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Ax TODAFS NEWS TODAY Tonight, cooler. Tuesday, probably fair LA 6RAND IL EV VOLUME IV LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OREGON MONDAY, JANUARY 30. 1905 NUMBER 87 N1NG-OBS J1 u it m UNKNOWN PERSON WRECKS GOVERNOR'S HOUSE WITH BOMB (Soripps Newt Association) ' . Qt P.tHknM T OA ft J - - kuloo was thrown at the reeldencs of the Governor General of St Petertbarg ay and the .honse was fjpraetlcally r - u.oiisnea, uicktiy tor tie . uov- snor General,' be was "absent from home at the time. i Loin i the I ' STATE OF BEIGE AT WARSAW - Soripps News Association St. Petersburg,. Jan. 30. A minor teteof eelge was today declared in W array, where the aitnatlon became most serious yesterday, . ' - WILL INVESTIGATE ' " (By Scripps Newa Association) baseador Hardioge, following the of ficial protest to the. Russian Govern ment has dispatohed to Major Lapior the British Military attaohed at War saw to make a thorough investigation ol the attack on the British Consul by tbe Cossacks. . MOB SETS PRISONERS FREE 81 Petersburg Jan 30 It is report ed here that a mob burst open the prUons at Smipberoff, Crimea Reval, setting all ol the political sonars in these strongholds liee. WARSAW FEARS AGITATORS (By Soripps News Association) Moat the shops are closed here to day and tbe strikers are remaining quiet, bnt the authorities are fearal that the Socialist agitators are In clined to farther disorder and i the British Government with inciting pri-1 revolution at Libaa and Petal have led to additional representations by the British Ambassador. The strike Is apparently ended and most of the fac tories In tbe city started np today Se veral of the larger factoriea have not fully opened owing to tbe formalities of registering thousands of employees. MANY RETURN TO WORK By Soripps News Association 8t Petersburg, Jan. 30. One hun dred and ten thousand men returned to work at tbe oapitol today. Nine of the largest factories have resumed work today. Moscow and Poland are tbe only districts remaining dsngeroos at the present time. MANY KILLED AND WOUNDED By Scrlpp News Association Warsaw, Jan 30 It is estimated that one hundred end sixty workmen wets killed and wounded in the riot ing wbloh occared here on Saturday and Bunday. Today all the shops sxs closed and buslojss is at a standstill. . BRITISH INCITE REVOLT The appearance of plaoards obarging HARR1MAM AGAIN WINS DECISION f Soripps Nsws Association) Washington, Jan 30 The Supreme. Court has granted the petition of Harriman and Pierce of the Oregon abort Line and Equitable Trust Com pany for a writ of certiorari, piovid ing for a review and determination of the tecords in the suit in equity which was decided on Janua-y 3rd against them and in favor of the Northern becurities Co. V- - , (By 8oripps Nsws Association) New York Jan 30 A . seven , piin t fill in the Northern Securities this morning oocurred aod die counted the effect of the Supreme Court decision favorable to the Harri man interests. Wben news of tbe de- ois'on came tbe stock suffered no fur ther loss The decision unsettled the whole msrket as a prologue to , tbe Morgan, Hill and Harriman fight. The effect of the decision of the Supreme Court throve upon the Issue again the question as to whether the acquisition of stock by the Northern Hecuritles Company is legal or not although the purpose of co-operation is declared so illegal as to make it necessary for a? dissolution of the Northern Securities company in case the decisions oomlifg support the con tention of Harriman In the writ of certiorari, anJ the "company will be forced to return the original stock to the orginal owners KILLED ROBBED BURNED By 8cripps News Association Albany Ore Jao 30 Edwin Stone agent of tbe Corvallis and Eastern railroad company was robbed and set on fire In his room at a hotel in Newport last 8unday and died ' this morning without having regained his consciousness . A tramp has been ar rested on suspioion. MORE WITNESSES IN LAND FRAUDS By Scripps News Association Portland, Jan. SO VlMam Piper and J W Newklrk, cashier of the First National Bant, of Portland, were wit nesses before the Federal Grand Jury this morning in the lend fraud inves tigation. . Wins In Good Race (By Scripps News Association) Ormoude, Jan. 30 Mr. H. W. Fletcher, with his eighty horse power Diedrioh, won the great one hundred mile race today. The time was one hour, twenty two minutes and thirty eight seconds, being four minutes a head of his nearest competitor. 3 3S El The An nual Clearance S a 1 e "Will be Continued. ' With Still Greater Bargain Opportunities Many of the seasonable goods ou sale for tbe past two weeks in fairly good assortment MUST BE CLEARED UP WITHOUT FAIL Also several new line added INTER-STATE DIVORCE LAWS By Bcripps News Association Washington, Jan 30. The President today sent to the U 8 Congress message asking that ' steps sboull be taken to secure a uniform divorce law, by co-operation between the states, and advising a collection of statistics of the different states by the directors, oftbeeensas. GREAT LOSSES IN LAST ENGAGEMENT Wants . Habeas Corpus By Soripps News Association. . : London, Jan 80 Tbe correspon dent of the news reports that tbe casualties in the fighting whioh oc curred between the Russians and Jap anese at Chen Cbiebpeo, Belkoutai. south of Mukden, last . week, wer Japanese killed and wounded 3 000, and Russians kills! and wounded ten thcussnd . .'. 0FNERAL8 WOUNDED 81 Petersburg Jan 30 Central Grippenberg bas reported to tbs Rot s!an Government that ' tbs Russians bavs occupied San Tal Tae and that in the engagement, General Met obenko and Kroodroviteh were wound ed. ATTACTINQ ARM? RETIREH --By 8crlpps News Association Tokio, Jan 30 The mala foros of the army of Kuropatkin which attaok sd Chen Chelchpai and Leattako, has retired to the northwest. EXTRADITION LAWS By 8oripps News Association Washington. Jan 30. Senator Pat terson of Colorado asked the Supreme Court today for permission to file an application for a writ of habei corpus for Thomas Hhepbard, Chas. Miller of Denver, Colo , election judges now in Jail on the charge of contempt for dis obeying the injunction of the state Supreme Court, and argued that the prisoners were held without due pro oess of law. ; Last Chance Gone Washington, Jan. 30. The applica tion for a writ of certiorari in the case of Maohen Lorenx Diller and 8rmuel A Goff, convicted of post office frauds, and sentenced to two years imprison ment and ten thousand dollars fine, was denied this morning by tbe Su preme Court. This deprives the de fendants of their last chance to escape punishment and they have been sent to Maundsville, v Va., to the penitentiary, Will Inspect Mint Moscow Ida, Jan 30-Judge Warren Trultt left Itoday for Philadelphia to meet the newly appointed commission for inspection of the United States mint on February 8. Tbe commission will Inspect tbe mint t Philadelphia after which Judge Trultt will go to Wasnlngton D O for a few days snd from thsro will return to Mosoow. Beef Trust Beaten (Bcrlpps News Association) Washington Jau 30 Tbe Supieme Court today entered a decision adverse to Swift and Co. and tbe other com panies of the beef trust in their ap peal from the injunction of the Feder al Court of tbe northern distriot of Illinois, restraining the illegal combi nation to restrict competition to'' tbe purchase of livestock and the safe of dressed beef. The sweeping injuootion is affirmed with certain minor modi fications in order to make it ; confirm to the bill ol the Attorney General The decision or tbe court was unani mous OFFEN8F8 JUSIFf PROCEEDING Jnstioe Holmes delivered the opinion of tbs Court, and in the opinion ad mitted that some of the charges were less epeolflo than desirable but said that sufficient had been shown to prove oontinous offenses, and offenses of such naturs as to justify tbs proceedings. PYTPMrtPn By Bcripps Nsws Association Washington Jan 30. The Senate today passed a bill extending the' Ex tradition laws to tbs Philippines ON REGULATION OF CAR LINES (By Scripps Nsws Association) .Washington Jan SO EM Fergusou of Duluth Minn., today testified in be half cf legislature regulating' private cu liner, before tbs Senate Commit tie on Inter-Stats Commerce. H raid that toeing charges on Michigan fruit increased from twelve dollars in 1892 to forty-five dollars. He also de clared that Armour had made twantv five million dollars a year on traffio ohargee atoned Ex Chief Justice Killed By Soripps News Association Paris Jaa 30 -It is announced that the etrarger, who was run over and killed by an automobile in the place Delta Concorde, has been Indentifled as ex cblef Justice Kelley of the la ternatlonal Court of Appeals at Cairo and lately a resident of London. Kelley was appointed Minister toOalro and Austria by ' Cleveland, but was rejected by both countries owing to his Catholic connections' , - . The next attraction Opera House will be Waifs", February 7th. at Steward's "Two Little Witness Testifies in North Sea Case ( By fc'crlpps News Association ) Paris, Jan. 80. In ths session of the International t.'ommlsslon today, two witnesses hsve testified, namely. Captain Johnson and .mate . Stromberg of the. steamer Albermauer, both of whom are Swedes. These witnesses testiflad that, a few hours before the firing upon tbe British trawlers, their boat wu attacked by a strange warship wbloh fired many shots st ths boat, f but without Serious damage, and that ths wsrshlp then disappeared. Hugh O'Belrnam, the British agent, said that the strange vessel aa the Bus elan trausport, Kamsohatka; whioh mistook ths Swedish craft for a tor pedo boat O'Bieraian declared that ths Kamsohatka notified Rojentvsnsky that they had been attacked by a tor-' pedo boat which led to ths North Sea incident . TO THE PUBLIC: The rash of Holiday trade is orer and business in general has got baok td its normal condition, I wish to inform all my patrons, and those not my patrons but who are liable to be, that I am now la a : position to talci oare of all wtcU, clook aud jewelry repairing with dispatch. I have secured all the neoes- , . sary help in all the latest tools aid mtterials known to the. trade, as well as the bast warlcuaaa that money , . ' can procure. . ; . - ' All repair work is under my personal superyii lon and I guarantee each and every piece of work done to be finished in first class workmanlike manner, end to give (with proper attention) perfect satisfaction.' All work sent by mail Or express will receive the same careful attention as if delivered in personr and to be promptly returned in first class condition. Thanking my patrons for their past liberal patronage and assuring them of my utmost ability to give them perfeot satisfaction in the future. I remain as ever. J. EL PEAKS, NextNewlln's Drugstore. La Grande's Leadinc Jeweler Dynamite A Church - ( By 8crl pps Nsws Association Seattle Wash, Tbe First Presby terian church was wrecked this morn ing by dynamite. 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