DAY'S NEWS TODAY WitUi Ton;eht and tomorrov weainer prob.biy r. LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMEER 29, 1905. i R 49 ILUME T i if ii .'fifth XI ITU I WEALTHY GERMAKS TO WED JVCI BUT LACKED (Scripps Newt AMOdatlon) San Maeto. Califs Deo. 29 William A. P. Brower, one of the most wealthy resi dents of this county, died at Elcerrito Park this afternoon after a three weekt illness from double pneumonia. Brower was a great believer In Christian sc enes, and refused administration of physicians, but called in a San Francisco scientist practloner who assumed full charge of the and wmtlH not even allow the em ployment of a trained nurse. The patient grew rapidly worse until he died. COURT MARTIAL CONCLUDED ? . (Scrlppa News Association) , Annapolis, Dec. 29 The Coffin court . martial concluded its deliberations shortly after noon to lay. The findings of the 'court will be forwarded to Admiral Sands. There is a conflict of .opinion whether . Admiral Sands as convening authority is ' empowered to review the findings of the ' court. The Admiral Intimated that he - would send the records with recommend v ations to Washington. ' The trial of mid- shipman Stephen DeCatuer Jr. was com , menced this afternoon. . He is accused of i hazing. ' j TRAIN IN HARD LUCK (Scripps News Association ) El Paso, Dec. 29. The Rock Island Golden Sta,te limited was wrecked early this morning forty miles north of El Paso. ' The officials of the company report no one injured. The entire train left the GOOD SB track but remained upright Previous to 1 this accident this train had been delayed 24 hours by a snow slide. ' FRANCE DENIES IT (Scripps News Association) Paris, Dec. 29 It is formally denied that France has sent an ultimatum to Venezuela. - -i ' SPECIAL 15 cent. 25 cent 50 cent l f (Scripps News Association) St Louis, Dec 29 Theodore Scharrer aged SS. a wealthy hop dealer of Stutt gart, Germany, announced today that he will marry Wilhelmina Busch, daughter of Adolphus Busch, at the. latter s horns ki v -I-. r, U-.1 i twi on iivw ihis uaj. wit vrvuiraauajr ww the couple drove to Belleville. Illinois,' and registered as man and wife at a hotel They went for a license but the office was closed, - and they returned to St Louis. Adolphus Busch says he don't know of the contemplated marriage, and don't tare. He says the registration at Belleville is Scharre'rs German idea of a joke. Scharref says the wedding will be quiet . .' ' OUR TAXABLE PROPERTY : ; The county clerk hs notified the city recorder that the taxable property within the city limits of La Grande Is 592 1.276 This is quite an Increase over last jrr. CHAW Jlltt!! VISITS ( (Scripps News Association) . Chicago, Dec. 29. Secretary Shaw ac companied by several of the local bankers tramped the streets through a driving snow storm this morning on what is said to bs an effort to save the financial situa tion. In regards to the condition of Wall street, they are grave enough to enlist the most strenuous efforts. - - ShaV. will depart for Washington this evening and untiLthen will devote every moment to avert further serious conse quences. Shaw denounced the news papers of Chicago, charging them with distorting his statements. He declared that this was not the first time that he had been betrayed by Chicago newspaper men and said that hereafter he would deny himself to them. He also denied having declared that Walsh would not be prosecuted because her noticed violations of law which had become the custom. 1 MHO FOR SATURDAY ONLY ALL DISHES HAW PRICE Pictures for Pictures 2 for Pictures for t MMM TERMS, TUT STREET (AR MAH, DEAD (Scripps News Association) New York. Dec. 29 Cnarles Yerkes, the street railway financier, who has been ill with heart trouble several days at the hotel Waldorf Astor, died this afternoon at 2:16., Mrs. Yerkes was not at his bedside when the end came. She has not been at the eotel since he was stricken, and re fuses to say why. Born In Philadelphia in June 25, 1839. pt si ih: a;: ;? !?. . 9n was a private banker. In 1861 pur chased the .first street railway stock'. In 1864 assumed millions of Philadelphia city bonds, failed to carry out his con tract was indicted, found guilty but ex ecutive clemency extended and later the City council released him from alt of his debts, afterwards Yerks paid his credit or. . He arrived in Chicago in 1882, open 3d a banking house in 1886, made his .first railroad Venture in Chicago His first action was to change the system from horse to cable and was first to give the city anything in return for his fran chise. He gave a $50,000 telescope to the Chicago University. In 1898" ha began the consolidation of the Chicago street railways. In 1901 he left Chicago with $16,000,000 and went to London and built underground railways. He was rewarded with wealth and fame and far outgenerald J. P. Morgan and his associates who formed an American syndicate in London for an underground system. PUTTING DOWN REBELLION (Scripps News Association) St Petersburg, Dec. 29. Troops are pouring into Moscow to assist in putting down the rebellion, - At Warsaw little news is being received of the occurences from the other parts of the empire. The latest in Poland from Moscow says the Cossacks are gaining ground against the peasants. 10 cents 33 cents 30 cents rOOTBALL (IT BE DRIVEN OUT (Scripps News Association) St Paul. Dec. 29. Cyrus North rup, president of the University of Minnesota speaking before the Minnesota - State Educational Association today said, "the correspondent of an Eastern publication in criticizing the Western colleges conduct of football is miserable. This correspond ent must never have been laid across the parental knee or he could not have lied so or'completely misquoted me. I favor .nnKU Ki urn nnnnawl to it between high schools and colleges. Football has ometostay. It has hold upon the popu ar imagination. It can be regulated but not driven away. Professionalism, commercialism and bett ng can be driven out and it can be made a good . game for healthy sturdy young" men." JEWELERY STORE ROBBED (Scripps News Association) New York, Dec. 29. Schwartz Bros. jewelery store window on Broadway was smashed this morning while the street was ciowded , with pedestrians. Four thousand dollars worth of rings were stolen.' The robbers, believed to be two men and a woman, nude their escape. ' LIABILITIES. ENORMOUS (Scripps News Association) ' Boston, Dec. 29. H, R. Leighten & Company, stock brokers who have made an assignment for the benefit of their creditors, have liabilities amounting to fialf a million dollars. The cause of their failure was because a creditor could not meet his liabilities. It is probable .that there will be enough assets to pay out the indebtedness. EIRE IN MINNEAPOLIS" TENEMENT . (Scripps News Association) Minneapolis, Dec. 2?. Ona dead, two fa 'ally burned, fteen or more injured or overcome by smon. is the result of a fire hich guite I theHiggens' tenement house tllis morning. Twenty-seven families ware rescued from their beds and were sent shivsring and srrotnen g into the outer air. The. thermometer indicated ten degrees above zero at the time the inmates or me nousa were driven out UNION (OU.ITVS PROSPERITY Union county is cne of th best counties h the state of Oregon. We- have m-re large diversified interest i which provide labor. There ars only two counties In the state which ' employ more labor than Union county. These counties are Mult nomah and Clackamas. Where is there another county outside of Multnomah which requires a solid jtrain every other day to carry their products to the market centers? 1906 will bring us many home seekers., and every citizen should wear that happy smile and be ever ready to extend the glad hand. .While we all know we have a banner county, strangers must be made acquainted with these facts. SPECIAL COUNCIL There will be a special meeting of the city council held this evening for th fol lowing purposes according to th mayor's call For the purpose of levying a tax upod th assessed property of th said city of La Grand for general and . muni cipal purposes not to exceed on per cen tum upon all property both real and per sonal, within the said city limit. Also to evy a special tax not to exceed on per centum for th purpose of and to pay in terest upon the bonded indebtedness for' the year 1906. Also to levy a poll tax of $2 upon each male inhabitant within the city between th age of xl to DO year except active fireman. ' MUST BE li)ST? (Scripps News Association) Charlottsville, Va Dec. 29. No word has bean received from the President and his stenographer here says he has receiv ed no message from. Washington ntciss ary to be transmitted. The executive and the whole family are freed from offi cial cares. Theodore, Jr., and Dr. Rixy have joined the party. It is , supposed that they went rabbit hunting again today. SWEARING LTEECTTyE SOME TIMES (Scr'.pps News Association) Stockton. Dec. 29. Dave Miller, a deaf mute, who came here few days ago from Salt Lake City, was cured in a re markable manner. One night this week Ihis bed fellow pulled all the covering off from him. Miller awoke angry and near ly frozen. ' Such were his efforts to curs his roommate that something snapped in his head and he regained both his speech and hearing. . (Scripps News Association) St Petersburg, Dec. 29. Zlatoust a town of seventeen thousand, on the Ural mountains, is under a republican form of government established . by the rebels. Red flags now fly over the government arms factory. The officials ar Impris oned and the Cossacks have sent out word that if the town is charged thsy will kill ths officers. RUSSIAN : iirflffDC iraii tmm n i. wi a .......................................... 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On May 2. .. befor her death. J. W. Young, who 7 bew a -saloon' two doors from Van Dran' place of business, wsnt to Van Dran's saloon and shot th latter five times. Van Dran. was at the hospital two months before he recovered. Young - was tried and con victed for assault to commit murder,- and sentenced to six years. He appealed the case. Van Dran Is well known, having con ducted the Hotel Pendleton, with his , brother George for several years. Cn account of ill health he moved - to Port land a little over a year ago whore lie has since resided. GRAIN MARKETS, (Sorlppe News Association) Chicago, Dec. 29 Wheat opened at 83, closed 85'; corn opened at 60 closed 60; -oats opened Z closed 52. W.. ,..' Drmx Go. Oregon. 4 3 V