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TODiVS NEWS TODAY TOOEB To-night and tomorrow fair L!gb frost to night GRAND -4 m - . 3o IAOU2'i; -k3 -5 Hection9 of :.". ? the Tad ' LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON WEDNESDAY. MAY 3. 1905 NUMBER 155 F "' LA NO ft tva m. " swaawav 01 1 1?' CASE GOES TO THE JURY . , BySctipps News Association Naw fork. Msy 3 Nan Patterson pent a very bad night In tbe tombf, and this morning plainly (bowed the efforts of ths terrible atrain ahe had been under. Bhe still aeems firm la the belief that the would be acquitted, 8he atated to a reporter, "Tonight I hope to be tree and on my way home to toy mother In Waahingtoa." 8he ap peared In the court room this morning dreeeed In the deepeat black, and took her aeat beaide the council, and llaten ed to the Recorder's charge to the Jury without any apparent change of si presslon. 'tne tteooraer-e eimrge ' ' to the effect that the Jury ahoald not conaider her paat life, and that the waa entitled to the benefit of every reaaonable doubt and that It maat be their presumption that ahe was lnno cent. The Recorder atated that the , only qaeation for the jury to consider waa, whether or not . Nan Patterson killed Ceaaar foung and not whether Young killed blmaelf . The jury, the , Recorder repeated, must determine whether or not the defendnnt killed him: " : ' .' ' ' 4 p m. The jurymen left the res taurant In Park Row building at 3:30 and proceeded to the criminal court building, where an immense crowd followed them. . . 4:30-Jury atill oat. Rumor, Jury stands eigne to lonr in favor ot ac quittal. ' $350,000 Fire By Scripps News Association Bpringfleld; Man May 3 The plant ot the Springfield Boiler Manufacture lne Company, was destroyed by fire tbia morning. The loss la eetlmated at three hundred and ' fifty thousand dollars. ' John Baird Dead By Scripps News Association Lincoln. Neb May . 3 John Baird, ather of Mrs (V J Bryan, died this morning. He as eighty two vei ra of age and a native of Illinois. Must Show Why By Boripps News Association . . New York. May. $ Representatives of the insurance departments rf sev - A k . . era stales are nere to decide on a coarse of action with reference to the Kqutteb'e Life. Tbey will meet to morrow and will probably Join in prob ing the affairs of the society. J attics Blechoff, ol the supreme coart, today signed an order dlreotlog Hyde, Alex ander, Tarbell to appear In court and make an explanation of the clrcum stauces under which a so-called amend meot to the charter of tbe society was adopted at the resent meeting of .the board of directors , . SMITH BOUGHT STOCKS $200,000 Fire By Boripps News Aseoclatioa Newark, N J May 31 fire this morning destroyed the paint works of Cawley and Clara. and damaged tbe adjoining buildings. The loss is satimated at two .hundred thotuaod dollars To Marry Clerk By Soripps News Association. 'St Louis May 8 Edward Smith the defaulting tax collector of 8an Francisco, is held here awaiting the arrival of 8ao Franoisco officers who will return h m to the soens ol bis crimes, Smith makes no denials of a shortage, bat eontsnds that his short- sgs will not amount to over fifty-six thousand dollars. Blaooh Smyths the woman who was arrested with him broke down this morning and admit ted her relations with him. Bhe stat ed that ahe bad "known Smith for tour yean and that last September he began paying attention to me and paid me an average of two hundred dollars per month. Four weeks be fore he left San Frsnoisoo, 1 went to Hot Springs with a woman friend and Mr Smith gave me two bordred and firty dollars . then. LJollowed -hies here when he wired me that be was here." She said she knew that be was married and he also stated that he had explained to her that he had lost the money speculating in stocks and bonds in on Wall Street. The - wo man willl be held pending develop ments. . . The Smuthe woman, held in con me ion with collector Smith, is also known as Leon a Brooks. She is a semi-blonde and ra her good looking. . Des Moines, May J It la reported here that James Wilson secretary of tbe department of Agriculture, Is to be married again early ia June. The youug lady of his choice is a clerk fa bis department ! Washington Capture British Steamer (By Scrips Nswa Association) Kobe,!Japan, May 3 It la reported that the Resslsns have captured ihs British steamer Planet Veens, on the . grounds that she had a cargo of coa- traoauu lur iu ...... . NOT FOR VLADIVOSTOK '.. It is rumored tbat the destination of Rojestveneky'e fleet is, Petropavlovskt, Kamchatka, Instead of Vladivostok ss has been rumored heretofore. It Is re ported that the Russians are collecting coal there, owing to (heir inability to fortify the piece. . However, the rum or is not given much eredenoa MORE PEOPLE Turn-Table Breaks,; This forenoon, while one of the Im mens passenger engines of the O R A N was on the turn-table waiting for orders to move out, the four lrge bolts that hold the table np were brok en. fortunately lne engine, on tbe table, which weighed ninety two tons waa set to the raila leading off tbe turn table and waa able" to be pulled off, after some little work. If .the table had not been turned and had, not been aet for ths,vpglneo leave . the table Tt would have been a much more difficult affair to arrange matters, for it was impossible to turn the table until it was raised up and new bolts and bars Inserted. As soon as the en glnewaa removed from the table, work was at onoe begun on raining ths table and putting la new bolts, and accomplished with dispatch. No trains were delayed a moment, and no traffic interrupted In the least by the alight accident, and everything now moves smoothly as can be. INJURED (By 8crippeNews Association) Chicago, May 3 By all calculations. tbe climax of - the strike should be readied here today. A renewal of vlo. lence is expected, with strong possi bilities of ths state troops being oalled out and put into action. If this step Is taken, the end of tbe strike: Is at hand, as it I generally admitted thai the troops will settle the Issue. Five hundred additional policemen were seat out this morning In order to pro tect tbe wagon ol the employers and preserve order. , . - nanus rr WORK . Oa log to the inability of the polios department to famish adequate . pro tection, the employers have decided to send out only sis hundred wsgons to day, Instead of elgbteeu hundred, as was originally intended. Tbe polios report this morning that many ot the negro strike breakers i erase to go to work today, pr leave the barn where they are noosed. Tbe negroes ssy that they were not brought there to fight the white men, and tbey are not going to do it for two dollars and a half a day. : MANY NEGROES INJURED ; 10 a m. Trouble began early at Forty and Sixth street A gang ol negro strike breakers, who arrived from South Bixtn street, enooonted a crowd ot angry onion sympathisers. In tbe clash which followed.' twelve were severely Injured. Edward Bos well, a student In the oolleoe ot Phy iclanaand Burgeons, was mistaken for a strike bresker at .Twenty Blxtb a treat and Stewart Avenue, and so badly beaten that he may die. Are you Interested in the Upbuilding of Your Home? We do r.ot doubt but that we can guess the. nature of your reply to a question of this kiud. A reply ' which every, thinking man and woman, who have the real interest of their own home, and the up building and improvement of their own surroundings at . heart, will make without the slightest hesaitation. We have no idea of advancing any new argnments along, this line, but merely wish to call your attention to the fact that every dollar spent at home makes for the improve ment of your awn community and therefore of benefit to yourself You are, probably, even now planing for your trip to the fair, and what to wear We have been planing for more than six month to be able to supply you with up-to-date wearing apparel at reasonable prices. There are many undeniable reasons why you can buy them cheaper at home- Help yourself and Help build up your Home. Traveling Bags, Suit Casas, Telescopes, and Trunks in Large assort at the most reasonable Prices. 4 OUR KIRSCHBAUM GUARANTEED MEN'S CLOTHES FOR mo have the style 'and in divM'tality of made-to-yoii-ineasure , clothes pnd :4 are . made, from thoroughly reliable go jds 10 Dozen 52.50 and $3.00 Men's Hats, special at mi 85 LEWIS AND CLARK TIES 25c For any width, any color, any style. THE NEWEST CLUB TIES In beautiful, rich silks and tasty patterns. Now on dis- 50o 500 PAIR OF PETER'S SHOES AT MUCH LESS In this lot are shoes for tbe boy, tbe girl and the parents at prices that represent a saving of from COc to $1.25 a pair make it a point to come in and see them. 250 NEW SKIRTS ' These skirts come from one of the best makers in the world, tbe values will surprise you as much as they did ns. All sizes, all styles, in tbe newest of patterns. $1.50 to $5.00 "IRON NERVED" MAN OUT The strike breaker, Frank Curry, known as the man with ths "iron nerve", has been knocked out. He did not appear at a leader of the non union foroes this morning, - It is re. ported that be will probably lose an eye as a result of the ene ranter wifh a big onion teamster yesterday, and he also has a severely cut hesd. All express companies put oat aagonithis morning under strong police guards. WILL APPLY TO GOVERNMENT At a oonsultetion held this after noon between tbe influential business men and the official!, it is. reported that tbey deoided to make applica tion to the Governor , (or troop; on the grounds tbat tbe local authorities are powerless to handle tbe sitnation. A committee of labor leaders at Springfield today , urged the governor not to send troops to Chicago. CNDER INJUNCTION Deputy United Btstes Muahal Pierce this morning arrested Michael Hogan, a' union' teamster, on the eharse ol violating; the Inunction is sued by ths Federal court. This is the first arrest made under tbe injunction Hogan obstructed the street in front of a United States express wagon carrying a million dollars from tbe railroad station to tbe sub-treasury. Moved Camp (By Soripps News Association) ' Glenn woo J Springs May 8 Tbe President moved camp this morning in order to secure better hunting. He will probably come here Saturday evening instead of Sunday as was the fit st plan. Seoretsry Loeb ssys be left the President in good health, suit of rooms bave been selected him at tbe Hotel Colorado. Six New Engines A railroad through a country is ths pulse by which one may judge ths properly of the coo u try. If the rail road la prosperous, making improve ments, increasing fta capacity for handling passengere and freight, then it necessarily follows, as . tbe night, tbe day, tbat the country a touched by and tributary so this railroad, la in i healthy eondition, thriving and in creasing in population and wealth. - Tbe OBAN railroad company are making many Improvements oa their line in this perl of ths stste, and are adding more to their facilities for tbe transportation of freight and passeng ers.' During ths Lewis and Clark Fair there will not only be an im mense ioorease .n tbe passenger ' d- partment, bat the freightage will also bia great deal heavier. This has neeoesaitated the purchasing of six asw freight engines for this pUce hlnk will he naad on ': the two divi sions West and Eaat from here, to Hue ting too on the East and to Uma tilla on the West. These eix engines left Huntington at fen o'clock ' this morning and wilt arrive here some time during the day. . Tbey ate the best modern, and improved engines o f tbe olassused today in the mountain divisions. The engines are now on their own wheels, but U1 hsvs to be put together as regards some of' the running gear after -ibey reaoh here. Tbe weight of the engines arc not now known, but will te weighed and adjusted In these ya'rde. Cashier Goli Arrested 8oripps Newe Atsooiftlioo Chicago, May 3. Assistant caabisr Uoll, of the First National Bank , of MHwaukea. wantad tor annnaatlnn with the defalcation! tne httr presi dent, Blgelow, and for' whom there was a thousand dollars reward, waa ar rested at one o'clock this afternoon at the Lakota Hotel on Madison Ave. OPEN HOUSED ront Sdoon SOi. r-ropntior, nszsr - ' . Pt IIOUOES StlC OAHS From the reports that coma of ln ' dents which occurred last night, Junch all bears seems mat , an epiaemio or ourgtai - ,. has struck this city. Two buslne" u"dp. . boasea were entered at some time dBf5? J log last night, and property ot taken oot of boMi of them. It apper COitfELYOUSAIDTO HAVE ACCEPTED (By Scripps News Association Washington, D C, May 3. -In spite of the unoffloial denials, post master gensral Cortelyou Is sai l to have ac cepted the presidency of tbe Eqaitabls Life. .. . V , u " Gets Seven Years B . By Borlpps News Association Cleveland May 8 Cashier A Soear, of the defunct Oberlio bank, was arraigned this morning before Judge Taylor of the Federal court, and pleaded guilty to the charge oi falsefying the books of the bank.' He was sentenced to serve sevsn ysrs in the state penitentiary. Spear le also under previous ir.dictmnt l'i eounto tton wttn rreitd i.t u.okwitb and Air Cbadwick. -3 that Mr Fred Ilaleten, the second hai" Qrs " dealer, had come ouatomers during tl iOOll night ho were so anxious to obtain hppVrtu r. goods that they could not wait U "P him to ojmti the store In the mornlni i .t " Finding tlut the doors were locke the lmfallent ouatomers took nir. liberty of nsiog some hard inatrumeW'OriS ' . to break the glass of the front docJ 1 imftmiw ana oaoi. . , ouely removed tbe projecting piece;' ana When tbey had aooompliahed this ac , . ' they entered through the opening tht made , and selected the articles the 'opp0,",I)x " most , desired.. From the eelectior' made, one would Infer that the' cufWMrVWW tomers were inclined to be a litt ': ; bloodthirsty, for they took only revoh ' . . ers and knives of ths beet qiality, to V gether with table cutlery. AUhoun the party or parties ssved Mr uaiite't Pi'op, x " the trouble of serving them, yet the. felled to leave their names ao th , he oonld charge it to them. Tot af . . . t tbey can't be found 'lie the oti-Z.l song, vanl.hed from sight." No cluQUORS naa vet been found as to tne identity of tne burglars, and Mr Halaten if minus about twenty ore dollars wori if Drooertv.' '. ' - - . : Acaln last night there waa anothe"' - , rir 3 bosinsn house entered, and the par tie y srtloles which they reuiovsd from th bnilrltng. 'ihe eecoQd, or ratber tli iouely, was the Boss meat market Top, Tbe entrance at this ilaee was eueote by using a kuife or et me other abar ' - instrument to out one of the lone ; ' panels of the back door, after which f . " was pushed inward, ine burglare enter VIM fX ins through this opening. The di- . creet proprietor having taken a'l tht?C '. money out of -the cash register, and v. having left the drawer oiwn, the bur'come : glare found no money, but proceeded to help themselves to good things to , k eat. The proprietors, " rttilwell Bros., I alter taking an invoice, think the5353 have lost about ten dollars worth oi bams and bacon. At this place there, were two parties, for two separate andlOOil distinct traoka are discernible la theM ' mud at the baok of the building. It If : - also reported that Mr Bull, who wafc ' r ;. sleeping in the back room of bismeat market, was disturbed at some time during the night by a noise at his back ORS door, snd got np to Investigate. Ilow-- ,; ever, he foand no one, and decided SlVRE'j that it might bave been cats or dogs prowling around ths place. After thej other burglaries have come to light, it, . seems very probable that the eatnep enter his place. The olflcers are bul ly eugsged in attempting to locate the.. offetders Itseema to be the conwn- sus of opinion that it is the work of . tramps or Lobos. MP. H" O R Y O TJ Ft VROTE C TIO N A for Jim Hill Kicks By Scripps News Assoolation Washington, Msy 3. lames J Hill told the Senate committee on inter state commerce this afternoon that the restrictions placed on railroads by tbe Interstate oommsres commission were killing the export trade, by compell ing the roads to file publ'o schedules of division rates. Ha said that, while development of the export trade meant prosperity for the country, tnt repre sented an actual loss to the railroads. The prescription department is the important part of any drag store. Oar's is modern in every repect In tbe character of the drags used, in the methods o! compounding, in the skill of oar pharmacists, it is thoroughly up-to-date. We believe that the set vice rendered has a value for you beyond any money value, aid it coBts you nothing extra whatever. Oar prices are as low as good prescription work can be done anywhere. Lower than the usual cost in most places. . NEWLIN DRUG Uok- i i t-y fear- i ; iicb 1 hA .... m V.n, ft Is a . woauds. is. T S 'A I? . V sal H ty- .i i larvelc woan - - f