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Mm D TODAY l liAlLlLA fair aci warmer i w.ir1!' y VOLUME IV LA G3ANDE, UN'.ON COUNTY, OREGON. SATURDAY, JULY 29. 1535 231 mm 0 r rcs RUSSIAN ; PAPER KICKING Bcripps Newt Association ... fit Petersburg, July 20 Ths "Ross"' ' to lay, referring to the Sato Interview sajs: "Pesce, on tbs ;ths , Japanese terms as outlined by M Bato, can only do an armistice." xtto paper fea little chance (or the conference ending successfully, if 8ato atatea the positi on of Japan correctly, The Sviet oon tinnea to rail at the lack ol : tack and In allowing Secretary Tatt end Mlaa Roosevelt to visit Japan while the United SUUa waa the boat of the peace plenlpo entlarlee. E XPENS WILL BE REDUCED WANT RELEASE U a riTi ianillrtL, LAW By Bcripps Newa Association 6( Petersburg July 29 A deputation ot citizens arrived today from Odessa to Implore the Government to release the city from martial law,' The citizens declare that the : military regime has brought on a reign of terror, that the wo'kmen are re duced to poverty and the tradesmen ; are loaing heavily. It la expected that the Government will be petitioned By Boripps News Association St. Petersburg, July 29. Orders have been Issued to ell the' ministers to supervise and readjust the aooounU in their departments, with a view to ontting down the expenses. All the snrplna funds wilt be1" placed at the dispoaal of the finance department The order la the result of the dfaoovery that the navy department has been spending large sums for the fitting to replace the parts which were defective In the warships of Admiral Rojestven sky's fleet, which has been at the bottom ot the sea for months. ERNEST -STAR ::E0UN MANYJ)RANGES Bcripps News Association Portland, dre., July 39. Congress man Williamson, one of the defendants In the land fraud trials, was on the aland tn his own defense this morning Bo admitted his presence la Prlneville at the time ihe conspiracy la alleged to have been formed, ' The character ot witnesses finished the testimony for ths defense. The prosecution pro duced evidence In rebuttal and an nouoced that it would oloss Monday by plaolng on the stand Ernest Httrr, the nephew ot Congressman William eon, who fled to avoid giving testimony and 1 went to the Southern Oregon mountains, where he was apprehended MORE,-: OF THE FEVER By Scripps News Association) New York July 29-Th Pauama railway's steamer Bequraa arrived this morning from Colon with several of the crew sick. At talon four of the crew were landed and sent to the hospital. The surgeon at Colon re ports that they have the fever Sever al of the crew have been sick and the paasenger and the crew ars being de talned Foor will be sent to the hospi tal. . ' . WILL OPEN SUNDAYS By Boripps News Association Portland Ore. July 20 Circuit Judge Frailer today granted a permanent in junction, which bad been applied for by. the concessionaries .restraining the management of the Lewis and Clark exposition from preventing thefiunJav opening of the "trail" attractions. The "trail" will be open tomorrow. REPORT ARE GIVEN AWAY OFFICIALS BID ; ' .; By Bcripps News Association Jaokson Mass Jnly 29 The state board of health baa been advised , that K-rr 1; yeuow fever at Lamb erton Miss, a town midway between Jackson and New Orleans. The patitat is an Italian from New Orleans, FOREST FIRES STILL RAGING Today's Grain Markets (By Scripps News Association) Chicago, Ills., July 28. The quota tions on the stock exchange, to day as to the principal grains were as : follows: wheat opened at SO.85 and closed at 0.Si)t ; corn opened at 0.t2 and closed at tO.52; oats opened at $0.28 aud closed at $0 27. Scripps News Association Portland Ore. July 29 Today was Southern California Day at the exposi tion, s well as Scandinavian day. Special ceremonies were held In the California building, with an address of weloome by the exposition , authorities and responses by leading citizens of Southern California.- 'Los .Angeles county gave away ten thousand oranges. hile thousands of gallona of claret sparkled over the minature falls ot the Yosemite. ; Sixteen Killed (Scripps News Association) St Petersburg Jnly 29 An official list ot the casualties as a result of the recent four daye rioting at Nizna, Nov gord, shows sixteen killed and fifty three injured. : " Wilson Didn't Resign Scripps News Association Washington, July 29. Secretary ot Agriculture Wilson today denied the report that he had resigned. The Secretary baa reoovered from his re cent attack ot Indigestion end will leave shortly for a vacation. - Jews Arrested By Script. News Association Warsaw, July 29. Ten . leaders the Jewish "bund" were arrested dav. chanted with planning an insur rectional y movement which led to recent rioting. ot to the (By Scripps News Association) Tokio, July 2S Secretary Taft and party left this evening" on a special train tor Kioto. A distinguished as aembly, including court, and civil of ficials, tamerea at tne ewtiuu w - iu farewel) to the party. Coal Combination Columbus Ohio July 29 Coal, rail road and dock properties conservative ly estimated to be worth 950,000,000, in which Colu.ubus capital is largely interested, were combined Into on company at a meeting beld today in New York, according so advtoes from tbatcity, . .. ... ' . . At t. uar tuievea are at wore: in mie cut. i A few nights ago a oar waa entered and a number ot pairs ot shoes taken therefrom. .The thieves' broke open the boxes and taking the shoes from the cartoons, sacked them op and left the paper boxes on the freight home platform. So far the officers have not been able to apprehend the thieves, but they think that within a very short time same startling - arrests will te msde. . . ' v.' Y.:.; ' New Orleans July IS There are several new cases of yellow fever re ported up until noon today, but there are no deaths reported . Thirty five different cases were reported yester day, five only ot these were , above Canal Street In the Amerioan quarters One of these is a well known lawyer and the other la a young woman who has been acting as a nurse. No trains are allowed to carry passengers tbroogh Tsxaa from New Orleans. TWO NEW CASES " Two new oases of yellow fever, both Italians, were reported at noon on the WUwood plantation acroaa the river in Jefferson parUn. Loth of the cases are traceable to the trench market section ot the city. i $ THE BENNINGTON TO BE REPAIRED Men's Summer UNDERWEAR MDEEPEIGED For Friday and Saturday (Scripps News Association) ' San Diego, Cal. July 29 It has been decided by the naval authorities that the Bennington will be sent to Ms. Island for repairs, the boilers to be taken out. The transport Lawton or Solsoa will be sent here to remove the convalescents to Mare Island, There were no new deaths reported today CHOICE OF OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF 65c MEN'S UNDERWEAR " In ribbed balbriggan, black blue, brown and pink, and . I"r natural balbriggan, choice Friday and Saturday, O J v V CHILDREN'S DRESSES AT PRICES WHICH THE MAKERS . WILL' NOT' DUPLICATE"'' A large assortment to make your made un from ducks, percales fDC in all conceivable styles, priced irom r selections from 4 -TV .1 i (T 4 4 f 50c BOYS WAISTS 25c CITIZENS DEMAND CLOSE QUARHNT1NE By Scripps News Atsooiation Jackson Miss, July 29 -The oitlsena held a mass meeting today and de mended that the olty put on a rigid quarantine, and the council ; promised to comply with the demand . If the quarantine Is effective, no person will be permitted to enter the city without a health certificate. -uy The fires are still raging in the forest In this vicin ity and so far no organized effort is being made to etop tbelr spread. There ere few available men here and no government official to take the lead although telegrams have been sent Superintendent P A Fenn urging him to come at once and organise to battle with the flames. . . The fire has burned over a large area already. Today It had almost reached the top of the divide and seemrd to be heading for the head of Cottonwood where there le a large and valuable body ot timber. Lates In (he day the wind veered to the south and checked the progress of the fire in a measure, but took tt Into township 15, range east. In which the Payette Lumber company, it is said, has soms Interests, Up to that time the fire had confined Itself to townships 10, 17 and 18, ratge 1 east. . The situation Is very lerlnus and it ill require heroic effort to subdue the flames. The underbrush Is very dry a ed gives the fire a (errible im petus. . , , ; ; , i ii , " Do not fail to hear Mrs. O B Mc- Clu ng B M, of Laarence, Kansas, sing tomorrow at the fresbyterian ohu'eh. PANAMA (By Hcrlpps News Association) New Yerk, July 29. Panama canal commissioners Uaynes and Ilarold were passengers today on the steamer Bargainee from Colon. When seen et quarantine, commissioner Harold aaid: "We have been ten days on the Ulbmna looking over the woik, and preparing dotal Is and reports to pro aent to the advisory board on Septem ber 1. The principal work at present ' ia the establishment of quarters tor the employees and ths toed supply. Two hatels are completed and seven 1 mora ""'" ZZ'. - . "pectea " that all the employees will be removed from the terminal nosts snd scattered hamlets, and that they will all be brought under close supervision. We had fifteen hundred employees under charge In June, and only three cases ot yellow fever." MANY INJURED IN TRAIN WRECK By Bcripps News Association Van Buren Ark July 29 An Iron Mountain passenger was wrecked cer Osark eaily this morning. Forty are reported Injured, but the number of dead is not learned. Every physician In Van Buren bsa gone to the scene of the dUetter on especial train. J Ozark, Ark , J ly 29.-The Weet bound Iron Mountain passenger train behind time this morning, and ron nlDft at a high rate ot speed, was wrecked at a curve three miles East at three o'clock this morning. The rails spresd, three oars left the track and rolled over. Fifty passengers were Injured, five of them seriously BATH REQUISITES Everything for the bathof the quality you ought to have at the price- you ougbt to pay. We Bell quantities of bath supplies, beoauae we keep what people want, and make the prices right. . inijii,ii urn i i .un ,i iipwt i iiimi.i.M. mii'ii iu u II - ft i WILL APPREHEND EDWIN HOLMES - (By Scripps News Association) . Wsshington, Jnly 29-United States district attorney Beaoh, who la - in ohargs ot the Investigation of the cot ton leak scandal, has teen In confer ence with eoting . Hecretary ot Btate Adas today . It is nnderstood that Beach has requested thut Government agHOts bo plaoed on the track of Edwin 8 Holmes. Jr, said to be In Canada, and John Hyde, who la in ' England. ' Child Captured A Doe ' The following la takan from a Dal (ly paper, and goes to show that Wasoo girts are not so slow. . ' A little 7-year old girl up tba Hood Elver valley- bat captured a pet any child and many 'hig folks" would envy her. The dogs frightened a young do into the Harden and the little girl gave chase, the frlghteded animal run litntr down . Into the field with the c' ill following. Finally the doe gave np aud thP child returned borne with her pet, vhild a gentleman who . has iat returned from there tells as Is .like Mary's little lamb, following levsrr where she goes. Sponges Bath Brushes Toilet Waters Superb Soaps If the opportunity to choose from an, ample assorment, or if the saving of money is an object to you, we expect to furnish you bathing , supplies. , - , NEWUN DRUG GO. TRY SOME OF OUR LUNCH GOODS WHEN YOU GO FISHING WE CARRY A COMPLETE LINE BAKER BRO S Adams Avenue Phone 29