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WEATHER- Tonight ui Tomorrow IVER VOLUME IV IA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON TUESDAY, APRIL 25. 1905 NUMBER 151 FEDERAL JUDGE OVERRULES THOUSANDS CROWD THE PLEAS IN ABATEAENT MIUVAUICEE BANKS TOT NEWS TODAY FLEETS STILL ft- t ' (By fkrlpp News Association United 8UtM district Judge. C B Bellinger thla morning overrated th pie la abatement filed by United States Senator John H Mitchell and the other defendant in the Oregon land fraud cases'. The deolsion wu a very exaostlv one,, covering twenty ii pages 'of type written matter adverse t Mitchell oa every question. As a rottU of this deolsion of Judge Belllnr, all the defendants unit stand aa early trial, as th only re maining dilatory actions are the de murrers, and the court's - deolsion lea re no apparent grounds for the demurrers. The court held that the Grand Jury was legally organised, and the objections as to the qualifications of the jurori was found to be without foroe or effect. There wu no defect In the organisation which woald In validate the Jury . , MVST GO TO TRIAL The court alio held that the valid ity of the proceeding before - the Grand Jury oouid not be assailed by plea In abatement, la aa much as it Is practicable to follow the stats proee dure, and such a plea is not reoognls edby the Oregon sUtatss Senator Mitchell.Hermann and William too, and the other defendants Iwer present at the time the deolsion was rendered United States Attornsy, VJ Heney is greatly slated ever the decision snd says It is a clean sweep and clear decks for the trial in June" There are still demurrers to be argued, but it i. a mere matter of form, and the defend eats place bo rellaaca apoa them, This decision disposes of the attempts of the defendants to avoid trials. APART Bi Berippa Newa Association I )et effect!. BigMow is laid to be In Milwaukee Wis April 25-Despits good spirit today. the auraaoe of buslnees men and, . - . .iwi.iiu.i ... "ai i lihh i r mun&i uvug uuuHiHi uin mil u, uepuaiiure ; HENEI'S ACTION LEGAL : Begardlog th right of Heney to act as District Attorney, the sort ruled thst the question oould not be raised collaterally, ss he Is do faoto" Dls- tr lot Attornsy. Th court relussa so consider the allegation of the preju dice of attornsy Ueney sgaisst Senator Mitchell, stating that It was a mere matter of opinion aud, even if trn4 wonld not sumo to sst Hid th In? dlotmsnts. The court stated -: that Hene Inflaono with th Grand Jury could hot b affected by ' hii residsnc. ' '- '': v ByScripps Nsws Assoclstion. London April S5-A dispatch to th Exobange Telegraph from Bt Peters burg ears; "General .KuropUkln has resigned from th command of th ssooad Bamiaa srmy, aad will be eno- ceeded by General Kaulbara" Th dlsoatch also adds that three of th rerolutlOnarr leaders in Russia bar been arrested; ,,- STORM ABATING IN NEW MEXICO PRICE By Borlpps Nsws Association Gallup, N M April 28 Th storm of the past lew days is now breaking and the prospects ol lifting the. block ade which has held up all the traffio on the Santa Fe service, is much im nroved. Hundreds of mm are re pairing the washed out tracks at blue Water. Temporary trseks have been built art und the wreck near Crook too fifty miles west of her. All the east bound, trains which have teen held up arrived here today, and all the West bound trains are stalled at Albuqoer que on aooountof the washout at Blue Water. BROKERAGE FIRM DISSOLVES Chicago April 25 The Chicago brokerage firm of Tracy it Co , ol wbioh Gordon Bigelow", son of ths pros dent of the First National Nnk ol Milwaukee, was one ol the member wbo dissolved partnership yesterday OF OIL IS CUT By Soripps News Association Lima, Ohio, April 25. Th Stand ard Oil Uompany today cut lbs prlos of crnds oil four cents per - barrel for th West, two cents tor the eastern field of Ohio, and Indiana ia out on oent. This brings th Kansas oil down to fifty seven, Just on half th price paid before th anti-Standard agitation began In K anssi. May Accept Rebates (By Scrips News Association) Washington April 25 Attorney General Moody has deoided that the Government may accept rebates . from the transportation companies' lines, thus reversing the deolsion f the comptroller of currency. The rebates were secured from . certain Western railroads engaged in trsnsporting materia) for contracts on Government works. ; V ' TESTIMONY IN THE PATTERSON CASE '-. , 'v-,3 . ;. i - ' (By Ecrlppa New Association) New York April 25 As a .result of rescinding th order excluding woman from th court room, many ; women and girls wore present this morning at the Patterson trial. Walter Norris desk sergeant of the Leonard street section, was th 'first ' witness. He identified the revolver secured when Naa Patterson was brought to th polio station. Captain Sweeney told of the conversation with the prisoner after her arrest, ,, . - . -.(- . r. ''I Dr Weston, th coroner's physician, sat beside attorney Levy during the medical testimony of Dr Biggins. Biggins described the coarse of the bullet that killed Caesar Young, Oilog the skeleton jwblob figured in' the for mer trial. The objection of the defense to the skeleton was overruled. Mis Patterson seemed unmoved. Several other witnesses were heard today. - WILL HAVE CONVOCATION fit. Petersburg, April 25. Vail fflvlns an audience to the members at th nobility of Kastroma atTsarkose lv th. Pur af Rnaaia aald t "M will regaling th convocation of reprs- ssntaUves of th people Is unswerving, aad the minister of laternei affairs is I ed through th crowd and deposited maklnw vn affort for Its apeedy fifty thousand dollar 'Xho crowd rlickilon" Thia measaate Is evi-1 cheered him. bat the line did not The La Grand Iron Works la so rushed with orders that Mr Fittgerald is now in sesrob of three additional msehlnists. of th First National Bank would b paid dollar for dollar, an immense crowd ol people begsn to gather in front of the bank at an early hour this morning. At eight thirty, a long line was formed and kept In order by a heavy body of polio Th crowd showed evidence of belug panto stricken. . ' NO DISORDER DISPLAYED There was no disorder displayed by the crowds aside from th ordinary poshing and shoving. Both th First Natloral Bank and the Milwaukee Trust Company opened at nine o'clock a . . a . . m ma Hpence, a well known real estate man, escorted by ten policemen, push- dently Intended to quiet th fear of the people that promised th Cur' rescript wotld not be anfitted. JAPANESE FLEET. SIGHTED Balgon, AprU 2& Advloes jast re oIvd from Kamranh bay say that twenty Japanese war ahlpa paaaed the bay on tb evening of AprU 23, be tween the hoars of sight and nine o'clock. .. ,,- ... , . RAILROAD IN OPERATION Foshan. Korea, April 25 The first train from Luo Yang, since th re treat of th Russians from that' plaoe, reached Mukden yesterday. Regular train will be run between Dalney and Mukden for a few day. Large quan tities of supplies an being sent to Tie Pass from New Chuwng in Junks op th Liao river.' . diminish, Bigalow admits a deficit of one million dollar of the bank funds. (Later The Clearing House Asso clstion tun dcclsrtd tbttt(tb First Nations! Bunk is perfectly safe and thst It is i)itig allaemsnr's. Direct ! or Beggs, ttt int first N .tinual Bank and the Mi'wiuke Trust Company, ssys thst the thirty dsy withdrawal notice rosy he enforced by th trust company. A million tin'Ur from Chi- ; csgo banks'aiid th sunt . mount from ; the local bnVs ionri into the coffers ' of ths First National today, Bigelow did not appear in the biok today, but remsincd at home. He will probably s appear beiore tne f ederal Uraiid Jury on May 19th. It is reported thst cashier Goll has been arrested In Chi cago. The First National Bank baa' already announced that it will enloroe the thirty days notice role in the eav , ings department. TOGO'S FLEET OFF KOREA Chefu April 35-It la reported today from Korea that Admiral Togo, with a major part or his fleet, wss at Taardna bay, aear Fushan, Korea, on April twentieth. WOMAN AT LADIES7 LIBERAL PRICE SUIT SALE REDUCTIONS THIS WEEK REVEALS TRUSTS For this week we place on special sale, oar entire line of Ladies' Silk? Shirt Waist Suite, Sicilian Shirt Waist Snits and Ladies' Tailored Sails, at sweeping price redactions. ANY SUIT YOU MAY SELECT AT SPECIALLY REDUCED PRICES. This in connection with the fact that we absolutely guarantee oar shits the best rslue in Eastern Oregon at popular prices make this the greatest suit buying opportunity ever offered at the opening of the season. EVERY SUIT AT REDUCED PRICES, V v LADIES' HATS We sold more hats during Easter week than any week in the history of our1 millinery department. We men tion this fact merely to show you that, THE INCOM PARABLE VALUES and ABSOLUTELY RELIA BILITY OF OUR MILLINERY department is becom. ing better known' and appreciated. AUTHORIATIVE HATS FROM RELIABLE MAKERS HERE AT SAVING PRICES ; V ' - ii,, i-i TIE NfcW SILK COATS IN THE LATEST METROP0L1N STUES MEN'S SUITS . r Individuality, style, perfect fit and workmanehip are only a few of the chsacterastics of The Kirschbaum guaranteed clothing now ready for your inspection. Suits, Top Coats $ 8.50 to $20.00 12.50 to -18.00 (By Berippa News Aasoolation) Chicago April 25-A fourteea year. old boy and eeveral men la th mail denartments for th packing houses Iwer examined belor the rederai Grand Jurv today la search of incrim inating testimony against th beef trust. It ia reported that Mrs Mary 2 Marcey.tb former stenographer of a Kansas City packing bouse, has also testified. It is said that the woman, who la a sooislist writer, obtained her position with th psoking company in order to secure material to advance her theories, and that the papers and evidenoe she has secured are of great vain to th prosecution. Anti-Japanese Aovc By Soripps Nsws Atsooistion . Monterey April J& Tb second day's sssaion of th Grand Farlor of I th K 8 Q W wbioh commenoed this mornlug, wss electrified by th pre ssnUtion of radical anti-Japanese fe- eolations by th Grand Treasurer, - Mo Doogald of Sao Francisco Uowsver it was voted down aa a political ueas ure. Beddiog, Chicago and Ventura are working for the next cession of the (hand Parlor. Ventura is enthusias tic and has tb beet chances. The fiffhi on the Orand Trustees tea not I vet erystalized. I Ar.c Fnr Fitrrtn . By tJeripps News Association . , 8alt Lak Uub April 25 Former Henator. Frank J Cannoo, left fur Europe today, aeverlng his connaotion as editor ol th 8 lt Lake Tribune and abandoning a strenuous campaign against tb Morasoo Churob. - BUN ON TRUST COMPANY ? Th crowd of peopl bad waited long before the opening of the bank of IhS Uilwanke Trust Company, des alt th statements of the concern that it wu not involved in the finan ciat troubles of th First National Bank or ol president Bigelow. Free! dent Bigelow wu on of the directors of the trust, oompany, but wu re moved as soon as bis defalcation be cam known. By nine loi ty-flve thie morning, the crouh of people at the First National Bank had reaohed the aggregate of five thousand: . ' ' ' WANTS BAIL INCREASED v '? O B Bosworth. a National bank et smtner, and bis assistsnt, F L Klsln, arrived here at noon today and began an examination of the affaire of the First National Bank. It is reported that diitriot attorney MoClovern has demanded that th ball b ind of ex president Bigelow be inoreased. and that twenty Ave thousand dollars la not sufficient. The report thst cashier Goll bad been arrested in Chicago has not bn continued QUIET PREVAILS ; (2 p m) Toward noon the crowds around the bank began to thin out; and it is now believed that the worst of tbe run ia over. The enforcement ol th notice rule dui not oausc any trouble, and the people are taking the announcement calmly and dupersing quietly. FIERCE Arabian; BATTLE By Soripps News Anooiation Arden, Arabia, April 25. A relief force under Rises Pasha, consisting of six thousand men, has been detested ' by th insurgenta, Only a tl ousand reaohed Sanan, where they fled after they had been routed. The Ineurgents only1 captured seven guns and two hundred camels, laden with supplies and ammunition. Further reinforce ment have been dispatched to Sanaa, which is olosely Invested by the Arabs. ' An Early Season By Soripps News Association I 8eattle April 25 A dispatch from Noma thia morning state that all th Ice Is out of Bebrlng Sea, and the season Is open fully a month earlier than usual. . Th steamship com- paniee her are 'jumping sldewlse" at '' the tews, and will try to disi atth the first vessels two weeks earlier than they expected. The first seeamors are not soednled to sail before the middle ol May. WILL MEET ALL DEMANDS (Later) Nearly a hundred police men are trying to preserve , or Jer in the crowds surging around the banks. but th work is diffinilt. The dlrec tors of th First Niioial B tnk had meeting this morning and issued i statement that they wjuM meet every demand. No other local bok4 areas Defense Opens By Soripps News Association - Sacrsmento, Cel., April 25. Th de fense in tbe Bonkers esse opened this morning Tb witnesses thns far are all Bakers&eld people, who swear that detective Hartltng is unworthy of be lief. .-..' Keeps the Chaps Away It is tbe little things of lile that annoy us. "We can dodge an elephanl.but not a fly' says some philosopher, You ean't very well avoid an noyance from chapped ana roughened skin these days unless yon rely on 1 Cu Lem Cream It relieves at once and heals in a few axxn. If we knew of anything better we wou'. I recom mend it. 1 Customers say there a aid n't be anything better. : . Price 25 cents NEWLIN DRUG CO.