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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1906.
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01 HUNDRED
DOLLAR FIRE
llgla J fcrvvkdini JCorripany ; Ware flousc .Totaly Destroyed
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(Observer Special) ' ' ; . .
Elgin, Feb. 1 3. Fire this morning de- j
strdyed the Elgin Forwarding Company
warehouse together with it entire con
tents and six box cars belonging to the 0. !
R. N. Company. The loss is estimated
atone hundred thousand dollars, partially
covered by insurance.
The fire was discovered this morning
about two o'clock, but after It. had se
cured such headway that it was Utterly
impossible to save the building or contents.
. The origin of the fire is unknown.
It was soon realized that nothing could
be 'done to save the warehouse and the
fire department devoted its attention -to
saving the adjoining buildings, lumber
yards and planing mills! One"of the box
cars was loaded, with ooal oil and . this,
with; the Inflarrunable nature of the goods
; stored in the building, made the conflagra
tion so Here that the firemen were kept
at a distance. To add to the terrors of
the situation, information was. afloat that
one pf the cars standing near the ware
house was loaded with giant powder.
This proved to be untrue but there was a
considerable amount of black powder
stored in the building which exploded
front t'm to time as the flames reached
toe yarious packages, . For a time things
kulotd as If the lumber yards and Kvery
stable would be consumed, but the heroic
work of the fire department confined the
- ravages of the flames to the warehouse.
The loss Is heavy from the fact that at
this .time an extra amount of goods was
In storage awaiting repairs on the 'Wal
lowa 'bridge to be forwarded to point in
- Wallowa valley. . '
McCabe, the 0. R- & K. construction
contractor! tost property to the amount o.f
-, $20,000. McCabe's property consisted
of construction supplies used in the con
struction of the Elgin extension, of the, O.
R. A N. line. '
The conflagration was spectacular in
the extreme. The flames, fed by the oil,
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S We plate on sale today 5000 yards- of Mill ends, consisting of Ginghams, Percales
Dimities, Batistes, Cotton Voils, Cliambrays and Lawns. A lucky buy enables us
to offer these mill ends at
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powder and other articles of a highly com
bustiable nature, sometimes leaped to a
height of over a hundred feet and illumin
ating the entire town of Elgin. Fortun
ately ho one was injured, though many
hair bread tfTesca pes are reported. The
Elgin fire department is complimented on
every hand this morning for the splendid
service rendered. . '
A carload of dynamite left this morn
ing on the Elgin train for that place. Had
the fire occurred tomorrow morning in
stead of this, the results would have been
too awful to contemplate, as this car
would have been on the side track at the
warehouse.
KEEf DDWIUHE COST
(Observer Special)
Washington Feb. 13. In making pre
liminary arrangements for the construct
ion of a mile of good road on either side
of the Cascades, Senator Fulton has
been urged by Judge John H. Scott, of
Salem, president of the Oregon Good
Roads association, to strive at all times
to keep the average cost of work down
to the lowest figure. Judge Scott holds
that owing to the sparse settlement m
Oregon, such a demonstration will have
value in proportion to Its permanence and
initial cost. The Senator has taken this
point up with the government officials
who will have charge, and hopes that ,the
experimental work will be a - lesson in
economy, as well in the lew science of
road construction.
.' ' DIDN'T WORK
(Scrlpps News Association) '
Waukegan, ,. Feb. 13 Miss Estella
Smith, who was principal in one of the
Zion schools, 'died here thie morning as a
result of accidental burns, while thejsld-'
ers were praying for her recovery, fol
lowing the Dowie teaching that, no
physicians be called. - .
GREAT SALE
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a very substantial saving.
Ginghams, the yard 9c
Percales, the yard 9c
Outings, the yard 83C
mill ends in summer wash goods, suitable for dainty ,
more than
HALF REGULAR PRICES.
New Skirts
; New Embroidery
KRIGRATICN MAT DE DELAYED
(Observer Special)
Washington, Feb. 1 3 Announcement
of the Interior Department that reclama
tion work for some time would be confined
to present projects, because available'
funds are pledged," U dejecting for the
Oregon workers in Congress. Oregon's
contribution to the reclamation fund being
larger than other states, her people ex
pected proportionate work, but have been
disappointed. The varied troubles through
which the state his passed made all
efforts in her behalf the past year, un
usually difficult, and just as these were
being swept aside, . the department ex
pressed the purpose of entering upon no
mw worn, oofMtuor jrutton nas been con
tending with the Interior Department for
a long time that his state had as many
practicable project for reclamation as
any other, and should be given. money in
proportion to its contribution to the fund.
He hopes yet to establish thie principal.
so as to have it observed in the future. :,
ElOPEM
(Scrlpps News Association)
San Francisco, Feb. 13. District At
torney Heney this morning denied that
McKinley, who is under indictment in
complicity in the Oregon land frauds, has
eloped with "Little Egypt," and is now
with her in the Orient He declare Ms-
Kinley went to China on a land deal. His
aotual whereabouts are known and he Is
under tvrveillance. Heney added that
McKinley had had no trouble of any na
ture with his wife. . ,
Mrs. McKinley also" denies that her
husband eloped. Sh says she is in con'
slant communication with him. .
fIRE VKTIM DEAD
(Scrlpps News Association) '"
Portland, Feb. 13. L. T. Dailey died
at the hospital this morning as results of
burns sustained in yesterday's fire. The
work of clearing up the debris is under
way. ' It is expected that several bodies
will be uncovered during the work.
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New Shirts
New Shoes
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KAUGfO fGR NURDM
(Scrlpps News Association)
;St, Paul, Feb. 13. William Wiiliams
who on April 12, 190S, : cjinmitted
double murder, killing Mr. Keller and
her sixteen year old son, John, was hang
ed here this . morning.. Williams. . was
twenty eight years of age. His was one
of the most brutal murders committed in
the history of the state.
1 KGllSil PARUMfNT
(Scrlpps News Association) .
London. Feb. 13. Parliment " is this
afternoon in informal session merely ' to
select a speaker of the house of commons
and swrnv in (Ka n, .. - ..
William Coweher was re-elected speaker
SHOT HIS BRIDE
(Scrlpps News Association) '
Raton New Mex. Feb. George Evans
aged thirty, fatally shot hi wife, the
bride of only one day and then committed
suicide.
ATTORNEYS
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THE (ASE
The case of the State versus Rufus
Qaskell was closed today at noon, and the
attorneys began their arguments at one
thirty. The case has been a lonir and
stubbornly fought, every point being close
ly contested. The testimony was of such
a varied nature that those who have
heard it $11 hold .various opinions regard
ing the verdict the jury will bring in.
This case has attracted a considerable
amount of attention and when the court
was called to order this afternoon the
court room was packed with spectators
whcam to listen to the attorneys argue
the case. .
Promptly at one thirty District Attornev
C H. Crawford began the argument , for
the state. In a thirty minute address
he was able to make a masterly sum
mary or the testimony.
He called attention to the fact that
there was a wide divergence in the
testimony given by the defense and that
of the prosecution. , Special attention was
given evidence given by Mr. Silverthorn,
witness from Walla , Walla... who was
presented by the defense' as an expert
witness regarding the value of d rues.
In the estimation of the District Attorney
Attorney Cochran on behalf of the de
fendant, followed the district' attornev and
after paying a high tribute to that gentle
man,' fondly passing around a few names
which are familiar to readers of ancient
mythology, launched into the consistencies
and non-consistencies of the evidence and
finally wound up .by reading the thirty
first chapter of Proverbs which was sud-
posed to have soma bearing upon the evi
dence given by Mrs. Gaskill, the defend
ant' wife.
Attorney Ivanhoe was Just beainnina
-to address the jury as w go to press.
From present indications it will be late
before the case is given to the jury.
ATTORNEY HADLY BUSY 5
(Scrlpps News Association) ' '
De Moine, Feb. 13. Attorney Gen
eral Hadley is taking depositions in the
Standard Oil case in this city today. He
declare the evidence here i eufflcent to
complete the case and that he is getting
evidence upon whice any court must rec
ognize that the Standard Oil company
under the name of the Waters, Pierce and
Republic conducted as the same companp
in violatiin of the laws of Missouri
RAMMED BY A TUG
(Scrlpps New Association)
New York.Eeb. 15 At least three live
were lost, thie morning when a freight
barg at the dock on the river wa
rammed by the tug Ganego. The barge
broke into two section, one of Which
sunk. The crew was accustomed to
sleeping aboard the barge. '
V COPPER WAR QVEft ;
(Scrlpps News Association)
New York. Feb. 1B-H. H. Rogers this
afternoon confirmed the report that the
Montana copper war ie over. .
"SPEAKER" lOIWiWORTH
(Scrlpps News Association)
Washington, Feb. 13. Speaker Cannon
called Congressman Long worth to the
chair to preside for thirty minute.
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Former superintendent or Salaries La Post Office ; Dsparfciznt
I , , Confesses.
(Scrlpps News Association)
Washington, D. C. Feb. 13. The house
committee is confronted with the problem
of how to exclude the Chinese without
offending China. The President has re
quested the committee to frame a bill
that will smooth down the anger of the
Pekin' government and at the same tirre
keep out the coolies. It had been re
marked that its peculiar that Speaker
Cannon placed no member on this com
mittee from the district further west
than Iowa. Congressman Cousin of
being the representative furtherest west
George W, Beavers, , former superin
tendent of salaries and allowances of the
Post Office department, thie morning
pleaded guilty to conspiring with former
Senator Green of New York to defraud
the government in connection of the sale
of time recording devices in the depart
ment, and was. sentenced to two years in
the penitentiary in West Virginia.
Washington, Feb. 13. Quartermaster
General Humphrey says the property of
BIac'( Point, San Francisco, which lies
between the low water mark and the
boundaries of the bay, is now in litigation
between the .vernm j it and tl.a Free
man heirs wnj c'sim it. If tha g vern
ment w,nt. It ij their intention to ocjjire
add't anil land in that vicin ty ani build a
big u jpot for til quartermaster of sub
sistence, the medical depirtinent and the
army will also build a transport for the
docks. ' ; ': ' ' r ,. , , x
. TO HBLIKVB FAMINB
Wai.iinjtjj, Fjj. 13. Tiie President
h .aftern-jn issuad an appeal to. the
Amur can pecplo, for contributions, for
the famini atrickuu peoolj of northern
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lonoworth's B1LC .
Washington.' Feb. 15.1 Congressman
Longsworth's bill carrying an appropria
tion of $5,000,000 fpr ground and build
ing ' for legislations abroad has been
adopted by the committee on foreign
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. tissue. Our entire . bodies, including the -vital
organs, are constantly wearing out. If repair dos
i not keep up with the wear, vsomething serious wll
. happen. The remedy is best ' that supplies the
best material for rest, andi with least tax on the
v organs of indigestion
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: NEWLIN DRUG' COMPAN :
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affairs of the war department, confirm
and report that another regiment is going
to the Orient it will probably be the 26th.
infantry. Additional vessele will go to
Asiatic stations'. The Oregon is now at
Hong Kong.
HAPPENINGS AT LCDi '
(Scrlpps News Association)
Lodi. Cat. Feb. 13 The infant child of
Don Lewis was found dead in bed early
this morning, as a, result of suffocation.
It had slept between the ' father and
mother. The mother le crazed over the
fatality. .
The Infant son of Ernest Hopkins
swallowed five quinine pill this morning '
and died three hours afterwards. An
autopsy will be held over both case.
The Southern Pacific deDot was robbed
at 10 o'clock last night A considerable
amount of script and $ US. in cash was'
taken. Afterward a part of the script
was found scattered about the railroad,.
yards.. , . '
" HEARING EVIDENCE AGAIN : :
(Scrlpps News Association) , '
Chicago, Feb. IS Hearing evidence to .
ascertain the plea of immunity in the beef'
wat' resumed this morning. Frank S.
Hay ward, of the Swift Company testified
concerning the' visit of Garfield' repre-
tentative, and said the officer declared
what ever information he received wou J '
be used in any way injurious to the pack-'
ers, when disclosed by the investigation,
TO EXPAND AGAO j
(Scrlpp New Association) F
St Petersburg Feb 13. The Nor'vbr'
Vremya prints a bitter article from an
American today which .says that Preti-'
dent Roosevelt intend to seize theielands
of the northwestern Siberia,, . thus? taking1?
advantage of Russia' weakness, following,
the war. , . r'
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