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TODiFS NEWS TODAY
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ANOTIIEI-VESSEt
STRUCK A MINE
(By. 8crippa News i Asaooiatloli)
A moyTMay 17. IT I reported r here
tbat the Japanese fleet a taking a po
Itlon below Formosa where the battle
with the Russian fleet will probebly
be looght. Following declaration ot
martial law at .Formoea, the 'women,
etd childreo ot Peeoadore island have
been removed to the former island
: STRUCK ANOTHER MINE"
Tokio May I7-flW steamer . Cbuy.
eetasrk struek a mine near MUo Is
lands io the guTilFVechnTTrev TL
me teasel was beached at Elliott is
' land." ;
GERMANS LANDED-
? AT HIAGCHU
' . '.-'v i x V,
REP02T CONFIRMED
Paris May 17 A dispatch to the
Reuters this moroing affirmed the re.
port that three hundred Germans had
landed at Hiaobu despite tbe denisl.
The landing took place on the 12tb of
May. --.! " -
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Plucky Girls These
; Salt Lake May 17 Two young
ladies of this city, Mis Vera Lynn and
Miss Ln Chamberlio, are preparing to
start on a tour ol tbe world on a wager
of $20,ftX)7 Toe eonditfonV of the
wsger are tbat the young ladies most
earn their own expenses', during the
tour, must travel first olas and must
return to the city within 700 days. As
means of securing an income the
young ladies have published a paper
entitled. The Tonr of tbe World,"
and it is their intention" to get oat an
edition of tbe paper in esch "'argeoity
they visit In the United Suits. ;
The Sslt Lake edition ol the 'paper
contains the following articles by local
writers: "A Fortnight in.Tourraine,"
by Mrs Eugene" Lewis, "Ramblss
Through England," by Glen Miller,
"Hints to Travelers,". "byMiss.Msry
Lcnise Anderson, "The Colliseum o
Rome," by Dean Eddy," an4 "Modern
Science," by Prof R V Chamberlin.
PLAN TO
Z Lewis and ClarkN
Centennial Exposition
0p(
ens June f. -
Many of you will be there on
opening day and many more
from time to time. To be
equipped with COMFORT
ABLE FOOTWEAR 13
ESSENTIAL, . il you would
thoroughly enjoy yourself. t
To assure yourself FOOT
COMFORT buy your shoes
NOW and break them in be
fore you go. You can buy
the IsteBt styles as cheaply
bereand we daresay cheaper.
You may rest acsured that
Portland merchants are not
gMng to make special price
concessions because you are
from La fjrande.
LEWIS AND CLARK TIES
HANDKERCHIEFS,
HAT BANDS" ttidwX
Tie pins y37osSI
Likeness of the Lewis '-and
Clark Dollars. -
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::vovj -0 i A ! LA GRANDE. UNlbN COUNTY; ORECON DNESDAY MAY f7. I90S rCj..,: V..' r
.,.. v i.iuiorwiwcour,IFfcRS-V LLr- Bound Over
8orjppe NewssocUUoal
4 Higblshds VJjtijjj Aneight
knot breeie and clew weatker made
Jgfgfgpl-tbe
Kaisers eup raoa at noon today, tbs
sea was fairly smooth and everything
seemed favorable for a splendid raeeTpIunttsgton. It was Immediately lak
Ibe Fleur De Lis was bok at nhnrA
sgs this moroiug with all repairs made
and ready for the start. At tan tfSTock
the breeze was a tittle south oYrnrat
and had strengthened and wae rated at
Jen knots.''" -
..After two hours sailing the Ameri
ctn bo.t,' Atlajjiio, is a good quarter
of a mile ahead of all others. At tGw
ti ue tbe fog has settled around, the
boats and it is impossible to wtch the
raoa auyJinger.
Saved theCrevy
By 8cripps News Association
Long jUranbnVir Y , :May J17 -The
Danish bark Bertba went ashore last
nii(u
as landed
nsaof
the breeches
baoy.
GomezSicrV
By Scripps News Association.
Havana. May 17. The- condition of
General Maiimb Homei today is so
sertons tbat 'all plans for removing
him from Santiago to Havana Is given
"P. i
Returning Home
One of tbe specials bearing the del
egates and visitors home from
the 80th biennial convention of the
Order of Railway conductors passed
trough tbe city today at 11:45. The
passenger seemed as happy and jovial
as oonid possibly be, and it appeared
that their trip to Ores on has done them
an immense amount ot good- They
were all well and deeply impressed
with their short visit In Oregon, as
peoially with the' many kindneesee
and courtesies shown tbem by the
people,
-Another special will - pass 'thronch
the city this evening at nine "o'clock'
carrying another train, load of Eastern
people back to their - homesH One of
the specials which came over ' the
Northern Pacific to Portland tot .the
convention peases back this way.
BE GQnFORl ABLE
IS "JUST
'A a"-" T T "W
It gives comfort pre-1
selves the.sbepeddi
to looks and prolongs
the wear by briogiug
the strain where pro
visions are made for it.
OUR
DIAMOND
SPECIAL
$3.00 Shoe
is made on lhe lines of
the human foot, in
variety sufficient to fit
every footand we
give this important
.... :i
;
Fine
- .
atfentioor j. -iMtn Piapond Special $3.50
LET US PROVE IT Cascade Shoe, '2 2.50
Leather Suit Cases:
Thfse are indeed, special values These cases are , well
made, well lined.- and arelbetter r)han".any thing we ever
offered for $6.50. Special price at The Fair..... $5.00
Rogular $10 SteatQer TruliKs
These trunks are very convenient, and 'are especially -suit;
able for ladies' use dress; skirts . can he tarried in "these
trunks and come out in perfect condition and .ready for
immediate use. See our trunks. Prices from $C 60 to $22.60
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The cssoltn motor ear. whink. has
been going throngh;tb txperlmentai
pnnntjsii turn wDunkiwipwaaiia
Uenrouteto Portland to te "tested
thars, arxiied In thla cltT this fore
noon atta6T3 to"de westPuuud vueiA
enger train-, baring broke down at
en to the machine shops for repaliVaod
will toon proceed on iu ionrnrJt
iaite H complicated peloe ofmachlavj
ery acajrlll nndonUedly prove a suc
cess and wiu aaa greatly to tne acoom
saodation of the local iraveliog pabje
wuoraiM wpantiva. t is qaue prop
able tbat 'after it is demonstrated to bfeuoe wUhprominent eaiplojr. and it
a soccees. their use wllllwffenaral and
one wllibe opera(er" onfhe Elgin
prancn.
Nan Ajgain
By 'icrlppsTew'ATsoseTafioiPN
N.w Yorkr Ma 17MmCwar
f onnar. tbe widow of the Bookmaker.
aalled today for Enrone. John Millen.
formerly fonng's partuer, and Mrs"
Young's mother, Area also ajQoagth
oassenffera. , I'um mul '.- -
are iBBrtledmt this la denied by Mrs!
Young's alster. , . J
District attorney Jerome and assist-
ant attorney Jtand both refuse, either
to stnrm or deny the statement that Is
current that Nan Patterson will be cut
off trial for the fourth time. .
No .Russian Vessels
- Bcripps News Association
Tokio, May 17. Tbe Frenoh Gov
ernment hae notl fled- UteapAnaHUdr:
mlral De Jonquirea of the reported
orulee along tbe coast at Annan, on the
13th and 14th for the purpose -of " or
dering all Roaalan ships to leave , this
coast should they And any id Frenoh
waters but they did not observe
single Russian vessel. '
landslide
;By Scrippa News Association
Dalles Oi May 17 A landslide oo
ourred Tuesday afternoon on tbe new
extension being built to 8alem, Falls
City and Wrston railway, above Falls
City mountain . - One man was buried
and another's shootder broken. Tbe
deadJs Arthur Montgomery, wounded
A D Gee... v'- . "
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AS IMPORTANT 'UNI
a s I 9 w-. ml
Kiissaci
; ST.IOU3.
DIAMOND SPECIAL
A tS.00 ;
.
soft viei. opera toe, pate nt
C tip, opera heol.
$5.00
- SEE EMPLOYERS
i L .; U t.i
-(J8yjorlpe News Association)
"ChlcsgtrMay 17--TlepDOe of
tbe President of tbe American Krd re.
Uonxl Labor Introduced a fiiihtiug
faotor io the strike today. It j- hoptd
that the visit of tbe natioiul labor
iadetrwill cause the inauguration of a
peace measure. Following the meet
ing with the local labor leadum
TP resident damnArCTn uuk V
iS believed will h anthnrUn! .Ilc.u..
Trn oonceltlons'Ttirfs Ibeen made as
inducements, to submit the whole dis
pute to arbitration. G ampere Insists
that be is not in Chlcsgo to supercede
tbTlocal leaders in tbe conduct of the
strike, but simply to aid in the adjust
ment of some difficulties whiohToon
fronted the eieoutive board. ' i !
TbeJelegMion Irowrbe teamsters
brotherhood arrived this morning to
tend their ''ca'u'osel to' the strikers.
While the peace committee apjiiuu
by tbs mayor from the city conncil
did all In their power to i advance a
settlement. Jessie fiallenser. - and
James Jones, both colored were ar
rested this rooming cb treed with tbe
murder of Enoch Charlton aged eight
years, who was shot and killed last
evening in front of his home.Jfouog
Carlson was shot while deriding the
two colored men for being" strike
breakers.
7 THE EKO-W-810HT :
il developed today tbat before Gom
psrsleft Washington, ho set in motion
the maohinery of tbe national Civic
Federation in an effort to briug about
an adjustment of tbe Chicago strike
trouble. Through eastern members of
tbe tederation he made arrangements
to reach, ptdnatflenrOhioagoane vrtio
are in positions to bring influence to
bear epon tbe employers. 7 )
CALLS ON MAYOR.
President Qompers oalled on Mayor
Dunne at noon and held a short con
ference on ,the strike situation. The
mayor asked Gomperi to use bis in
fluence to ' prevent a spread of the
strike and if possible to bring about a
settlement. Qompers made no pro
mises, bnt said be was here tdLeid set
tiement in any way he could, bnt the
initiative however, was with the local
labor leaders.
Cases Disposed Of
Judge Knkln has handed In-bis de
cision to the foiloflng cases r
AEEatonvs M A Harrison, dis
missed st plaintiff's , costs. This at
one time was one of the most interest
ing eases -la- the-" wuoty, - being the
oounty seat case
James Noah was granted' a divorce
from Lixzle Noah. r , : r - .
" Ulricb Lottes vs John Anthony, set
tled and dismissed. " ; ;
Henry Bader vs Addle Hal'gartb,'
Admrx. Ordered that certain proper
ty be told and tbe nrooeeds to the
amount of $7-8 be paid plaintiff.
Cora Swttzer was granted a divorce
from Esmond Swltzer, and the custody
01 tbe minor Child, ' -
S W Mile vs Aohnrcb and nam
mack. Judgment in favor of plaintiff,
and order of tale of property to satisfy
judgment.
3 he Amalgamated Sugar Co.. vs A
A Ball, settled without prejudice. ; t
Rojestyerisky III
Scripps News Association -Petersburg'
' May 17 Reports
St
have reaobed here that Admiral Ko-
jestveniky v the" commander of tbe
Russian Fleet is ill and has telegrsnh
ed tbe Emporer that it will be Imnoe
sible for bim to proceed. The icpcri
isnnconflrmed.' :
Gov. Doiiiglas Referee
By Beripps News Association -
.
Boston May 17--DougUss as referee
decided that the-' fall River teitile
works are not entitled to va dividend
ol flve'per'cent on wagea earned fr-m
the time of the .Qtrika Keettiement in
January to April. Tbiseffecte 25,000
operators.
Y A men Thompeon who is well known
in Union, Umatilla and Baker conn-
ties was arrested in the Cove Sunday
night for obtaining money under mis.
representation, be having sold Oscar
Lond planer nod accepted a pay
vrt oj $100 and the macbine.has not
Mrtved, .He appeared . before justice
Wilson, waived examination and was
b nn.d over in the sunt of S50O, in de
Unit of which be is now la Jail, It is
eitremely 'bumiliating 10 the young
m owing to the ' fact tbaf be was
married to . young ladjf In ' Waljowi
county a few days' ago. Thompson
wss interviewed this j morning by, an
Observer repeeeentstir, ,, and stat
ed that ' on ' last " Thursday " at
Wallow - poetoffioe ; be purchased
money order in favor of the Brown
Machinery Co of St LouTii""lori wl'h
tbe order for this planer and that In
due time il will arrive." If Thompson's
story is correct; (and tbs, facts are
easily obtained be either bought this
money order or be did not. and if he
did. It is as easily ascetained whether
or not there is sued a tnaouiuerr ww
pany) , there is not . much ot case
agsinst him , in either ease his young
wife Is to be pitied. He is not. for be
should lavs known, better.
MayHJriife
( By Sorfppt ,JJ wa Asoqjation )
Can Franoitwo Cat. May, 17 Dele
gates -to the conference of the Cum
berland , Presbyteriae r. chnrch , wbiob
opens tomorrow, fasting until tbe 28ih
began to arrive today. , The majority
of , the , delegates now . hniM lnnUra
themselvos in favor of nailing, with
tbe old church, this is tbe most ira
portent matter to . be . considered, by
tbe conference. 4 ,5,
i ? In Philippines !
(By Bcrlpp News Association) ' ;
Washington May 17 Gen Carbine
commanding the army In the Philip
pine oabled the department that In
th recent fighting against the Moras
in Jolo four of oar soldiers were .kill
d and twenty three woanded. ;(4en.
wooa and not yet reported th detail
"'-'' ' Suicide-" -1
By 8oripps News Association
Milwaukde May 17-Gsorge Richard
son, cashier u Internal rsvenna : offlnn.
committed anioid today . by shooting
himself. II was forty six yeara of age
and leaves family. Officials" from
Washington are now making' an in
vestigation of hi acoount .
- Long Arguments;;
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: (By PcriFpaNawa sssoolat.cn)
Chicago May 17-Atty Plotke, In
behalf of Jobsnn HoohJ occupied the
whole days aession of the court today
claiming waa Iloch the victim ot the
ponderous machinery of tbe state and
tbat even it he was as vil a man . a
claimed he was not guilty , of ; title
particular charge, V
Tackle
That Tickles
It does a fltherman good-Jo' lookovfit
our fine line of fishing tackle, Ibis yar
? it is larger and better than -ever.'lt
contains a number of brand pew things
tbat you will want to add to your equip .
" ment as soon as vou see them land it
", . ' doesn't cost much to add them when' c -
- you get them here. Our stock of reels
" flies, lines and rods afford an oppor- ' :
tunity for everyone to: fit up a good 1 ,
outfit at a very reasonable cost, ; f,
' . Wheather you thiufc of , buying , or , r. i
,, -not we .will be glad to have .you see.
what is new in the way . of .anglers' ' '
gooue.
NEWLIN
ThtLisf8l2Vetcrcn'.
(By f3crippe"Kewe Association- f "
New'-Ywk'-' Msyll7J-The -bodV-i
Hlrsm Crcnk, las( survivor ol the war
of 1812 wae,ljht:Jittr,.todsf .froai;
Boonevllle and wUtte ruriei iOh ruin
military" honors at Cypress Hill to
morrow. , In the meantime ,the body
lies ln state st. the city, ball.! .Three
sons- ad4Mie.danghtes- accompanied,
tha body, which was escorted from the
station to the city hall by police, de-
tacnment regulars, O A U, anditber.
organUaUona, M iyor , McClelian ; and;
members ot the( city government fol-
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i- To briug ; yrwr , iJy ...
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