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LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMEER 29, 1905.
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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
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(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
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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.
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(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
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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.
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COMMITS
SUICIDE
(Scripps New Association)
Portland Dec 29, Casper Van Dran.
whose wife was poisoned on August 12
last under mysterous circumstance. In
dicating murder, committed suicide at
ten last night, swallowing cyanide, the
identical poison with which his wife was
killed. The body was found this morn
ing. Much mystery surrounds' the death
of Mrs. Van Dran and the case was
never full v solved. 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
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