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A TODAY'S NEWS TODAY VOLUME IV LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON MONDAY. MARCH 21, 1905 NUMBER 120 ityEUTW?!) TonlKht and tomorrow - IrMlIlLill occasional rain. ' LA.OIRAMDE EiMIW ':v A BOILER EXPLOSION CAUSES 1 MANY HORRIBLE DEATHS, AND FEARFUL SCENES WITNESSED FIFTY LIVES LOST By 8orippa News Association BrooktonMau.Maroh 20-Fity live are reported lost a a result of a boiler explosion in the Grover ahoe company factory thii morning. Two badly burn ed bod tee bave been removed. All the doctor in town were called to the hospitals, Four hundred employees were In the laolory at the time of the explosion' parts of the boiler wreck ed several booses lo the', vicinity I1 in spread from the doomed factory to the Bahlborg block. The ambnlanoe and all available carriages an busy removing the injured.- Drake's tavern and the Bahlborg djok are also en fire also the Churchill A Alden f be factor iea on the opposite side of the street are also on fli e, MORE BODIES RECOVERED S;30 p m Forty two bodies, all borned beyond recognition, have been reoovered at this time. It is believed that the lift of deadjwill reach seventy five. Up to 11:30 twenty five bodies have been taken from the ruins. Many were terribly mutilated so that It Is impossible to identify them. Most of the employees wen In the main part of the faotory and escaped, although in a panio and many were injured. The boiler whitih exploded bad been lying idle all winter and the fireman who tested it pronounced it in perfect con dition. The explosion ocournd at 7 :50. The cT.r'ff: ,viii nasijiuaMBam ..pyw , , , , . , , , L Great Good Iliiifi; Dress goods of eveiy description: Mohairs in fancy mixtures and all tbe popular shades in solid colors, Novelty Suitings, Voiles and Ettamines. The prices too, you will agree with k us, are extremely reasonable, rangioging in price from 20c per yard and up. Exclusive Suit Patterns. In fancy Mohairs, in etripea.shepherd checks and fancy mixtures, A great special value now on our tables, only oue pat- Q 7 1, tern of a kind, the yard Q 2 SPECIAL LACE SALE 1 5c and 20c LACES, the yard Thursday, Friday and Saturday only New Shirt Waist Suits In silk and luster , $12.50 to $20 LADIES' TAILOR H A.TS $600,000 represents the purchases made by onr Cash Buyers' Union, of which we are a member. Do you wonder that we can sell you the best hats on the market at the moat -economical prices. A visit to our millinery department will convince you that you can do better hare. . Jim Jah?j entire west half of the building wm razed to the ground. , In the wt eokage were irom 200 to 300 of the 400 employ ea. Fin broke oat Immediately and in a tew minutes the ralne wen in a masaof flames. Many of tbe employees wen caught and pinioned In the wreckage and the naonen wen obliged to leave them 2:30 P M the estimation of the dead at the p'esent time Is any when from fifty to eev nty five, Tmuix ONK RECOVERED ' Brockton, March 20, 3 p m. Up un til three o'clock this afternoon, thirty one bodies bave been reoovered. There an forty known who are in jured beside the dead recovered. FIFTY HIX REOOVERED' 4: JO, P M At this time fifty six bodies have been recovered from the ruins. v Train Men Agree New Haven, Conn March 20 It was announced today that the aubcommit tees of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and the Brotherhood of Lo. oomotive Engineers of the New York, New Haven 4 Hartford roilroad had reached an agreement relative to the long existing trouble between the two unions, and that the agreement is now in the hands of General Manager Higgles of the roed . Second Vice Grand Master 6hea of he Brotherhood of Locomotive Fin men is quoted as saying that In all probability the railroad will the statement in the coarse of a day or I, out win not Jisouss the terms of the agreement. For Venezuela v SorippsNews Association J Washington, Maroh 20. The United States Ornimr, Colorado, left this port today at eight thirty a m for Venezuela. Wash Goods, 5c the yard, up The most complete line we have ever shown, in scotch lawns, cotton voiles, Batistes and knicker crepe. The latter is a very popular fabric, free from starch, makes up and looks like woolen goods. . , SEE WINDOW DISPLAY Ladies' Covert and Craverrtte Coats $12.50 and up All Hands lost. ,"5 Ban Franoisoo Mere 10 The Mer- ohanU' Exchange has received ad vices Irom Alaska reporting the ; pro bable loss ol tbe schooner Pearl, which sailed henoe December 7 . lor Banak. Lumber and other wreckage has drifted aahon at Banak and it is thought tbe vessel and all ol the 86 persons on board were lost on a rook oti nana. Monster French Ship Paris March 20 La Province, a plnndid new ship ol tbe French line will be launched Maroh 23 at HI Na xaire. 8lie will be the larKetl French ship afloat, being of 19,160 tons,"ei oerdiog the tonnage of the largest French battleship, the Patrie. by 46 00 tons. SUPREME COURT OPINIONS I By ticrlppsNewe AssoctattonJ Washington, March SO The Bu, preme Court of the United States has denied the application ol Peter Miller and Thomas Jefferson, ol Colorado, sentenced in connection with fraud for a writ ol habeas corpus. Contrary to expectations, the court did not de ride a motion for an immediate issue of the mandate In the Harriman-Hill decision. Ladies' Tailor Suits In the new blouse effects also coat and skirt - $12.50 to $20 5' Wm. McKiriley Lodge k new K of P lodge was organised in the Core Saturday eight with twenty-four charter mmbers,and will hereafter be knows a Wm MoKlnley lodge Mo 94 There were quite a number of La Grande boys who re port that they were royally entertain ed. Amoog those present were; W B 8srgent, F 8 Ivaahoe, O 8 Dunn, J B Gilham, Fred Housh, Turner , Oliver, O M Riobey, E E Romig, Fete Bos quet, J D Smith, A B Huelat and Tom Johnson; . . ' - ; ; (,.. PEACE PREVAIL By Boripps Newa Association . London. Marth 20. Baron Haash today made publio the following dis patch from Toklo. "Our detachment at 4 a m, March 19. oocnoled Kavun. 20 miles north of Tie Ling. The ene my afterwards attempted to counter attack but were repulsed. The enemy burned bridges on tbe main road south of Kaynn and also destroyed a part of the , railroad bridge. A number of Busslan gnus were found burled near Mukden." POPE FOB PEACE Liverpool, March SO The Post states that It baa learned on authority of a prominent . member of the . Vatican that tbe Pope Is seeking to Influence European diplomacy in favor of mad latlon in the far east. Ue has com anniented directly with oerteln rulers, inclading Emperor William of Ger many and Kins- Edward ol Enaland. also sent frleudly letters to the digni taries or the Ureek church expressing hope that peace may be declared. POWERS MAY AO! Birmingham, March .. 20 The Post says that It Is Informed by a high dip omatlst that two or three great power; noluding Great Britain are consider ing the proposal to convene an inter national congress to end the Russian Japanese war and to revise tbe rules of warfare. - 'v. : . BEL1GI0U8 MANIA . Berlin March 89 The newspaper Die Welt says the Oxer la suffering from a religious mania and that Ue spends two boors every day praying in tbe palace chapel and that be bas te legraphed Father John, of Eronstadt, to compose special prayers for Ruasian victory, likewise lor a supression of the Ruseian revolutionary movement Be sent a similar telegram to tbe A,rch Bishop of Mosoow. He wears tbe oruoifix on his breast continually as a protection against assassination UNEVITGH REPORTS General Lineviteb reportsas date the 19th as follows : Commander of tbe second army reports that there has oeen no runner .ngbiing. There . are aoreportg from tbe first or third army I bave inspected the troops which bave arrived from Russia. They are In ex oellent spirits and In good health . 190,0 H) CASUALTIES Ht Peteral.org, . March 20 Reports berethua lar received indicate that 190,000 were killed, wounded, and taken prisoners during tbe battle at Mukden.' Fight field guns were a! no captured. . DIE OF DISEASE AND WOUNDS farts Msron 'JO The newspaper "Petit Journal" states that a 8t Petersburg dispatch asserts that five thousand Russians died at Harbin laat teek from disease, or wounds received In battle. Tbe condition at, that place are horrible in the extreme, and it is estimated that the sick Russians In Harbin will number seventy thou and. SUPREME COURT TAKES RECESS By Soripp New Association Washington, Maroh 30 Tb Hnpreme Court of the United States today took recess, and wilt rest until April 3rd, at which time they wMagaln resume their strenuous duties. Heney is Coming Francis J Heney is expected to" ar rive In Portland about Maroh 28. He left Washington last Monday, and wm dust in Ban Franciteo yesterday. The land frauds Investigation has not been suspended during hie abaenoe. Thom as B. Neuhaueeo.of tbe secret eervioe, has been persuing the government s inquisition Into tbe fraudulent land entries, and a mats of evidence ha been secured whloh will doubtless be laid before the federal grand jury wben it reconvenes about April 1. Tbe grand jury must complete its labors by April 10, when the present term ol the federal oourl ends. It the work is not completed at tltat time a new grand jury must be impaneled. It is believed, however' that ten days will suffice for the presentation of such further evidenoe as lh desires to submit, so that Is will be unnecessary to call for another jury. A number of new indiotmente are ex pected. Secret Service Agent William J. Burns will probably reaoh Portland this present week. He did not leave Washington with Mr Heney, bnt re mained In tbe east to attend to' soma details of the land fraud prosecutions. Portland Journal MAKES BOLD ROBBERY By Soripps New Aasociation Oakland, Cel., Murch 20 At eleven o'clock this mortiinav - John. Daley, messenger cf the Standard Oil Com pany at Point Richmond, returning from the Central Bank of Oakland was held np by two masked men and robbed of tbe sum of two thouaand dollars. BOUND AND GAGGED Mr Daley , with ' F Roche ' were driving in a boggy along" a lonely road which yen a short distance from a railroad crossing. Two masked men jumped out of the bruih and leveled their revolvers at the unfort unate oc cupants of the vehicle, . They order ed them to stop and made them stop. As soon, as the men alighted they were bound and gagged, aud thrown face downward upon the ground The robbers then entered the boggy which the men had oooupied and drove away with tbr treasure. In about a half an boar, workmen pasting the plaoe found Daley and Roohe,released them and took them to Point Richmond on near. The police in all the. nearby towns have been notified, and a num ber of posses are scouring the country in Costa county. The money stolen was to bave been used to pay off tbe employees of tbe Standard Oil Com pany at Pclnt Richmond Mr B F Uparrow left this morning for a business visit to Darken, The Nurse and the Doctor Will tell you tbat the success of a prescription de pends on the purity of its ingredieuce. There is as much variety in medicine as in other merchan dise. In our prescription-filling "Qulity" is always our first consideration. You can implicity trust your prescription to us quality, accuracy and the right price are the never . failing trio upon which we think we have a right to appeal for your patronage. ' A. T.- Registered Phone, Farmers Line, 58 Pacific States 1801 CHINESE RIOT IN NEWYORSC - (By Soripp News Association ' ' New York, Maroh 20 Chinatown is tn a state of terror over a fued be tween two factions, Ong Long Tong and Hip Sing Tong. 'The police aie making every effort to prevent murder Tbe (.rice ol 3000 has been placed on tbe the bead of Tom Lee, mayor of Chinatown. Moon Dick, enemy of the mayor ,is also in danger ol bis life. Med slips have been potted In all parts of Chinatown with a soale , of prices offt-red for the beads of tbe various leaders of the Ong Long Tong faction. Many of the Chinese are wearing coats of rnsiL ' i 1 SECURE FEDERAL JURY Soripp News Aaraoiation Chicago, March 20. -Fifteen of the Urand Jurora were accepted today to investigate the beef )ruat in tbe Fed eral Court Of the twenty two men summoned, two ware excused because they owned stock In railroads, and five for other reasons. The questions that ere asked the veniremen were search ing, and Indicate a disposition on the part of tbe Government to carefully avoid an' possible errors. Other ven iremen will be summoned for this afternoon, and the panel will probably be completed tomorrow, when tbe hear ing of the evidenoe jill begin . Assist ant Attorney General Pagln declared that the investigation would be most rigid, and that be believea sufficient evidence is already in the possession o the Federal authorities to indict the prlnoipal members of tbe trust. The proseoution is beina made under the Sherman anti tiust law, tbe maxi mum violation of which ia five thous and dollars fne. The Cody Case Scrlpps News Association J 8hsridan Wmo. Maroh 20 The Cody divoroe case resumed here today with Judge Soott on the benoh. The . reading of the depositions will re quire two days, wtibn the arrumentu of counsol will begin . Jews are Aroused By Scrlpps News Association) Barlsov, Russia March 20 Three squadrons of dragoons started to Bere tlna, where the armed Jews bave kill ed, it Is reported, the Chief of Police sod a number of his asslstsnta. HILL, Pharmacist. La Grande, Or.