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" VOLL'mE JV LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON THURSDAY. AUGUST 31.1905 7 WMoCn .
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JAPANESE GOVERNMENT MAY
POSSIBLY BE TAKEN TO TASK
For Thicr Great Concession Made-Wittc
; -Is; Doing Considerable Talking
fcZAR THANKS TEDDY
itoripp Nsws Association
; Porttmouth, Aug. 31 At noon to
r; day tb Ihui of "pate or war" waa
" 'T ,tul ,n ,h balance no word baa
:gi been received from either 81. Patera-
bargor Tokio. ,!
TO SIGN TOD A?
i Portsmouth, Aug. 8l-8euator Bran
bam baa gone to Oyster Bay to an
4avor to obtain President Roosevelt's
4hBieuoe to have tba treaty o.mpletad
and algned today. Ha deslrea the
president ' to accompany the envoya
and their party to tba White Moan
talus for fw days.
" NOT DEPLORED
ji"-St Petersburg Aug 31 One of the
"""f highest Russian officials laid today,
"The lalk about peace being deplored
in influential Kossian circle ia all
nonsense. Peaoe came at moit op
portnnv time when we were neering
the end of our reeouiore and aa it it
Weil known at court, when Line
' witch portion waa hopeless. Ruaaia
need every penny she can get to re
store bar to a solid fioaocial baeie. The
ouiaida world Iih do idea bow terliblx
tba atrain hs been upon the Russian
excheqore " ': v '
f, to VrTT CHICAGO
::" Chicago, Aug tfi. Priooe Ecgslit
f cheff , the Russian vice counsel and 8
; Siblmlxu, tba Japanese consul of this
clty, were today informed that Witte
nnd Komora are likely to visit Chlosgo
,witbin the next two weeks "
GREAT SALE
Another opportunity offered to the public to
purchase good staple merchandise at very
low figures For one week we will place on
Our bargain counters our stock in black,
colored, plain and fancy silks.
36 inch
Special
Black Taffeta, rogulur
91 inch black Taffeta,
Special " . . . . .......
regular
45 inch black Grer.aliuea, regular value fl 50
and $1.75. Special
24 in Satin Duchess, tegular vajue $1.50
Special
21 inch - black Satin Duchess, regular $1 50
, Special '.
24 inch black Satin Docbesa, regular value $1 25
Special
19 inch black Satin Duchess, regular value $1.00
Special
23 inch Peau De Soie, regular value $1.50
Special
20 inch Peau De Sole, regular value $1.10
Special .....
19 inch Peau De Soie, regilar value $1.00
Special ...'.............
19 inch Colored Taffeta Silk, in all the leading
hades, regular value 85 cents. Special
Fancy silks in all the most wanted patterns for
. shirt wHBts and shirt waist suits, regular
values, ii.uo ana f l.zo. special
RIBBON
600 yards of all silk extra iiuality Messelino. satin
Taffeta, and the wanted toft
. wide. Special price
ONLr,,TFMP0RABY
St. Petersburg, Aug. 31 A aenaa
tion waa crerted here today by an
article in the Novoe Vremya written
by Editor 8anvorln, declaring that
Raaiia had accepted the peace .term
only ai temporary maasurt He
eaya Russia will take a reat aa l tb,tn
move again.
The Novoe. Vremya also attacks
President Roosevelt vbile Priope
Ouhktoinsky ta aweet lo praiea of biui.
STARVATION THREATENING
HI. Petersburg, Aug St. The Agra
grian disorders are assuming enormous
proportion and the starvation of
millions ot peasants ia imminent. The
government will bar to aend large
sums for relief work. President Roosa
velt'a work deserve tLe tbauks of all
Russians for but for bim the war would
hare been continued until anarchy
broke out this winter In tb Interior.
NOT READY FOB PUBLICATION
Portsmouth Aug 31 It is officially
announced Irom the Japanese head
quarters that the posoe treaty will not
be made pujlio until it bus beeu veri
fied by both emperor.
BETTER TODAY ,
Portsmouth Aug 31 Envoy Taka
bira wbo lias been confined to his bed
sinoe Tuesday as a result of the men
tal strain, i reported greatly improv
ed this a't'rooon and it is tbnught
that he w-11 be able to leave bis room
in a few days
1
OF SILKS
value
" . V. !$1 .29 I
value 90 cents
.73
.70
t
SPECIAL
effects, 6 Inches
PLENTY OF MONEY
London, Aug 31 Tokahoshl, the
Japaueee flnanoial agent says Japan
did not need any Indemnity At the
present time aha has 1179,000,000 uu
tonobed in - London, Germany and
America. He aya there la no neoese-
ity for a new loan now, bat that Japan
bad intended to make an International
loan ot. iuu,wu,uw ir me war waa
continued,
CZAR WIRES PBE8IDENT
Oyster Bay Aug 81 The-President
today received from the Czar a mes
sage at follows:
Peterhoff, Alexandria : "Piefidenl
Roosevelt, please accept my covgratU'
la'ions and earnest tbankt for having
brought about the peace negotiation
to a successful conclusion. Owing to
your personal effort my country will
gracefully recognize the great part
you have playel in the Portsmouth
peaoe conference."
TREPOFK HAPPY ; i
St Petersbarg Ana 31 TrepofT ex
presses great pleasure at the conclu
sion of peaoe.
WITTB STILTj TALKING
St. Petersburg. Ana: 31. -The Blavo
today print an iuterviaw with peace
envoy Wltte who aays the result of
tba peace -conference waa a reward of
standing firm. Ha la quoted at saying
"It was a frightful position. I bad
no right to compromise and a roDtnre
seemed likely. It waa enough to enlist
the sympathy of everyone. Japan and
President Roosevelt appealed to my
ratriotlsm, humanity and good sense.
Fortunately 1 auoceeded in holding
out to the end. Japan could not read
my face a to what wa passing through
my heart. I treated it with the
utmost Indifference to the end,"
JAPAN IN IGNORANCE.
Tokio, Aog. 81 The pnblio oon-
tlnoes to be wlthont Information
regarding the agreement of peaoe made
at Portsmouth. Tba term of peaoe Is
not known bere especially of the di
position ot tb Islai d of Hashalin and
the waiving of Indemnity. The neonle
despite their lack of information are
convinced that the . Japanese govern
me nt made substantial concession and
are already criticising and obiectlnv
The diet . Is expected to meet la a
special session ahortly, when it is
probable that the government will be
harshly assailed.
Will Demand Indemnity
By Scrippa News Association)
Paris Aog 31 It it announced that
the government will demand indem
nity and an ipologv from the Morocco
government for the imprisonment of
the Algerian subject, Bouniu. Boo
s tin's - release ia not satisfaotoiy al
together so an apology and indemnity
will be aked for.
Battleship Launched
By Horippa News Association
Quincy Mas, Ana SiThe battle
ship Vermont waa successfully launob
ed hers this' morning.
Woolen Mill Strike
Oregon City, Aug 31. Fifty three
men and women emoloved In the
weave room ot tba Oreuon Oitv Mann
factoring company's woolen mills
walked out tbia afternoon because of a
Udnotlon In wage Tba aotion of tba
employee waa tba result of trouble that
baa beeo brewing for several months.
It la claimed that many oft tba oldest
employe of the feotorv were dis
chsrged to make room for cheap bands.,
Prisoners III
Walla JValljs Wash Aug 30-Abont
40 ronvlcta at tba state penitentiary
are In the hospital with typhoid fever,
brought on by ibe use of water from a
large -wall In tba prlaon inclosnre.
Every bed In the bosnital la
by pa' lent and other are in their
oel la in tba prison. Water for drink
ing pnrpoaee ia now being procured
from tba city water rtorka.
Rural Schools Discussed
. (ScrlppeNew Association)
Portland, Aog. 81 The edooatlonsl
congress was today occupied by the
discussion of rural schools An able
address waa toad by State Superin
tendent fAokerman. Discussion was
led by Biata Commissioner of Educa
tion Harris, In whoee honor a recep
tion will be (riven tonight at the ex
position. "TbeEucRtional 8ystem
in Idaho," waa, the subject of an
address by Prof. McLean of the Uul
versity of Idaho. ,
Taft Party
; o?ippa Nawi Association
Washington, Aog. 31 Tna war de
partment today- received a cablegram
',m " Taft?ataUna that the
party had sailed Irom' Hong Kong
where the party would divide. .Taft
.and other would retnrn to thi
country via of Korta and that Mis
Alio Roosevelt and other will remain
abroad the Logan and would go to
T'an Tain, thence to Pekin to remain
nntil September 15th.
KILLS THREE
IN A
ROW
8crippa Newt Association
Billings, Mont., A fig.- 81. Craxed
with liquor, O Robinson, a saloon
wamper and gambler, ran amuck laat
night during, a , perfprmance of the
play, "The Chaperon,'! shooting J
Ward Hug, O B Smith and 8 T How
lands, whom ha attacked outside the
the theatre. During the exohange ol
ahota wilh the oflloere, Robinson was
Anally ahotdead. ' . ' " ': t
Politics Warming Up
Scrippa Neva Association .
Higginaon Ark 81 8tate Attorney
General Robert Rogera, candidate for
governor tor tin's, auto, called upon
Governor,, Jefferson Davis, candidate
for United State senator, In this oity
this morning and fold nlm that if be
attaoked hla personal character when
tba two are to apeak at Orlfllth Valley
today, be, (Rogers) would kill bim.
FIERCE
Soripp Newa Association
San Uornardino Aug 31 The forest
fire which started Tuesday I ween
ing np Cable canyon in Ibe Ban Ker
oardlno mountain. Reinforcement's
of firefighter are hurrying to the
scene to relieve the fighters mho
have basn without sleep for several
daya Tba Are haa reached tba big
timber and there ia danger of it
spreading over the entire western
ranjte.
CHICAGO
WHEAT MARKET
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Scrippa Newa Association
Chicago, Aug 31 -Tba wheat mar
ket closed bere tbia afternoon with
wheat at teventy eight and aevea
elghtba oanta. Corn closed at fifty
three and a htll cents.
Kilts Self And Child
By Sorippt Newa Assooistion
Pueblo Colo Aug 31 Mr E O Kover.
the wife of a wealthy real aetata man
of this city, Ibis morning oboloroform
ed ber ' five yenr- old aon and tbeo
tied the corpse to ber own body art
leaped Into, the Bessmer ditch drown
tng instantly . o cause for the action
can be surmlied . . r
Japs Celebrating
(P.y Bcrlpps Newa Association.)
Pot Hand, Aog. St. Tie Japanere
of the northwest today are celebrating
the birthday of tbe oron prince In
the graddest peace Jublilee ever beld
on the Pad flu coast. Tbrmaiindi ' of
Japaf ese gathered at tbe expnaition
grounda where tbe banner of the rl
iug tun float from every flag ataff. '
FOREST
FIRES
.
BALDWIN, AERIAL
NAVIGATOR KILLED
Was Blown Up With Dynamite at Green
ville, Ohio, Today.
By Boripps News Association
Greenville, Ohio, Aug 31. While
Ptor. Baldwin, the famone aeronaut
waa makinw an aeceoalon at . the fair
this afternoon, an explosion ot dyna
mite occurred and Baldwin wa blown
to pieces. -
Baldwins the inventor of the Bald
No Illegal Trading
- , Soripps New Asaocir tion
Chicago Ang 31 At a mult o' the
vote of tbe Chicago board ot trade in
'puta" and "oalls-. Chief of Police
Collins say that if there Is any illegal
trading dooe be will take tbe nfoes
sary stops to prevent it even ir be ha
to raid tbe board. John Hill, ol tbe
market report committee, Lad a eon
fereoce with Collin today, (jilt lay
it is the duty ol the police to raid and
htopsuoh proceedings, the tame as
tbe other pool and gambling rooms in
Che city. .
Yellow Fever
Bcrlpps New Association
ew Orleans Aug ol Fourteen
new cute o( yellow lover reported t
noon, and four death reported np to
three o'clooic this afternoon.
SAVING WHETHER
YOU BUY OR SELL
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If you have any second hand school boohs
to sell you'll gain by bringing them In with-,
out a day's delay. If. you wish to buy v
SECOND HAND
You will get bottom prices and the pick of
the best ones by buying at once. We have
to turn these books quickly to come out
even and urge you to attend to this at your"
.liestopportunlty, nothing can be gained
by waiting. ,
We have a superior line of everything In
school supplies this year and are prepared to
make it worth your while to see us.
NEWLIN
win air ship which I so far the most
auccessful air craft built. Hla ' ahip
"The City of Portland" made a suc
cessful flight yeaterdny at the expoai
aooompany it to Portland but sent Vn"
assistant, ,
Agree on Scale.
Sotipps News Association
Helena, Aug. 81-Thaeoal operators
and miner of Montana and Wyoming,
today, after a three day's session,
agreed that the wage seal should be
changed. Tb new soils which extenda
hush ue nrst Ol UCIODSr, 1900, is as
follow: . Undergronol worker to
rceiv tJ.GOa day for akllled men
down to 3 a day lor unskillsi men.
For outside men from It down to 12.60,
according to the labor. ., Five holiday
wars agreed upon.
Confesses Murder
Bcrippi News ANOoiatiou
Great Falls Mohl Ang 81 Joseph
Frisoo, who is under arrest chaiged
witb grand larosny, ecnfb.se J to the
killing; of Harvey Hroster, in the Flat
bend country In 1904, following a as
loon row."
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