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VOLUME V
LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY." JANUARY 25, 1906.
NUMBER"T2
llWRT
(Scrlppe'News Association)
.1 V;;it:n, - ?'.-' "4 rirnn
throughout th. country have hid a direct
influence ipon the mining industry of the
. Wett even to the remotest camps of
Alaska. ,Bg crops increased the demand
upon the'railroid for more cars; the rail
.Joad ordered more steel; the foundries
' ynore coal and coke, increased confidence
i in the odtlook and sent more prospecto.s
into the wilds; and the men who hiked to
the gold fields-ent more., of ..the yellow
metal back to the states.
AcvO d n , to a rtpo t 'ust Lsued by t ie
Geological survey, the year 1905 snows
a gain of- ju?prQximately $6,000,000 in
1,000,000 ounces of silver over the out
put of 1904. The gain in gold is repre
" tented almust entirely by the increased
' output of Alaskawhich 1s placed at $14,
650.100, as against $9,160,500 in 1904.
The Alaskan gain is nearly all in the Tan
vjVia or Fairbanks district, the returns for
, Which are $5.107.000. ' California shows
a loss in' gold product about $1,500,000
due to prolonged drought, which not only
brought hydraulic operations to a stand
still but interfered to some extent, with
quartz mills. Nevada shows a gain of
$400,000, an! Utah an equal increase.
Colorado"' s gains amounted to about $ 1 ,-
000,009.
Street Superintendent F. S. Newsome
is building a neat dwelling on the north
side of the track. This is the tenth house
r. Newsome has erected since coming
to this city, (tie is still die owner of five'
dwellingSrlCur of which he has rented at
the present time.
I A QUARTER PACE FULL
Of important Clearance sale Prices, Which Represent
a smart saving and are of the Greatest Possible in-
ft terest to the economically inclined
Men's Parts $1.29 Boys' All Wool UndVr 59c Ladies' Knee Skirts 29c
Made from good quality wool goods In sizes 30 to 34 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 heavy lace
special values at our regular price of regular at 76c to 85c at garment this great sale . 2Jc
$1.50 this sale. ..r .. - $!.29 thial ... " ' ' . " . " - 59f
' Same garments as above in sixes 24 5000 JfdS laCG-dnd '
Men's Pants $1.69 to2g - -48c Embroidery 5c
Regular' $2 !00 values in black and f eoft . e . Consisting of many of our 8c and 10c
grey striped casemers, this sale at the Men S 3.uU 10 J OWealCr values in insertings and edgings, this
extremely low price of l 69 Hre j, an altogethsr unusual offering ale th ard " ' 5c
1 in men's all wool sweaters including 1
b.,,,1 tsnnl Flooro llnd'uV does many of our best $3.00
Boys Wool neece unaw r ,ue8 all for the ,ow price $,98 $5 $7 50 Ladics. $Mni
Heavy weight with extra heavy wool : J eo io
fleece, garments always -old every- in. J.lo
where it 45. and 60c, All s.zes. this $1.50 tO $3 Sweaters, 79C An wool skirU , and
great sale at the garment 'yc n,;, lot consj8t$ 0f odds and ends cold print. Cannot give you any idea
. 1 sorted up from our regular $1.50 and of the enormous values here offered
n..t..4 ajlrfht Chlrt jiQr $5.00 men s sweaters, all colors and k to e them, choice $3.18
OUtinj IMISni Omri ii- sizes, choice while they last 79c - . - '
For men and boys, made from good .
tttif&T 50c. 75c Ladies' Belts 25c Ladies' wool Underwear
choice for - - 49c About 50 of these silk, kid and patent At sharp price reductions. If you
' leather belts in all sizes, all go in one don t need it now it will pay you to
. ' ' , cm. ci cq grand offering, each at -25c buy them and lay them by, we will
Men S Flannel SnirtS $1.53 Jt not be able to offer you the same gar-
1 . . ments for within 1 0 to 20 per cent
JjSr-SdS fin. JI,$l.25LadieS'WaiSts48C of regular price, in th. future,,
quality heavy all wool flannel $1.59 In this lot ai. flannelette waists, wool 75c Vest and Pants, each 53c
waists, and black satin waists, choice
Z 7 from the lot this sale - - $1.00 " " . 84c
Boys' Reefers and Ov'coats 125 98c
w. hav. added several of our $3.00 Children's Jackets and ;
and $4.00 overcoats to this lot and r- n
,hi. makes it the greatest overcoat n All wool Children's Underwear in all
off aring in he country $ yo Regular $1.60 to $4.50 garments izes - .. - - . 35.
Y odds and ends picked up at random in ?J
J . . , , . io r, our children's ready to wear depart-
IM 4 ply Linnen Collars, in menU choice thlt &a cq 36,20 Linen Huck Toweis 2 for ?5C
small sizes this sale . Jwl' 'v
to 60 per cent besides many special values, which you can buy at from one third to
one fourth the regular price. Gome ancf see advertise what we sell, and sell
what we advertise . ' '"
THE BEST IMMIGRATION
STAT10H IH
(Scrlpps News Association)
Washington, January 25. Within sixty
days the department of commerce and
labor will let the contracts for the erec
tion of the immigration station at Angel
Island. When the structures are finished
it will be the most complete immigration
utwuii In V.'.r'.d. TK r-liminarv
plans are now in the bureau of immigra
tion in the department and Walter J.
Mathews, of Oakland, California, the arch
itect, is workingon the detailed plans and
the specifications. They are expected in
Washington in a few days. The buildings
will cost $200,000. When the pilgrim
from the Orient lands from ship, it will be
to mount up a terraced " slope. Tliese
terraces lie just before the Administra
tion building, with its big porch. The
immigrants will first enter a big central
receiving room. On one side of this will
be the off ce jf the commissioner and tio
statist cia.i. while on the other those oi
1 1 chief inspector, h s assist nti, and tie
doctors. To the rear of the receiving
room is a registry room and back of that
a detention room. Covered ways will lead
to the dining room. The Chinese and
REMAINS IN CFflCL
(Scrlpps Newe Association)
Indianapolis, Jan. 25. In the ouster
proceedings tod- in th. circuit court
brought by Governor Hanley againt,.
Daniel Stor.ns, secretary of state, charg
ing him with misconduct in office, the de
murrer . was sustained and the case
as thrown out of court Storms re
mains in office.
E. Harper, of the Blue Mountain
creamery left tms morning ror a Drier bus
iness visit to Walla Walla. He will per
haps visit Seattle before he returns to
this city.- -E. O.
THE WORLD
Japanese will occupy the same room, but
will sit at separate tables, while the
European immigrants will eat in another
dining room. A covered way will lead
from the dining room to the detention
quarters. This building will be separated
into quarters according to sex and races.
MnrthMt of the administration build
ing and connected with it by an inclined
walk, will be the hospital. Here, . too, a
number of wings will afford rooms for
wards for the various groupings, made as
in the detention quarters.
"That station will be more complete
than the one at Ellis Island", said Commissioner-General
of Immigration Sar
gent this morning. "We shall aim to
make it the best in the world." .
No one is more interested in the correct
construction of the station than Secretary
Metcalf of the department He is. giving
i his per nal attention and watches
every step taken in the work. Secretary
Metcalf belie es that'in the new station
the state he represented in congress for
so many years will have a group of build'
ings of which it may well be proud.
ATEEGS COAL MINERS
(Scrlpps Newe Association) ' v
Wash netoi. Jan. 25, The increased
production cf uel oil in California has
tea t a severe blow to the coal miners of
t .jsaat .egion, according to a report
j ist issued by the geological survey. "This
oil boom has affected the production of
lignite in California and Oregon'V says
the report "as well as the production of
bituminous coals in Washington, in much
t ie same way as the production of Texas
oil has affected the coal mining industry
of Arkansas and Indian Territory. So
serious has this competition become that
the, Coos Bay mines in Oregon may be
closed down at an early date.'
buyers.
GTKERAl WHEttER DEAD ,
New York, Jan. 25. Oeneral
Joseph V heeler, who l.&s been ill
with pneumonia at the home of
his daughter r.t Brooklyn, died lato
this afternoon.
TALES OF
AVIIIrHflA
M I riLLUMf l
(Bcrlpps News Ansoolatlon)
.Victoria, 4an- 25. In patroling tht
straits ' in the vicinity of the Valincit
wreck late last evening, the steame
City of Topeka'picked up one of the miss
ing life rafts of the lost steamer contain
ing the following passengers whom she is
now taking to Port Towesehd and Seat
tle. . -;
Q. D. Harden, passenger; M. Tarpey
quartermaster;. P. O'Brien, waiter; S
Saymon, messman; W. L. Johnson, coa
passer; F. J. Seajala, fireman; Charle:
Fluhme, baker; Frank Latin, first freigh
clerk; Joseph McCaffery, passenger; J
Walch, waiter; A. Hawkins, passenger
P. Peterson, second officer; J. Hoddinot
waiter; John Johnson, third cook; C. L.
Allison, passenger; St. Paul, W. Dor sty,
fireman; Thomas Carrick, first ass'istan
engineer; S. O'Brien, waiter; J. Willits,
passenger; P. Primer, fireman: .
The condition of the survivors is pit
iable. They were half frozen and prac
tically unsconscious from exposurt.
The raft was sighted about 12 o'clock.
but owing to th. thick weathsr was sup
posed to be nothing but a log. At last,
by the aid of a powerful glass, its tru
nature was determined. Another raf
with ten persons on was later picked uf
but the names of the rescued have not
yet been learned. . ('
The Topeka picked up the raft whilt
a terrible sea was running. One momen
the raft was perched on the top of 1
wave and th. next was lost to view in t
gulley formed by great breakers. Eight
een men battled bravely on their frai
support to reach the Topeka, which
owing to the dangerous coast oou'd no
run any closer to them. When withii
half a mil. a boat was lowered from th.
fopeka in charge of Second Mate Burkt
and with much difficulty they succeeded
n making fast a line. Ths spectators 01
board the Topeka watched the strugg't
of the gallant seamen breathlessly. Ai
last they reached the steamer and madt
the raft fast. '
The sight of the poor creatures on tht
raft brought tears to the eyes of tht
spectators.
In the stern of the raft sat an old man,
three others lying senseless in a heap in
the center of the boat were washed by
every swell and retained solely by bodies
of other men who were closely packed
by them. When the raft was sighted a
cry went up . from the steamer's deck
Orders were shoutsd and men of the raf.
screamed for aid, For awhile it was
thought the old man was gone, when the
raft gave a sudden lurch, but by heroic
work Burk and the men got him 00
board. Another fainting form was swept
away but was rescued by quick work.
When th. men were gotten on board
they were given stimulants and put to
bed..
Q. , Willotts, one of the passengers
rescued, tells the following story:
'The ship struc' at 12:05 o'clock
Tuesday, I was on the deck smoking a
cigar, and was looking at my watch when
1 1. crash came. In an ii s ant all wa
confusion. There were shrieks of fright
ened women and men, wals of little
children and hoarse orders of the officers.
The vessel reeled like a drunken man.
slid over th. reef and struck again. The
command was given to back her off. She
went full speed but too late. Water
poured in like a mill race, and, with a
sound that drowned everything else, the
wind swung the vessel's stem to the
beach and head on to th. waves. This
saved many lives. Th. ship was swept
back to shore and struck one. again and
in that position remained adov. water
and on an even keel.
"Every wave now washed over her and
Lnany people on deck hastily went to their
deaths without time to murmur a prayer.
Th. ord.r was given to get out the boats.
Two of them on the weather side were
launched and were smashed like egg
UKVIVOB
(
HAS BEEH
(Scrlpps News Association) ' .
Washington, D. C. Jan. 25 Chief
Engineer John F. Stevens, of the Pahamr
canal, in his testimony before the Senate
committee now published for th. first
time, recommended the lock canal io be
milt under private contract. II. also
recommended that Chinese labor be em-
oloved. and the extension of the eight
lour day to the Isthmus be repealed. He
ita es that it was his belief that the canal
would be built within the original cost
aid time estimate. He said that th a
greatest problem was that of labor. He
lays: "the engineering difficulties , to be
incountered are insignificant compared to
.he labor problem." Americans, whites
r negroes, would do but they can not be
nduced to come to the Isthmus, so it is
iseless to talk about them."
He said he did not know of any money
ihells as soon as they struck water. "
An attempt was made to get out the
ife boats. Four women and a number of
nen went in the boat .1 don't know how
nany but she was practically full. Just
is they were lowering it the other davits
broke and the, stern of the boat fell into
.he water while the bow swung in the
nr. .
ANOTHER RAFT POUND .
Ssn Francisco,' Jan. 25. Late ' this
ifternoon the agent for the .steamer
fexan, which was bound from this port to
Seattle, received a dispatch stating that
the Texan picked up a raft containing ten
turvivors of the Valencia and transferred
o the Topeka. This second raft was
mentioned in the dispatches as " being
adrift. A later dispatch confirms the
rescue by the Texan. .
SUITS FILED WITH CLERK
The following suits have been filed at
.he county clerk's office yesterday and
today:
William Shaw and Clarence Wilson.
plantiffs versus the Njrth Powder Co-
)perative Mercantile Company, for the
recovery of the value of store fixtures
alleged to be due, A judgment of $414
s asked.
A. F. Kelly plaintiff versus Stephen A.
ind Alice Daugharty. to recover a judg
nent amounting to-' $525.73. '3
. Thomas S. Smith, administrator of
Elijah Smith estate, versus Amos ar'd
-lancy Mayfiald and Jhn Tucker to re
aver $400 due on prommisory notes. "
- Charles Wilson versus A. N. and Mary
jline to collect $1 100 slid to be due 0,1
.ertain notes with -interest since 1902.'
. William Mclllroy versus Duncan McBoth
ind daughter, Anna McBeth to recover
362 said to be due him for securing -a
relinquishment and obtaining a patent for
the defendants.
Emma Smith versus William 9. Smith.
suit for divorce. The Smiths were mar
ried in Emment, Idaho, 1894. The plain
tiff avers that the defendant wilfully de
serted her and she prays for release from
the marriage bonds. , '
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IUUK vUKiM-runuLixvi-s:
W. alwai carry a splendid line of writ'ng materials, but just at
this time we have purchased lareely and have an elecant show
ing of such goods, many of which are exceptional; values. ' j
BOX PAPhRS ' '
You'll be delighted with the dainty tints in our beautiful new
styles in box papers. They are the latest and if you want to be
up to date you II want to look'oysr them. Prices from 10c to ?5c
TABLETS AND ENVELOPES:
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The ta! hi makes a very handy. form iir which: to tyyj wyipng
paper and we ar. showing same of the finest quality 'of papers
put up in this shapo, also envelopes in different sizes, -shapes
and tints to match. . , - 5 "
Tablets 5c to 50c Envelopes 5c and lOp. bunches j;;
J ' When you want pencils, pons, inks, etc, you will find our stock . t
2 complete, representing tne best makes. J2J '
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being squandered. He was awarii'tiTt "-
sime mistakes had been made and that .
there would likely be others as the work j
progressed as it is impossible not to do o j
under the existing, circumstances'." "H , j
fur d the freight congestion terrible, but
that matter is being straightened oufc. !
The French equipment (?; found utterly
Useless. He branded the statements, re-. - '
him, as not a' spoonful ' had been taken! j
All ths women taken down, had .HKe.r;'? ,
father, brother or husband on he works.
Taking of families, according to . his eiti.-, j
mation had.a beneficial .effect.ih as. piuch;V
it enabled the Government to secure a ... .
better class of workmen. All employees
now feel semi re 'as to health conda.iot'
and are working faithfully and with com -plete
confidence In the admmtratliin.Si'l!,y'' "
1 .tiiom t atv
ii V .ei'tr'
At the ', council- meeting' 1ast,;JvenhJf'., l
three. of . the fire cljmpanies Jvbmltfjld'0
tieir lists as re-organized and .wars p-..,.,.
proved as follows: No. 2 will be or- ..
gahi'zed, as soon as anothercast an b.
secdred,;'V;M1 il&VQtt&iU
No. 1. Aithur Curtis. Thomas Peach.
Ed McCoy, Horse. Knapp, Ben Hopper,- - -
Elmer CurtisVVV: Br, Watson, 'rrl: Crarf-neK
die, M. P.' SheaslyChas. Mbntiomefy;
Hiram Peach, ba.n; Hihes. Dfc Brehnan'''"'''
Charley Noyes.TomFl'arhing, tfoV'tiobd- ''1
naugh and Bert Jacobs.' ' a ' " ';
No. 5 C. S. Williams D; Jackson. Lot
Snodgrass, J. DordaSr" F?k. Brown,---!T-'
Harvey. M. pay. F..ajr, R.ldidge.
u. 1. Jones, K. L. Lincoln, Olarence
Jackson. Loyd Scriber. P. A. Foley, W.
E. Bunker;', Chas. Bartmtfss, T. LJ
nams. iJUs. jones. wirftiertkjrr 3 1 r
. .' i ...1 ... ' . .
No. 4-Q.-E. Fawlef, jV EPviai
iMeu-
len, H. Holmes, R A.'Masterton, A. C.
Haynes, Sylvester V.JUz,M.E..Brap'y
J. K. Fitzgerald, .' E. HoppVrr'ao.
Smith, W. S. Wines, C. A. MoCrary.-C.
J. Vanderpool, Chas. Hutchins, Walter
Price, Jas. Farquharson, Julius Fisher,
T. W. Workman, Mose Harris, A. C. Qet
chell. '' ' ;:: '"". ,-.
The companies will soon meet and elect
a chief of the department.
A petition signed by 64 people of the
Old Town asking ) that E$ W. BaciUtt be
elected 'to fill .the vacancy causA th.
restghatlofl -of Ji WretinedyJ wasVth.
result of the council-talcing up the matter
of electing a' councilman. . and J. J, Carr J
was elected to -fill Mr, .Kennedy's unex-
piredtertn. y''-''''J -
The Ways and Means committee was J
empowered to fllaf.t be 'pyapbsitiorrmr 09 . ,
ticket to -be voted hoti for ifun.itshaati
present bonded debt that draws 6 per 2
cent, to 5 par ehk. bond or less.Ihi
estimated to save the City $5001' i
Also the proposition states . wnether hot
to purchase the Folk and Schilling springs
for city purposes.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Rinehart, of Sum
merville, left this morning for Portland,
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