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Rain or sr.ow tonight nd tomorrow colder. S NEWS TODAY -V LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16. 1906.. NUMBER 91: .Weter 'I-''". ; ' HI'S views on OA Observer Special) . ; Washington, Feb. 16 Between the , two government purpoee of holding graz ' ing land a public domain until taken by ' homesteaders," and the declared policy of . ' preventing timberlands from being ac quired by private interests in any manner', , Ofegon is threatened by a more radical " reversal pf, old conditions than by any other event of recent years. To both of ',. the?, propositions the federal administra ' tion Is committed." 7 Both are yet in the committee stage, .where the contest for and against ha been waged, " but the ' tin seems near when perhaps both will beopen questions before' House and Sen- : fTh first assured general discussion is timber. land. The Senate committee on public lands had shown" its purpose of re pidling the present law by which land , nfay be taken for its timber, and prevent ing homestead entries of such.. Such 1 progress as the policy has made in com- mitte hs: beep , . strenuously opposed by , Senator Fulton, of Oregon. He has can tended that' in h Pacific coast country there are vast areas of timber land. which, although the most valuable of all . existing forests, will be of far greater Jalue wnefl reclaimed -to agriculture, as will be the case if the natural course of development is not thwart id. !if eonneclioa with this argument. Sen ator Fulton has produced figures on what forest land will yield to any community. whichjH: opening Jthe' eyes of many Eaetoners. ' He has shown that the aver- ' see annual yield per acre of the Yellow Pine region of Eastern pregori is pot to exceed ten or fifteen cents,' assuming the reforestation of commercial . timber may be accomplished in 60 years. The aver age in Western Oregon will not be but little above SO cents per acre, taking the ma period for reforestation, and the very best 'Oregon timberland cannot - expected to produce more than $1.00 $ 1 . 1 0 a year per acre. Against this rate of wealth production for the common wealth, the very lowest figures that are We place on sale today tv:ti. nt-et0e rnttnn to offer these mill ends t Of 2: :12ic 2o And hundreds of yards of mill endsln summer wash goods, suitable summer dresses, at a little more than v : ' .,. ' . ;; . - ; ONE HALf REGULAR PRICES. iNcvv Dress Goods New Laces ever expected from any form of agricul ture or horticulture, have been placed for comparison. The Oregon senator asked the committee to contemplate some of the best yields, as at Hood River, or tn the Willamette hoD fields, where $800.00 to $1000.00 per acre annually is pot infre quent, and pase from these forms of in dustry to the dairying industry, where verdent coast country is being utilized for grazing, and promises to upbuild the greatest dairying trade of the continent. The senator will fight the matter on the floor of the senate, after leaving the committee, and is gathering data from all present the Oregon side of the question fully and fairly. The grazing problem is in House com mittees, and may get no further tnis ... . L .1. J session, altnougn it is oeiiBvaa mat ou- ministratlon influence will take the issue to the floor of that body. The most gen erally accepted plan, discussed so far, is to lease the public domain range land to individuals, giving the leases annually to the highest bidders, and providing for taking leased land as homestead at any time during the period of a lease, by bona ficie entrymen who prove their purpose of making a home there. '.-.,,." HEARS TAGGARFS (ASf Scrlpps News Association) Woosier. Ohio. Feb. 16. Taggart ap peared in court todiy. . He said he dido t know where his wife is. He said he is able to cre for the boys as soon as he lrn where thsv are. The court said he would extend clemency to Mrs. . Tag' gart. "The co irt heard the major's side of thi caso today and will hear hers later : s soon as she gats to the states. At the close of Tag:ar,'s te-.timony the court a.vardtJ nun full custody of thi boy, a - hwlng the wife the right to v.ii l'iem The iudicial custody remains witV the court and the court can at any time take the boys frcyn the father. .- OFFERED A POSITION . (Serlpps Newe Association) Indianapolis, Feb. 16. Daniel Storms has been offered the executive position of the Empire Investment Company, owners of mines in Nevada, at a salary of $12,- 000 per year. Storms is now secretary of the state of Indiana and became in volved in a controversy with the governor recently and he may resign and go . west, COUNT RECflYES WRIT (Serlpps News Association) Paris, Feb. 16. A writ was served upon Count Boni ' de Castellan today making him defendant in the separation I proceedings brought by his wife. GREAT SALE End! 5000 yards of Mill ends, consisting ofjilrigiiams, Percales Vnife r.hamhravs and Lawns. at a very substantial saving. Ginghams, Percales. the yard 9c the yard 9c the yard 83C' Outings. New Skirts New Embroidery FOR YOUR INSPECTION , y : 1 READY jMiiJ J'" .''.'' DOUBLE iii dim t Serlpps News Association) Chicago, Feb. 16. Robert Newcombe, a triple murderer was hanged in the county Jail here this morning at ten forty five. Newcombe was a negro who mur dered his common ,". law ' wife, Florence Poor, a necroses, and Walter Blue, also colored and Police Sergeant John Shine' The sergeant was killed while New combe was arrested. Immediately after Newcombe was pronouncsd dead and the bodv was removed - the gallows was prepared for the execution of John Mul ler, who was convicted of the murder ot his wife and two children, Muller set up the olea that he is somnambulist and ci-nmitted the fiendish act while asleep. While the final preparations were In progress for his hanging former s Judge Birnes appeared and asked . that Sheriff Peters who was in charge of the execut- ion. He said that he had just been em- r loved in the case and that he would at- tj.npt to prove that Mueller was insane. A stay until eleven thirty was granted to rtnit 1 1 j lawyer t appeal, to the court ,t noon Sheriff Peters announced from thi gallows, "Mueller's attorneys,. ha a whed for a stay of execution until- the i irv can inouire into the' case.- : Two .of I k.n, rafiiuH in errant the stay and the third suezested that they ask the sheriff to allow an examination by a mental pert." Mueller Is now being examined by Dr. Hujrh-T. Patrick, professor of nerv ous diseases at the Northwestern Uni versity medical school. It. will take some time to make the examinations; , Mueller was pronounced sane and was hanged at;12:40 todayV;,It'i eaidP thai when Dr. Patrick pronounced his' rdicfc Mueller said. "Very wellflf tha I'm . ready to-hang. : I killed my wife and children and. arri ready As the black cap was being placed on Newcombe's head the cterk rushed in with a telegram which read,. "Stop hanging. Th. hr-;ff nairi it -.wasr the work of a crank and proceeded with the' execution. A lucky buy enables , - '.. - , " .. ' v ' '' ' ..... , " , for dainty V, J - New Shirts 1 New Shoes i RE IDT M THE (Serlpps Newe-Association) ' Washington Feb. 16 The police arrangements of the Longworth-Roose- velt . wedding was parfocted today. Major Sulvester, the commander of the city police will detail a squad of mounted men to regulate the carriages and foot officers will giiarde the gate. Not even the chief of police has been taken into the secret of the couple as to their destina tion after the ceremony.. Much specula tion Is manifest but none are sure. Many think that thev will bo south for a week at Mrs. Roosevelt's Virginian cottage. . GETTING READY (Serlpps News Association) Washington, Feb. 16. Miss Roosevelt spsnt most Of the day -with girl friends superintending the decorations of the bridal altar and inspecting the presents which continued to arrive. , 1 PAT CROWE OUT " (Serlpps News Association) Omaha, Feb. 16 The jury in the case of Pat Crowe, who- was charged with kidnapping Cudahy's son, the rich packer. returned a verdict this afternoon of not guilty, ., - ," " (Observer Special) ' Union, Ore. Feb. 16. Walter Pierce arrived in the city this - morning and closed the deal whereby the Union Elec tric company, which has been operated for several years by the Hutchinson sis ters, becomes the property of thi urandt Ronde Electric Company. For the present, or until the purchasers on se cure transformers, th Union p sit will be operated, but in a few days will be connected with the Cove and Lv Grande power stations. Our citizens hail with delight the absorbtion of the Union plant as it insures us a better light and gives us an opportunity for power for manu facturins purposes in both nail ' and large quantities at a small cost. (Serlpps News Association) ' Washington. D.C., Feb. 16. Military measures for the protection of the lives and property Of Americans in China were inaugurated today by Seoretary Taft This was dona with .the full consent of the President and Secretary Root As matter of fact Secretary Root originated the suggestion that the Chinese . situation ustifiad the increase of the force in the Orient The war department has a com plete and authentic source of information regarding conditions thsrs. K is rumored that Oeneral Weston will command the Chines expedition and it is also thought if an expedition is made that General Wood will also be given a command. NO OAMBLINO The senate committee on the territories have ordered a favorable, report on the bill prohibiting gambling of all kinds in Alaska, Arizona, Indian Territory and Oklahoma. Also a bill authorizing a rail road company to build a line from Cordo va Bsy ft Eag' and th Yukon- rhe subsidy featuri M tpckin out mm r. ion piaiii ABSORBED I 1VUILV11HM u 1 irM 1 11 1 ' t - n 1111111 nrji i i AluKlvAllo poiscmita MYSTERY . Cerlppe Ne Association) Stockton, Cel., Feb. 16. The poisoning of the Barnett family becomes deeper. Coroner Southworth is making a chemical a lalysis of the stomach of Jas. Barnett today and says no results of the analysis can be obtained until evening. He declares positively that Barnett's death and prob ably that of the two children was caused by some irritant poison. A strange feat ure of the case is the entire family in cluding Mrs. Barnett's sister and brtther partook of the same food and that the three who died and the nurse, Mrs. Hart ly were the, only ones made ill. PICKS (IP CREW (Serlpps News Association) San Francisco, Feb, 1 6 The Pacific mail liner. The City of Panama, arrived from the lower coast this morning. It brought eight members of the crew of the bark Ariadne, Captain' Krager, which went ashore. The bark was totally wrecked at Mstzatla 6n the night of Jan. 61. The vessel was bound to Port Townsend. Eight other members of the crew arrived a lew days ago on the steamer Mora. ' , ARMOUR ON STAND (Serlpps News Association) Chicago, Feb." 16. Chir es Armoir president of the Armour. " Company, ap peared today to sustain the packer's plea of immunity. Arthur Meeker and T. J. Conner were also witness. M'CAll'S CONDITION SERIOUS (Serlpps News Association) Lakewood. N. J. Feb. lii.-McCall's condition is desperate, but his physicans refuse to say that there is no hope, but they admit that he is in a critical condi tion. - - GXlS;iA!l TCBflWRliiT, (Scrlppti N.'ns AxyortnltuA j Co.jjnh gon, Feu l b. King I hristian's body was L kdn to 4oskiid island to Zea'.and, the anoint capital of Denmark, where it will be Interred Sunday beside the dead monarchs of the past. JA?ANfSf SIEAiTwTlCKED ; Sc'i'iin New Amtoulatioii) . ' oko'ia' a, lh . 16.-The steamer Kuihe Miru was wrecked todiy off v..u .. lh. i. i a compute ,wr jck. MENaiKISIU V (Serlpps News Association) ., London, Feb.. 16. Dispatches say that Menelik is critically ill and is considering the appointment of a successor. em V E MR - Every time we move a muscle- we .destroy , some tissue." Qir entire bodies, v.inclyiingj the iital organsttre constantly wearing out. If repairuoes ' not keep up with the wear, something serious will happen. The remedy. Ji best . that supplief tHe . best material for rest, and' wfthileafet tax ort the organs of indigestion. ' ,r - r ... , .. ; v v ; t Newlin's Beef Iron and Wine. ;.ArTords in a single dose more real body balding material than you - rrifht geV frpW ial a dozen ' meals; and it is material ready to give you strength , end energy immediately .atyer takingv , , T Price 75c a pint NEW LlN DRUG COMPANY - " '' " La. Grande. Oregon. ' i ' . (IKE (Pi DISCUSSED Washington, Feb. 16. How to exclude' the Chinese and at the same time remain ih favor with the Chinese government is the rather difficult problem now confront ing the House committee op foreign affairs. President Roosevelt has request ed and this is equivalent to a command that the committee prepare a bill which shall smooth down the fur of the angry celestials and at the same time keep out the millions of coolies who want to break through the lines. In' ordir to get a'l (he light possible on the subject a sub-committee composed of certain members , of the foreign affairs committee has now be-. gun to hold hearings on ths subject. Any one who is interested or who can turnisn information upon the subject H -welcome, to appear before the sub-oommittee. andj if it is. impossible to come,; to" trite hie views and send them .- to -Jttpresentativje James B. Perkins, the chairman. Through some strange oversight of Speaker Can non, not a single western " man is updh ths foreign affairs committee. The most western member is Congressman ? Robert Cousins of Iowa. Possibly the speaker, who hails from the sucker State, Is' of ie op'nion that brains giowh" 'west, of vie Father of Waters cannot slza up, subjects of international iinportance ; - , '. "I don't suppose that we can please the Chinese government whatever we $a." said Chairman Perkins, discussing subject "The only thing that would sat isfy China would be to, thrdw- tlwn th tan altogether and let in balft, mnuon coolies a year. But Wk d better lot an Our Oriental trade. The bin that wf will frsme wil'prgbably provide for exarfliria tion of Chinese at certain Chinese forts, there to furnistr -tha -eJigiblpi witl th proper papers, and to "turn down" thos who are excluded by our" lawsf - By this means the undesirable class will bj saved the long and expensive fjojirney 'to this country, and th vjJrfcw.th immigration officials simplified in Saa Jfranciijoo and other Pacific porU." .' . j r' Harris visitW Vendletonjyester- .T.S. day. BGDIE Si : ; : - "- a . ,"T-.:-V"! ' v. eee 'i i ? I j . i p. k 1 n 11 '-' 4 e MM
