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TODAY'S NEWS TODAY Wtfifkor Tonight and tomorrow HCUUIcr Snow and colder- ... LA GRANOE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY. JANUARY 12. v 1906. r - -" '' ' '' ' ' V i ' " ' ' TO PROTECT m Mils . (Scrlpps News Association) Washington, Jan. 12. Elkins, of West Virginia, D. Q. Millsof New York, and Isaac Liebes, of San Francisco, lessee of the fur-seal islands of Alaska, doing bus iness under the firm name of the North American Commercial Company, of San Francis:o, will probably lose their' priv """ wifwi'; thv ir ;f the :r:::r. ;;r. grass. The administration is alarmed at Je threatened extinction of fur seals, and Ofp will be taken before th adjourn ment to stop the slaughter. This wil probably be done through an agreement with Canada, or through suspension of the work of the lessee on the islands. I The report of the teal agent for the past year include severe indictment of the work of the lessees and declare that the killing has been the sol cause of the de crease of 68 per cent of the surplus breeding bulls in a ver MADMAN KI1S Ml MOIHfR 1 - (Scrlpps New Association) coma. Wash., Jan. 1 1. Nelt Nelson . W?V resides at Wilkeaon, this morning kmed his mother by cutting her throat. . He tried to kill his wife and two children with a flat iron, and then blew out his own brain. The wife and one child will recover, but the yojngest child, one year old, i fatally injured. Loss of his . land through foreclosure is taid to have un balanced his mind. lUMniSSION RETURNS ,. (Scrlpps News Association) i. San Francisco, Jan. 12. (Bu'.Ietinj Pacific mail liner, bearing the Chinese commissioners, who were detained to study the industrial conditions of .the country, arrived at twelve thirty from ' the Orient via Honolulu. Professor J. W. Jenks. a special representative of the state department, together with army and navy officials', was prepared to wel come the commiss'on upon landing. GRAIN MARKETS (Scrlpps New Association) Chicago, Jan. 12. Wheat opened at 83,', closed 88 V; corn opened at 45, closed 45; oats opened 12, closed at Great Annual Clearance and White Carnival Every Article SPEGIAb BARGAINS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT Extraordinaary offerings in Dainty Under Muslins $10,000.00 worth of new Goods will reach us this Month, a large portion of them are here now, Every dollars worth will go at Clearance prices During this sale. ANOTHER GREAT SWINDLE (Scrlpps News Association) Nsw York, Jin. . 12. T.i fourth ar rest in the case of Chat. A. Seton, ac; cused of counterfeiting securities of the Norfolk and Western Railroid, will! b) J made today, and it is expected that this will Qiear up the mystery as to the identity of all concerned. With what is developing, this will probably be the greatest swindle that Wall Street ha known for many years. ' HELD WITHOUT BAIL New York,' Jan. 12. Seaton was ar raigned in court this morning ' and re manded to jail without bail until Monday. Assistant district attorney declared that Seaton had a yacht at hp disposal ready to nee w Souui Aiu '.v f.r:t ' " - portunity. OTHERS ARRESTED Following the arrest of Seton and Hum phries, the police apprehended John Bough of Brjoklyn, Jurdon Sealy, a lawyer and former judgt, and Thomas G b ens, clerk 0T this city. Bougi ai d Seely are boti ex-convicts, having served term for forgery and emoezzlement. Still another arrest is expected. .CHARGED WITH BRIBERY .ScrlppsNews Association) ' San Francisco, Cal. Jan. 12 Alexander Dijeau, the third international vice-president of the Brotherhood of Teamsters, left this m )rn!n ', ost isibly for Indi in p olis. This morning ha attended the exe cutive board, and it i now beliived that he will never return. The ' Milk Wagon Drivers' Union of wh'ch he was a director hat deposed him, charging thaf he ac cepted bribes. . I EPIDEMIC OF GLANDERS A a result of an epidemic of glanders. $50,000 wor.th of horses have been de-J strayed in Vanco iver, B, C. during the last two months. About one-third of all the horses of the town have been shot and cremated and till the disease seems o be spreading. ; , - . MADAM DEVERS RETURNS (Scrlpps News Association) ' Columbus,' 0. Jan. 1 2. Madam Dev- s is back in ner old home at the state penitentiary from which she was paroled in December, 1893. She returned this morning. A for Mr. Chadwick, the matron made no special arrangements for her comfort. ' in the house at ROGERS MADE (Scrlpps News Association) , . - New York. Jan. 12. When the ques tion as to whether H. H. Roger should antwer the question propounded by At torney General Hadiey, of Missouri, came up before Commissioner Sanborne this morning in the supreme court, the Stand ard Oil attorney sought delay. The court decided that the case was "ready", and Roger' answer divmea me quuuu into classes embracing ownership by the witness of stock in the respondent com panies, or stock in other than the respond ent companies by parties otherwise than witnesses In the stock companies beside the respondent Operation in other state than Missouri were involved in the answer, ana ne declare that tn ques tions refer to the operations of individuals other than the respondent. Mention was also made of the extreme publicity and the sensatianal taking of flash light pho tos .which were repugnant to Rogers. The final statement of Roger would answer all the statement the court deemed proper, but did not mean that thi court would have the final decision, as the issues raised are entirely new and must go to the highest court on the land. HILL IS DISCHARGED (Scrlpps News Association) Philadelphia, Penn., Jan. ' 12. Judge Audenreid this morning instructed the jury in the hearing of the case against former Filtration Chief Hill, accused of grafting, to acquit him. The charges against Hill are said to be the result of the Weaver reform movement BIG DAM BREAKS (Scrlpps News Association) Santa Rosa. Cal.. Jan. 12. Last m .is i i j d: c . . i l. . . night the forty foot dam on Big Sulphur creek near Geyser, went out as a result of the severe storms which have been raging, Several men in the vicinity had narrow escapes owing to the sudden rush of the water. The dam wa the property of the Socrates Quicksilver Mining Company and was used for the storage of electric power for the mine. The loss is estimat ed at about S30, 000. f Sale!! , reduced Price TVEHTY FIVE ARRESTED (Scrlpps News Association) Washington, Jan. 12 A full report has been received at the state department from the commission headed by Consul General Lay at Canton, which is investi gating the massacre of the , American missionaries at Lien Chow, Chin. As a result of thi investigation, there have been twenty five arrest, including a capitation. The resident aided greatly, a mob being apprehended. Commit oner Lay recommends a medal of honor ' for the Chinaman who risked hi life and saved Mi Patterson, piloting her to the safety of the Presbyterian missionaries. The Chinese missionaries have already taker, up a subscription for the Chinam: n ' CHARGED WITH LARCENY Rufus M. Gaskell is on trial this after noon before Justice Hough at the old city hall, charged by F. C. Forbes with ap propriating goods from the La Grande and Red Cross drug stores to the amount estimated from five to eight hundred dollar. The arrest of Gaskell was made yesterday at Summerville by Constable J. H. jWcLachlm, where he ha (tarted a mall tor. Attn trial Mr. Forbes testified to missing many articles from his store at different times but had not suspected Mr Gaskell and had discharged innumerable men thinking to be rid of the one to whom the blame lay. Attorney Ivanhoe i act 'ng for the defense and T. H. Crawford for th prosecution. ' v GREAT FIRE (Scrlpps News Association) Panama, Jan. 12 A great fire is rag ing in this city now and the entire city is threatened. The firemen are finding great difficulty in contending with the flames. The conflagration originated in the Chinese shops, and itfoalleged that it is du to the carelessness of Amorci csn fumigating, and i spreading rapidly taward the heart of the city.' The water pressure is poor on account of the defects in the new acqueducts and one block is now burned out. The Santa Ann square in tbe heart of the city is menaced. The mobs are creating ex citement among the people who are greatly incensed against the Americans and the police are hardly able to main tain order. A BOLD HCLD-UP Butte, Jan. 1 2. Eighteen men were held up by a lone highwayman in the Thompsan aloon, almost in th heart of the city, at about 2:30 o'clock thi morn ing, the banet securing $18. The rob bery was the boldest in the history of the city, the daring robber ..commanding the big crowd before him as he would a single victim. Everyman was compelled to shoot his hands skyward and face the wall, while the bartender was forced to turn over the contents of tl e cash regis ter, which the holdup cooiy pocketed, growling at the emallness of the piunder. Shouting goodnight he backed out of the door and ditappeared. Jutt at we go to press Gaskell wat held in the turn of $1000 to appear before the circuit court. FALLING IN LINE Columbus, Ohio, Jan, 12. Senator Meek' resolution declaring in favor of the United States senators by popular vote, wa unanimously adopted today. Senator Woob said senator who, prob ably could not be electad by popular vote were blocking the president in hi efforts for rat legislation. Th spectacle of on senator dying in disgrace and another convicted of felony was before th coun try, he said, and showed th method of electing them should b changed. DAUGHTERS BORN A daughter wa born to Mr. and Mr I C. Shephard in this city, Sunday, Jan' uary 7. And yesterday at th horn ol Mr. and Mrs, L C. Penntll, a daughter cam to grace their horn. RA 6.000 ACRES SUBSCRIBED Echo, Jan. 1 1. Six thousand acres of land have been-subscribed to the Uma tilla Water Users' association. The committee accepted and signed the ar ticles of incorporation yesterday evening and the sum of $200 with the incorpor ation papers has been sent to the secre -tary of state for .filing and incorporation fees, and the association is now a bona fide organization. The final steps in the organization were taken yesterday evening when the in corporators signed the article and the paper were witnessed before Notary R. N. Stanfild, and the association is now an assured fact On next Saturday afternoon, January 1 JL another meeting of the ntir com- when the Incorporation will be ratified. Every stip in th organization ha been taken under direction of the government engineer and there is no doubt as to the legality of th association. Stock is being subscribed rapidly and everything will be in readiness for work early in th spring. . mqralesIkeugei! v (Scrlpps News Association) Washington, D. C. Jan. 12 Th War Department is informed by Colonel Colton that the receiver of customs of Santo Domingo, Morales, is a refugee at th American legation with a broken leg. He is expected to resign and leave the country. TO APPEALCASE (Scrlpps News Auoolatlori) Annapolis. Jan. 12 Thell of Washing' ton addressed th court martial in behalf of Decatur this morning. Judge ' Advo- cats Harrison stated that th cat would then be given to the court If Decatur i dismissed the case will be appealed, pro bably to congress. SAFE BLOWN OPEN (Scrlpps News Association) San Erancisco. Cal., Jan. 12. The safe in the building of th Trade Coun cil, 99? Mission street, was blown ODsn between 1 1 p. m. and 7 a. m. thi nurn mg. $560.00 were taken and the safe wa blown entirely to atom. There is no clu to the robber; , FAIR FOR SALT, LAKE (Scrlpps News Association) A Salt Lake, Jan. 12. Th Detsret. Man ufacturing Society announce that it will hold an inter-mountain State Fair here 1907, Communication are being mailed to all of the governor west of th Colo rado, seeking their'co-operation, NEWS FROM THE "DEWEY" (Scrlpps Newt Association) Norfold, Jan. 1 2. The first package of mail from the dock "Dewey" arrived to day, posted at Bermuda when the consort put in. Captain Wood, commander of the "Dewey", says that in one bad storm the dock fared better than any ship in the fleet. . SENT TO PENITENTIARY (Scrlpps News Association) Cleveland, O. Jan. 12. Mrs. Cassis Chadwick was taken to the Columbus penitentiary thi morning by United States marshal. She was heavily veiled as she was conducted - to th station Her last act before leaving here wa to purchase a rug for her cell. . SOME GOOD REfADING WINTER Th long evening ar at hand and they bring an opportunity to those who like to read. Better improve it. Good literature wa never to cheap at now, nor have you ever had to good an assortment of good reading a our stock now afford MEW BOOKS AND MEW OLD BOOKS . Most of th world' best writer ar now offered in inexpen adition; you can find what you want at almost any littles price you car to day. Gome In and look over the books as often as you like. i . i ----v - 19 WLIN DRUG COMPANY J La Grande, Oregon. 111 II D REDS KILLED (Scrlpps News Association) ,. . Tiflis, Jan. 12 Nearly three htmdred and fifty persons were killed or injured a a result of an attack of the Cossacks u n th American seminary 1 ere, which attack wa mad following th throwing of two bomb from th institution at a pass ng patrol. Four ' Cossack were) wjunded or killed rfy bombs, and th t''.TT " "''m hirt jwinle bilK burned to death. Three hundred or mora were hurt by th fir of bullet. MARSHAL FIELD NO WORST (Scrlppe New Association) j New York, Jan., 1 1. Dr. . James ha issued a bulletin in regard to th condi- ' tion of Marshall Field this morning. Th bulletin eadt as follow; "Th patient's Condition rsmain about the same and ' isjio worse. He passed a fairly com- , fortabl night" i ' , . SERIOUS ATTAOK The attack of Marshal Field is mora serious than was at first expected and at first admitted. It i said that th disease ha attacked both lung. Th physician refrain from publishing th temperature and the action of the heart which, in pneumonia, tell the story. It is understood that the heart action is all that could be deslrtd. OBNIK BTATBMBNT At noon today Stanley Field, th nep hew of Marshall Field, said that th con dition of hi unci wa satisfactory. H ' declare erroneous th statement that th lung are congested and say at present only a portion of th left lung i affected. IN GOOD CONDITION (Scrlpps News Association) . Lot Angeles, Cal., Jan. 1 2 Htrsra opened this morning as a favorit over Young Corbett, and th odd ar ten to nine. It is said that Bob 1 in fin condi tion for th battl tonight. H will be able to make the weight w thout any trouble. Th winner of th fight will meet Kid Herman in thi city on Feb. 9. FOR COUNTY JUDGE. J, C. Henry today filed hi intention' of n er.ng the primary race for th Republi can nomination of county judge for thi county. At present Mr, Henry holds th office of coroner of thi county, . GENERAL OKU APPLAUDED (Scrlpps News Association) Tokio, Japan, Jan, 12. General Oku. who commended the left army of Man churia during the Russo-Japanese war, made a triumphant entry into the city to day. The people showed the greatest enthusiasm over thi general. TO ELECT NEW PRESIDENT (Scrlpps News Association) Paris, France, JarV. 12. it is announced today that January 17 has been selected as the day for electing a President to ucceed the present incumbent, Loubet FOR EVENINGS X i 1 ! I- t r