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LA GRANOE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY. JANUARY 12. v 1906.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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