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LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON TUESDAY. AUGUST 22. 1905
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PORTLANDJAS SERIOUS FIRE
ON EAST SIDE - BURNS FOUR
J BLOCKS -MANY RESIDENCES
To Suppress Boycott
Soripps News Association
Bbanghi Ang 22 It is understood
that tbe v iceioy and governor ot this
province will endeavor to suppress the
boycott against Anurioao goods.
Poor Streets Hinders Fire Department in Its Work and Tire
fc. Made Terrible Headway
EOSS IS VERY LARGE
TAMPERING WITH
GOVT. WITNESSES
More Fever
8orippa Newa Association
New Orleans, Aug. 22. Pleven new
oaaea of yellow fever and aix deatha
went reported to the health office to
day. , ' ... ;' "...
MCRF YET
New Orleana Aug 22 Twenty aeven
new caeea and eight deatha are report
ed at three o'clock. '
This May be the Next Charge Against
Williamson, Gcssncr and Biggs
:L- 8crlDDa New A '
v Fortland, Aug. ' 2l-Tbe moat
menanoing fir of the present year,
which tared the energies of the fire
department broke out thia tnorulnp,
aweaplog clean two kblooka and in a
fringe circulating tha davaated apace
Are la still blazing despite the con
centrated efforts of both tha fire boat
an-Ttbe eoglnea. Tha loss already
.' . . aggregates several hundred dollars.
The street car t raffle and the light
irm jnd nower aervloa of' tha east aide la
'crippled
Tha fir aurted la the Iowa hotel, a
frame struoture, and rapidly spread
through a district largely occupied by
aaoond hand stores, Tha shacks stood
on 1 piling and .as the roadway bud
been condemned the Are apparatus
could not reach all parte of the fire
area althoaghlthe firemen waded and
allowed throoah tha elouzhs in tha
. desperate ' effort to protect several
structures. Tba wires of the street
ear and power companies broka era
eeveral thrilling escapes ot firemen
working on tha elevated rallroada are
reported The population of the
golcb made a mad rash to escape
with their Uvea and belongings.
With Iherd work the .flamea were
prevented from -spreading westward,
by dynamiting buildings. Several
ot tha flreaien ware aubjeoled to so :n
intense heat that their fellow workers
them to keep, them from being over
come by the brat.
Tha elevated street collapsed tak
ing the fire crew into the blazing
piling and maoh beneath. .
The flimsy lodging houses began
collapsing rapidly adding fuel to the
blaze At len o'clock it was thought
the fire was under control though
fresh oat break a are constantly report-
ad. Among the structures destroyed
are tba Kedderl building, three story
brick, Kearns Bro'e. block and a lodg
ing honss, The Air Tight Stove com
pany, Bailies paint store. Portland
Cement company, and eeveral small
ooncerna. - ; ' l '.
The loea of the Kaddcrly building
is tCO.OOO, and the Cully block 150,000.
Atnona the bnildinea is an Odd
Pellowa hall, tha loss of which la ap
proximately 920,000. At noon the
Barnes were still raging although under
control. Three perBona were injured
and a number of heroic rescues were
made by the firemen. There is little
insurance on any of the buildings
The burnt district includes four
blocks of tiusinasa houses, and the
lesidonces between Stark and Pin
streets and Uuion streets aie In ruins.
Uny other buildings adjoining are
destroyed. Rio Pelle, a fireman waa
seriously injured, and J Stewart, a
wtjca driver, auetained broken ; leg.
Three other people wtre Injured whliu
being rescued from , tha Kadderly
building A boy who jumped to the
aide walk bad both lege fractured, ;
Promised Mother
. In Belgium death warrants are never
enrried out because King Leopold
promised bis mother aa aha waa dying
that ha would never sign bis name to
I a death warrant.;, : ,
Portland, Ang 22. The United It is evident from tha character ot
Statea federal grand jury convened tha witnesses summoned that tba la
this morning and bvgan the inveetlga-jdlotment are to be returned against
tlon of the land fraud oases The first
matter to be considered was the rein
diotment of persona previously indlot
ed tut dismissed on the grounds ot
defectiveness.
Congraaaman Williamson and tls oo
defendants for oousplracy, alleged with
tampering with government witneaeea
during tha retrials. , .
Building Collapses I No Offirbj Vitor;
Demand Indemnity
TERRIBLE
TALE OF
DANGER
'By Soripna .Hews Association
8t Louis Aug 22 A section of the
educational building at the world'a
fair ground, which was weakened by
an earthquake, collapxed this morn
ing, carrying down eleven men, latab
by injuring several of them.
Soripps News Associrtion
Tangier lug 22 The French min
isttr presented to the Sultan an ener
getio command for an indimnity of
$2000 for the recent arrest of a Franco
Algerian oitisen. The minister also I .: Boripps New Association
dsmaods the punishment ol the out t New York, Aug.' 22 Tha steamer
clal responsible for the arrraS and ad. I Athoe, which haa been several days
ditional Indemnity of $1'K) daily until
the prisoner Is released. It is believed
that the 8ultan will promptly grant
the demands. : ' . "; . .
CHANGE CHARGE
TO CONSPIRACY
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Big rihirt Waist Sale
FOR
Commencing Monday, Aug. 22, we will place on
Sale our entire stock of Shirt Waist. No reserve
MONDAY, TIESDAY, WEDNESDAY
3$ Per
Less than ACTUAL VALUE
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There is apparently, a well grounded
belief that the charge against William
son, Gesner and Jtiggs will be shifted
by t!.a Government from that of anb
ornation of perjury to conspiracy to
defraud tha Government out of Its
public lands, and that a new lodiot-
meat will be brought against the three
defendants. Having failed after two
rials to seonre conviction ou" the
hatges of the former Indictment. It is
believed that a atronirec case can be
made on another Indlu'inent. . This
belief ia supported by the presence
here of 26 witoesses fiom Prineviile,
who will appear b ore the grand Jury.
Velegram . -
(Borlppa Nawa Association)
Oyster Bay Aug 22 The President
received uo official visitors today.
Tbia .morning Philip fi 8tewart of
Colorado, wjth whom ha had hunted,
came to Washington to make a day or
twoatay with tba Boose veils. ;
overdue, arrived today . with ' a cargo
of uneatable bananas aud the bones of
a half eaten shark aboard indicating
great hardships of the voyage Eight
passengers were aboard . - -
The ahip left Antotnio, Jamacia, on
July 8 for a six day voyage. When
three hours ont ot port the engine
broke down and the , ship has drifted
from that time until Sunday trying
to repair tha break, The ateamer
Altai waa signaled and the derelict
was towed to port. ,
The Chinese aboard tried to eat the
abark bat it made them 111. A
number ot dolphiaa were caught and
they relieved the famine. On August
8tb tha Athos signaled "all ia well'
to tha ateamer Adrlondack but on the
10th it was found that the fresh water
tank was tainted by t the jtiioes of
rotting fruit which has tossed about
heavily tor a week. . The endues agaiu
broke down . and " tba steamer Vera
provided provisions but was unable
to tow tba ship. The passengers say
the odor ot the rotting fruit wa
worse than the hunger and dangers of
tha aea. Many are elok aa a result of
their terrible experience.
Change Their Tour
(Soripps Newa Association)
Lincoln eb Aug 22 W.J Bryan ia
here and bis wife aud children are
coming home from Germany, They
have changed their plans tor their tour
ol the world and will go west to avoid
the. heat in the East Indies. They
will leave Ban Fiancieco about Rep
(ember lGtb lor the Orient.
Russian Ships l(enan)ed
(By Hcrippa News Association
Tokio Aug 22 Tha Russian ships
oaptnied by the Japanese fleet bavn
neen ' reouriatened with Japanese
names. '
Heney Loses Point
Judge Arthur L Fraser, ot tha Btate
Circuit Court, Ibis morning denied tha
motion filed to strike out parts of tba
complaint In tha $M),000 damage anlt
brought against United Btatea Dkitriot
Attorney Krandi J Heney by Ubarlee
F Lord. Telegram. ?y.y---y? r
.Chicago Markets
By Korippa Newt Aaaooiatlon
Chicago, Aug 22. M beat closed
da? at $.80, com at and
to-!
oata
Wheat Quotations
At Portland-Walla Walla, 7lo j Val
ley, 74c; blneatem, 7Bc. .
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HEADACHE FACTS
HAVE
ADJOURNED
UNTIL TOMORROW
lleutlathfl nan r.Umsi universal pi:m"ii
have it, at Iu at ooi;tt9iiinally.
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8G er ceut
Hfad.icheH cotiM h relieved by meaua of strong opiatfH,
but drngt;iiig a puhi is not curing it. , -
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, It is now po'fil.leto rure a headache quicker than imi
opiate will relieve it, and to cure Laruilesfaly by remov.
ing the ctiU8. .' ,. ,-. ' . ,;,,.
: Newlin'it Inblant headatlie cure ii a perfect rfidcdy. ;
It caii't burin. It relieveH the severest beadacbes ia
fiom UO to 40- luiuuies. Price, 25 cents. " - , - . -
. Sorippi News Association -Portsmouth,
Aug. ' 22 The pence
conference will not bold a session to
day having met thia morning and
adjourned until 9:30 tomorrow morn
ing. ' ;',. -
BECRETAKIES LU8Y
PorUmnutb ug 22 The secretaries
are busy completing tbe minutes. The
Russians are at work at rooms in the
navy yard. Each session consults of
from 1200 to 3000 words drafted in
Japanese and Ruaslan. Alter tbe
agreement, by the envoya as to tbe
exact wording it must be written in
French. Often differences arise as to
tbe iuterpertation which must : be
harmonised.
BECRET CONFERENCE
The assistant secretary ot atate this
moming bad a conversation with Kan
eko's secretary lasting over two bonrs
at the Rockingham hotel. Pierce de
clared that be came only to arrange a
banqoet that he ia to give tbe Japanese
envoya tomorrow night while he and
tbe secretary were does ted. Tbe
clerks of the hotel poei'lvety denied
that Piarce waa in the r house. It
believed ttat tbe conference was about
tbe concession that Japsn ia ready to
moke to the Russians.
Tbe inability to secure complete
drifts of the proct.ools is given as the
reason for the delay in the peace crfi-
ftrnoe. ' ..
NEW PROPOSALS
Paris Aug 22 A correspondent rf
tbe Temps, at Bt Petersburg, declares
chat tbe council of Ministers voted br
small majority for a conclusion of
peace and have orders d tbe Ports
month delegation to make new rro
I If a a .a
poena legarmug me amount 01 tue
indemnity, ' " '
WANT IT ALL
Portamontb, Aug 22. The Japanese
envoya declared that it ia ridiculous
lo think that Japan would secede half
ot Sakhalin aa a commission. They
declare they will have, poosession of
the itland and Russia can never re
C.ver it. .
v : PRAISE TEDDY
London, Aug. 22. People gather
about tbe clnbs for news from porta
mouth in regard to today's event for
signs of an approaching agreement,
E irpe Is generally loud in Ua pralae
for Kooa elt.
NEWLIN DRUG CO.
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THE CITY GROCERY AND BAKERY J
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fJo to the :'?ity prooery and Bakery for groceries, fresh J
fruits aud vegelables. ' , ' v;
I FRESH BREAD, CAKES AND PIES, EVERY DAY
Give us a call one time and you will be sure and come
again. We keep the best and freshest of everything
the market affoids. V
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