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&jsmm TODAY J$ . I WflATIItfR Tonight and tomorrow ' j i i in la i i iiii k.. i. c as ft VOLUME IV LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1905 NUMBER 145"" FEDERAL GRAND JURY By Botippa News Association -Portland April 18 Doited 8tates Diatrlot Attorney P J Heney, this morning oonotudsd bis argument against Uuited States senator John H Mitchell's plea of abatement. Mit chell's attorney ooasumsd the remain der of the day in argument in anpport of the plea. - . ;. Ira Wade, Dr W H Davis, mayor of Albany, were arraigned on land fraud indictment. Tbe former entered a plea of not guilty. The latter filed a demurrer. All of tbe leading defend ants, Mitohell, and congressman Wil liamson, Il rman and others were present. Cut the Price By Scripps News Association Lima Ohio April 18 The Standard Oil Co. today rut tbe price of crudo oil five cents per barrel in Kansas in ' two territories. This decline is tbe hardest blow yet dealt tbe Indepen dent companies in these parts as the Standaid Oil Co., now refuses oils be low thirty-two degrees gravity and only taking one tenth part of the to- . tal product. French Orders (By Scrips News Association) Paris April 18 The French govern ment has instructed M Beau, ..Govern or General of Indo China to enforce regulations governing tbe natorality issued at the beginning of tbe war. Watching The French ( My Scripps Newe Association Paris April 18 -It Is belelved that tbe naval forces at Saigon have been ordered to proceed to Kamranh tny where the Russian fleet are said tt be coaling, SPECIAL LAD! Commencing tomorrow (Tuesday) morning and continuing until Saturday night we will offer at SPECIALLY REDUCED PRICES our entire stock of Ladies Hats, including pattern hats, tailored hata, in fact p fj hat in our stock, without reserve. Our millinery department is so wih and favorably known for large assortments of strictly high els 89 goods at savfcg piicf .,' hat it is hardly necessary to mention this here, but allow us to say that the assortment is b u i-than ever every hat from the best authoiitive makers and Our Prices aie the best ever made in Union County. EASTER HATS HERE AT A SUBSTANTIAL SAVING THIS WEEK EASTER GLOVES Our glove department offers the best glove values in Eastern Oregon. Here you will fiud such standards for glove values as the "Sim mous" and "Trefousse" glove, beth of them stand for the best iu the glove makers' art. - Regular $1.25 Gloves, here Regular $1.50 Gloves, here Regular $1.75 Gloves, here W. 0. W. IN CONVENTION By Scripps News association -Loa AnirlM A nrli ta Th vtma I r - msn tk 1 U LI I I mvu w ftuw nvnu wmmwi m con ventlon bet today. The Pacifio Jurls dictioa is represented by 152 delegates. Tbe chief interest center upon the election of the Head Consul who will succeed the late F A Falkenbarg who was tbe founder of the organisation. Tbe active candidates are J H Foley of Los Angeles; 1 1 Soak, bead secre tary of Denver and A B Keith of Butte, Mont. Tbe next head camp will probably be held In Seattle. The Women of Woodcraft are considering the remov el of their headquarters from Lead- ville, Colorado, to Boise, Idaho. Tbe uniform rank are considering tbe preparation of consolidating all the nine states in the Pacific jurisdic tion under tbe command of Major General Will Bapsom, of 8aa Fran cisco. The head camp will be in session until Wedneeday, April 26. Death Sentence By Scripps News Association Mosoow April 18 The trial of KaleieS, who assassinated The Grand Duke Hergins by throwing a bomb under bis carriage, began today. Be refused to plead and was sentenced to death. . Patroling Streets (By Scripps News Association) Limoges, France April 18 The city has decided to bury the viotima iu the clash yesterday between the strikers and the soldiers at tbe expense of the public. A 'gineral meeting of the strikers Is to be held this afternoon end a reoccurrence of disorders Is feared. Th troops are patroling the streets. . Eight Killed (By Soripps News Association) Cape Vincent, N April 18. It Is reported that the Canadian govern menttng blew tip at Kingston, Ontario this afternoon, killing eight of the crew. EASTER E at $ J ,00 at " 42S at .50 Steel Plant By rrlppa News Association Cleveland. Ohio. April 18 The Japanese government today closed a oontraot with a Cleveland engineering firm for the construction of a oo volets steel plant, inoludlng a wire drawing shop.' This la the first plant to be constructed to the Orient and the Mikado will construct mooh of bis or dinance, the greater part of whloh is now supplied from English and Ger man 'oonoerns. Tbe Cleveland com pany will also build a steel plant at Shanghai. Nan Patterson i By 8crlppe News Association ) New Fork, April 18,-The trial of Nan Patterson began this morning. Four tallsmen hid been examined and exoused and the fifth was being exam ined when reoess wu taken at one fifteen. Misa Patterson seemed much stouter than aha was at her previous trial. Her lather was present and sat among the spectators Tbe firtt jaror select! was Adam Aldricb, formerly connected with the American ImUo., took his seat in tbe jury box as foreman. - Strike a Failure (By Scripps News Association) Roma, April 18 .-The strike of the railway trainmen is generally regard ed as a failure. More trains are being operated today and new men are being constantly employed. No disturbances of any kind are reported or anticipat ed. Proclaim Zone By Scripps News Association Tokio, April 18 The Japanese have issued a proclamation designating the straits of Leugarm as their sone of de fense and have placed the usual re strictlons on all navigation. Endorse Alexander By Scripps News Association New Fork April 18 Tbe general agents of the Eqnetable this afternoon adopted unanimously a rerolution pre pared by president Alexander endors ing his management and pledging the rapport of tbe support of the general agents to him In his move for natural ization, SALE OF HAT $1.00 SILKS 85c Another shipment of Chiffon Taffeta Suit patterns in two toned effects just received, also a beautiful line of new fancy silks, reg ular $1.00 values at our silk counters. the yard, 85c SHIRT WAIST SUITS $1.75 to $22.50 In silk, sicillian, and the new popular wash goods, from the best makers in America. McBainTclls His Story At the Coroners Inquest held to In quire into tbe killing of the Trost bro thers, the following statement was made by J H McBain, the man who did tbe killing. On Saturday morning in company with Oran Brady, I went to my claim to see the Trost boys. When we ar rived there they were absent and after waiting several hours for them we re turned to Oran Brady's house. Before going I examined their shack and found a S3 oalibre revolver, I onload- ea ana put u in my poem as a precaution against their using it on me in case there was any trouble I forgot it and carried it away with me and left it at Brady's cabin. , Oa Sunday 'morning 1 returned to my claim to see if I oonld find tbe Trost boys. I took with me my 42- Smith a Wswon revolver and Mr Brady's 32-40 Marl.n rifle. I rnlvd there about 7 a. m and found the Trost getting break Net iu from cf their sbaok. I entered into conversa tion with them about the oUim, but they would not get off, and afti r some tslk about it I told 'hem 1 wouM sit an officer of tbe law and put them crT. When I said that, the elder Trost jamped up and grabbed an ex and said, You oao't run any bluff on us," and started for me. The younger one pioked up a 22' rifle and fired at m'r, the bullet passing through my hat. I fired at him and be ran. The other one came at me with tbe ax. 1 opened fire on him and at the first shot, be fell by tbe edge of tbe shack and seemed to be trying to get something from it. I thought he was after a gun and I fired two more shots into him as he laid upon the ground. I then turned on the other one. He wu aboot 40 yards away with the rifle and seemed to be bunting a car tridge In his pockets. I opened fire on him and emptied my rifle, four sbcti, into him. He was then lying on the ground and wss trying to reach the rifle lying beside him. I drew my re volver and ran up close to him and fired four shots into him. Seeing that they were both dead , I , sat down and waited for aome one . to come along. In about three hours two men came by and I told them what I had done. They agreed to stay with the bxlies and I went to Mr. Brady's and from there went to Wallowa to surrender to the authori ties, wbloh I did, and then went bsck with tbe Justice cf Peaoe to hold the inquest. The coroners jury consisted of Byron F Miller, Fereman, J K Carper John Carper, RW Thompson, Tlios. Brady, and FO Topping, and they returned the following verdict, Mr Brady and Mr Topping refusing to sign It and favoring complete exonera tion. VERDICT, We the jury duly empannelled to inquire tnto the cause of the death of Theodore Trost and Charles Trost find that tbe ssld Theodore Trost and Charles Trost came to their death by shots fired from a rifle and a revolver held by one J H McBain. and tbat the said J H McBain shot and killed Theodore Trost in self defense. Tbst the shots fired at Charles Trost were fired feloneouHiy with intent to kill. Growing Weaker By Scripps News Association Jacksonville Fla. April 18 The con. dltlon of Joseph Jefferson is practice ly uocbange t this morning and he is gradually neartng the end. ' Strike May Extend By Scripps News Association Chicago, April 18. President Shea, of the Interna' ional Brotherhood of Teamsters, issued a statement today reviewing tbe strike against the Montgomery Ward Co., declaring the employees rejected every peace pro posal. Ha said tbe Unions were de tertnlned to win and would extend the strike to other organizations if necess ary . Wagons of Montgomery Ward Co., were operated with police guards. Little dlaorder is repotted. Another Wife . (By fkrlpps News Association) Chicago April 18 Mrs Caroline Strecker, aged forty-three, residing at Philadelphia, today identified Jobann Hooh. the alleged bigamist, and ' wife murderer, ss tbe man uo married her last October and deserted her one month latter taking with bim two hundred dollars of ber hard earn ed money. Robbers Ruin Town . Scripps News Association " CbsrlstonW Va. April 18 Fire oaused by safe robbers trying to blow op a safe this morning caused the distraction of practically tbe entire business ssotion of the town of Glen- den niog. The loss Is estimated at $125,000. : Our Flag Insulted By Soripps News Association 8an Juan Port Rico April 18 Riots followed two meetings of the strikers of f onoe district yeiterdsy, at one an American flag was torn, trampled on Tbe police made a c umber of arrests and several rioters were injured. $50,000,000 By Soripps New Assosoiation lotto April 18 eutaorlptions to the fifth domestic loan will be open ed May 1. Tbe amount of tbe loan will be $50,000,000. Poor Bruin (By Soripps News Association Ulenwood tfprlnge Colo, April 18 A private telephone dispatch from New Castle says tbat tbe ' President is on the trail of a black bare and ex peots to come up with the animal an) moment. Yesterdar he succeeded in killing a large one and la in real hopes of braking tbe recoid to day. 107 Teams at Work Wallula Wash April 17-Ths Colum bia Irrigation Company, ' wliioh is building a canal from the Walla Walla river to reclaim a lnrge track of land, has 107 teams at work and ten praot- loally complete. The company last year built a solid concrete dam aoross tbe Walla Walla river near Wallula nnd this year com menced on the canal. Tbe ditch ex tends towards the Two Rivers project and covers practloally all the land northweet of Wallula which Is not controlled by the Snake River Irri gation company. Fleet Coaling By 8oripps News Association Singapore April 118 The steamsLIp Hnisang which has just arrived here, reports that they passed Kamranh at noon on last Saturday and aaw the Russian fleet at anchor in the bay and tbat the vessels ware all engaged in coaling, New . "WHEN SOUL IS KING" "THE BLACK MOTAtt CAR" "THE SYONS OP THE LORD" ' "THE CLANSMAN" $l.SO NEWLIN FIGHT AGAINST OIL TRUST (By Scripps News Association , 4 Independence Kane. April 18 Com missioner Garflsld, u le reported, se cured evidence from a gronp of prod no era of the Wsyslde district indicating a atrong raaeof borcott and discrimin ation against tbe Standaid Oil prod no era. They testified the- forty-one out of fifty leaas In that H-triot were an able to con'inue bu-iuea a a result of the attitude of the Standard Oil Company, It la understood that the Btandard Oil Company filed figures and docu mente Intended to show causes In Kan sas, which were diotated solely by supply and demand . investigating . By Soripps Newa Association V . Washington April 19 Chief Wilkle. of the ssoret servloe department of the United States left today for Manilla to Investigate tbe alleged counterfeit ing of tbe new rblllipine American currency. While enroute he will also stop over at Honolulu and establish a branch of the .secret service there, lie will sail from San Francisco on May 3rd. A SIXTEEN POINT DROP ' (By Pcrirps Newa association) New York April 18-Nortnera securi ties had a sonpational break at the opening of tbe stock exchange this morning. Within three minuets after the opening stock declined sixteen points, falling from 181 to 165. It is reported that the break was due to the rumor that there would be no "melou cutting" as anticipated. Against Scalpers By Soripps News Association. Sao FmiicIbco April 18 The Southern Paoiflo Railroad company today brought suit to enjoin Ottenger and other ticket scalpers of the oity from dealing inexoimlon tlokets to the con ventions of the W O W and Knights of Columbus whloh arc being held at Los Angeles and to tbe . Lewis and Clark exposition at Portland Oregon. First Case (By Scripps News Aanoclation) London April 18 A Henry Kapos, f Honolulu was committed for extrldi tion at bow street police oourt todar, oharged with tbe laroency of a $500 bond of the Hawaii Trust Co. This is the first esse ol extradition to Hawaii sinoe tbat oountry raised nnder tbe jurisdiction of tbe United States. Books Each DRUG CO. K ! i n a