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LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 6, 1905
NUMBER 263
LA GRANDE
VULUMt IV
FIGHT
MAY BE
r; ALL OFF
i . 8orlpps News Association
Ban Francisco, Hrpt. 0-Up to a late
boar thit morning tbt Biltt Nelson
fight situation remains unchanged
Nolan rontinues to stand pat.. Noth
ing ttai bean beard from' Jeffries bnt
now that It li teen that be 1 not
wauled, leluial la expect d to be
receiTed from Dim. l.rltt say
Jeffries shall referee or no one will
and many are now Inclined to believe
that the tight will not .be palled off
Estmday. W. . Naoybton, Id an
article thla noralng, denoaneea Nolan
for tne attitude aianmed by him and
declare! that Nelson ii showing a
felow streak and wants to get oat of
the fight.. The odde continue ten to
seven. Sporting men from all over the
state aie beginning to arrive.
Awful Death
ByBciippa News Association
Butte Mont 8pt 6 Mits Fannie
Wick ol Wahiigtou D C, died et
Liviogstob last night from the ffects
of lulling iuti the bt strings in the
Yellowrtoue psrk, tbinugli which ehe
was toirring. While v swing a g)ser
he stepped buckwrd a ben the epout-
ig began at d ( II into a tcalding hoi
prion which lm wi cooked lit I hod j
from the want down.
Peary is Well
By Hcrippe News Association
Urooklin, Sept. C A telegram today
from Commander Peary sayi that be
left Etap, Greenland, Aug. 10 for the
fartherest north with twenty five
Eskimos and two hundred dogs and
reports all of the party well and In
the beat of spirits.
JAPANESE PEOPLE
MUCH DISSATISFIED
Relieve Their Country Granted Russia
. .;. Too Much- Arc Ready to Depose
PrescntAdministration
Investigate Insurance
' Hcrlpps News Association: ;.
New York Sept 6 The Armstrong
co nm it tee of the legislature U investi
gate losaranoe compaulea, met today
nd the attorneys were told that they
would have no rights before the com
mittee and were Instruoted to tell wbo
lie was and wbo he represented. Vice
president Crannls of the Mutual Life
was the first witness, lie' said every
policy bolder was given a proxy blank
to sign or not as be saw fit and said
and aaid that he (Granule) and the
other oESoers held many proxies.
'JKFFRIE8 NOT REFEREE "
. Manager Billy : Nolan representing
T l . -i 1 1 1 1.1. ' nlMm.fnm lat
lieiBUIB UUIITOKVU UIW uihuiivhui ..
this afternoon saying, there will be no
fight if Jeffries is to be referee. "We
are prepared to fight Britt and will
enter tne ring lor mat purpose u
under no olroumetsncei whatever, will
we consent to Jeffries as referee."
ALL THE HAME TO HIM
Loe Angeles, Sept. 6 Jeffrie! itated
this morning that the attitude of
Nelson on the referee question made
no difference to bim as it was bis
intention to refers the fight and that
be will start .for Han Francisco Thurs
dav aiornins sod referee II wanted He
said "1 bsve agreed and will keep my
woid. There's ' too much money
involved to oall the Agbt off now."
WOULD TAKE PLACE
- Los Angeles. Bi pt. 6. Eddie (Union
wbo won from Willie Eltzgerald beie
last night on a foul, says be will take
nelson a pi are in me riug wim uu'i
Saturday if the Nelion liritt fight Is
called off. Hanlon is In good shape,
weighing exactly 133 pounds, lie will
start : for Ban Fraooiico Thursday
moming.
oaimon Resigns
By Borippa News Association
Washington, Sept 6 Or D E Salmon
of the bureau of animal loduetriee
who recently was exonerated of all
obarges of Irregularities in bia depart
ment, lesigned today.
, Bcripps News Association. 1
Biimington, England, Bept 0 The
Post ears as a sequel to the pesos
treaty the American and , British
governments, upon the iniktire of
America will lay before the Chinese
---- u(muuwum eujfgertMUt
for better regulations of Amerl an and
British commerce In - China and
especially in Mancurlasnd K ree aud
will not wait upon the other powers
oonoernlng their actions.
No Bail
(By Bcripps News Aesoolation.)
Kempebo, Wis. Sept.'C refers Aoh
ton, the wealthy Chiongoion aoonsed
with attempting to kill bis son, cannot
get ball as bis relatives refuse to sid
The son is improving .
Schooner Lost -
, Sorippt News A'eocfation..
Lo Angeles Sept 6 The schooner
B M Coleman hound for r-an Pedro
with lumber, is ashore and water l g
ged. on the southeast end of Ban
Minguel isand ' A tng m . sent to
attempt to take the veesl off without
avail. The cargo of t. e ves el .is
prohably a total Ions. The deose fog
canted the wieck.
see pesos env. y spent tie night In the
eily and visited Harvard college from
wh'oh Instltatlon he gradnated from
the law school. He took dinner with
the Colonial club. He states that
thar Is tin nnaatlmi .- --.-.
poitlon cf the Japanese "people are
displeased with thd envoys for makiug.
peace upon the terms granted Russia
but declares that they did the best
they could for tbetr country and far
ther says that an uprising is Impossible
Russian Suicides
Poripps News Association
Mosoow Bept 6 A nrphew ol Mrs
Witte, wife ol the Rueeimi peaoe eu
voy today shot s girl and ! n o m
mitted suioide. ,' , ...a; .
nuoupsKt, who was a member of the
dragoons, bad four brothers die under
similar circumstances. The girl was
instantly killed.
COUNTY
OFFICERS
ATWAR
Tokio, Bept ft A mass meeting in
protest against the. government mak
ing peace on saoh terms as was mads
Tbs people claiming It Is humilitattui
wu hsld here yesterday. Tbn polio I
dispersed the crowd. Rioters n4de an
attack upon newspsper vh c.h has
reBeoted the sentiment of the govern
ment. Very little damage s done
many arrests followed A meet ng
was held at Osaka and Nagoya ad out
ed resolutions asking the government
to resign. There Is a general feetiug
of chagrin throughout the' country.
The people of Yokohamaquletly await
ing the publishing of the detai'a of the
treaty. .
NO CPRIsiNO
Bonton Bept (i--Komura, the Japau-
VlSIl'8 HARVARD
Boston, Sept 6 The Witte special
train stopped here enroule to New
York aud Ihe envoys visited Harvard.
Witte said be was delighted with
Amarici and Its people and that he
tube J he could stay" longer. .:
MUST MAKE BEQUEST
Wsablngtoo 8ept 6 It is announce?
by the 'tat department that the gov
eronent will not give up the Russian
interenea ships nntil the treaty o
peaoe has been formally ratified by the
Russian and Japanese governments
and nntil Kuania makes a formal re
quest for the vessel. - No official noti
ftcatlon bad been received by tbe
state department that tbe war is over,
Envoys Departed
' Bciipps News Asaociation .
Portsmouth, Bept. 6 Tbe Russian
snd Japanese envoys, with tbe excep
tion of Kormnra, who left last night,
left here this morning.
SCHOOL NECESSITIES.
At Little Pricings.
Fclior l d jm will soon be here, and we have in de
eix-riH. ir jnr ilions, una niljr ver coinj iete Htonic oi tue
linle mIiooI ie'bilUf, for your choosing, at tb Rinalletft
of gtiiull priciiigs. , .
TABLETS.
lablei- l ell kiud iuUd
and uimlwl, for )t n at.U
t
neurit, in tW lor nl
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r quirtaieuiii, a- wu w
5c
A specially eeneroii"
sized peucil tablet... OC
Peuoil fiee with tablet
of 10c and up.
I.ead ptuciU with er9or
2iceDtB.
Faber wood-K'Overtd slate
pencils 1 ceul.
Scholars hard wood pen
and pen-H cabinets 5 and
10 cent .
Box of diawing crayons
28 rayoue Uh holder 6c.
Indellible and copying
pent -lis 5 ceats.
10 penholders Scenls.
SCHOOL SHOES
For boy aul girls '
All our abool Hht es nre
tiiii'fe from i lie le?t stock
and we uaramre tlirm
eoiid iiiidile Hndoit. We
runy tlie iioe aw-rdeil
highest pr za it the St.
Louis Fair The prices
are very reasonable.
Boys' School Suits.
Ia two and three pioce
suits. long and short
pants' New anivals, in
the newest and most war
i anted styles end cloths.
Price fram $2,50 up.
BOYS' HOSE.
Buck kin N- 1, all for wear
: The knowing ones pro
nounce them Uite-t boy'
stockii-g 'n ihe tnarlet.
TRY A PAIR. 25 centi.
DEPUTY
SHERIFF
KILLED
(Observer Special)
Enterprise, Ore Bept 6-Harvey
Wilson, deputy slier I IT ol Wnllowa
coanty cl InuMr hot aud al
most Instantly killed ye'rday evru-
irg at about four oVIoi'k In the
el.eiltTsolll.e in this . iljv
The inve'tigatinn ehowrd that Wil
sun had been sittiug in a revolving
ohair with bis feet upon the table
ilia revolver wlid b was a .18 rablier
Colt'e, slipped from his pocket and in
falling struck the leg of the cbair dis-
cbsrglng it Tbe bnlUt utruok him
in the back rauging upward coming
oat jast above I be hrart ' He arose
from bis ohair and fell In tbe bell jnst
as tbe coonty clrik, wl o had beard
tbe ebot, emerged from bis ottloe to
ascertain the ecourc i of t'.e ehioting
Mr Wilson was ab nit 2d ye-irs of age
and leaves a wife and one child. Tbe
funeral will be bold in tliii city to
morrow a ternoou
Veterans Parade
,8orlppe News Association.
Denver Bept 8 Five thousand vet
erans of the Civil War mi rolled tbii
morning in tbe parade Two hundred
thousand people lined the streets,
cheering the aged heroes as they
tramped along, The marobers weie
bombarded with mountain and bot
house flowers and snowballs each con
teiniog anise, snow baving'been
Drought from tile mountains for . the
conation. Hie weatber is ideal,
brii si Mowing from the snowcapped
mountains, tempering 'the brilliant
u:ihint. At the eud of the parade
the old eoldiera gave themselves up to
the political situation. Oorporsl Tan
ner and General Brown are le.ding
candidates fur com in ander-in-chiel.
m mj,iw ej-w. J.iw-i W-'f,T.Vf.J"!Vy
Airship Flies
8or pp News A -so a o i
Oolumbus Ouio He-t 6 It ,y Kns-
be sbue male a ucoess il D rftit iu an
airship this t ornin. i't..- m chmt
responded well to lbs helm tun con
siderable trouble was eiperitno d with
the machinery. .
Knabenshue had a narrow escape
from being hit by the Twentieth
Century Big Coor train. He saw tbe
train approaching bat could uot get
away fast enough. He signaled tbe
engineer to atop and as be slowed np
be missed J be eraft bnt the anobor
rojie caagbt on the ventilator of tbe
rear coach. Koabanahna eat tne rope
just in time to etospe from being
dragged to death.
Defendant Biggs III
Bcripps News Assoristlon.
Portland, Sept. A. Marlon B Biggs,
oodefendant with Cougreeeman
Williamson In tbe lar.d fraud trial, was
taken siddenly 111 this morning and
tbe trial was postponed until tomorrow
Elsrsn jorymsn have been aeltoted .
It msy be thai Biggs will have a
separata trial from Williamsons
MRS. JON Ed IN LEAD ;
Denver Sept 0 Mrs Kate E .lonei
of New York, appear to be the lead
1 I: J... . .
in wniiHiin tor me national prett
dent of tbe Woman's Relief Corps,
altuouKb Mrs G E Cabbie of Ban
Franoieco and several other s are m
ing a etiong fight.
Rioting Continues
By Bcripps News Associati on)
Bt Petersburg, 8spt6 Btrtet fighting
to Kishinev continues today. It le
said that 20 soldiers were. killed. Tbe
Sanies in the Baku dlsttlot are in
creasing with fury. ' .
(Sorlpps News Association)
Atbr qaerque N M Bept 8 Matters :
reaohed a orisia as a result of tbe re
moval by Gjveruor Cltro of Coanty '
Tieasurer F A Hubbell, , Bberlff Hub
bdll and Coanty Bupeiintendent Vigil
and the appointment f Pe.teoto Ar
mijo sheriff, Justo Boiiijo tressurer,
and F B Btroap o iunty school saper
intendent. Tbe onu.'d i fTinisU refus
ed absolutely to vsc , Ti4ay Juds
Slktinftl. ill iha tiMiinl aahh .nnMHil
the bonds and recognised the eommls-
ion of tbs new berirl. The attorney
for H'ibbel has brouobt maodaaius
u i in compel tba clerks to roogolis
U ul bell who refused to tnra bis office
or ih j a1 ovrr to tbe new t fflotr. Tbt
new sheriff will attempt to take the
otfios by foroa of arms. Both sidss
bavs an immense pull and an out
brvak is leered.
Chicago Market
By Horinps News Assooltion
Chicago, Bept. 0. Tbe grain market
closed today as follows: Wheat, 80,';
oorn, 6J'! oats, 25,.
Gets Life Sentence
By Por ipps News Association
Padnoah, Ky . Bept Mrs Mary
Brnckwell,whn killed ber three child
ren by administering poison to them.
was sentenced to Ufa Imprisonment
oere too ay, ,
SAVING WHETHER
YOU BUY OR SELL
Are Still Fighting
t'orlpps News Association
ioaio, Bept. o An official report
annontoes that the Knaslan forces were
eohjeoted to a complete and crushing
defeat lifter five hours of lighting
Nalbutu on ths west coast of Bsthalln.
Ons hundred and thirty Russians were
killed. The Japanese lose was slight.
be Port ikom rushia .
Bt. Petsrsburg, Hept. fl General
Llnevitcb reports to tbe emperor the
on Beptember i the Jaranese started
to advanos along the Mandarin road
tint retired when met by tbe Russiau
artillery fire. It is also reported that
en oUVmivs movement was a.ade by
tba Japanese on Sept 3, with tbe
result announced.
If you have any second hand school books
to sell you'll gain by bringing them in with
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'oncs by buying at once. We have
to turn these books quickly to come out
even and 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.
' NEWLIN DRUG CO. f ji
Flight Successful
Borlpps News Association .
Portland Bept 6 Cinooln Beohy
made iiookmIuI tligbt at the exposi
tion groauds today. Tb airship a
e.imi r.rd of gas bgs of gelatioi sul
the motor and fleering apparatus o!
tbn "Citv of Portlsnd"
Spalding Better
(forlpps Ness Association)
Lebanon, Ky, Bept 6 Bishop 8 paid-
i Ing of Peoria, ia much better today.
THE CITY GROCERY AND BAKERY
Offers customers the best of everything in. the
lite-of FRESH VEGETABLES, FRUITS, GROCE
RIES, PROVISIONS, ETC., at prices as low as in
ferior goods can be purchased. Good things to
eat can always be had at IHE' CITY GROCERY
AND BAKERY. If your appetite "goes back" on
you, visit our store and you are certain to find
something that will please your palate.
If you haven't been trading with us, why not
give us a trial order? We can please yu.
Once a customer always a customer..
P0LACK, the Grocer?
PHONE, MAIN 75.
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