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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 1905)
j 'TODAY'S NEWS TODAY Yczther J Rain or Snow tonight armer tomorrow Rain or Snow r"' T V f A. ft A k i Ml VOLUME -V. LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OREGON. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 25. 1905. NUMBER 22 V Gompers Pe-elected '(Scrlppa New Association) ' ", , Pittsburg. Nov. 25 President Com psr of the American Federation of Labor has been re-elected. There was a vig orous protest againet the election being made unaminous. Upon the proposition being made. Delegate y. L. Berger ob jected amid a storm of hisses. Delegate J. M. Barnes, a Socialist, objected, but acting chairman Vice President T. L. Lewis declared him out of order and de clared Gompers elected unanimously. - ; lames Duncan was" chosen first-vie-1 president; John Mitchell second; James O'Connell- third; Morrie -fourth; D. A. Hajes fifth, and Daniel Keefe sixth. , John B. Lennon was chosen treasurer and Frank Morrison, secretary. Exchange Treaty, (Scrlppa Newa Association) Washington,. Nor, 26-lt was arranged for a formal exchange of the ratifloation of the Russian and Japanese . to , take place this 'aTtemoon . i , U room of the state, Dowie In New York 8erlpp News Association) Nd York. Nov. 25. Dowie and party arrived this morning from Havana wnere they have been to Mexico to select lands for a colony of Zwnist. ' ., . 5 j i. v -1 a . THANKSGIVING S ALE OF HIGH GLASS M ERC HA. PIS E i S U NMA TCHA BL E RRICES ' An unusual opportunity for supplying Thanksgiving : a strong .appeal to the economically inclined. In this i ; FIRING are included ail Youf wants,' be tiiey small $10.00 Suits $13.50 Black out....-..:: $16.00 Black $18.60 Suits in satin lining, t THANKSGIVING LINENS i. When table linen needs are suggested that you can buy GOOD LINEN at a I 'SPECIAL THANKSGIVING OFFERING IN MEN'S T A goodly assortment in Kirschbaum perfect fitting and guaranteed suits VatSrjecial prices this sale. . $10.00 All Wool Suit in Worsted and j? Cheviots, this sale.. $12.60 Suits, this sale. .$15.00 Suits, this sale etc. etc. etc. LAWSON SAYS HE WILLWIN (Scrlppa News Association) Boston, Nov. 28. Thomas W. Lawson. last night said that he . had received so many proxies, that his control of both the New York Life and Mutal Life was ab solute. Lawson says that Harriman is endeavoring to influence his employees of the railways towards his interest In the insurance companies, but that the rail way men's labor organizations are with him and if necessary he will make an issue of the matter. . He gives no figures on proxies that he now holds; 1r.ven.5Stc Outbreak (Scrlpps News Association) Jefferson City,, Mo Nov. 25. The prison board is investigating how the arms and explosives were smuggled into the penitentiary. Charges of murder will be preferred against Convicts . Harry Vaughn. Charles Raymond and ; George Ryan. the arrivals fresh from the or large, can be supplied at a ANOTHER UMATCH ABLE LAD1LS' SUITS Absolutely every Ladies' Tailored Suit in our stock at a We can ooly mention a few. 2? inch Box Back Jackets Satin lined in natty Cloth Suits, length Jackets r... with Extra Broadcloth Suits, silk trimmed and lined, nobby Mannish Mixtures in Black, Brown, this sale v.......,...; ,i .'..,. AT A SAVING AIL LADIES' HATS AT SHARP RE DUCTIONS -This does not mean one or two lines, but every hat in our stock, at an enormous saving. About" 6 dozen luliee' $1.00 fo $1.60 Felt Walking Hat choice ... 25C to you remember saving here. SUITS .v $8.85 $10.65 $13.35 (m ., i mwnT' y Kcbbery tpjdemx i (Scrlppa News Association) . Springfield. Nov. 25. Early this morn ing robbers got $800 and some silver ware from a vault at Pleasant Plains. They failed to blow open the safe, there by missing a large sum. They escaped on hand cars. It Is believed that they are the same robbers who got $150 .by blowing open a safe in the postofflce at Fairmount near Danville. Probably tost (ScYlpps New Association) ' Norfolk, Neb. Nov. 25. Relatives of Captain W. S. Mapes of the United States army, and his wife, believe that they were lost in the typhoon in the Philippines in September. No word has been receiv ed from them since the storm. Five un identified bodies were washed up near the captain! station, . Mapes took his bride there last summer. Narrow Escape - (Scrlpps News Aasoclatton) . C-tt: I 11 W. Hill, vice presi dent or the ureal nortnern- ran., narrowly escaped a serious accident in an automobile, near Lewiston, this morning A party of four were touring over the proposed site of the branch line. Tht auto left the mountain road and shot Intt a bank of ' snow and turned up side down. needs at prices that makes GRAND THANKSGIVING 0F- best markets in the world. saving during this sale. 0PP0RTUMTY IN liberal price reduction during thi sale siyles. Mannish Mixturesr $7.50 Good Quality serge lining through- $11.00 27 inch fitted back jackets, $j.50 Blue and Green, 62 inch coats with ,- $15.50 Auto Accident (Scrlpps News Association) New York, Nov. 25. Mrs. Francis Burton Harrison, wife of the well known lawyer, congressman and recent candi date for lieutenant governor of this state. I was killed in an automobile acc dent to day at Long Island. M. 3cott of New York and San Francisco, the founder of the Union Iron Works in the latter city; Chas. D. Crocker, of New Haven, and Constant Revert the chauffeur, were all injured. . The steering gear went wrong and the ponderous car while going at a high rate of speed, dashed into the curb. The occupants were hurled in all direc tions. Mrs. Harrison was a daughter of the late Col. Chas. Frederick Crocker, of San Francisco, under whose wilt she was to receive an estate of $4,000,000. Harrison Scott sustained a fracture of the ribs, Mrs. Scott is suffering from the shock. - Crocker, Mrs.. Harrison's brother, was slightly injured. When the ambulance surgeon arrived and saw -that Mrs. Harrison was dead, hs turned his at tention to the injured parties. Mrs. Har rison's body will be shipped to San Fran cisco and will be buried along side of her father in torn i . ypi Besides a husband she .leaves thret children, Virginia, Randolph and Barbara To Be Exhumed " (Scrlppa Newa Association) Washington. Nov. . 25. Secret vy .of the Navy Bonspart today ordered thai Branch's body be exhumed and an autopsj leld. ... ' , : " testimony taken -Annapolis. Nov. 25.The testimony of Midshipman Yeager this morning tended to show that fights between cadets usual ly resulted in a lasting friendship belweer the participants. Yeager, who accim panied Miri wether as sacond, was the only man in the academy who ever knocked Meriwether out After their Aght they became fast friends. Other testimony showed that Branch was con tinually nagging and hazing Meriwether ?irst Classman Carstein . test fiad that. 3canch seemed to have a deep seated grudge against the defendant He saici that if a.cadet refused a' challenge tc fight he would be called a cad and ostra cized. ' ' President Fmphatic (Scrlppa News Association) Washington, Nov. 25. Senator Millard if (he Interstate Commerce Committee called at the White House this afterroon jo learn the President's views on the bil ntroduced in the committee yesterday b Foraker. It is understood that he we informed that tht President regards ttiif hill as an anti administration measure ind that he' would fight it to a 'finish the committee adjourned until Tuosdi) ifternoon. , Post Office Robbed (Scrlpps News Amoclatlon) Santa Rosa, . Nov. 25. Safe crackerr early thi morning blew open the safe of the postoffice at Forestville and got about $500 in cash and mmey orders. Tht burglars broke into a blacVsmith s hor tnd stole the tools and tho.i on'irid th jtore where the postofflce was jicate'' and completely wrecked the Th. robbers escaped leaving no clue. Field 'Haralyzed (Rcrlpps Newa Asaoclntlon) Chicago, Nov 25. The doctors thi' morning announced that Marshall Field is suffering with paralysis - of the lows extremities as aresult of the injury to his spine. The prognosis is grave. His pulse is 78 and. temperaturo 97-2, re spiration 14. FIELDS SINKINO At three o'clock this afternoon Fiolds i' said to be sinking. His father and step mother are at hi bedside. Lathe Arrives The monster lath recently purchased by D. Fitzgerald, proprietor of the La Grande Iron Works, has arrived and G E. Fowler i engaged in unloading it today The machine weighs over 1 2 tons and when set up in the shops, will be able to handle the largest piece of work that could be found In this section of th country. With the addition of this machine , the La Grande Iron Works I probably the best equipped machine shop in th state outside of Portland. It has filled a long felt want and Is doing work that has YALE WIN CAME (Scrlpps News Amoctntlon) Cambridge. Nov. 25. After a shower last night this morning broke - without rain, t he weather is threatening andj there is apprehension lest this afternoon be unfavorable. The streets are thronged with gayly dressed women , and men flaunting with friendly rivalrythe partisan colors. All ceased thoir merrymaking to nquir for Harvard- captain. Hurley, who is too ill to witness the game. The crowd was assured that he had passed a good night Hurley this morning sent a message to the Harvard eleven urging them to "dig in and smash the line." Everything was In splendid condition when th great game between Harvard -" openea, except mai n was a triftVtoo warm; ' Ine oii."wTir"1r favor of Harvard but the odds chanced ust before th gam started from five. vx and seven to one to two and three to one. All bets were snapped up quickly and money appeared to be plentiful. Har vard won the toss and chose to defend he south goal. ": 1 "' " " ' FIRST HALF ' ' ' ". The first half resulted In a score of 0 a 0, HARVARD WINS The final score was Yale. 6; Harvard. 0. Forbes went through center making the only tcor of the game. , Hoyt kicked Jie goal. ,; , J FINAL , ' Minneapolis Finals, Minnesota 42; Northwestern 6. - " BIO SCORE Michigan 75, Oberlin 0. TWELVE TO NOTHINO New York, Nov. 25 The first half of -he game resulted in Pennsylvania, ,12; Columbia, 0. , -i '.' ; Powers To Ad ;Scrlpps Kvvin Association) Constantinople. Nov. 25. Ambassadors if the powers hold a council today and lecided to proceed with the naval demon. urauon. l nere ts absolutely no sign imong the Turkish people to show that -hey are in the least disturbed. Laborers Robbed (OUwerver Special) . ; . Elgin. Nov. 2t. Two railroad laborers, one by the name of Judge, and the other jnknown, were held up Wednesday night tbout a mile north of .this place, by two nasksd men, and one robbed of $40 and tie other pf $ 1 8 60. Thar I no clue to the identity of the robbers. ' ( curve rf it Mcney Extremely clever counterfeit silver iollar s 8 nd five-dollar gold pieces are eing circulated on the, sound, and are .upposed to be manufactured in th vi--inity of Port Townsend and Port Angeles PRESCRI FT I O N ISEGURIT If you knew th facts about our prescription department your prescristjons would come here, even if our prices were high- which they never are ' " - v; 'h J'i If you knew th measure w take to insur the purity and freshness of pur drugs; if you wer familiar with th safeguards , we throw about the compounding, and various other' methods- A peculiar to this store, you could not help having entire confidence ' " , in tne accuracy of any prescription w put up. , . t t To hav such servic to feel costs nothing sftra. '-' ' NEWLIN DRUG COMPANY La Grande Oregon." .'-i It2!i2n Runs Amud; (Scrlppa Newa' Association). Waukeffan, 1IL Nov. 25. Infuriated by gambling losses. Saltec Zeizette, ah lUl ion laborer at a railroad construction camp at Wmthrop,' early this morning in. the little city of Kenosha, killed two com panions, fatally wounded two and serious ly injured one more. He took a few coins mat he had lost in the game, drew his revolver, killed the two men and then Red, pursued by the dead mens' comrades. Zezzette ambushed himself in the roa4 lo the north of town nd shot the. other two, who are said to be dying, as the pursuers came up, and wounded th third who will recover. . ; . . : Men .from the camp, . accompanied b the officers are searching, lower Wiscon sin for the murderer. ' ; .' ' Death of I F- BurKih " J.. Fi Burleigh died at his home In this city Sunday morning, of concussion'' of the brain, th result of being thrown from a buggy, H wa returning from Enterprise Friday vening: about six o'clock and when near .th limit of tin town of Lostm hir ,tm h-ame frlght- . .. " ;-Th anina ,.wa . very dark and stormy and i-urihlng along the street th buggy ! collided with a wagon which wa standing in th street and he wa thrown out, alichtimr on his head and was rendered unconscious. ; H, remained in that conditior. until! h I death Sunday morning. Los tine Demo crat . ... ... . Still Does Busniess - ' ....-, , , .. ... .... , ;.: .,. . That the Union Woolen Mills are stilLid business the following is sufficient avi dance.- A short time ago Mr. Eaton pur chased $40,000 worth of wool. Orderi for th past two weeks have com in for 40.000 pairs of blankets. These orders' are way in excess of all expectations ni?. with its present capacity ' th mills are' unable to meet th demands. It ts a pity that the capacity of th mills are not in- creased but the present owner does nr wish to increase his business care Hers Is' a grand opportunity for soma young men with 'sufficient capital to con--duet the mill. ' .'j?. '. i ' Fed At Snake River '. Stav Chaplin and Charle Bryant lft -her thT morning with a large bunch of, yearlings, which they will take to th Cook ranch on Snak river. Th cattl were purchased by W. E. Bakr of this last week in Haines, North Powder and, that section of the country , They will be taken to the Cook ' ranch ' which Mr Baker is Interested in, , and "kept there during th winter. ' ' ' 1 ' ' " ,,''' f Thi winter there is ho market for the- hay that has been raised in that section because of the fact, that the sheep own--, ere who have in the past used targe--quantities as feed for- their--hep,. havv thi year shipped neatly,, all of their,; sheep out of th . stat. The rancher therefor hav much hay on hand which which will not b used, so they ar'ship- ping in cattle and will feed them this' winter,. Person Informed on th.' ub Ject say that there ar not nearly so many aheep oh th Snake river now as there were at this time Ust yaar.- Baker" City Herald. .,', ' 5--'C -t ..a,.......... V -i safe is worth something anil , . heretofore been sent out of the city.