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r r .- Tomorrow Increasing oloadiness. . 1 EVENING v LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OREGON FRIDAY. SEPT 1. 1905 NUMBER 259 OBSERVER ' vni iric nt r ' :.. . : - : J u J": If 'j APAN IS N(T TO BE .straw - - LAUGH NAPPING Agrees to Armistice lut nit Effective Until Treaty Signed SUBWAY TAVERN ; A FAILURE New York, Sept. -1 Tbe subway tavern, opened li months ago with addressee t.y Bishop Potter nd the singing of the Doxology at midnight, oloeed its doors as a "sanotiBed saloon" At reformed' saloon the place hit not paid running expenses. Today the saloon will be transferrer! to a man wno baa eonduoted a restaurant on the premises. He will take down the ' water wagon" sign and will conduct the plaoe as an ordinary saloon. Cholera In Prussia Soripps New Association Berlin Sept 1 Fourteen rew uses ol ebolei a were reported today in.the various parts of Prussia, aDd the spread ol the disease is gradual it is thought prjbable that many new cases have not been reported 10 the authori ties. No new oases were reported at Hamburg today and but one death at Meerieoweider. Tba authorities state that there is bo reasou (or American fear's. ' ' ANOTHER DISASTROUS FIRE IN PORTLAND PROBABLY Will sm ON TliFsnw By8oiipps News Association ' Portsmouth Bepi 1 The Pre"'" the signing oF !) r ... .- rv -1 . J I o denooiitrAtidf I ' " wat I w bs ounferenes room JiPANBiE DOOBIOUi . PortfBioaih. Kami i tk- o ' ; .doslrsd I that trnos should go luf uiuKcuaieiy 0Qt tbt Jtpanese but it should sot bteoiDS q niil tbs former treaty of pd i V signed. The Ru.sI.ds ' jtsldsd and the snmnsloas site ITlf Swlsmatlon ot an armistice to li effect immediately ia beta itisp br the envot l at hotel Went id, without spec ial formality and ndsatonce cabled to the cotn ; .. ittrs o( ths respeetire sraiics. ARMISTICE! SIGNED 'Hmoutb, Sept. l.-The armistice , inialion was sljned at high noon. ' ' annot be transmitted to Tokio Hse neither of the tables are .log Plnce Japanese government Itommauh ate the naws to General aa, it is just possible that history repeat itself and a greHt battle 'ft lie fought aftvr the armistice bas ": ''ej arranged. rnit l EXPERT TEN MEN a,'frasIitnton, D 0 , sept. 1 -Edwin '"lusa, an expert penman of the Canal Question i ! licrippa News Asrociation Washington, D 0,Pept. l.-Elnsnt engineer of Europe and America meet her today at the eall of the President to make Investigations and recommend stions as to tbs type of canal across the Isthmus ChairmaoShontc greet ed the members and in a short address he outlined the work of the meeting. Recommendations have not all been received, bat those yet fo be made will forwarded to tbe canal comuilgaion for examination. The final conclusion will be made by -the President and oongresa. Three Hundred Thousand Dollars Worth of Property Goes Up in Smoke PRESIDENT MAY . ; SUCCEED HIMSELF A HMssntsd Ibat an agreeaent I "vw w UUU DfiOUnf )Ut-..U w..l, nuVmonAn. - " uiu lllu a lu uinnn w ixisauvLiii Washington DO 8ept 1 Tbe ao tboriiies hers state thai tbey do not fear importation ol the cholera from utiruiapy, as iney say that heretofore (be German offioials have been able to control such epidemic. Tbe marine hoepital authorities state that ebolera is easily controlled. Circus' Stranded Grenoble, France, 5ept 1. The re malntng destitute persons belonging to tbe stranded MrCaddon's American cirens are In a pltable co dition. The management ot the clrcua ' has ' not transmitted funds fur their mainten ance or repatriation. bte department, was tent to Ports- 'A ( sill not go into ereot natil tb . ifceos trifsiy bas besn sigus.l, ipamiy aisplsased a: ...-mi we were foraad td i Tb.pl..tionof tb. hi t;loo.evtlt.gr atovatnn as ,oon a. n. maod that tbs armlstiosshol j 3e returns to Washington on account effective until' after tbs tf ityf K'"' triumph in securing peace signed is that It limited S rnli between Russia and Jpo. MOtVfti ot the Russian-Japanese trsaty. Ros i aty PRKPAKINU AN OV AXIOM ..fc-.u 'f i Washington D 0 8pt 14 move- . " J .I. : .1 nsent i on loot to tender President j - ..i. i j cu prevented actual host tie os armies resdy for imnii Us . .omptlouof hos'' Hatc ms m Isl statemeui ilut It ivoc 1 ut nto effect until after tbe f (otl been aotaally sigosd i r First Death " Scripps News Association. Pensaeola, r'lo., Sept. 1 Tbe 8rst death caused br yellow fever was to da when W. . Adell suoonmea. X AKM18TXCE IMMEDIATE 1'ortsmootii, Sept. 1 , 0 : s , ,- So Dew casei sre reported today. GREAT ! Another oppo) purchase goo low figures i Our bargain colored, plain kjf fancy silks. IE OK SILKS iy offered to the public to 2j!e merchandise at very cone week we will place on sirters our stock in black, Scripps News Aisoolation. . . Washlng'oo, Sept 1 Tbe offioial are all discussing the president's acbteveinent in the peace proceedings and the relations tbey will have In the presidential candacy the next election. One high official who bas a trained observation . said: . "The American people will have an awful bard time to keep from nomlustiog and re-electing Roosevelt In 1908. Thr stock ot candidates have dropped off since peace bas been declared.1 Many others share this same official' belief . v No One Killed (By Hcrlpps News Association Memphis Sept 1 Governor Davis and Attorney General Rogers did not shock each other Ust night at Griffiths- vine Arkansas, as per arrangement. but Governor Davis in speaking of tiie affair this morning said, "Kill you I One could take aoorncob with a light ening bug jipon one end 'of it and make you jump into Mm Arkansaa river." . - Seven-Killed Scripps News Association. McReeeport, Pa., Sept. 1 A large fly wheel In tbe national tube works bo rut today, killing seven men and injuring ten others. ' Chinese cott Bov Threatening Chicago Wheat . Borlpps News Association . Chicago, 8ept. 1 The wheat market olosed on tbe Chicago board pf trade at sevenf y nine and one fonrtb oente. oats fifty three and three elghta, and corn at twenty five and a ball cents. 9 i Special 1 Jlioch black TaEfeiij. twular vnlue 90 cenU A I Special , rr yfi incb black Gretfaaiei, i-eenlar V ina l io. ppec k , 4 id 8atin Doc ', 4 koeci value $1 tO 5- in $1.50 $1 60 reiultr value 21 inch black Snlla Doclieas, regular Special 24 inch black Satin Wulm, regular value $1.25 "Special 19 inch black Satin IDithess. retrular value $1.00 - . . ai " Special 23 inch Pean Special . . . . 20 inch Peau - Special . ... 19 inch Peau iuchj Block TilTa, regular ,' value $1 50jJ .73 1. 19 1. 10 1 10 '.89 .74 1.19 79 .691 .63 Soie, regular value (1.60 , regular value 1 1 1U We, regilar value ll.PO 1.T PehColoied'TatDa Silk, io all the leading i . t iks in alUUmoat wanted patterns for F"'7, "wU eMrt waiat soils, regular . llU.l00andll.25: Special .... ItBBON SPECIAL .70. Tne"i vide. 6petls Maine Fires (Boripps News Association) Bangor 8ept I F'resl fires io north of Arostock county threatens to be bad as it was two years ago. One town baa already been swept ' out ol ex stance and another is threatened Hundreds ol fires are raging. Goes To Japan Scripps Newa Associatloo Boston Sept 1 The Globe this after noon says that it ia enabled to 'state with authority that William U OV Oonoell, bishop of l'ortland Maine, has been appointed to be pope as pa pec y representative to jHpan bn an Important diplomatic mission, from Vatican to Mikado immediately upon tbe oooolaelon of peace. Soldier Gets It tioiipps News Association Jackson Miss. Kept 1 Private Murray Sc-balty, a national guard man who baa been on quarantine guard service, contracted yellow fever today lie ie the first soldier on the coast to contract tbe disease. Killed His Brother. Boripps Newa Association. Butte, Moot., Sept. 1 John Cobbell, a ball breed blackfoot Indian, who brofaghl in by officers this afternoon, charged with morderlng bisbrotber, Thomas Oobbeli at Cutback. Cobbell declares that be killel his brother io order to save the family from being annihilated as be was erased with liqnor and ran about attempting to shoot tbe whole family. Soripns News Association .Oyster I Bay, Sept. 1. Minister Ronbklll from' China .sends the following "An Imperial edict states that the friendship between tbe United States and China is tried Ie verely by boycott and urges the people to peacefnlty await tbe action of both governments. It says tbat the boycott system is wrung and commands the viceroys ot. tbe government to take effective aotlon and that tbe govern ment will hold them responsible. Printer's Strike Cbicaeo 8epk I Tbe strike of union printers against members of tbe Cbi csgo typotbetae became general tod iv, Bight lrge shops have arranged truce with the union agreeing to re main neutral and not employ non anion men. . . ,. Twri a WttlCK rKUiN 1 ; By Scripps News Association I'urtlnml, Sept. 1 Portland was again vlsltek by another d'sastrous fire today. This tlm? the fire wss in the manufacturing district, and despite tbe attempts of tbe tire department to quell the flames tbe St. Johns Lumber company's mills snd yards were de linked ss were also the wcod yards of tbe Oregon Fir Lumber company and the yards and stock ot the Peninsular 1 Wood company. Tbe loss Is estimated atone hundred thousand dollars. , Tbe origin of tbe fire is not known at . this time. , Tbo. fire which is still consuming property despite thj herolo work ol the department, is prsotically three fires. The first fire Was tbe one whioh burned Montgomery d( ok on the feast i.i of the river, and a large ware hoiKe. Tbe warehouae was soon eon turned, but a stiff wind wss binn ing at the time and the sparks were car-' ried serosa the Willamette river setting fire to tho Eastern and Wrstrn Lum br oompaniea yards and mills. 'I be loss is even greater than at first re ported. " '' - 8:30 p m. , Fire started in tbe old - elevator baok ot this Paolflo elevator at noon and spread toll B A N Albina dock, burning treaties and railway adjacent and a dozen flat cars, com- pletoly connaming docks and ool tents. The fire was not onder control at 2 O'clock. The total damage Is a quarter million dollars Tbe elevator dock loss Is $50,000, ORAM dock 150,000, contents mostly flour and feed stored for shipment. The6rs on west side la still burning though thought to be on der control. Tbe dry kiln of tbo Western Lumber company Is destroyed. Higher Agriculture ,,8cripps News Association"' " Portland, Sept. 1. The teohnioal and industrial education was discussed at tba national educational " congress today. Tbe aedress. on "High agri cultural education", waa given by president E A Bryan, of the ashing ton agricultural college. Howard A Rogers of New fork epolce on onr future development. -" Just Make Believe Scripps News Association . Wooster rVpt 1 Cross examination of Mr Taggari ended at norm today. This morning more letters from her to the Captain were introduced l con- trad ioi tba allegation that her io;- lor her husband died after the incidents at Fort Leaves worth and Manila. Tbeje letters ware written afurbsr return from the Philippines and wen all extremely affectionate. Mrs Tag gart said "I was j'tat trying to make bim beltvve I still loved him." PEACEFUL FOR ANOTHER, YEAR ' Soripps Nswm Association Butte, Sept. 1 Uolled mint workers for the , district embracing Montana and Wyoming, iti conference) ' with mine owners at llelsns, Montasa agreed to maintain tbe prevailing scale of wages another year. SAVING WHETHER YOU BUY OR SELL Conference Karlstad Sweden Sept 1 The first meeting of the Swedish and Norwegian delegates appointed to consider terms of the dissolution of the Union of Sweden and Norway wss held here to day. It was decided the conference aball be secret. ., , . County Wins Again. Pendleton, Sept. 1 Motion for a reheating of tbe tax case of Umatilla countf aud Oregon Kallw A' Naviga tion company, has been denied In thf eopreme eouit. As soon as a mandate ia granted District Attorney Pbelp will take up tbe matter of collecting the sum of over 110,000. wbkb lb road owsa tbe county, In tbls action tbe railroad denied (hat tbe tax las made prnnsrly and one contention waa tbat tbe O. U & N. company did not necessarily mean he Oregin Bal'way & Navigation compioy. Tbe only recourse left the road will be filing a auit in equity, easing tbat the taxes' te reduced-- Pendleton Tribune. If you have any second hand school books . to sell you'll gain by bringing them . in with- ' : . . ' - ' (. "' ' V , out a day's delay. If you wish to buy SECOND HAND SCHOOL BOOKS 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 arid urge you to attend to this at your earliest opportunity, 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. , ' -1 1 1 NEWLIN : drug::coI .( 1 it i AM sim mi l - sv.: i