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LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OREGON. SATURDAY. JANUARY 20. 1906.
NUMBER 68
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iwMHwpsMia, I.ul. Jf.. 23. The :f.!r;
workers this morning adopted a resolu
tion advocating the employment . jjf con
vict labor and the construction of trans
continental railroads. It was voted to
send memorial to Congress, expressing
a belief that the exclusion act should be
sj extended as to keep out all Japanese
and Korean laborers, other than those ex
empted by the act, as it stands at present
PETITION GIVEN ROOSEVELT
(Scrlpps News Association) ;' "
Washington. Jan. " 20. The' Massa
chusetts petition, signed by thirty thous
and, for the preservation of the battle
ship "Constitution", was exhibited to the
President this morning in the presence of
Admiral Dewey." Spooner said that the
navy would have a new "Constitution '
which would be the strongest warship ' in
the world.;' The President slapped Spoon-
er on the back add said "bully".
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SAVES A TRAIN WRECK
(Scrlpps NeSvs -Association)
Salt Lake. Utah. Jan. 20. After fight
ing his way through snow drifts, the track
walker to Beaver Canyon succeeded in
stopping the Oregon Short Line train No
8, the Butte express, in the nick of time,
from plunging into a slide of trees and
rocks. The worst blizzard experienced in
years is raging here now, accompanied by
thunder and vivid lightning. A flash' of
lightning struck the power house here,
fatalljc. burning Thomas Close, the en
gineer. . - ' '
A QUARTER 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
$1.60 this sale - - - .2$
- Men's Panls $1.69
Regular $2.00 'values in black and
gray striped casemers, this sale at the
extremely low price of $169
Boys' Wool Fleece UndWr
Heavy weight with extra heavy wool
fleece, garments always sold every
where at 46c and 60c. All sizes, this
great sale at the garment 29c
OutlrsS NISht Shirts 49c
For men and boys, made from good
weight outing, witn ana wunouv
regular 66c 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 Jl, 59
I Boys' Reefers and Ov'coats
Wt have added several of our SS.00
and $4 00 overcoats to this lot and
this makes it the greatest overcoat
offering in Jthe country $1 98
16c 4 ply Linnen Collars, in 5c
small sizes this sale
Watch the Red Price Tags in our store they represent a saving in price of from l (f
to 60 per cent besides many special values, which you can buy at from one third to
one fourth the regular price. Gome and speWa advertise what we sell, and sell
what we advertise
TRAINS DELAYED BY flOOD.
(Scrip pi News Association)
Santa Cruz. Cat. Jan. 20. The Broad
Gauge was unable to get out any trains
until noon today on account of two- miles
of track being under water at Laguna.
The passengers were transferred by
handcars. Both freight and passenger
trains are on each side of the flooded
district. The LomaPrieta mill at Hinck
ley Creek was washed away and ' the
damage is estimated at $50,000.--
FINED IN EEDERALCOURT"
(Scrlpps News Association)
Helena, Mont, Jan. 20 Judge Hunt of
the F ederal Uourt toaay finou iiui.
Burke, McBride. Lassen and Ahlrri$200.
00 in the' first two two instances, and
$120.00 in the latter two. all of whom
were charged with cutting on Govern
ment lands. Homer H. Case, of Missoula
who was indicted on a similar charge,
was order to plead Monday.
REBELS ARE IN CONTROL ;
(Scrlpps News Association) "
St. PetersbufoJan. 2oth. The rebels
are in control atBatoum and Guria, "and
the government is sending troops and war
ships. The sailors have been replaced
with soldiers, the government thinking
that the seamen are untrustworthy.
General Lineviteh is coming to -discuss
the advisability of keeping an army in
Manchuria until next year.
CHINESE VISIT INDUSTRIES
(SrTlpps News Association)
Chicago, III. Jan. . 20 The Chinese
Commissioners visited the stock yards
this morning, and this afternoon inspected
the McCormick harvesting works. They
will be the guests at a grand banquet
tonight -, ' ,
REVOLUTION IN EQUADOR
(Scrlpps News Association!
Guayaquil!, Ecquador, Jan. 19th. It -is
rumored that Elroy Alfaro. former presi
dent or cxquador, is a leader or a revo-.
lution against Garcia and has occup:
Quito after defeating the government.
Boys' All Wool IndVr 59c
In sizes 30 to 34 shirts and drawers.
soft all wool garments, which we sell
regular at 6c to 85c at garment,
this sale .... 59
Same garments as above in sixes 24
to 28 - - - - 48C
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 $3.00
values, all for the low price )$
$1.50 to $3 Sweaters, 79c
This lot consists of odds and ends
sorted up from our regular $1.60 and
$3.00 men's sweaters, all colors and
sizes, choice while tiey last ")c
50c. 75c Ladies' Belts 25c
About 60 of these silk, kid and patent
leather belts in all sizes, all go in one
grand offering, each at 25c
SI, $1.25 Ladies' Waists 48c
In this lot aie flannelette waisU. wool
waists, and black satin waists, choice
from the lot this sale - - Sl
Children's Jackets and
Capes 50c
Regular $1.60 to $4.60 garments
odds and ends picked up at random in
our children's ready to wear depart
ment, choice this sale 5Qc
IW
Of WRECK
IS SAVED
(Scrlpps News Association)
New York, Jan. 20. The liner "Maine"
Ulis morning Drought an uumii .' Si U,
rescue at sea of the captain and crew of
the schooner "Kipling", which left Liver
pool for Newfoundland for a cargo of fish.
When the storm struck them, the captain
tried to p it back, but the little vessel was
unable to withstand the tempest. When
the "Maine" appeared, the first boat was
crushed, all of the "Kipling's", crew going
into the sea. The wreckage was not
reached until the second boat had ap
apeared. The "Kipling" spent twenty
days crippled at sea before the rescue.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY FINED
(Scrlpps News Association)
Denver, Colo, Jan. 20 District Attor
ney Stidger was today fined five hundred
dollars for contempt of court by Judge
Johnson, and was ordered to jail until the
fine was paid, The Judge accused the
attorney of complicity with the gamblers
in removing their cases from his court
and permitting their releases on technica
lities . ;
CITY HALL DESTROYED
(Scrlpps News Association)
Pittsburg, Pa. Jan. 20. Fire ' this
morning destroyed the old City Hall and
the city market buildings. The loss Is
estimated at $125,000.
WILL TRY POULTRY
J. E. Hall, of North Union, has cut In
ttjree incubators, and will go into the
chicken business extensivly in 1906.
Ladies' Knee Skirts 29c
made from good quality muslin with 8
inch flounce, edged with heavy lace
this great sale 7 Or
5000 yds lace and
Embroidery
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5c
Consisting of many of our 8c and 10c
values in insertings and edgings, this
sale the yard ' - . (- ,
$5, $7.50 Ladies' Skirts
$3.18 , '
All Wnnl sUirfa in I
ij -". ... vuiuia anu sizes,
cold print. Cannot give you any idea
ui uib enormous values here offered
ask to see them, choice J3 g
Ladies wool Underwear
At sharn nrir.A rtJnri;nn. t '
don t need it now it will pay you to
uuy uwm ana iay mem by, we will ,
not be able to offer you the same gar
ments for within I f in on . .
of regular prices in the future.
75c Vests nd Pant each 53c
125 y r " 98c "
All wool Children's Underwear in all i
sizes ' - - -:. X
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36x20 Linen Huck Toweis 2 for 25c
TV0 BIDS
liCCElVED
fOU ROM
(Scrlpps News Association) '
Washington. Jan. 20. Two bids havi
forth construction of the Philippine rail
ways. New York parties, associated
with the International Banking corpora
tion, offered to build the lines in Panaj
Negros and Cabu with the governmen
guarantee of four per tent i terest on 16
per cent of, the total cost for thirty yeart
on hundred miles to be constructed eac
year until completed, and J. Q. White I
Company to be constructors. Speyer i
Uimpany, qf New York offered to bulk
three hundred and ninety miles of roa
in Luzon and take ovejtha Manila-Dagu-pan
road without the novernment guaran
tee of interest. This company also offer
ed to build the Dagupan-Laoag line of one'
hundred and sixty eight miles with a gov
ernment guarantee of four per cent o
ninety five per cent of the total cost fo
thirty years. - .
SENSATIONAL ARKEST MADE
(Scrlpps News Association)
Tacoma, Wash. Jan. 20. Fred S. Sher '
man, manager of the Independent Asphal
Company,, was arrested this afternoon oi
a warrant charging him with giving t
bribe of six thousand to Mayor Q. F
Wright, of Taooma. The arrest hai
caused a great sensation here, and is the
outcome of a long fight against graft it
connection with street paving.
reorganizing:
The La Qrande Fir Department dis
banded at their meeting held last evening
and the committee appointed by the Fin
and Insurance committee of the city coun
cil are at work is rg n zii g and a hav
ing no trouble in securing men. In fact t
large majority of th old fireman will re
mlist under the reorganization. Then will
be four companies insteid of three, one
for each of the f6ur wards and the com
pan! will bear their respective , ward
numbers. The membership will be lim't
ed to twenty members but possibly wil
contain about twenty active member!
each.
FOR WOMAN SUff RAGE
Chicago, Jan. 20. A compaign for wo
man suffrage in Chicago was startec
lass night at a mass meeting at Abrahan
Lincoln Center. Addresses were madt
by(Jan Adams, of Hull Houss; Jenkii
Lloyd Jones, of All Souls Independem
Church, and others1. Mayor Dunne set a
message expressing hearty sympathy
with the movement. Susan B. Antnons
sent this message to th meeting:
"Oh, do what you can in Chicago now.
It is your great opportunity. If you mist
it, it will be a grief to the whole world."
If the plans outlined go through, Chi
cago will witness a strong campaign- foi
woman's rights."
(Scrlpps News Association)
Washington, Jan., 20 The President
today mad public th correspondence
with W. H. Mackay. president of the
Mackay Engineering Company of New
York, in which Mackay says that his rep
resentatives on th Isthmus of Panama
are willing to come home to testify a to
the falsity of th reports of mismanage'
ment by th Government engineers.
F. Lawrence Walker, th manager of
th Chas. B, Hanford Co. is in th city
today with th finest lot of paper and
advertisement for boards that has ever
been brought to the city. ' This company
will show at Steward's opera house at
PRE Ml
PUBLISHES
GREEN-GAYN031 CASE ON TRIAL
(Soilpps News Association)
Savannah; G a. Jan. 20 The Govern
ment attornV this morning outlined the
case of tha government in th Graon.
Gaynor case, before the jury.v He said
that Creen and Gaynor had puffed up'
Captain Carter, a young officer fresh from
nest roint, until he believed he was
equalled by none in the country, : He
listened to iheif schemes and borrowed
their money until he was owned by them
body and soul. He said the two. had se
cured enough appropriation for the harbor
in oraer w nave bigger sums from which
to pilfer, when they could do so by the
aid of their tool, Carter. He said that
the attorneys got control by '.Carter un
fair aid. i' i? . . f xf -f
t RraVIRirAPPblNIED : i
(Scrlpps News Association)
Chicago. Ill, Jan? 1 9. At a meeting ot
the bankers and oreditors of McReynolds
ind Company, the receiver for the as
iets of George S. Reynolds today was ap'
Minted. J. M. Mitchell of the Illinois
Tmst and Savings bank: It is Just learn
ed that the grain, on th certificates of
which the firm raised the money, was re
moved from the warehouse after--th
.ertificates ha , been deposited. "The
nortage is said to be from 400.000 to
300,000 bushels. ' ;
MRS DUKE ANSWERS
'Scrlpps News Association)
Trenton. N. J. Jan. 20. The answer ol
tfrs. Lillian M. Duke to the divorce pro
leadings of Jas. B. Duke were' filed th'.s
norning. She denied thB charges of
wrong doing, and alleges the infidelity of
Duke, as well as charging cruelty, deser
.ion.and malicious slander,
' AMERICAN DELEGATES SELECTED
Scrlpps News Association)
Washington, Jan. 20 It is announced
aday that tha American delegates to The
-(ague will be Joseph H. Choate, General
'orter, and Judge Rose of Little Rock.
Ark , may be appointed if Russia sends a
arger delegation.
UPON HIS RETURN '
Ohrvr fipeclnl) ; .. r ' ; ;
Baker C ty, Jan. 20.-Hon.J.rL Ratd
who has been in Portland since Thursday
is expected home Sunday morning and
will then mike public hisdecision whether
ix not he will annnuioej his cindfdacy for
congress in this district.
COURT MARTIAL ADJOURNS
Scrlpps News Association) '
Annapulis, Jan. 20. The court martial
in the cise of cadot Charles M. Jones, of
Iowa, was concludad this morning. The
;ourt raached a verdict in. ten .minutes
ind adjourned until Monday.' ; f
NOT A CANDIDATE
W. F. Anderson desires to 'announce
-hat he will not be a candidate before the
iepuhlican primaries for the office of
iheriff and that his name will not appear
m the ballot.
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FLOAT TIES
Dan Graham and John Shelton, of Elgin,
'lave contracted to float the 60,000 ties
down the Looking Glass stream; which N.
C. Mc' eod is manufacturing to be used
in the extension of the O. R. & N, to
Wallowa county.
SOME GOOD READING
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l.tkn..Ulhnl,lllln "RIIUlmn,nu. U nU '
was never so cheap as now, nor have you ever had .so good
an assortment of good reading as .our stock now- affords
NEW BOOKS AMD
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Most of th world's best writers are now offered in ' InexpehV ?
editions; you can find what
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NEW ll IN DRUG COMPANY! I
La Grande, Oregon.
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(Scrlpps News Association)
Washington, Jan. 20.j-Tbe report of
Special Aaent Crist of tw DepartmehV of
Commerce and Labor, Thow In China; on J -
handicaps Americans encounter In com-
(Seting with foreigners in th ' markets of I
th Orient.: bas received much attentioh in J
Washington and called forth soma red
hot Criticism. Among other statements is
one mac Americans win not be able to '
wwiiy wroii iitHi xwry min unui ' airo.
steamship lines connect the Atlantic
coast with Cnina, so costly Isth "trans- " '
portation of goods by th transcontinental
rauroaos, so irequentine aeiay, ana so t
great .the injury, ,( to th 'ic6nslgnnn(J'"
Many government officials disagree' with'
these doneldsiohi.' '" . ' f i
Mr. Crist points out that goods from
Liverpool, or Hamburg, arrive in China ' I
within from seven to eight weeks after
being ordered, while from three to six
months will elapse during th shipment
from New York. Goods from German
merchants ar sure to rriv within twen-
ty-four hours of th time calculated upon
in caDie aispatcnes, but Tie eay'-there is
no telling when you will get goods when
they art sent across th American con-
tinent and th Pacific. Vj '
Th basis of th complaint, he says, is
th lack of attempt to axpedit shipment I
on the part of th railroad officials. Then
American goods must be handled at least
six times in a shipment, while European -goods
require not more than three i If? - J,
America, if from factory ta .cars, . car , ,
to ship at port of export, ship tojighter at
Shanghai, and In rare cases from lighter " '
to coastwise ship forTientsln,, and" from- . 9
ship to customs landing, t thence to" ;th J ;
Chinese, merohant. Tbe jamming, Vnjash- '
ng, throwing'and tumbling Incident to'- I
peated handling is costly.: j '.j't j
"In many instances shipmentSj from f J
Manchester 'to Tientsin havt 'but )m t
handling Tieqessary. tb plac thenr- on j ;
board ship from the factory direct ..and J
from the ship's hold to the custom' land- i ;
ing at the port", says he. "at most th '
placing upon th lighter at the bar, 5 i
thereby entailing but thre handling, a ;
condition which American manufacturer I
and exporter cannot hop to be favored '
with until steamship lines- regularJy.ly t
between Atlantic ports and jxr of J ',
North China- hs English and German lines
are'now doing. . No matter how' carefully .
the question of packing may be "stud- J '
led and how thorough th . work may b ' :
done, there will 'al ways be this "-handicap I '
to meet and overcome in shipping pro-J ,
ducts from the United States' to this im-f'
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VIGILANCE COMMITTEE IN CHICAGO " J
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Chicago, Ills. Ja(l. 20.t-Th ditlzens of J
Chicago met this afternoon to .formulate
plans for a vigilance committee . to sup
press crime. T.
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