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TODAY'S NEWS TODAY Occassional snow tonight decidedly colder Tomorrow probably fair, continue cold rA".V ' .. .. V0LUME V ' " ' f ; -, LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON. MONDAY". JANUARY 22, 1906. : '. . ' ' ; - .-. . NUMBER 6g . ..; TERRIBLE Mr. ? AT BOISE (Scripps News Association) Boise, Idaho. Jan.. 82. Henry Neu baumer. a ' wealthy returned Alaskan miner, shot OUie Powell, hit sweeheart who rejected him. Lafayette . Gray, his successful rival, the mother, and sister of tCjy. in front of the Gray residence, at o'clock this morning, Immediately after the tragedies he blew out his own brains. .'.;' Neubaumer supplied'clothing and" had educated the girl for several years. He made strike at Sawson and was con sidered very wealthy. He and the Pow II girl were ta have been married last t November but the night before the wed ding she ran away with Gray, the pair coming to Boise. Neubaumer followed and a tragedy as only prevented by the police. He returned to Alaska but came Jffyb Boise Wednesday. Jf of his victime'will die with the ex ception of Ollio- Powell who wae only slightly wounded in the left arm. , BIG PRIG FOR MULES Arlington, Or. Jan. 22. The biggest pries received in. Gilliam County for mules in lump lots, was received yesterday at Arlington, when J, L. Blalock sold 1 1 head to Holt & McGuiss, of Seattle, who have .contract in tea North Bank line. The .Vce was $150 a head.' A. M. Smith, of iattle. who la buying for the Federal Government, purchased a carload of cav alry hertes from 'Lewis Brothers : at prices ranging from $1 10 to $162.60. i QUEEN VICTORIA MEMORIAL SERVICE (Scrlppa News Association) London, Jan. 22. Today being the an niversary of the death of Queen Victoria, who died January 22, 1902, a memorial service for the late Queen was held at the Frogmore Mausoleum today. Dean Eliot conducted the service in the pre sence of the king Queen and other, mem bers of thtfTbyal family. The musical parts of the ceremony were under the direction of Sir Walter Parratt and with the assistance of the clerk and choristera of St George's Chapel. After the ser vice the King and the Queen and most of tl members of the royal family re tain d to the castle. The mausoleun w. utu i.rt:r.-;;r. tc ' v::i?r had been fortui ate . enough to obtain tickets of admission. GERMAN SCHOOlsiilp" (Scrlppa News Association) Galveston. Lex., Jan. 22. The "Stosch" a schoolship of the Gtr.nan Navy arrived here this morning and was received with codsiderable enthuiasm. A national sa ute was fired from the shore battery and the ships in the harbor wore their holiday attire of flags and bunting. The ship will remain here a week and a number of social functions have been arranged in honor of the officers and cadets of th German ship. . . . PECULIAR DEATH Of A HUNTER (Scrtpps News Association) Eugene, Ore. Jan. 22.-rJohn R, Gold son, a sawmill owner, while hunting in the mountains west of here yesterday, was accidentally killed by a shot from his own rifle in a hand to hand conflict with a badly wounded but infurjated panther. The rifle stock bears marks of the panther's teeth. Goldson thought he had emptied the chamber of the rifle. When he struck the animal with the stock of the gun, the remaining shell exploded killing him. FINED SI0O Thomas Cullen, who was under bone's c' ar fed with assault upon J. M. Berry, p'c ad jd guilty Saturday evennjr before J dge Eakin, and was fined one hundred dollars. ATTORHtYS GRILL THE (Scripps News Association) Chicago, 111.. Jan. 22. "God forbid that our martyred president should be here" to prosecute citizens of the United States in the manner of this prosecution", fervently exclaimed General John C. Cowen, coun sel for the Cudahy Packing Company, in the federal courc trial in the beef cases this morning. Pointing his finger at Com missioner Garfield, he continued in the sime vein and eulogized the commission er's father and s lamed his son. He ar ai, Med the government for compelling them to testify, then seeking to make criminals ot them by depriving them of their constitutional rights. Cowen said that he first learned the doctrine of com pulsion from Commissioner Garfield's father.-io whom he went to school when a boy. He learned then that when the command was given and backed by com petent authority that he must obey. He said Commissioner Garfield was armed with such authority when ha sent an agent to Cudahy with a command to lay his business secrets bare, promising Im munity, and declared the government had no right to indict defendants upon evidence thus secured. Judge Hynet, of the pack er's attorneys, characterized Garfield as a trickster. ' BATTLESHIP EXPLOSION (Scripps News Association) - London, Jan. 22. A dispatch from Rio de Janerio says the Brazilian battle ship Aquiddian was blown up there today and three hundred reported ' Wiled. Bo lies were, scattered for hundreds or yards. The explosion is. thought to have originated from a defective boiler.- : U'f A QU ARTER PAG E FU L L I 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 Boys All Wool UndVr 59c Ladles' Knee Skirts 29c Made from good quality wool goods In sizes 30 to 54 shirts and drawers, made from good quality muslin with 8 ' in heat shape effects, every pair soft all wool garments, which we sell inch flounce, edged with heavv lace special values at our regular price of regular at 76c to 85c at garment, this great sale in $1.60 thjs sale - - $1.29 th'le -'-'.- - 59c "c Men's Pants $1.69 tt??? 000 gj- gP Men's $2.50 to $3 SweateV ffi. extremely low price of $1,69 Her. is an altogethsr unusual offering the yard , - 'g ' in men's all wool sweaters including ' ' BOyS WOOineece muwi values. all for the low rfrice JIQ8 5fl ladW c,. . Heavy weight, with extra heavy wool ' V8 5' 7'50 "dies SklltS fleece, garments always sold every- $3.18 . ''''' where it 45c and 50c. All sizes, this $1.50 tO $3 Sweaters, 79C AU woo,g kir J ' . ; great sal. at the garment 29c nh M Mn,itt ot M, Bnd ends ?rint clnj't" : sorted up from our regular SI. 50 and of the enormous values here offered Antlnd WStfhr hirK 4Qfl $3.00 men's sweaters, all colors and ask to ee them, choice . ' tl t uuuns wi&ni omi i iiMt choice whjle ,ast . -2lM For men and boys, made from good ,y ' - - weieht outing, with and without collars ' ; ' . - "s'j- t .... rsgJiar65cand 75c values; this sale 50c, 75c Ladies Belts 25c Ladies wool Underwear choice for , . - , 49c bout 60 of these silk, kid and patent At .sharp price reductions. It you . ' leather belts in all sizes, all go in one Jon't need it now it will pay you to .. ci 't chirli l !Q grand offering, each at ?5c buy.them and lay them by, we will Men S flannel ShlrtS $1.59 3C not be able to offer you the same gTr- Jjt! SS JI. $l.25LadIes'Walsts48c SSS L X. Z! cent q heavy all; woo, flannel $,.59 75c Vests -nd P.nK MCv53c from the lot this sale - - . $1,00 " " &Ac Boys' Reefers and Ov'coats ,25 .. ., c we havs added several of our $3.00 Children's Jackets ' and and $4.00 overcoaU to this lot and j-a- this makes it the greatest overcoat lapeS 50C ... offeVinin country $ 98 ReeuIar tiM to $4.50 garrn.nt, A CMdren'a Underwear in .U - odds and ends picked up at random in " . " 3SC . , , . ,u :- . our children's ready to wear depart- iu & ment- Ch0iCe th' 50C 56x20 Linen Huck Tow.i. 2 fori 25C Watqh 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 seeWo advertise what we sell, ' and sell whai we advertise J . - . ; ' " ' ' pi. MMMMMMMM.vvMtMM vMHWTmvmmHmH CHICAGO STORM ' HIDDEN (Scripps News Association) Chicago, Jan. 22. This city is practic- telephone and telegraph wires are down and communication" with the East and South is entirely broken and the West is nearly as bad. Transportation is blocked The elevated trains are entirely stopped at an early hour and the surface lines are hardly adequate to handle the throngs seeking to reach the business districts. A number of accidents occurred. A crowded suburban train on the Chicago and Western and Indiana line was' hit b a switch engine. Many were injured. ' Linooln. Neb., Jan. 22. It is now 1 6 below in the asVta and ' growing colder with a gale bbwing from the north. , ! ENVELOPED IN POO New York, Jan. 22. This city and the entire east is enveloped in a heavy fog Collisions are frequent between the ele vated trains and ferry boats but so . far none have been hurt . ST. PAUL TRAINS LATB St Paul, Jan. 22. All trains are from one to twenty-five hours late from the east and west It is 9 below zero and is getting colder. Business is demoralized. BLOOD SUNDAY Iff RUSSIA LOGGER INJURED; ' ' " An employe of the Grande Ronde Lum htr Company by the nome of Clark was brought down from camp Number 5, Sat urday evening suffering from severe . in juries sustained at that place. He was on one side of a huge load of logs trying to loosen the load, h's c jm janiort on the .'t ier side hammered the' hook on his side lo)se and the logs rolled off on Clark's side, striking him and bearing him to the ground. He was brought down and taken to Ora. Bacon & Hall's where the wounds ware dressed. He was then taken to his nome in Union. Dr. Bacon has since leard from him that he is resting easy. At present his injuries Cannot be deter mined as to how serious theyara, alth ujh they are not tftougni w u iauti. p v KORf CANDIDATES The total - number of candidates was increased this afternoon by three. Robert A. Lloyd, of Elgin, filed his petition as a Republican candidate for the office of county judge; Robert Blumenstein, also of Elgin, filed his petition as Democratic candidate for county commissioner, and S. R. Haworthl of this city, filed his peti- on to become a candidate on ihe Re pjblican ticket for the office of represent a.ive. ' 1 ;. ; ; THE FIVE IDA i I : '.,"ijy'yV' : .... .. TRIBES BIO ATHLETIC FAIR . Leominster, Mass.. Jan. 22 The big allelic fair arranged by the Leominster A.hletic Association opens here today and j dgng from the numbir of entries it will be a highly interesting event. The proceeds of the Fair are intended to de fray the expenses of the big athletic con tests during the summer , V PENDLETON CHAMPIONS ' basket ball game played at Pend leton Friday' evening resulted in Pendle ton defeating the La Crande team by 13 6, making the winners championsj The TTixraJme will be played at" Baker City between La Grande and the team of that place. ' Scrlppa News Association) St Petersburg, Jan 22 The various nihilistic and socialistic groups all over the country celebrated the anniversary of Boody Sunday today in a. rather quie manner,, Several attempts were made in the provinces to commemorate the day in an open way by demonstrations, but in every , case the police interfered and nostile demonstrations were suppressed. Many arrests were made. IN BRUSSELS , : Brussels, Jan. 22 The Socialists of this' city celebrated the anniversary if "Bloody Sunday," by meetings in whicli inflammatory speeches were made. Funds for the Russian revolutionary propaganda were collected at all the meetings. . AT TORONTO Toronto, On., Jan. 22 The Socialists of this city will hold a meeting hers to night to commemorate the anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" and to collect funds for the Socialistic strikers in Russia. - ,'' IN THIS COUNTRY Boston, Mass., jan. 22- Under the auspices of the Socialists of this city a meeting will be held at Faneuil Hall this evening, to commemorate "Bloody Sun day, to protest against the slaughter of the Jews in Russia and for the Duroosa of collecting funds for the revolutionists in Russia.. Many fugitive Russians will attend the meeting and some good speak ers have been engaged for the occasion. IN NEW YORK New York. Jan, 22 Nearly two hun dred labor unions of this city took part in the parade today, which was held to com memorate "Bloody Sunday", In the evening a big meeting will be held for the purpose of raising funds for the Russian revolutionists, fighting for their liberty. IN OHIO ' Cincinnati. O. Jan. 22 The "Socialists of this city and vicinity will commemo rate the anniversary of ''Bloody Sunday which was the beginning of the Russian revolution, by holdinea mass meeting this evening. Several prominent Socialist will address the meeting and it is exnoct- ed a handsome sum will be sent to trwl Revolutionary Committee in Russia.' Deputy Clerk R. T. Browe of Umatilla count, was in the city yesterday visiting at the court house on official business". ILLINOIS STOCKMAN . Charleston, III., January 22. The annual oiiventioh of the corn growers and stockmen of this state opened today at the college of Agriculture of the Uni versity of Illinois. Spjcial efforts have been made to make this convention as interesting and instructive as possible to hundreds of farmers who ii.variably at tend these conventions. AFTER HIS NIGHTSHIRT The other night a young man living only a few miles from Echo, went to see his sweetheart staying until about ten o'clock. When he got ready to go home it was snowing hard, sj the . young lady insisted upon his staying all night, which hi finally decidod to do. The young lady excused herself and taking the lighted lunp went to arrange the spare bed room, expecting the young man to remain in the parlor until she returned. She was gone some few minutes, and when she returned the young man had just come in from out doors and was covered with snow and wet The young lady said, "why .John, where have you been?" The young man replied, "1 went home after my night shirt." Echo Register. , ; , Howard P. Campbell of North Powder ' doing business in the city today. ' (Scrlppa Newa Association) . Washington, Jan. 20. Of all tba troi vim ...Umh K lh MmmiMiai tth .. Five Civilized Indian Tribes that of wrest- ling with names of Indian claimants for enrollment preliminarV to. the allotment of land in the Indian Territory was tha worst This commission has just mat its annual report to the Secretary of the Interior and its farewell bow to official-' dom in general, for Its term expired by law. ; v .. . - The members of the commjiiori, T. B..., Needles. C. R. Breckinridge'and Tama' Bixby. haven't enough euphonious beaut in their names to be boastful, or bothered about the queer sounds or ill effect inci dent to an attempt to speak other people's names. It wasn t euphony; it was tha in lisoriminate way in which the full bn ad Ind an appliad names, regard'sss of srit ' to his children that cauaed tha sleepless . nights as the commission roamed over tha Territory, and led it to beg charity of posterity should mistakes be found in tha rolls prepared for the allotment of land. "The Indian languaga recognize ,nd such, ' r tiling as gender" complains Tarn Bixby, : chairman, and his fellow- commissioners, in the repoj-t. The full blood invariably speaks of his wife as-'he' and persistently names his daughters 'Willie,' "Joseph, 'David,' and the like. Strapping youths with no out- , ward mark of effeminacy sometimes an- '" swers to such remarkable, names . aa r 'Lillian,' 'Paarl,' or Josephine.'. Surnames are changed over night. 'Brown'" today Will solemnly swear that he is 'Jones'., to-' ' morrow, while 'Care-'co-coh-thla ' : Big '- Mosquito,' seized wjth a desire for an EnT T glish name, becomes, without ceremony, plain 'John Smith.' In some cases two or more children of tha same parents give identically the same name. Information as to the age of both minbrs and adults is often unreliable, if hot absolutely lacking."'' ' " With the exception of the roll, tha com- . mission is proud of. its work- and says , things aca in good shape and that.' Tarns Bixby known as the - Jc mm'ssloner to tha . Five Civilized tribes,", can, complete th S' M job with ease.).- . . j j;fj j . minister; i.acnpp wewa Association) : Halifax, N. S. Jan, 22.-Tha BritTs'Kr'"' ! attleship Dominion, bearing the body cf Mr. Prefontaine, the Canadian Minister of Marine and Fisheries, who died while, '.oi), .y a visit to France, arrived here today with impressive honors. - . ., 'I . . grain markets,' .....r,; (Scripps jlaws Assoclatl'onti , -' Chicago, Jan.' 22. Whea'topene'a at' M" closed '87;. ,cori$ opened at 45. closed 46J6; oaU opened 82 closed 52 W, .- , j v: ;' I'Ice'goc : .... . ' ' V 2- FOR WINTER EVENINGS 4 The long evenings are at hand and they bring an opportunity to those who like to read. Better improve it. Good literature t ,,. was never so cheap as now, nor have you ever had so good an assortment of good reading as our stock now affords " '' t t i' ' 'I i. , NEW BOOKS AND NEW OLD BOOKS Most of the world's best writers are now offered in inexpen- - editions; you can find what you t want' at almost any Ijttle j- t-j r price you care to flay. '. . ... . J.'j.. ' j - come In and look over the. bodks as often as you like. . ' . ' .1 e a i : NEW LIN DRUG COMPANY;., ; . : La Grande, Oregon. V i i- ! in a :' 4 .'! if a - ' '" --;-' ' . ' . . r , , , t 4 , '.' V,. ,, - J ' '.'': ' ' ' ' PTStirr""!"";; i, - r-j
