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VOLUME IV
LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1905
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SAOOT TESTIFIES
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(Sorippa News Association) j
Washington Jan 10 Smoot took the 1
stand this morning in hta own behalf j
befora tha committee f investigation.
Ha stated that ha was born in Bait
Lake on Jan 10th; 1862, aod that b i
E&renta were Abraham and Anna K
Smoot, and that both wera Mormons,
his mother being a plnral wile of his
Mm He ttr "" that be was
married on Sept 17th, 1684, la tha
Mormon temple at Logan, Utah, to
Alpha M Elders, by whom bl had
six children. Be declared that ha had
no other wife and had cohabited with
mother woman When eighteen years
of age, ba stated, ba took tha endow
meat ceremony at bis father's Ter
argent request, bat bad never taken
it slnoe and eoojd not If ho would.
Bmoot denied that there waa anything
Id tha endowment ceremony about
vengeance, and waa' much sarprlsed
that aach statements had been made,
as Joseph Smith formulated tha oblige
tlon and It bad never been changed,
snd that Smith Qoold hurdlycall for
vengeanoa on aouoant of his death,
whenba waa still alive. He sUted
that la 1873 h moved to Provo, Utah,
where ba has lived aver 'since j. that be
, was eoansellor to President 8mith for
.4vVysxa,and la 1900 became an apos
tie. ' 1 took no oath aa such," ba de
clared, "and whf a I later took tha
Federal Grand Jury
itill
(By Sorippe News. Association) v.
Portland Jan SO E W Carter and
O O Bagedale of Medford, Oregon' are
witaesses bare before the Federal
Grand Jury this morning. Both are
victims of tha fraudulent operations
of Miller and Predom, timber cruisers,
being looited on worthless claims.
Cbas. E Nichols of Medford, the edi
tor of tha Southern Oregonian, and
The
Clearance.;
Will' "be
Greater
Many of the BcMonable
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MUST BE CLEARED UP WITHOUT PAIL
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FOR HIMSELF
th m state , senator, then ni no
mantal reservation: and than haa bean
nothing my past to ham par my
work (A Up to 1884 ha bad been
a den i rat reading and thinking
had c0fiirud nim andtbe had joined
the ranks of the repnblioaas.
Having been solicited by friends,
mostly Gentflus, tbe witness, in 1903
decided to ba a candidate for Senator,
and so annonneed at ituwuu
prior to that, and bad .asked tha pre-
sldency of tbe Church if there wera
any objections, and for leave of absenoe
so that his datlet as Senator would not
ooofliot or interfere with his duties to
the Church. This request was granted
and ba then organised his campaign.
with whioh ba stated, tha Church had
nothing to do - Whan aakad the ques
Uod, tha wltaees stated that ba woald
as Senator vote just the way he'
thought st for tha country. "It Is!
not tha business of the church bow I
Tote, and I would not submit to any
suob dictation," aald the witness. Ha
stated that ha knew that President
Smith had several wives, bat did not
know of his relation with them after
tha manifesto, and at tha time of tha
manifesto there waa an indefinite
understanding, between Gentiles and
Mormons that existing cases of pol
c amy woald not be disturbed and tha
practice would ba allowed to die oat.
Investi
U 8 Commissioner wss before tbe
Grand Jury explaining how , ha ; came
to acknowledge alleged fraudulent an
trlee.
The Jury in tie oaseol Geo Boren
soa charged with offering a bribe to
former distriet attorney Hill was still
out at a lata hour tbis afternoon. At
noon the Jude celled tba Jury and
had tbe evidence in tbeease read
again.
gating
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PENDLETON HAS
NEW SERVICE
Observer 8peeial " '
Pendleion, Jan. JO The sew alee
trio earvioeof the Washington Ore
gon Power oompaay haa been oonnso
ted with Pendleton, tha "juice" having
been turned on yesterday afternoon
All portions of the oity have not as
yet been connected with tha immense
plant on tbe little Wslla Walla river,
but manager Vincent says by tba and
of tan days there will be plenty of
light and rower for all who desire it for
so mnoh per. v
It will take about 400 horsepower to
uyv-j rcii'.c- r'-1' l'lt..but
aa many industries which now ate
steam will supplant that bower for
"juice" within the next few months it
is probable that the horsepower will
have to be greatly increased. '
, All tbe towns between Pendleton
and Walla Walk are now using 'light
frcm tbe new plant.
Clash
(By Scrips Newa Association)
Berlin Jan SO In tha goal strikes
which have been spreading through
out the mining dlstrlots of Germany,
the demonatrations hare resulted In
farther bloodshed. A clash haa oo
ourred between tha polica and the
miners near Hontoenls. and two are
reported killed, while twenty are re
ported injured as a result of tha con
flict. At Darsfslt there haa been con
fllots of tha same nature, and alao in
many other districts.
f Killed In Explosinn
By Boripps News Association '
Langdon, Ont. Jan. 20-Four men
aie dead and two seriously injured as
the result of an explosion which today
destroyed the whitehead mills at
Caltus, . : ' '
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weeks in1 fairly good
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Coal
Strike
pportunities
LAFOLLETTE
TO BE SENATOR
Madison, wis. ' Jan. SO Governor
LaFollette will ba chosen Mondsy
night by a Joint session of tbs republi
can esucus as Senator to suooeed tbe
present incumbent, Senator Queries..
Not
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, By 8oripps Newe Association ,
Indianapolis, Jan. SO In tbe Mia
are Convention wbieh is In session
bere, President John Mitchell tottay
announoed that alter tbe violent abuse
be had received from Delegate Ban
dall either Randal orba must quite
Immediately s resolution waa adopted
by tba convention, calling on Dele
gate Randall t apologias, but be tt
fused to do so aod was afterwards ex
pelled. ...
. Noted Editor Suicides
(By ficripps News Association)
Butte Mont. Jan 20 -Dam Walsh,
the sporting editor of the Standard,
and one of the moat widely known
newspaper men In the Northweat,
suicided yesterday by shooting him
self It Is stated that tha cause of bis
action was ill health.
Prosecution Begins
(By Boripps News Association)
Bedford Ind . Jan SO Prosecuting
Attorney Bemana this morning bad
summonses Issued (oral) the witness
es for the prosecution In the prelimi
nary hearing of Frank Evans aod
Elmer Browning, who are charged
with the murder of Sarah Shafer,
whloh hearing is scheduled to begin
tomorrow morning at ten o'clock, be
fore Justice Harris.
Negoti
(ions
' ' By Boripps News Association
Washington Jan , SO Diplomatio
negotiations have been broken off be
tween U 8 Miuistor Bowen at -Caracas
and President Castro by the depar
tore of the latter from the capital.
Minister Bowen baa notified tbe State
Department that be bad rejected Cas
tro's proposition to refer the asphalt
dispute to a court of arbitration
whereupon tbe Preeident left Caracas
Work Has Commenced
Contractor Mars began work thla
morning oo tbe new cold storage plant
(or tba Oregon produce Oo. Tbe or!
gnal plans bsve been changed. Tbe
building will be seventy by one bun
dred and ten feet instead of sixty by
one hundred and ten feet. .
Object to Arizona
By Boripps Nsws Association
Washington, Jan 20- la the Senate
today a telegrapbio protest from both
houses of the legislature ol New Mex
ioo vm received and pressnted to tbe
8enatr . obfootino: to statehood with
Alisons.
Stand Investigation
(By Scripps Mews Association v ;
Ban Francisco Jan 20 Tbe steamer
Manchuria arrived thla morning from
tbe Orient and with the passengers wss
John Goodnow D 8 Consul st Shan
ghai, enroate to Washington to face
charges of misconduot in offioe.
Would
Ends
RUSSIAN STRIKE IS
SPREADING RAPIDLY
By Suripps News Association
St. Petersburg, Jan. 20 The atrlk
ing workmsa at this place, with their
ranks swelled by a large number, of
sympathisers, have formed ranka and
have been marohlng and parading tha
olty In a demonstration. Tha employes
declared again that they would not
eonoede to tbe striker's demands, and
at once the procession began to form
and rapidly grew In numbers. ' Blml-
cities cease it to be feared that, ahould
the parades continue, rioting . will be
tbe result. Troops have already been
sent to the PutlloS works In order to
protect them.
Workers on the left sids of Neehe
va tiver are rapidly Joining tba atrl
kers. It is repotted tbat there is a
man endeavoring to obtain tbe coop.
eration of tbe employees of the Ger
(By Scripps News Association)
St Petersburg, IJan 20-Tbe nolloe
aie tcday oontlnueinsr their Investi
gation into the shooting affair In
whioh the Caar narrowly eeoaped being
hit by shots fired as a "salute. The
belief is more general today that load
ed shot were plaotd in the guns by
design. Captains Doydloff. Karkboff.
Vote At Olympia
(By Boripps News Association)
Olympia Jan 2d Tha ballots wera
taken thla afternoon with no material
change. Last vote Foster 44, Piles 84
Sweeny 27, Wilson 17, Jones 7, Good
man fi. The senate naased Rands h 11
to appropriate 100,000 for the Lewis
and Clark fair.
Senator Remembered
(By Scripps News Association)
Salem Jan 20 Senator John H
Mitchell was the subject of petition
ratal Shpotingjs
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TO THE PUBLIC:
17 The rash ol Holiday
in general has got back to
' 1 a 11
, wisa to lniorm au my patrons, ana tnose. not my
! patrois bat who are liable to be,that I am'ttow In -
position to take oare of all watca, clock and jewelry
repairing, with dispatch.. Lh&ve secured all the neces- a
sary help in all the latest tools and materials known
to the trade, as well as the best workmen that money
can procure.
All repair work is under my personal supervis
ion and I guarantee each and every piece of work done,
to be finished in first class, workmanlike manner, and
". to give (with proper attention) 'perfect: satisfaction.
; , All wsrk sent by mail or express will receive the same.
promptly returned in first class condition. - ' -
Thanking my patrons for their past liberal
patronage and assuring them of my utmost ability to
give them perfect satisfaction in the future. I remain
at ever. J. H. PEARE,
. Next to Newlln's Drug J3 tore. La Grande's Leadlne Jeweler
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man war material factories, with the
object of forcing . the Government to
stop tbe wsr. The ranks of the strikers
bsve been swelled by the addition of
twenty five thousand wotkmeo of tbe
Karkboff and Rief Jiatrieta.
Later As afternoon progressed, Ithe
strikers became mora demonstrative
and more bold. They broke Into as v.
era! factories and Into the State Print.
log , works, where they forced the
woraiirau iu jm U... Tt J?!1"
advleed tbe manaoera to allow tbe
pr ntera to quit. The force of "strikers
then marched through the VaasOlos
troff district, compelling the owaere of
all workshops and stores to close their
establishments. The strike Is fast
growing and has spread to the spinning
trade. Tbe employees of the Sangalli
and jKoliakia Mills quit work this
afternoon. S
erious
and Lieutenants JoutaaofZ, Psrelbonaff
and Miller, who were on duty with
the artillery, fired the salute.--These
offloers have been rigidly examined,
bat nothing haa been learned to throw
light on the mystery, The Inoident Is
now completely over shadowed by the
apprehension caused by the labor dis
orders.' "';! 'v1,!.. f' ,
In tbe prayer of Rev.W H Selleot
pastor of she Sunnyslde M E Chorch
of Portland, before ,tbe house of re
presentatives this morning. . He pray
ed that God woald endow toe senator
with strength to endure the trial
through which be waa passing and
ability to !olear bis character, of the
present stain
Stoessel Sails
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"By BorrppaNews Association " ,
8aangbal,' Jan SO General Stoessel
aod a large number of paroled Russian
offloers sailed today for Marseilles on
the steamer Aostralla. ' ' ; i a - i
trade is oyer and business
its noTmit condition, 5 ; I
a At a
high frails qtulity yoa via alwajs S ' '
tblaaaarkct. DcUoloaaroaat bMftaa mo
substantial dinner, but tt will baa great la
appolntsaeat U yow get a'tpagh. strfagivA
kind that to sold on bergmta awaS eoaatass ;
Wa hunilla tha hmmt. nMi thmt HIM Inla !1
this town and think it none to good tat A
our csatomara. , t - , ''
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