La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 16, 1906, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTODAY'S NEWS TODAY UV)(l)r Ram and snow tonight and tomorrow flCalllCr Hich South winds. ' if unr iiiir 11 1 r " 1 - .... - HOT AfTER (Scrlpps Newa Association) J Albany, N. Y Jan. 16. At the meet Mig of uie swim. iwJ., 2. ii!;ctf: r-- lution demanding the resignation of. De ; paw was th first order of business. Brackett did not deny writing letters at- laciting ueptw for his connection m the R YORK SEN ATO RS ,1. insurance seandaL He said any senator Jf present should blush .With shame at the H'""auu!i m his siate in me united States senate by either of the present senator. He said he would support any resolution requesting Piatt to resign and insisted that Depew's services in the Equitable during his time had netted him $20,000 as a retainer and for such ser vices as he was in duty pound to render t a directorof that company... , , After one of the severest arraignments Ver heard in the New York legislature !the Brackett. was lost by a vote of 54 to 1. The Democrats remaining passive, declaring that the responsibility of Depew - rested upan the party who sent him to the United States senate. - ' ;. INSURGENTS DEFEATED (Scrlpps News Association) Washington, D. C. Jan. 16 The Re publican Insurgents against the Philippine bill met their first defeat this afternoon on two intendments by William Alden Smith. The proposition to make a new sv. tariff of sixty per cent sugar and tobacco instead of twenty percent of the Kingly scheduel and to strike ou&he provision for for absolute free trade after April eleventh was defeated by J 97 to 73. A QUAR T. ER PAGE FULL Of important Clearance sale Prices, Which Represent a smart saving and are of the Greatest Possible in terest to the economically inclined buyers. Men's Parts $1.29 Made from good quality wool goods in heat shape effects, every pair special values at our regular price of $1.60 this sale - - $1.29 Men's Pants $1.69 Regular $2.00 values in black and grey striped ca terriers, this sale at the extremely low price of $169 Boys' Wool Fleece UndVr Heavy weight with extra heavy wool fleece. Garments always sold every- ' where at 45c and 60c. All sizes, this great sale at the garment 2yC Outing Night Shirts 49c For men and boys, made from good weight outing, with and without collars regular 65c and 76c values; - this sale choice for - - - ' 49c Men's Flannel Shirts $1.59 Regular $2,26 shirts in brown and viciena colored shirts, made from fine quality heavy all wool flannel $. 59 Boys' Reefers and Ov'coats We have added several of our $3.00 and $4.00 overcoats to this lot and this makes it the greatest overcoat offering in h country $1 98 15c 4 ply Unpen Collars, in 5f mall sires this tale Watch the Red Price Tags in our store they represent a saving in price of from 1 0 to 50 per cent besides many special values, which you can buy at from one third to one fourth the regular price. Gome and see--Wa advertise what we sell, and sell what we advertise j " MM 1 1 1 1 ft t ttt DETECTIVES AfTER HIM (Scrlpps New Association) Pendleton Jan., 16. L. J. Simpkins. alias Simmons, an alleged accomplice of Harry Orchard, who is suspected of the murder of ex-Governor Steuenberg. of Caldwell, Idaho, and who arrived in Pen dleton a few days ago,' suddenly disap peared. Three detectives are here .for the purpose of locating him. Simpkins is a member of the executive board of the Western Federation of Miners and was implicated in the recent disturbances in Colorado. . ELEGION RIOT- (Scrlppe News Association) Buda Pest. Jan. 16 Six peasants and L.VC r;r"mn won killAd InHlt 'in art election row. CONVICTS HI (Scrlpps Newa Association) Walla Walla. Jan. 16 Toouell a fivht between two convicts which took place in the jute mill last night. Guard Hussey shot Thomas Winters through tbe right leg and John McCann through the arm. Winters attacked McCann with a knife cu'tni the convict throat from ear to ear. Notwithstanding the terrible injury, McCann grabbed a sledge hammer and made for Winters. Guard Hussey shout ed for the men to desist but they paid no attention and Hussey opened fire. The second shot went through McCann's' arm and he fell in a pool of blood. Tht wounded convicts are now in the oriso hospital under the care of the penitentiary physician. McCann is severely wounded but will recover. Boys' All Wool UndVr 59c In size SO to 34 shirts and drawers, soft all wool garments, which we sell regular at 76c to 8Gc at garment, this sale - - - - jrj Same garments as above in sixes 24 to28 ..... Men's $2.50 to $3 Sweater Here is an altogethsr unusual offering in men's all wool sweaters including as it does many of our best $3.00 values, all for the low price (Jg $1.50 to $3 Sweaters, 79c This lot consists of odds and ends sorted up from our regular $1.50 and $3.00 men's sweaters, all colors and sizes, choice while they last Ityz 50c, 75c Ladies' Belts 25c About 50 of these silk, kid and patent leather belts in all sizes, all go in one grand offering, each at 25c . - $1, $1.25 Ladies'WaiStS 48C In this lot ai e flannelette waists, wool waists, and black satin waists, choice from the lot this sale - . - j,. Children's Jackets Capes 50c and Regular $1.50 to $4.50 garments odds and ends picked up at random in our cnuaren s ready to wear depart- ment, choice this sale $QC dim tJfoir? HVWV,.le)ee)Mae)s)t LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, 0 Ha (Scrlpps News Association) St Petersburg, Jan. 16 At Auiza the houses were bombarded hy artillery and uiu i pricti:;!!7 'tmydH. The people fled immediately but a number were captured and executed by the soldiers. It is reported from Valdivostock that all of the prisons ware destroyed by fire, releasing the prisoner A dispatch from the Batic provinces says a detachment of dragoons is surrounded. The assassi nation of General Lessowski at Penza is confirmed at Irjutsk. Tbe assistant chief of police has been killed but an attempt to kill the vice-governor failed. Two hundred Socialists have been arrested. ' STEAL DIAMONDS . (Scrlppe News Association) Chicago III. Jan. 16 Two thieves shattered the plate glass v window - of Liebolt & Company, jewelers, in the Palmer House block. -They stole $1,500 worth of diamonds and escaDed. Tha police found the7 broken window this morning. , NO MERCY FOR BURBANK Leavenworth. Kas. Jan. 1 6. President Roosevelt has declined to interfere with the findings of the court-martial in the case of Lieutenant Sidney S. Burbank, Sixth infantry 'recently sentenced ir. the Philippines to 1 8 months' imprisonment and dismissal from the army, under con viction of deserting his Filipino wife who has recently granted a divorce and. ali mony. Ladles' Knee Skirts 29c made from good quality muslin with 8 inch flounce, edged with heavy lace this great sale - - 2 Ox 5000 yds lace and . Embroidery 5c Consisting of many of our 8c and 10c ' values in insertings and edgings, this sale the yard ... tj $5, $7.50 Ladles'. Skirts $3.18 All wool skirts in colors and sizes, cold print. Cannot give you any idea of the enormous values here offered ask to see them, choice g Ladies' wool Underwear Attharn nriro raM. i . don t need it now it will pay you to uuy mem ana lay tnem by, we will not be able tn nff.r ments for within 10 to 20 per cent ot reular Prices in the future. 75c Vests and Pants, each 53c $1.00 " 84c 125 98c All wool Children's Underwear in all sizes - . . .... o c . 36x20 Linen Huck Toweis 2 for 25c 1 I VI f I 1 ni MAM . - MARSHAL FIELD IS DEAD (Scrlpps News Association) New York, Jan. 16. Marshal Field, tht great Chicago merchant died this after noon at 4:08 in this city after a few davs illness that developed into pnuuiuni, the age of 71 years. j Marshall Field, merchant orince. wai born on a farm near Conway. Mass., Aug ust, 18, 1835, and it is estimated conserv atively that his wealth aggregates $100,- 000,000. Some calculations make hit fortune nearly $150,000,000. Mr. Fielc paid taxes on $40,000,000 worth ol property last year, of which $30,000,001 was real estate and $10,000,000 per sonal property. Two million dollars ii the estimate put upon the personal proper ty of Mr. Field in his Prairie-avenui home, which contains many valuabU paintings. The 'total number of employe) on his payroll is close to 1 0.000. Mr. Field married Mrs. Arthur Caton r few months ago in London. Other mem bers of the immediate family are: Mrs. Marshall Field, Jr., whose husband carm to a tragic end by accidental shooting Ii November last, and her three children. Marshall Field third, Henry Field anc Gwendolyn Field. Tha Field name will be perpetuated bv these boys, who will inherit tha most o, the immense fortune. . AlAEADY PAIRED (Scrlpps News Association) Washington, Jan.6. Jim English, th: veteran and popular pairing clerk in tht House of Representatives, turned loose some of his California wit on Represent atives, turned loose some of his California wit on Representative Camp Clark, ol Missouri, the other day. Just after his great speech on th tariff Representative Clark was leaving Washi ngton for a few days. He thought some important matter might come up and so asked English to pair him. "Pair me with some ono", requested he. Why not with Nick Longworth?" "Can't do that," replied English. "Nicks already paired." The announcement of the White- Houce wedding was fresh in Clark's memory. He bowed to the Californian, but said nc more about pairing, except to ask English if he arranged the pair for Longworth. ' MORROCAN (OflfKEHd (Scrlpps Newa Association) Algeries, Jan. 16 The international conference which was ' called to consider Morrocan affairs opsned its first session at three this afternoon. The conference is well attended and it is thought that much good willbe accomplished. 1 t COUNCIL ARRESTED - (Scrlpps News Association) St. Petersburg, Jau. 16. The ; entire council of workmen, twenty-two mem bers were, arrested last night on chargts of being revolutionists. QUARANTINE IS RAISED Millon. Jan. 16. The diptheria quaran tine - which has boert in force on the public schools in this city anp Free water for the past two weeks, was this' morn ing lifted and tha schools resumed with practically a full attendance. OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR INSTALLED Guthrie, Okla., Jan. 16. Frank Frantz was today inaugurated Governor of Okla homa Territory, succeeding Thomas B. Ferguson. He is 35 years old, and was a member of the Rough Rider Regiment in the Spanish War. BROKER SUSPENDS St Paul, Jan. 1 6. James A. Doran, broker ha suspended, with liabilities ex ceeding $200,000. The failure it attri buted to Doran having been on the wrong side of the stock market (ft ARCED WITH PERJURY Caldwell, Jan. 16. Sheriff Nicholas today arrested John Norris, for whom a warrant was lately . issued in Emmett The charge is perjury. The man is said to have sworn falsely in a civil case tried in this county last summer. . ' UNITED MINE WORKERS ; " V (Scrlpps News Association) Indianapolis. Jan. 1 6. The seventeenth annual convention of the United Mine Workers of America opened here today. The attendance is unusually large. Prac tically all of the twelve hundred delegates were present whan PresiHent Mjtchel called the convention to order. The . ad dress of welcome Was delivered by Gov jrnor Harvey, ' AIR PIPE BURST (Scrlpps News Association) t New York. Jan. 16, Four men are lead and four are in the hospital semi luffocated as a result of a bursting air ji'pe in the shaft of the Belmont tunnel m Man Man of War Reef in the middle - !? Pivar this morning, ; w. . ; NOMINATE PRESIDENT Scrlpps News Asuouiatiuiii Paris. Jan. 16. Fallieres. president of he senate, was nominated for president f France by the deputies belonging to the Republican or majority party. HV re vived 416 votes and Doumer 191. COURT HOLDS Caldwell, Jan. 16. Harry Orchard has leen bound over to the next term of the listrict court of Canyon county without tends for trial on the charge of murdering ix-Governor Frank Steunenberg the eve ning of Saturday, December 30. This decision was rendered by Probate Judge Church this afternoon at 3:60 o'clock, within 1 0 minutes of the hearing of the testimony of the last witness put on the stand in the preliminary examina tion of Orchard. The preliminary exami nation began Saturday morning and last ed until the hour named ; today.' Immed iately after the last witness was excused the case was submitted to the court by Attorney James H. Hawley"bf' Boise, as sociate counsel for the prosecution, with out argument. Attorney Miller ' for the defense made a few remarks, but did riot offer any argument in the case nor ask .hat the prisoner be given the privilege of .urmshing bonds. For the prosecution Attorneys O. M. Zap Duyn. W. A. Stone. J. J. Plowhead ind James H, Hawloy appeaed. Attor ley Fred Miller ! alone,, represented the interests of the prisoner. Attorney H., E. Vallace of this city, who was retained Saturday as resident ouneel for -the de fense, having changed his mind and with drawn. ; ! t. If anything Orchard appeared in better spirits today than Saturday. He entered the court room escorted by a deputy sheriff, with a broad smile upon his face i.id took his customary t seat : beside his attorney with no evidence of nervousness. During the entire proceedings he appeared ;elm and untroubled, and When the,; ver dict of the court was given no t expression of concern was visible on his countenance. ORCHARD SOME GOOD READING for - , 7' '.' ; WINTER ' The long evenings are at hand and they bring an opportunity to those who like to read. Better improve it. Good literature J was never so cheap a now, nor have you ever . had so good an assortment of good reading as our stock now affords ' r . 1 . . .. ' ' , I .1 .... NEW BOOKS AND NEW OLD BOOKS ' 2 ; ' " -j- ! . s -. 14 -rf'ia Mml nf th wnrM ft hAftt writerft editions; you pan find what price you care to flay. Come in and look over the books as ofteivas you like. ' InEWLIN DRUG COMPANYl t ' La Grande, Oregon. i NUMBER 64 j" ' n 1ERESII TASIIITOII IIAiUilfiS (Scrlpps News Association)" Washington, D. C. Jan. 18 Chaplain Couden in a prayer before the house to day paid a high tribute to Capt. Castro who saved the lives of many passengers on; Doara ui muim went ashore on the New Jersey coasfr recently, .f '. ." , ., WILL LET CANAL CONTRACT tThe digging of the Panama , canal. twiU, be done by contract. The President and commission have so decided, and the for- . mal announcement to that effect will ba issued in a few days. The work will ba done under the supervission of commiss ion engineers. . Attorney General. Moody has decided that the Schooner law' per mits a .modification of the law authoriz ing the construction of ' the canal and leaving the matter in the hackls, of the President and the commission. " ON PARTY LINES The house of representatives by a vote of 170 to 68 declared against the Demo cratic proposition of absolute, free , trade, between the Philippines and this country,' the minority asking that restrictions ba placed upon rice, tobacco and sugar. ' ' STIVENS TESTIFIES r Chief Engineer. Stevens testified befofc the Senate Committee this': afternoon .: . His evidence was chiefly as to the type of canal to be built '. '" tariff bill amended ,f;r, . , The Philippine tariff. bjUwaa, amended in the house this afternohn so as to in clude rice with sugar and tobacco aa subject to duts equivilent to twenty five per cent reduction of the Dingly,rate. , . SELF OOVERNMRNT LOSES - The amendment proposing self govern ment to the Philippines was lost this afternoon. .The amendment read "When theyshajl have demonstrated their fitness for self government." '',''. r ' 1 GREEK TROUBLE " Arlington, Or., Jan. 16 According to the evidence presented at his trial hart. Mr. Joseph Hammond, in charge of tha 0. R. & N. pump near Willows, success fully fought off a drunken section boss named Ed Dunn and a number of Greek section hands, who endeavored to attack him with clubs, a bowieknife and. guns, . Tha row started .from, an Attempt by ' Hammond to save Dunn's wife and slsjter- in-law from bis.by. the drunken man, J He had Dunn under control when tha Greeks took part and only his courage t and coolness saved him from death. A X charge of- birdshot in the arm of- one of the Greeks ended the trouble. . GRAIN MARKEIS (Scrlpps Newa Association) .. J Chicago, Jan; 16,' Wheat opened at 89 closed 88; corn 'opened at 45, closed , 45-, oata opened , 31, J closed at 31.. y. - t s-f t EVENINGS a ' ,- are nnw otfArad In inmnAn- you want at almost any little f ; ; J ' ' ! It ! 1 : i 1 '"'V "rVUvt-'Jia;,!,;',,