suit Against Mayor New York, Dec 10 Mayor George B MoClellan Comptroller Groutb and other high offloials are defendants in aoase which William Randolph Hearat, the statesman and newspaper man has instituted in the interests of the city to prevent lurtber payment being made to tbe so ca'led gas mono poly until the trust shall have been compelled to establish its claim In the courts. The injunction is returnable today. ; ' ,,' . v ' ej U SECOND: HAND HEATERS . 75c to'$5.00 Some are but slightly used. it- " Three fine coal burners at a bargain, Fine Guitar, new, only; 'Vv'-Vi ? 17.50 :' Eight Winchester rifles - $2.60 to $ 9.80 - :v Iron Beds f . . 1.0w to 12J50 : New Ghairs : , . ' . .60 v" New Chiffonier-; i ; ; 8.50 " New baby buggy and child bed at wholesale cost. INDIAN RGHTER : IS DEAD Corey Pa , Deo. 10 Colonel T A Elwardsdied. today, He waa with General Cook In Oregon during tbe Snake Indian War fought with Mc Kay when he defeated the Modoos and captured Captain Jck their famous leader. - Phone 2051 F. D. HAISTEN, H. B.HAISTEN, ...f.' : i W'X '.' Upholstering ; ; ; - 4 Furniture Repairing WecariySto jSISI90B i 3 HEARING BEGINS New York, Deo 10 The bearing of testimony In tha Patterson trial began at noon. Miss Patterson aat beside her father and listened intently to the . .t L - . 1.1.V - teaumouj muca oi wuiuu was petition of that addacad at tba flra trial. The young women wore a black veil concealing her featurea from the spectator!, There were but a few curiosity seeking In court, . ; MITCHELL TO HEAD COMMITTEE UNDERTAKERS . FUNERAL DIRECTORS Having purchased the undertaking goods of E. 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