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TODAY'SV NEWS TODAY WeatSer Fair this afternoon and tomorrow. . ) v VOLUME V LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON. WED S50AY, PESSARY 7, 1906; NUMBER ,.83 "w jr r in a. jaw --.. v - v v. "TT- MM) IS (Scrlpps New Amoclation) Chicago. Fab. 7. In tha packers' cases this morning tha attorneys for tha pack are resumed reading Garfield' report Morrison moved that tha reading be dis pensed with a it was a waste of time. His motion was (maintained. Tha read ing of the first fifty page oonsumed four hours and the remainder, 500 pages are being read. Attorney General Moody received a telegram telling him that his law partner Joseph Pearl is dead at Haverhill, Mass. He will probably attend the funeral f Th reading of Garfield's report must coma at a time when the attorney general is present As it will-take a week or ten day it will prevent the introduction of anything else and Moody will have no opportunity to conduct th case. V (RAIN MARKETS i (fortype. Kew A esastasfr ' Chicago Feb 7 .Wheat ope ned . l8Xl closed 86; corn opened at at 44X. close. 44X; closed . opened 30; , , KSTED AROTTHS REPRIEVE (Scrlpps New Association) Trenton, N.jJ, Feb. ?. Mrs. Tolla. the Italian woman accused of ' murder, - was was again reprieved to March 12. . .wsfRCMOMf an (Scrlpps News Association) Nome, Eeb. 7. The second indictment against Founds, on a charge of attempt to kill, was dismissed todayT' The United State marshal today raided all gambling houses as a result th town is closed. It is estimated that the gold output of Seward peninusla is estimated at 6,00. 000. ' DISMISSED TOR HAZING (Scrlpps News Association) . Annapolis Feb. 7.jMidshipmenUe aussur of South Carolina and Malvin, of Illinois were dismissed from the academy today for hazing., , . ,j FITItl YKTIM DIES (Scrlpps New Association) . , Portland Feb. 7. Mrs. Nellie Riley of Walla Walla, th fifth victim of the wreck at Bridal Veil . yesterday, died at the hospital this morning. REPORT We have Just opened a large shipment of novelty dress goods, which Includes all the new trays and the seasons first and choicest showings in the most popular shades and patterns. When down town stop In and look them over. We shall be pleased to show yon through and assure you, you will not regret the time spent; Price 50c the yard and up r New Shoes for Men, Boys, women, ana shoes are here. The styles are snappy, and what is better still, we are - sell you this shipment at vance in shoe leather, in ah new shoes at old prices. flRoyal Tailors WARTS AMERICAN STEEDS (Scrlpps News Association) - Victoria, Feb. 7. Captain Libatt of the United States army, who returned this morning from a visit to Japan where he has been inspecting cavalry horses as a member of foreign officers rethined by the Japanese government, says th Australian horses are proving unsatis factory and that hereafter he says it is likely that horses will be drawn from the United Sta.es and Canada. TRAIN KILLED TWO Sandusky, Feb. 7. Charles morning saw the eighteen hour Ash this Pennsyl- vania-Chicago and New York train a mile away and started to cross the track. , He was hit and ground to pieces and : his companion barely escaped. The train did not stop. The same train killed an un identified man six miles ahead of where it struck Ash. PAID THEIR fINES (Scrlpps News Association) San Francisco, Feb. 7. E. Z. R. De smith. W. J. Woodside and W. J. Wood paid fines amounting to $1600 to the clerk of the United States district court today for conspiracy in fitting out the schooner Carmencita for ' seal poaching. Captain McLean was also convicted but has not yet been convicted. , MINISTER GOES WRONG (Scrlpps Newe Association) Chicago, Feb. 7. Charged, with mis using the mails. Rev. Justin Goodone Wade, pastor of the F'rst Congregational church of Waukegan, 111.,, was arrested by a post office inspector today and taken to Chicago. Andrew Keno, a boy living at Bloomington, I1L, on whom th letters written by the . clergyman war found, was also held by the police. He will ap pear against Wade. " ON NORTHERN PACIFIC ' (Scrlpps Newe Association) -Wattle, Feb. 7. Four cars of the east bound North Coast limited jumped the arack at Byron station near Prosser,. this morning. A porter and a cook were ser iously injured. . NOMINATE BRIGADIER GENERALS Scrlpps News Association) Washington, Feb. 7. The President to day nominated Major General Grant. Lieutenant Colonel Burkheimer, Palmer Wood and Henry Wood for the positions of brigadier general. REFUSED RECOGNITION (Scrlppe News Association) .New York, Feb. 7. M. Taignai, the French diplomat was refused admittance at-Venezuela, by Castro, who arrived her today. : He is oing to Washington this afternoon to consult the French Am bassador and will go home February ,T 0. NEW DRESS GOODS inuaren. wan a very tew the old prices You probable many instances as much as 50 New Spring Samples are Here Site 3tom i HAM SNOT Ai APPEARS BEFORE PUBLIC U Again lite (enter of JAlfracticn it WdsfcingtonAnotlicr f; ISnJ' !Y!$!!Mion finwtel : ; , (Scrlpps News Association) .. . i '.. , Washington, Feb.JT. In the Srrtoot in vestigation, which commenced this morn ing, A. S. Worthington appeared for Smoot and Calisle represented the prose cution. A big attendance marked the opening day, mostly women being pres ent" '., Walter Wolfe, formerly ' professor of the Brigham Young College at Provo, Utah, was the prosecution witness. Wolfe told of the plural marriage of Prof. Ben jamin Cluff to Floreno Reynold' Wolfe. He has taken the endowment oath twelve times, each time taking an oato to pray ceasingly for God to avenge the blood of the prophet upon the nation. ' He said he believed that polygamous cohablatlon had increased sine Utah was admitted a a state. He said Smoot knew of the con ditions. . .- ,.- Wolfe said as a Mormon, Smoot could not become a United States senator as the oath conflicted with that of the church. A number of prominent Mormon, jncluding Apostle were present GIVE WHITE CREDIT' (Scr'.pps News Association) Berlin, Feb. 7 The papere this evening publish the declaration that Henry White, the American representative at the Alger ian conference, did more to smooth over the difficulties between Germany and Franc than any other member -of the c inference.. The paper declare that America deserves the credit for every nation which desires peace. . : UNEVITCH DISMISSED " (Scrlpps Newe Association) Berlin, Feb. 7. It is reported her again that General Unevitch 'ha 'been dismissed from the service on account off his inability to restrain, hit mutinous soldiers in Manchuria. 1 PAT CROWE'S TRIAL TODAY (Scrlpps New Association) ' - Omaha. Feb. 7. Th trial of Pat Crowe, accused of robbing Edward Cud ahy of $25,000 and kidnapping hi son, began today. '. .. , J , :. New Shoes exceptions all our spring' able to ' know there is a heavy ad cents a pair Remember V" TO REPORT FULLY Washington, Feb. 7. Metealf today issued instructions to the commissiqn ap pointed to investigate the Valencia wreck, to report all details pertaining to the. ves sel, management condition of the coast and the needs of th coast for the im proving of it ; . t - I ! ,? WWD W DEBAT1 ; v . Wartington, Feb. 7 Bourke Cochran and Williams from Mississippi for the Democrats, and Mann and Hepburn for th Republicans, wound up the rate bill debet today. f 't ' nB0CRT otho - ' Washington. Fab. 7. Pattarson hurled defiaqcf at his Democratic colleague la th Senate today, charging them with at tempted coercion and intimidation. He declared that he had been .characterized a a "Whit Hons bolter who told .his vote for patronage." , H aid that if th caucus approved of free thought, freedom of action should not b denied: (LKUIT (OURT The grand jury last evening brought in a true bill (gainst Glenn Brooks, charged with th larbeny of some hides from the Grandy Russel slaughterhouse. Brosks failed to appear and the district attorney ordered that hi on hundred and fifty dollar bond be collected. ' A true bill wa also brought - in against Wm. Hunter, who was charged with the larceny of a mar. . Hunter pleaded not guilty.. A true bill wa brought- In against th Japanese who wa brought down from Kamelsv charged with assault with a dan gerous weapon. The Japanese pleaded not guilty. Th grand jury found a true bill against Wm. Smith, charged with assault not with a dangerous wsapon. ' Th trial jury which had th cast of M. Schusslar & Co. vs. Thompson & BramweIC wherein the M. Schussler & Co. sought to astablish the . fact that D. Thompson and F, S. Bramwali were partner, brought in a verdict in favor of F. S. Bramwell, thereby establishing tha fact that no partnership existed between D. Thompson and F. S. Bramwell. - THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER Of the 105 counties in Kansas, 85 are without a pauper, 25 have no poorhouses, and 57 have not a criminal cast on th docket In Kansas, women hava had ful municipal sufferags since 1887. . If during these 1 8 year woman had neglected their home for politic as th opponent of equal right prophesy that they will, half the men in Kansas would hav bam brought to th poorhouses by lack of thrift and domestic industry on th part of their wive, and tha rising generation would hav gone astray and filled th prisons to overflowing, for want of motherly can. Juet th opposite has happertod. This is another illustration of th fact that -It is Ml to argue from prophesy when we can argue from history." When a bill was introduced a year or two ago to take municipal tuff rage away from the women of Kansas, no wonder it was voted down tinamiously, and "amid a rippl of amusement." MORMON DIGNITARY DEAD , (Scrlppa New Association) Logan. Utah, Feb. 7. Marriner Merriol, a dignitary of the Mormon church, died at Richmond, Utah, last night He is credited with having fiv wive and over 60 children." Wkt TWO KILLED . (Scrlpps -New -Association) . ' ' ' GraVitsville, Ida., Feb. 7 A messenger from the Western Pacific, grading camp, thirty-five miles west of here reports an explosion of dynamite yesterday which killed two laborers and seriously injured several others.. . Doctors .and the coroner left this morning for the scene of the dis aster. . - ; LAWSOlfATST. PAUL (Scrlpps New Association) St. Paul, Feb. ?."-Lawson was here today for a conference with Governor , ' NORTILBAflKROAD ' With a force of 5000 men and 2000 horses working on the grade of the north bank road, between Celilo and Kennewick. the Northern Pacific is pushing operations as fast as sub-contractors can handle their jiart of the undertaking. 7 he steamer 4. M. Hannaford will be placed in service on the upper river as soon as the river rises so there is depth for her, and then supplies will bt deliver ed along the full length of the line and more men, scrapers and animals will bs transported so the grading may be com plete 1 at the earliest possible date. ' Operations between Celilo and Van? couver are active. An idea of the large force there is had from the fact that the storekeepers at ' Vancouver have sent $28,000 worth of supplies. With the men to be employed on the two bridges between Vancouver and Portland, in ad dition to help needed on the right of way during the spring, there will be upwards of 10,000 laborers on the payrolls, Athena Press. j FIRE BURNED FORTY-NINE YEARS 1 ; ijngford, Pa., Feb. 7. The fir in th Greenwood mine of the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company, which was started by the carelessness ef some deer huntefs in the year 1867, arid has been burning ever since, has finally been subdued" and the company is now making preparations for working the valuable mine, which had to be abandoned on account of the Are 49 ; ': PRISONER IN BAD WAY ' A vagrant, who ha been occupying a cell in the city bastile the past several days, became violently ill yesterday after noon. The prisoner was placed in the oare of the City - Physician1 Colt who has little hope that he will recover. The prisoner is known as "Candy- Jack"' and at one time conducted a stortjn Albany, For th past few years he has been drink ing heavily and now seems to be without friends and money.- Pendleton .Tribune. ITFT HIICQlNn FflD WFr.ftfl " Seattle Wash. Feb 6. After- searching eight months for his wife and , two child ran Lars Larson, for 17 years a resident of Spokane, told Deputy Prosecuting At torney Whitham thjs morning that he had located her and the children - at 1505 Third avenue, but that she refuses to go back- to Spokane with him. She has given her affections to a negro ' porter, Robert Lascher, whom she knew in Spokanh. Jake Landman, formerly of this city but now located in Boise City, is In La Grande this week transacting businese at the court home. i ' ; " ' 'T l A CONVENIENCE FOR YOU? i W ar always trying to improve possible. ble. We feel that the. more ,he mor convenient e cap with us, the more trade -w.e ... . ... j.i; and the inaugurated a system of free delivery service whereby you can have drug store goods delivered to your home or place of busi ness without extra charge. . 4 i , s. j , ',r : i .,, -Use your telephone or get word to us tn ariy way you wish and w will promptly deliver whatever ydu want, whether medicine, tick-room supplies, or sundries. In many cases where sundries chance to rnetke a selection th counters. . May we serve you? : NEWLIN DRUG COMAlY j: ; : Ar.oi;:-.. -M.rfi.r t:vkth'J r. SfATTlE i: (M III (Scrlpps News AsoclHtlo"n,t'l' " ' ' beauie, reo. . ..,. , !. ttiriiT" Ballard cars of the Seattle Electric Com pany collided at 8:50 this morning dur ing a thick fog. The cars . were . going down grade near Inter bay on a trestle over the ' Sound. Several people Were injured, Sonne fatally. Motormah' Hurley had his leg cut off and will probably die. The cars are a total wreck Those' who are fatally injured aref W. H. Simonson, and John Heron, th motor-man.- Thos seriously injured e: Con ductor Hurley and Ethel Johnson and twelve othere were injured mor or less. The wreck occured on the single track. The line is - operated, by a," block system and it ts svidsnt that both motormen pulled'ihe lamp signals at tha sam time, showing the' block clear to both trains. The cars met between the switches at . full speed. - ' ' PLEAD GUILTY . R.l, f?itu CaK 7 JTh ArtMft minu b'ers whom the sheriff captured in hitaid ' Sunday night plean guilty and' work fined by the justice or the peace yesterday . mm evening,- Brown say that he is t going . to put the-'lid" on' and sit W it' WTieh Brown say he -will do thmgh-doa.it ' - . ;,Lf.i...; s ' I . iwnYCOMBt FOR i?)mL t ' From' th, time hi nama-wa first mer- -tioned as a candidate for governor n . the republican ticket. Dr. James Withy- combe of Corvallis has been gaining n public, favor,. and today there seems to 1? ; little or no' doubt as to ,bi sucp, in curing the nomination. - J A man Who "has been .aaccessfulln ail his undertakings;, through '!; ; Dr. Withycombe has, cannot help being 'an efficient executive officer if elected. , .. Being of English birth and ' parentage, ; Dri-Withycombe wa borri March - 2. ' , 1 864, near Plymouth, England.- Since l871 he ha been-a rs'iflent33f ' Oregon, hiving settkd k the. W,lla-b3ttewvallV -at that time. H has, bean' a'llfe-lorjg Republiciri.'a'nd as active In other . voc- tions and undertakings in life. t m , . . Dr. Withycbmbe is, in this contest tit the urgent request, of. his, friends, io-.th, , state for a clean, honorable, campaign,. and does-not merely aspire to th Wxe'cu- -tiv office of the state of Oregon to grat- ' ify a personal imbitlon.but to ilo what ; he ean,for the entire Ipteasls of the state and if he is elected to ifitl'-'tht honored ', position will giv an administration ' that will be a credit to. himself ,nd, ,frind;, -and will rebound to th honbr anil dignity ", 6f the'sUte. ; ' ' - ' ,. W not only heartily endorse Dr. Withy combe ae a csndidate, but w urg our ' reader to give him a heartv support at t th primary election, believing him to be the right man for the executive chair. Silvorton Appeal. 1 f i , THIS' EiE our service in every way 4 people.;, we, c,n , accomodate make.itt fortbemt to? dof btaif MfilK. get a,n'd jiav therefor 1... Y. -tL. are ordered Wa cinj .fiv vo tome "as you-.woula .oVr ou a our ;. . i j ; -- - "i J. V; it v 8i i...;- f ? 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