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TODAY'S NEWS TODAY "bowers and warmss To-nf tt. Tuesday Saoers. VOLUME IV LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON TUESDAY. MAY 23. 1905 NWUJERI75 : LA-.GIMNOE EVEN y Rojestvcnsky is (By Scripps News Association) 8l Pstsrsburg May 23 A dispatch from the front ttatei that General Kaulbars, commander of the second Msnchurisn army, will return to Russia. It i alto announced today tbat Admiral Parengrt has .bean sp pointed to command the fourth Bai tio Beet, wbioh it under ordort to tail for the Far Eatt on June lath . , IS REPORTED DEAD Parlt May 23 A report ia oiiculated here to the effect that information hat been reoeived by the Admiralty from Saigon that Admiral Rojeatveneky it : dead . ' ' -: DEATH RIDinnr.w.n St. Petersburg, May 23 It is stated today at admirallty headquarters that no dlreot ad? lost bar been received from Ad muni Rojestvensky for the pait Death Knell Sounded Sorippt News Association Philakelpbia May 23 Mayor Weaver this morning asked for and received the resignation of Davis 8m j the, director of safety, and Feler Costello, director of public works. This is taken as proof positive tbat the re publican maohioe is gone and the death knell of the gas Ieae ia sound sd. ' Hearing Closed Scripps News Association : Washington My. 23 The . Senate oouiurittee of interstate oomaisroe to day oloeed its bearing, on the rate question. . Princess Dies (By Sorippt News Association), Bt Petersburg . May 23 Prinoest Natalia, the youngest daughter of Grand Dake Constantino, died to day of meningitie. 22 If LONQ PANTS SUITS, in and fancy worsteds, single prices range from BASE BALL AND BAT FREE With Boy's Suit worth $3 and over GREAT SPECIAL SALE OF LADIES' SILK SHIRT WAIST SUITS A AC Buys your cbice of our $12.50 silk suits THIS , WEEK, thtse suits are special kjyey values at regular prices, you will find them equal to regular $15.00 A Ar suiU elsewhere. There is nothing cheap about the suits except the price. ; . . yVsV Reported Dead ten days. Conoernlog the death of Admiral Rojestvensky, it Is ridiculed by the admirallty. - t CREATES SEN8ATION Paris May 23 There is a report here to the effect that advices have been received rare by a well known firm of French bankers Irom their confidential agent at Bt Petersburg, stating that vice-admiral Roietive -.- tky had died of dytentery, and tbat Admiral Nebogetoff bad astnmed command of the entire fleet. The re port has created a great - sensation bere. . ' " . Tokio, May23.-Reporte from for. Ign soarcea indicate that three divis ions of ths Russian Baltic fleet have united and are now in Paciflo waters. Jury Disagrees Scripps News Association - ' Portland Ore May 23 After being out all night, the jury in the case of councilman Rumelin, chargeJ with attempted bribery, reported tbat they were unable to agree and were there upon discharged. Will Participate By 8cripps News Association ! Paris May 123 At a meetlntr of the council of ministers today, M Pel oaste announced that President Roose velt had accepted the invitation of France to send a military mission to the next general military manoovera. In Critical Condition (By Scrippa News Association) Omaha, Neb., May 23. E W Nash. the president of the smelter trust, who was stricken with paralysis while at dinner last evening, has not recovered consoionsnets, and there Is little hone for bis recovery. BOYS' you have not visited our boys' eoit Extraordinary r. . . r ". fu"" ' mrgtf assortment ana reasonableness in pnee. ' Good Serviceable suits, $1.50 and $2.00. 152 50 For thi8 price we rT have a large assort ment in the newest styles, in pleasing patterns, values equal lo regular $3 00 suits. sizes from age 10 to 20, in tweeds, cheviots, serges and plaiu and double breasted cute, P J Cf I f( ,44 3vJ 10 pD.UU A11 Silk SuJta at Reduced Pricea thia Week. No Reserves, No Exceptions. ."-: V:.'v; ' '" m k'jJI".Ll!l. ill... .' 111 " '" "' DEFAULTER GETS LONG SENTENCE Scrippa News Association . San Francisco, May 23. Fdward Smith, the defaulting San Francisco tax collector, today entered a plea of guilty to the indlotment charging him with the ambessleme'nt of fifteen thousand dollars. He was sentenced to ten years In the penitentiary. SECOND PLEA ' San Francisco, May 23. ( Later ) 8mith alto entered a plea of guilty to the indictment charging him with the embezzlement of twenty five thousand dollars on which he was sentenced to ten year. Bat. as both of his sen tsncee ran concurrently, the actual time ha will have to serve will be sis years and four months, allowing for good behavior. The tottl peculations of 8mlth amounted to one hundred tbonsand dolla is. 8orlpps News Association Washington May 23 President Spencer, of the ' fioatbera Railroad Company thia afternoon made the anr. prialng declaration before the com. mittee on Interstate commerce tbat the railroads would eventually be oompell ed to adopt the noliov that the nnhiln demands. Ha aald that the railroads did not oppose regulations, bat merely resisted the attempts to. enact legisla tion that wovld deprive them of a re- sort to th$ coarts. Against Standard Oil . (By Mcrlppa News Association) Maysville Ky Miy 23 Five suits were today filed in tnie.city against the Btsnderd Oil Company (or sellins: oil without license in this city and oounty. The penalty for each offense I five thontand dollars. in SUITS departuneut this spriue. w Adopt I Public Policy Values $3 no At thia price aP.UU eh0Wt this sprbg, some values which we never have been able to offer at leak than $3.60 to $4 00. We have them in Cheviots and tweeds, neat and dressy and built to wear. ' DIFFICULTY AS TO NUMBER OF VOTES By Scripps News Assooiatloo Salt Lake, May 23. -Friction as to the votes that each delegaU was en titled to east prevented the convention of the Western Federation of Miners from getting dowu to business today. The morning session wss characterized by speeches showing that there ass discontent among the delegates. In the afternoon there was a discussion of the) credentiala committee. The ap pointment of credentials committee ie expected tomorrow. Steamer Released Scrippa News Association Tokahama, May 23-Tbe steamer "Lluoheder", which waa captured several days sgo by the Japanese, has been released by the authorities. By Scrippa News Assooiatloo ; St Jetersboro May 23 General Lineritob reports tbat the Bassians have occupied Bhabetse, and tbat d tachmeot under . General Trubets- koy has (oroed tbe Japanese to evso oate Bbintaff, and tbat he then marched South and set fire to Nan cheese. " ' " " ' . .',."'., - EU881ANS BEPTJL8ED Tokio Ms 23 General nTsma re. ports that tbe Russian cavalrr , which dotoured toward Fizkomen from the right bank of the Liao river, were re- peatcdly defeated by the Japanese rearguard. A portion of tbe Bus siea force retreated North in disorder . Sentenced For Life J O. MoBain. who was Sstelr tried for the M order of the Trost brothara in Wallowa county and who - was round guilty of murder In the seoond degree by ti e Jury tnlnathe ease. Monday at 1:30 d m sentenoad h Judge Bobert Eakln to life imprison ment. Sheriff BlakelylwlUJarriTe here una ariernoon on the Elgin traic with the prisoner, and will denart tonight for tbe penitentiary at Balem Railway Wreck (By Scripps News Aaaooiation) McKenzte Teon May 23 A wash out on ths Nashville, Chattanooga A Hi liouis railroad oauned a wreck of the Dixie Flyer east ol here todav. There were several it jured. some of whom may die. ; MAGHEN Washington Mav 23 Amrnat w vr. chen, formerly auperlntendent of tbe al . m a . iret aenvery poet OtUoe department, thia morning entered a plea of guilty to tne indictment chara-incr him ith conspiracy to defraud the Qamnm in connection with tbe letter carrier supplies to the denartmant. m ind toted la conjunction with, Cfeorge m uorenx, oi toimo and William G Crawford, of Washington. UPON THE COURT'S MEROr uacnea tnrew himself upon ; the mercy of tbe couiL when h nUu guilty, sod was sentenced to two years inpnsoomentattbe Moundvllls peoln. tenllary, tbls sentence to be served at the eooolasion of the nraaant ss. , William Q Crawford entered plea of "not guilty Maoben asked tbat nothing he might say should be oaea so prejudice tfie other defendants Land Armies Clash PLEADS GUILTY CHICAGO By Scripps News Association Chicago May 23-Ths teamsUra em ployed by eighteen lumber flrma struck this morning, thus adding eight hun dred teamsters to thoaa irat n . strike. This, apparently, makes the proepeoia or a settlement of the strike more remote than ever. ANOniER CONFERENCE HELD At nine thirty this morning a con ference waa called In tht. offln nf the mayor for the purpose uf finding, ii irasatDie, some eolation to the pro blem involved In tbe attitude of tbe expreas companies toward their team sters on a strike. The eompnnles maintain that tK mmu .. -- baok the man who Violated their con tracts with them. Unless some pro vision Is mads for tbe express drivers, the anions olsim that they will make no settlement of the strike. WILL MAKE FINAL EFFORT 12 M At the eonolnaion of the oon ferenoe between tbe attorneys and the representatives of the express com panies, mayor Dunne announced that the express companies wsre still an willing to grant the concessions ssked by the, - strikers. Another meeting, however, has' been arranged for. thie afternoon, when president Berry of the express drivers, the express managers and the aldermanlo committee wir make a final effort to get together and effeot a Settlement. MORE DEPUTIES Mayor Dunne, Chief of Police O' Neill and the eheriff held a eonrrn this morning on the strike situation, and it wss decided to send a large force of Police and denntioa In th. lumber districts, where several hrn urea men went on a strike this morn log. Sheriff Barrett will swar In two hundrsd additional deputies for this doty. WILL PROSECUTE '. Levy Mayer, tbe attornev for th employers, consulted with his clients yesterday and decided to push the prosecution sgaiost the aniou officials in the Federsl Courts. The d.u,.ti..a are Investigating the origin of tbe sev en fires started in the yards of the Kittenbouse Embree . Lumber en ¬ during the night. The police believe mat it was ignited by strike s. mpath izers. Jnstioe Caverlv . n n firm fined yssterdsy tbat ha would line every man arrearea ror carrying concealed weapons to the maximum amount. ' MAx EFFEOT SETTLEMENT Mayor Dnone. Lew Mavar. th torney for the emDlovers. and a irenrn. sentatlve of all the express companies, (ogetner wild an aldermanlo committee were together todav in a aonfemnM. The belief is current tbat tbe confer, enoo will result in finding some loop hole through which the lockout of the express drivers can be taken back, and which will remove the last obstacle In tbe path of a settlement. r That r It does a Gtberman good (o look' over oar fine line of fishing tackle, this yiar it is larger and better than ever. It contains a number of brand new things that you will want to add to your equip, ment as Boon as you see them and it doesn't oust much to add them when you get them here. Oar stock of reels, flies, lines and rods afford an oppor tunity for everyone to tit up a good outfit at a very reasonable cost. , , v Wheather you think of buying or; not we will be glad to have you see what is new in the way of anglers' goods. . ' ;; NEWLIN STRIKE ' -DID NOT ATTEND Pm.IJa.i Y .... . , .emeu, oerry oi tne express driv en failed to appear at tbe appointed eocfereoce with the express msnsgers this afternoon. Until be is heard Irom, all negotiations ars off It is reoorted on good authority tbat the express companies are stifrneoekd" and will make no concessions wha.ever. If this is truo, there is little hope of any set tlement of the strike at present. Pre sident 8hea vent Into a conference with the jiint. LumbermeDs' Associa tion this afternoon in an endeavor to s.jiist tbe d:ffercnop latins lukt - usaiura anu ins tesmsters. Judgs Kohlssat, in the Federal Court this afternoon o ted forty eight labor men to appear and tell why they bad not answered the questions in tbe hearing on tbe injunction oases. WILL PROBABLY DIE : At three o'clock thin inmnA. George Caster a non onion teamsW was attacked by a orowo; at Armitage od Milwaukee streets. His skull wss iraotured by a thrown brick and he will pro jibly die. White Horse By SorippaNaws AeoctotIn , SeattU , Wash., My 23 - A report reachod lif re today tbat the whole town of White Horse; on the Yukon river bad been destroyed by fire. There ere no details and all the wiret to White Hore-isre down, and have been so for tbe past two days. It is imnoa. sible to confirm tbe mmor, . j - DESTROY BU8INE8S HOUSES Seattle 12 p m) Two of the ' mln streets, composing the total business section oi tne town was wiped out by fire tbls morning. There were six hotels and a half dozen storaa ditm. ed logetner with a dozen houses and the White Pass and the Yukon rail road depot. Tbe loss Is Mtiniatnl t three hundred thouasnd dollar. Th. la no lasoranue and tbe origin of the tire is unknown. The fire broke out in ths Windsor Hotel and Jumped a cross the street, almost entirely wiping out the whole block and inoluding the largest dry goods store la the city then they jumped to Seoond 8treet Miss Nellie Haggard, whose engsge ment to . R E Hodge has been an nounced, left yesterday to visit 1 her parents In La Urande. Ore. The wed. ding will take place in Spokane late next month. Spokesman Review. Tickles DRUG CO. Fire 4 ' ' i