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VOLUME IV
LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON SATURDAY, APRJL 29. 1905
NUMBER 155
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AAY HAVE TO ASK
THE PRESIDENT TO
END THE STRIKE
(By Borippa New Association)- "
Chicago April 29 President Rcoae
velt may be appealed to, to end the
teamsters atrike which now thraateoa
to assume proportions dangerous to
the peace and business interest of the
entire oily of Chicago. Resolutions
asking the President to atop and en
force the employer to arbitrate the
iunea now being fooght, and tbus
avert the necessity of bringing federal
troop to Chicago, will be introduced
at a special meeting of the Chioago
Federation tomorrow. The petition
to the President may be presented to
him upon hia arrival in Chicago next
week. The business men not directly
interested in the strike, may be asked
to join in the appeal. . If this eonrae i
not decided opon, it is said the meet
ing tomorrow will result in the laying
of plana for a general labor struggle
which will involve all the Ubor nniona
that can be drawn into, the strike,
Meanwhile, both aides are preparing
to continue the struggle today. Man
ager Beed of the Employers Teaming
Company, has several hundred wagons
in readiness to handle whatever busi
ness may be presented to make a test
case of the injunction issued yesterday
to protect employers in theit efforts to
handle their goods through the
streets. No troop have been sent
yet from Fort Sheridan, although four
hundred regular soldiers re there,
ready for immediate service. If troops
are sent to Chicago, they will first bs
used to insure prompt handling of the
government money between the regu
lar deposits and the sub-treasury.
The strikers announce that the
shutting off of Chioago'a ooal supply
will be the policy of the strike lead
ers who believe that this plan will be
the best way to win the struggle. They
have laid careful plana to tie np 'he
entire coal delivery system of the city.
Dry Goods Reporter, while on hia way
to tho expreae office, waa bald np on
Madison street by three boya who
stabbed him in the cheat and seriously
injured Lim. He waa taken to the
hospital. His assailants soaped.
Disturbances began early thia morn
ing. Inor Mnlcahy waa attacked by a
colored non-union teamster of the Em
ployers Teaming Company, and waa
severely cut. Muloaby jeered the non
onion men. His assailant waa ebaed
by a crowd of union sympathisers,
butesoaped.
Tho packers today delivered an ul
timatum to their teamsters that tbey
must deliver goods to boycotted firms
or be discharged. Thia praotlcelly
means the extension of the atrike to the
stock yards whioh re involving twen
tyfive hundred additional teameUtra.
It la announced today at noon that
the federal offiolala hava ordered two
wagon escorts of troopa from Fort
Sheridan to hanl the bullion from the
railroada to the aubtreaaury. Thia Is
the first appearance of troopa In the
atrlka. A caravan of wagons enront
from the J V Farewell Co., without an
escort warn attacked at Franklin and
Madison . streets. The nonunion
drivers were armed with 38 calibre le-
volvers and fired on the crowd indis
criminately. Chat. Lidinaky, a spect
ators, waa abot behind the ear. The
police arrived ant dispersed the crowd
and arrested aeveral of the atrikera.
A few minutes later two thousand
enraged boya and man attempted to
lynon Boy Youngblood, colored. The
negro drew hia knife and kept hia
assailants at bay nutll rescued by the
police.
FIVE WOUNDED
George Bartlett, non-union colored
driver for Marsnall Field Co.. waa
attacked at Franklin street by a mob.
He fired five ahcta Into the crowd.
The police immediately placed him
under arrest and found him in poaeas
Ion of forty rounds of ammunition.
Five peraona were wounded in the
melee.
ATTACK MES8ENQER BOYS
Victor Grimes, a filtcen year old
messenger boy in the employ of the
WILL NOT CALL STRIKE
Cbarlea Dodd, president of the Chi
cago Federation, stated today that the
Federation would not call a general
strike, but that the atrike would be
come general through natural opera
tiona, as the Union men .would resist
all efforts to force them to deliver
goods to unfair firms.
8TRIKE ; SPBEADS
. At two o'clook this afternoon, Geo.
Neldin, president of tho atook yard
teamatera, notified the paokera that
no good would be delivered to unfair
firms. The issue is clearly drawn and
tho strike of the atook yard aeeras in
evitable. ; To make matter worse, the
wholesale grocers, who employ eight
hundred teamsteers, tLia afternoon la
sued an ultimatum to the . affect that
deliverlea must be made regardless of
bovoott. or the driver will be looked
out """ ". ' A
UNION MEN FIGHT .v
Engine Cole, a oolored non-union
teuin.ter, was attaoked thia afternoon
by a crowd, of wagon boya recently die
charged by Marshal Field and Co., at
Franklin and Madlaon Streets, and
when closely pressed draw hi revolv
er and aaot Peter Butler, aged eeven
teen, in the arm. CHa waa chased but
waa rescued by the polioa who placed
him under arrest. Cole la one of
thirty oolored men who haa been em
ployed to take the place of' union
wagon boya by Marshal Field and
Company,
SPECIAL
TRAIN IS
WRECKED
(By Scripp Ne wa Aaeoeiation) -
Greenville, 8 C, April 29 A special
train baarlm Robert O Otden and
party of prominent man from New
fork city waa wracked near bar to
day. V W Camning, the cook, was
caught In the wreckage and waa burned
to death. Several of the party war
Injured Including Robert M Ogden,
secretary to Robert O Ogden; Prof.
Henry Farnum, of Tale; Mrs. J Q
Throp, daughter of Henry W Long,
fellow; Dr. St Clair, T 0 Kalway, adit
or of the Brooklyn Eagle; Bishop W H
McQntoker, of Rhode .aland.
The train waa composed of tan ears
tour of which burned. A number of
the injured were pined .. under the
burning wreckage, and perished be
fore aaslstanoe could teach them. The
train left Columbia thia morning for
Greenville where It waa to be received
by the Mayor.
Four Indicted I
The Graad Jury at Salem on Fri
day made tin final report on the school
land frauds, and filed Indict men U
against four person vis; A F Kelober,
SAD Putter, F W Jewett and H H
Turner. Iheae were considered the
ring leader of a band of aeveral bun
dred Scattered over the whole" state,
but aa the Marlon oonnty Grand Jury
could only Inquire into frauds perpe
trated In thai county, eases of frauds
in other counties will have to be in
vestigated by the Grand Juries in tb
several counties. Those indicted have
also been mixed up in the frauds tran
sactions that are now being looked
after in the U 8 Court at Portland.
FIFTY
KILLED IN
CYCLONE
, Bill Vetoed
( By Scrlppe Newa Aasoolatlon )
Denver April 29 Governor Mo Don
aid haa vetoed the bHl paaaed by tba
legislature permitting railroad merg
ing. The bill waa boosted by rail
road. Ordered To Move
DIES
FROM
A '
SHOCK
By Boripps News &sooiation
Austin Texas April 29 -The town of
Laredo, tde oonnty aeat of Webb
oonnty, on the Rio Grande Mexican
border waa wiped oat by cyclone
last night. The city la out off from
communication but the reports are to
the effeot that fifty persona hava been
killed. .A large J,hof el cathedral and
many otbera wero destroyed. The
town has rnoi inhabitants.
. By Burlppa Neva Aaeoolatloo
Gllbraltar April 28-Six torpedo
destroyers hero received audden orders
to start for China,
LADIES'
LIBERAL PRICfi
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REDUCTIONS THIS WEEK
For thia week we place on special sale our entire line of
Ladies' Silk Shirt Waist Suite, Sicillian Shirt Waist Soils
and Ladies' Tailored Suits, at sweeping price redactions.
ANY SUIT YOU MAY SELECT AT SPECIALLY
REDUCED PRICES. This in connection with the fact
that we absolutely guarantee oar suits the best value 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
LADIES' HATS
We sold more hats during Easter week than any week
in the history of our -millinery department. We men
tion this fact merely to show you that, THE INCOM
PARABLE VALUES and AB30LUTELY RELIA
BILITY OF OUR MILLINERY, department is becom
ing better known and appreciated. AUTHORIATIVE
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MEN'S SUITS
Individuality, style, perfect fit and workmanehip are
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guaranteed clothing now ready for yonr inspection.
Suits,
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$ 8.50 to $20.00
12.50 to 18.00
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School Election
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At the achool meeting this afternoon
at five minoeta of tour o'clock, on
hundred and alx votes were oast. Th
Judge were Rev J I Glllllan, BW
Urandy and H W fcttooer, olerk A O
William. ' ,
OREGON STUDENT
IS HONORED
John R Cain, who wa graduated
from the atate university last June,
baa Jus t reoeived an appointment in
the United State Bureau of atsndards
at Washington D O. Th honor con
ferred upon Mr Cain la only another
indication of the recognition reoeived
by Oregon graduate in tbe east
Several western men have been honor
edlnthe east.
While In the university Mr Gain did
speoial work in physics, chemistry and
engineering. Hia appointment plaoes
him in one of tha best laboratories in
the oountry and under the direct sup
ervision of great teachers. Muoh cred
it I reflected upon the local depart
ment. Eugene Register
Can't Always Tell
One farmer told hit wool laat epring
at 16 cents per pound. . If he had held
it until now he con Id hava aold It for
20 oenta. lie waa talking to a friend
who wa offered 80 cento for hia pots
toe crop but he held It and wa glad
to aell thia spring for 65 cento per ssck
One speculated and the other did not
How We Grow
It la interesting to know how raold
ly ma dairy intereata of thia oonnty
are developing. We beleive wa are
perfectly safe in the statement that
six yeara ago there were not t exceed
one ball dozen cream aeperators while
according to Mr Blekford who for the
put year baa been Identified with the
creamery interest of tho county In
forma us that there are at leaat four
hundred machine in th country and
tha Increase is at the rate of about ten
per month.
COWEN In thia city, Saturday
April 29, 1905, at tha borne of bis
eon , aged seventy-nine years.
John Whitney Ooweh was born at
Silver Creek New York. January 6 ,
182S. He was married to Emily P.
Eastwood November 10, 1845. To
them wa born ojo son.- He was
married to Sarah Greene of St. Charles
Illinois In 1879 8be preceeded him
to tbe better land Jaauary 1. 1805.
They earn to Oregon about Si year
ago. And have slnoe resided in this
vicinity. He was a aoldier in the
Civil War. And waa a member of the
O P Morton Post GAR. He le tve
one eon and two grand daughtera lo
mourn h!a loss with many friends,
Tbe death of the deceased is tbe
result of shock snd burn which were
auaed by the explosion of powder
with whioh he was working some ten
day ago. For a lime it was not
thought his injuries were very serious
but It was soon diioovered that there
waa little If any hope for his reoov.ry.
He haa been a resident of this vicinity
for many yeara, and hai a host of
friend who deeply mourn with tbe
bereaved relatives.
Tbe funeral will lake place from
tha Baptist oburoh tomorrow at two
o'clock, tha Rev Franklin Day official
ing. The GAB of which he waa
member will attend the funeral in
body J
Conference
O'crippe Newa Asaocatloo)
Kansas City April lo Repreeent
atlvea of tbeKanaaa Oil Prodruuura .
and th chief traffic officials of the
Bantefe railroad met today for a con-
ference regarding the demands of the
producers for an equitable adjoatmeut
of tha prevailing freight rates. The
railroad offiolala expect d to answer
the charges that tbe . Bantefe are In
oonclaslon wltb the Standard Oil Com
pany. The Producers are demanding
a rate of fifteen cents per hundred "
pounds from all points in Kansas to
the Qolf of Mexico. It refused tha
receivership fight agatnat the anlefe
will be pressed. .
Annual Parish Meeting
At the annual parish meeting at St
Peter' Episcopal Oharoh hel d at tbe
Church In tbla olty on . neaday
evening of thia eek J D Blato , Wm
McParlane, Albert Patterson, . Fred
Taylor and William M Ramsey were
elected vestrymen of -t Peter's pariah
for the ensuing Church year. .
Important Suit
(By 8crlppa Newa Association)
Chicago April 29 -Tbe Interstate
Commerce Commission todav brought
salt agalnsbe Chicago Great Western
and other railroada to Compell them
to equalize freight rates in the matter
of live atook, dressed meats. The anit
ia expected to hava an Important bear
ing on-the government treatment of
the railroada. "V
Millionaire Dies
By Soripps Newa Association
Milwaukee, April 8 William
Flanklaton, a millionaire packer and
hotel man, died thia morning He
was sixty yeara of age.
The deceased leavea an estate valued
at fifteen ' million, the greater iart of
which goea to nle widow and aon. He
owns the Planklnton hotel and dozen
of other large bulldlnga and bnslneaa
block. '. , , . -
Several Changes
Soripps New Association , '
Washington, April S& Tbe official
announcement waa made today by the
atate department of the recall of Min
ister Bowen from Caress and of tbe ap
pointment of Miniater W W Rnssel
now of Bogota Columbia to anoceed
Bowen. Alio the appointment of
Minister John Barrett now In Panama
to succeed Russell at Bogota.
1? O R Y O XJ R
V ROTE C T I O N.
Fine Stock
Mr. O y Martin, who came here
about two year ago from Ohio bring
ing with him twelve head of registered
Jersey owe, prise winners, valued
at 11000 each and purchased 700 aon a
on Indian creek, thia week purchased
a DLval cream aeperator of tbe La
Grande creamery and will hereafter
ship bit oream to the creamery. In
addition to bit prize herd, be ia buy
Ing forty head of grade atook and alto
gather will milk about fifty eowa.
Tonight
"The grand drawing for tbe choice of
Morria obelrt at E J Adoook'a furnl
tore store will take plaoe thia evening
at aeven o'clook. All holder of
tloketo should be on hand promptly,
Tbe prescription department is the important
part of any drag store. Oar's is modern .in
every Tepect. In tbe character of the drugs
use ), in the methods of compounding, in the
skill of oar pharmacists, it is thoroughly up-to-date.
We believe that tbe set vice rendered
has a vain e lor you beyond any money value,
and it costs you nothing extra whatever. Our
prices are as low as good prescription work can
be done anywhere. Lower than the usual cost
in most places. ' . . , ... r
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