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VOLUME V
LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 20. 1906.
NUMBER 42
j)DAY'S NEWS TODAY
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' III RUSSIA
(Scrlpp Newt Association) '
St Petersburg. Dec. 20. 30.000
troop are either retreating or are cooped
up in cities at the mercy of the insurgent!
army which is now over 100,000 and
; well equipped. The first train into Mos
cow was fired upon by the strikers. The
engineers and many" passenger were
wounded. Tne inhabitants of this city
. are collecting supplies preparatory to a
' siege. The Bourse is panicky today.
I A general strike has begun in Moscow.
' All of the railroads are involved. -
MORE SLAUGHTER
Berlin, Dec. 20. Additional , reports
from Tukum say that the troop killed
' 600 peasants. The rebels killed .35 or
40 dragoons who wers defending the
town before reinforcements arrived. It
is said that many workmen at St Peters
. burg oppose a general strike, , ,
l LITE IWRISQNMENI
(Scrlpp News Association)
Hillsboro, Dec. 20. Sidney Brugger,
the half witted youth of fifteen yaars who
held up and killed W. W. Booth last Deo
ember, pleaded guilly to murder in the
second degree and was sentenced, this
afternoon to life imprisonment. , '
LAWSON MADAMS -l
(Scrlpps New Association)
Boston, Dec. 20 It is believed that
Lawson made about three millions of dol
lars in the last three days. It is under
stood that he received previous informa
tion that the Chicago banks were shaking
enabling him to get from under and catch
what the others were dropping. He is
preparing another bear campaign, v . ,
- SITUATION IKREUBYED
(Scrlpps News Association)
Washington Dec 20. A cable from
Consul Rogers state that the situation
at Shangnai is unrelieved and the foreign
quarters are practically In a state of
siege. Armed forces are in control of the
situation.
- MEMORIAL SERYKES.
' (Scrlpps News Association)
n Tokio, Dec 20. Premier Katsura in
timates that he may resign and it .is
quite probable that he will be succeeded
by Marquis Saionji. Christain memorial
services for the dead ' during the recent
' ' ; war are being conducted by the Y. M. C.
, A. which were attended by the high army-
ANOTHER EOREST RESERVE
(Scrlpps News Association) I
': Washington. Dec. 20. Secretary of
the Interior Hitchcock today ordered the
withdrawal of 46.000 acres in Clacka
"rrias county as a forest reserve. '
TttREf MONTHS . SENTENCE
(Scrlpps News Association)
wtivaM". : u fcsw. v a tie r mini i
Court, today sentenced Daniel O. rrig
man, a fireman, , tcA three months for
violation of the injunction for interfering
with the independent teamsters during the
recent strike
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( Of LAniSil
PLAflHED BY RUSS1AHS
Capital tut 3!E Miles tin St. PetcrsDurg People Defy
: . Great WHIte , Czar.
(Scrlpps News Association)
St. Petersburg. Dee. 20. The number
of armed peasants now in revolt numbers J
xuu.uuu. .in ucar authority has
ceased to exist entirely in the Baltic pro
vinces. '
- Fifteen hundred delegates to the Pan
Lettish congress which meets at Riga,
have been selected. It has been decided
that Riga shall be the capital of the Let
tish republic Provisions have been made
for an army for the defense of the new
a . . ..........
ANOTHER INVESTIGATION
(Scrlpps News Association)
Chicago Dec, 20. The investigation
of the alleged practice of freight rebates
on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railroads commenced today by the Fed
eral jury. A number of shippers appear
ed and gave their testing.' ' .
GRAIN MARKETS
(Scrlpps News Association)
Chicago, Dec. 20. Wheat opened at
84; closed. 84 ; corn opened
44, closed,
closed, i0.
.45; oats ' opened. 10
LA GRANDE'S HEADQUBRTERS H
KCHRISTIVIASXiOODSl
OF ALL SORTS
Suitable gifts for young and bid in endless' variety and,
of the thoroughly good sort. .., Hundreds upon hundreds
of articles to meet all wants and at prices that are sure
to prove an agreeble surprise and make your Christmas
buying a pleasure, not a burden. ' ' . V
Visit our Xmas Store, where Xmas buying is a
pleasure, everything conveniently displayed so '
you can ramble around, see. and examine , for
yourself.
,. i FRENCH STAG AMD EBONY TOILET SETS '
COLLAR, CUFF AND HANDKERCHIEF BOXES'
; FANCY INLAID JAPANESE BOXES V
FANCY IMPORTED CHINAWARE '
' nm i c iai rum FCC iftDlPTV .
J ...... . . MECHANICAL" TOYS " ' v :
. MA0JG LANTERNS; t if
fof"l !H .MOVING. PICTURE MACHINES )j
FANCY LINENS, Mexican Brunswick
fiA n fANcV HOLIDAY NECKWEAR J
- -""""''r'-tANCX'SW ''
and hundreds of other useful articles too numerous
to mention.
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republic and it is ordered that all males
shall carry arms. It is ordered that no
one halfpay takes, or obey ordsrs from
the czar. The orders of the new. govern
ment are being observed. ' The fortresses
art being manned against invading armies
and th bridge have been b.own up.
Note Riga is SIS miles southwest ofr
St Petersburg on ths Gult of Riga. The
population is about 187,900.
1 llATIiriV
AMI ML
ORAfTEti
IfflOED
(Scrlpps New Association)
New York,, Dec. 80. "Quilty as
charged," such is the verdict brought in
by the jury , in the Hummell case this
afternoon, Hummell' was charged with
conspiracy in connection with the Dodge-
Morse divorce case. Th court imposed
a sentence of one year and a 'fine of five
hundred dollars. .
; fOOT BALL
Th members of the .La Qrande foot
bait team are practicing every night In
the Armory Hall, while in the afternoon
as many as can get away from business
don their uniforms and go to the grounds.
where out door work may be had.
, From all Indication La Qrande will
have the best foot ball team, by far,
that aver represented this city in any
contest. The back field is composed of
fast and, heavy, men and will average
close to 200 pounds. Right Half Robertson
being the lightest man, his weight being
The line is made up from heavy, ag
gressrve players, who know the game
from beginning to end and who play for
all they know. The average weight of
the line is near -470 pounds per man.
; If Pendleton takes the Christmas, game
it will he only.after the hardest contest
sver seen on the local gridiron for the
home boys say they are determined, to
win. . ' ."'
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AWAITING SIGNATURE
(Scrlpps News Association)
. Washington, Dec. 20 The house today
adopted the conference report for $11,
000,000 as the deficiency. The bill now
becomes a law upon the signature of the
President.
ANOTHER (ANAL COMMISSIONER
(Scrlpps News Association)
Washington, Dee. 20. Joseph B. Bis
hop has been appointed a member of the
canal commission. '
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DOWIf VERT 11
(Scrlpps News Association)
Boston, Dec. 20 Dowie was carefully
carried aboard the steamer Admiral
Dewey this morning. He is on his way
to Jamacia in the care of several nurses
and his son Gladstone. Dowie lives in an
invalid's chair.
OCT READY AND BI QUICK
The brokers ticker has just flashed the
following from Lawson "Get ready ' and
get ready quickly. Something worse than
the Walsh smashup at Chicago is coming
out and it will take mor than six or sev
en clearing house assistants to plug it up.'
' BLOUNT RESIONS
Fred M. Blount, former vice-preside-.t
of the Chicago National bank, has re
signed th trasurrship of th ' drainag
board. , Blount says that th custodians
of th publio fund know that all of th
money is safe. .
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BATTLE
PRISC.iaJS rlARROW ESCAPE
(Scrlpps News Association)
New York, Dec. 20 Fir occurd In
th woman's section of th workhouse at
Blackwell' Island ' this morning, Ths
roof fell just as th last of th thousand
prisoners left , ,-.-
, Th male prisoner wer placed upon
meir Honor ana marshalled by th keep
ers as fir brigades. They saved the
fives of 594 women. ' ' .
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Hi CHICAGO
(Scrlpps New Association)
Chicago, Dec. 20. Th assurance of
th clearing houses committees that all
depositors of th Chicago ' National and
th Horn Saving bank would b paid
relieved the tension. As a result few
have appeared to withdraw their money
this morning, not mor than a hundred
these being mostly saving depositors.
The police announced that to draw the
money now, would result in the loss of
the interest and most of them decided to
wait until after January. Th run on th
Bedford bank ceased, the businessmen
feeling that th institution was saf.
"' (GOVERNOR HERE
Governor George E. Chamberlain, of
Salem, is in th city today arguing th
Nodin case before Judge Eakin at th
court house. He will probably return to
night to Portland. .,
(Scrlpps New Association)
San Francisco, Dec. 20 With th
fight only a few hours in the futur the
excitement among th patrons of th
manly art becomes more intense. Th -betting
at thre thirty this afternoon
stands ten to ight in favor of FiUsinr
mons. O'Brien money it mor in evidence)
this afternoon than it wa yesterday.
Tiioi is a betting undercurrent to iii
effect that "Philadelphia Jack" ha a
good chance of putting, th Corniehman
out of business when th final test come.
.Both men are reported in good condition.'
and they will enter th ring ready to
, make the battle of their lives.. Thm
will b t coup! of preliminaries ready to
go on at eight o'clock, but th big men
will begin at about nine thirty. 1
! HEW JERSEY TIRE
(Scrlppai New Association)
, New. York, Dec. 20. The ferry house
of the Delaware & Lacawana railway
Co of Nw Jersey burned this morning.
The loss is estimated at $300,000, and
it i believed that on boy was killed.
The ticket agent saved $41,000 in cash
and th tickets. ,
KKHEST OS RECORD ;
(Scrlpp News Association)
Nw York, Deo. 20 Seat on th
stock exchange sold for $90,000 today
which it th highest price on reoord.
-'. 5TOIRED NEW TRIAL
(Scrlpp New Association)
. Springfield, RU Dec. 20 Jocko Briggtl
who was convicted In Chicago for th
murder of Han Peterson, in holdup,
wat granted a new trial today by the
uprm court..'
" EIRE AT CAPITOL
(Scrlpp New Association)
Washington, Dee. 20. Fir this morn
ing In th wholesale district destroyed
four stores. The loss reaches close to a
hundred thousand dollars. , ,
! CHRISTMAS WISDOM !
(OWS SECOND
Secretary Wilson' estimates the value
of the dairy products of th United
States for -1905 at six hundred sixty
five million dollars. The only crop which
exceeds this amount in valus i corn,
V R. A. M ELECTION
La Grande lodge Royal Arch Mason at
their annual election held Tuesday even
ing, elected the following officers for the
year 1906; Dr. M. K. Hall, High Priest;
Frank Jackson. King; Ed Reynolds, Scribe;
Dr. C. T. Bacon. Capt. of Host; W. J.
Church, Principal Sojourner; Chas. Noyes.
Royal Arch Chaplain; J. M. Berry, Sec,
F. Kilpatrick, Treas.; Mac Wood, L Baker
and Dr. W. W. Smith, Masters of Veils.
f - MARRIAGE LICENSES . '
Marriage licenses were issued today by
County Clerk uilham to Homer Betchel
and Emma Witty of Elgin, and W. L.
Pearson and Emma Wilkinson both of
North Powder..
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WHY IT HOI LA (.RAlf?
' Albany Or., Dec. 1 8. Th Commer
cial Club tonight appointed a committee
of leading businsss men to secure $15,
000 in subscriptions toward reorganizing
th Bannockburn Manufacturing Com
pany, to rebuild the woolen mill recently
burned, replacing it with a mill double th
capacity. Th company is to have $1 00,
000 capital- and a practical woolen
manufacturer is to run th mill. Th
new factory will give mployment to 1 00
P"P .
Th proposal i to bring machinery for
a six-set mill from Massachusetts, th
owner to take stock in th mill for th
machinery and run th plant Th
old machinery and run th plant. Th
old building 1 to be rebuilt with , money
subscribed for stock in Albany, th old
company to put In It property at half
cost and raising - $40,000 additional
stock. This will giv th company a
complete plant with a capital of $40,000
Business men here are taking hold with a
will and th plan promise succsss. Over
$2000 wa subscribed by three men . on
th pot ' i
Lies in buying early and in buying
right. Euy soon and secure ad
vantage of uncommon assortment
LTearly buyers get choicest picking.
Buy before some one else -gets just
the article you -vyouldj have most
preferred. Our, 'Holiday Goods are
herendlhere'sodsamonth
)fia illplease 'you. You will get
theni at right prices, too. It's
right prices thatV going : to . make;
them go quickly.
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