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VOLUME IV
LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON FRIDAY. JULY 14. 1905
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DISCUSS
PEACE
TERMS
; 8oippe Newt Association
Bt. Petersburg, July 14 -In the
course of an Interview with the Kin
peror this afternoon, the whole ob
ject of the peace negotiation! wu gone
over .with him by M Witte. Mrs
Witt will accompany her husband aa
far a Parti, au1 may Join him later In
Ue United Btatea. M Karotovltz, the
Russian member of the legation at
Pekln, will accompany the Russian
miaaioD to America. ',
BKTIKR FEELING ON BOURSE
Price rose on bonne upon improve
ment of the Rasiian aeonritlea
abroad, dae to the appointment of M
Witte aa chief plenipotentiary in the
peace conference. The Government
has leaned another five million in
paper roubles. The bourse Gnette
aayt that tbe laeue Is foro'td.in order
to protect the gold reserve
INVESTIGATING
ANOTHER LEAKAGE
? (By Boripps Newa Association)'
.Washington July 14-6ecretary Wil-tor-
baa began an Inquiry . regarding
the charge that the statistics depart
ment of the agricultural bureau ou
tobacco was being manipnlated In the
interest of the so-called tobacco trust
Pending the Investigation, the publi
cation of tobacco statistics of 'acveial
districts will be held up, although
the regular monthly report by elates
will be iaaued Monday.
;i Big Mines Sold
(By Pcrippi Newt Association)
Sharon Penn, July 14 The Balalkla
gold and silver mines, In Shasta Coun
ty, California, owned by the late Peter
Kimterly, Prank Bukle, of Sharon,
and others, has been sold to a syndi
cate, headed by Clarence M Mickey
for two million dollars ' The deal a as
closed this week by the trustees of tbe
Kim berly estate. y
GREAT
CLEARANCE
OF ALL
It will pay you to get our prlccs-Our policy of
clearing out what is left of seasonable goods
after every season's selling INSURES YOU NEW
GOODS. What is left of this season's goods
MUST CO NOW, WE HAVE MADE PRICES THAT
WILL PLEASE YOU AND MAKE THEM CO.
JAP MINISTER
VISITS ROOSEVELT
By Srfppe News Association
Oyster Bay July 14 Minister Tak
ahira, chairman 8honte and eb'ief en
gineer 8uvena, of the Panama canal
commission, reached Oyster Bay at
eight-twenty this forenoon, and they
were taken to Sagamore Hill in the
President's carriage. It is supposed
that minister Takabir came to aa
certain, if poacib'e, what news of im
portance was conveyed to tbe Presi
dent by Baron Koen yesterday.
President 8 hoots and chief Stevens are
to leivefor tbe isthmus witbiu 'a few
dsys. ' T.ie President" wis'aed to have
a conference witb them ' befora they
sailed for their destination.
MURDERED. WOMAN
IS IDENTIFIED
(By Soripps News Association)
, Braintree Mass July 14 The body
ol tbe woman who was
ed on the grounds of the Arlington
U ill Club, has been identified as E-r
meline Sobudlofoka, the wife of a Pol
barbar . Tbe nolioe srd searching for
Scbodlofska who, it la believed, is on
bit way to California. V . v ;.
Convict Hanged ,'
(By Scripps Newa Association)
Folfom Prison, Cal July 14-Joseph
Mnrphy waa hailed this mornlne in
Foleom prison. He walked with
steady step to the gallows and remain
ed stolid aa the cap wax adjusted. Bay
ing not a word. MorDli.' on nf
the men who murdered euard Uottnr
in tbe famiias prison break ot July 10
1903, at which time thirteen convict.
go iwir. .
Capture Terrorists
By Scripps Newt Association
St Peterabnrg. July 14. The rjollca
laat night surrounded a bouse near the
Fontaine canal and captured a band of
terrorists and a quantity of explosives.
A number of policemen were wounded
in the raid.
2322SSB2
SssjC
ALE
SUMMER
Call us up on' Farmers' Line.
GERMAN FLEET
GOES TO SWEDEN
By Scripps Newa Aaaoolatlon
Stockholm July 14 He minister
of marine today refused to either eon
Arm or deny the report that tb pro
posed visit of a large German flet to
tbe 8wtduu and Norwegian waters is
intended as a demonstration of sym
pathy Vward 8wedeo . JThrflrst of
the German fluei la expected to mt
rive on July loth.' ." f-v-
TWO KILLED IN
! RAILWAY-WRECK
By Soripps News Aaeooiation V '
'.fCLU XIm uiy ir t wo men
were killed and seven seriously injured
in a collision bf two Chicago and
Eastern Illinois passenger ' trains ' at
Sieger Ills., (hie moraine. Tbe dead
are engineer Jtmts Lyke and i George
Epstein, of Chicago. Several ol the
injured will prebably die J i i . '
.PAS-CELEBttATES :i
FALL OF BASTILE
? f Sorlppa Newt Association V
Paris Franca Jdly 14 In Paris to
day, setebiatlng tbe fall of the bastila
which it a national holiday, the custo
mary parade' ol treopVwaa.beld.in the
Long Cbampe tbia morning. Presi
dent Loubet and Miniater of War
Berteau, revb wad the troop.
TAFT, AND PARTY..
AT HONOLULU
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Honolulu July 14 The steamer,
Minohuria, with Secretary Tafl and
Miss Hoosevelt and party Jon : board.
arrived here today. All were well and
the psr'y waa given an entbusiastio re
crption Tbe trip from San Francis
co was witLout incident beda tbe
suicide by drowning of a cabin passen
ger named Sullivan; from Ban Antonio
Teias. ......
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PRAISES
ilOHNOj
4 8cripps News Association
Cleveland. JOh"oT iuly 14 Walter
ccti, tha'CsbTo nVmlnerwho la
oot to break railroad records, passed
throngb Clevand enrouie to New Y jtV
on the Twen tieth Cf nturyJJrm d today.-
H atopped iff. f'e minutes
and paid oomplimenta to John D
ErokefelUr. He ? said: V'So this Is
- ,.uu. dues riva him
8cottVcomriiments aoj toll him that
ha will meet me in New Yo.k. I'll
show bin) boaf to get "pay d.rt" out of
life. Whai"he needs a cyclone to
let him get outwith th publlo a, little
bit." I don't see that be baa Vnythint
over oommnn people bnt money."
'Ui- AB RIVES IN NEW VORnt
? New rorkJalyi 14.7Walter , Boott,
the miner and high 'fljeY from' out jif
the west, "blew Into oar midst" this
morning on the Twentieth Century
Flyer from Chicago. Ha waa drMwl
In a blue serge , suit and leading the
now am one yellow dog by a piece of
ttrln VSeottj bit tbe Broadway
trail later, with a crowd ol new found
friends He got Into a oab with hi.
Ana an1 la maw 1 - liT xr i
. J ' ' -f WltX SPEND 115,000 J jV
After taking a whirl thrauirh th
(own, Boott took hie dog fcto a livery
ania and then went to the lientld
Square Hotel... lie an aouueed that he
intended to apend fiteen thousand dol
lars during bis slsy lijTSew Vork.
PEASANTS,.REVPLT,
ESTATES DESTR0VED
By Soripps News Association ".
' Odessa July 14 The agrarian dis
orders are spreading rapidly through
out Southwestern Russia and in tbe
districts of Padolis, Kloff. Kbarkofl
and Kberton.; T'ae peaitots 'are in
open revolt and bave destroyed larm.-
tng machinery, and looted the estates.
They declare Hut the paasantt are the
real land owners, while many of tbe
real land owners have fled witb their
families, v leaving their estates in po
teession of tbe rioters."' .
Today's Grain Market
(Scrippa News Association)
Chicago Joly 14-Tbe quotations on
tbe grain market today were aa follow
In regard to the grains wheat otan-
ed at $0.87 and Cosed at $0.80 Vz
corn 10,56.; oats 10.32, ';.
v Cashier Suicides '-i
(Scripps News Association) :
St Louis, Mo. July U-V W War.
field, aged el sty. the cashier of the
St Louis County Bank at Clavton.
shot and killed himself while abated at
uia iima, mm iwwt lUirir UKJMY
Ill
behlth was the oaose ot the act.
President of Assembly
(By Scripps Newt Association)
t. Petersburg. July 14. It la
re-
ported that Prince Sviatopol Mlrtky
will be named president of the pro
posed reDreeeotativa aaaemblv. which
tbe Czar has declded.to call
i i.
Made Grand Admiral
..By Soripps ew Association
Kiel, July 11 -Emperor William
hat appointed King Oscar at Grand
Admiral ol tbe German Navy.
- Rebels Hanged
Odessa July 14 Twe.ity-'our lead
en of the recent disturbance htre
were banged today in various prison.
Another batch of 17 will be pnt-licly
esecnted on the arrival bnre ol Qaoeral
IgnetN-ff, rrefidenl ol the special con
ference for revreton ot exceptional laws
designed for safeguarding public or
der. The ball leabip Goorge Pobiedo
noeeti arrived here witb a fresh crew
for tbe purpose ol taking 67 mutineers
to Bebaatopol tor trial by court mar-
FOREST FIRES
DESTROY PROPERTY
' By Scripps New Artooiation '
BakeraSeld, Cal ;' July 14. The
worst fires ever known In . thia section
are raging at Breckenrldg. The fire
started last night and originated near
Lnoaa Creek. It swept O'er an area
of many miles,' destroying a large
number or campa The blase la now
beyond control, ard tbe loea will be
be great. '
Delicate Operation
8crSppe News Association '
Boaton, Maes., July 14 ReporU
from Pooaswt, Cape Cod, say that
General Leonard Wood h tn.t
gone a delicate aurglcal operation of
trepanning, in order to remove a bony
growth of the bead. The operation
waa successful, and ; the general It
making rapid progress toward reoov-
VAN GESSNER
TELLS HIS STOitf
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8crippt Newt Association
, Portland, July 14. Van G saner,
the oo-defendant with, and pnrtner of,
Congreaman Williamson, was ' the
principal witness for the defense in the
land fraud cases here today. lie ad
milted that he had advanced money as
regular loans for people to proven poo
claims, but denied having cantrant.it
with the claimant to induce tben to
tike np and file on Government' land.
'largest Turbine Ship
fey Sciipps Newt Association ,.
, New York July It the contract for
the construction or a six thousand
ton turbine' freight and passenger
steamer, the largrst tribune ablp yet
built in Amerioa, baa been let by pre
sident Uarriman of the Southern Pa
cific oompany. The atnamw will op
erate between New fori and New
Orleans ..' .
LATE ST STYL E S
IN STATIONERY'
Our new stock of .station Tjr embraces all the latest
ideas iu corresponJence papers, all (he newest sizes,
shapes and tints. Oar line of box papers is especially
noteworthy, ranging iu price from 10o to 60c a box.
We always carry a good stock of bulk aud tablet
papers, just now it ia unusually ample, ' Our prices ou
everythiug in the stationery line bave been proverb
ially reasonabe and we are now offering belter valu.-s
for your money than ever.'
NEWLIN
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ON ALL- STRAW CRASH
HATS
ELEGT
OTHER
IV1EMBERS
(By Soripps News Association) "
New i'ork, July 14. At a meeting
of tbe dree:ora ot the Equitable thlt
morning, twelve sew dlreciort wera
elected, and tbe resignations of three
of the former directors wera accepted t
Thoee who resigned wera Frederick
Bourne, Louis . KitsvaraWt f r -Dumlng
Tbe new dlreo tort who are
to serve until December 81, 1905, are
Wallace P Pierce of Boston. Daniel '
Tomkins of Charlotte NO, Thorn aa
Spratt of Ogdensborg N Y.. Lewit
Stern of New York, Frank Wetherbea
of Port Henry N Y.t Jamea MoMahan
ol Brooklyn, N Y , and those to aerva
until D.oember 31, 1006 are H1UU F
McCook ot Plttaborg, Charles Little
Held of Lock Island Me; tboaa to serve
until December 31, 1907, are N M
Stranham, collector ot the port at New
York, and former Judge Cady Herrlek .
ot New York; to serve until December
31, Nlohulat Murry Butler pretl
dent ol the Columbia University, and
Charles Z, nder, of Philadelphia, Penn.
WOULD NOT GIVE PAPERS 1
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Assistant district attorney Oarven,
thia morning Called npon Robert Hun
ter, tbe first deputy superintendent nf
insurance in order to mske a request
for a cpy of the evidence taken by
superintendent Hendricks In tba in
vestigation of the Equitable, District
Attorney J.rorne was promised by
Governor Higgim ,oaie time ago that
he would be luruished with a copy of
the cm oce, which be desired to use
la c'it ! .al prosecutions. Gavin bad
a lively interview 'with' Hunter, but
failea to get a cor y of tbe evidence,
DRUG CO.
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Watch this space for Suit
vyirntn
C L Mcltquist $35
Dr. C L Bitten $25
Suit last Saiurday
Two drawing on Sat
July 15
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