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NX. "";7 fcX '; TODAY'S NEWS TODAY WflAthor ' Fair tonight HlUUiU Tomorrow warmer. VOLUME V . LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OREGON. SATURDAY. MARCH 17. 1906. . nmB -THE "DEATH-' ! LIST HOW (Scrlpps New Association) Peublo. Col.. Mar. 1 7 While the exact -.. 0 . . . ... of yesterday will probably never be known, it is certain that it will be record ed at the worst known to railroad history, A conservative estimate made this morn ing places the death list at thirty-six, Seventeen bodies are now in the morgue in this city unidentified. It is thought at least a score were burned to ashes. It is question if the exact number killed will ever be known. 'This morning the names of Patrick Murphy, of Florence, Ray rieldingten, of Keystone. Wyoming, and Mrs. Belle Webb, also of Keystone, Wyo ming were added to the death list TO HOP DEFENDANTS ("terlpps News Association) Indianapolis Mar, 17 The United Mine Worker in convention this morning voted $8,000 nd a much more as necessary to defend the Western Miners who are arrested and charged with the murder of ex-governor Stueneberger, of Idaho. I, . URGES RELAXATION (Scrlpps. News Association) ' .Washington. Mar. 17-Dr. Y. G. Allen, who for 46 years has been a missionary in China, called upon the President today and urged a relaxation of the exclusion laws. VESSEL ASHORE (Bcrtpps News Association)' Punt. Arenas, Chili, 'Mar. 17 News reached here today that the American steamship Olympia, from Portland, Ore gon, bound for Boston, is ashore m Pos session Bay. AUTHORESS DEAD i (Scrlpps News Association) Cleveland, Ohio, March 17. Martha Wolfensteln, an authoress and daughter of Dr. S. Wolfenstein, died this morning at the home of her father. , , I v is i t ETERY TIME YOU HAVE Every freight and express brings something new, and there Is not a day that you cannot find a new arrival of some kind. They are always pleasing to the eye. and combine more quality and style than usual, not to forget the prices, which are unusually reasonable. BELOW WE MAKE A MENTION Of A fEW Of THE LATEST ARRIVALS New hats in endless variety - $ 1 25 up New skirts, in street and dress wear 2.50 up New ladies' Jackets New shirt waists , -New corsets New ladies' shoes , New men's shoes - New ladies' collars New ribbons New shirts New Petticoats New fancy vests New men's hats 300 YARD MILL ENDS Worth from 121c to I6'ca yard in leng ths from one yd to 197 yds Choice 9c yd BOWimC TOURNAMENT V. (Scrtppe News Association) Louisville. Ky., March 17. Between eight and and ten thousand bowling en thusiasts from all parts of the United States are assembled in this city at pres ent and for the next ten days or two weeks Louisville will practically be owned and run by the bowlers, who have congre gated here to attend the greatest bowling tournament in the history of this country. The American Bowling Congress, as the event Is officially named, begins today and owing to the unprecedently large number of entries for the great bowling contest, will probably last about fourteen days. . , riUIHUI VWiLV (Scrlpps News Association) Boise, March 17. In the district court, today at Caldwell, judge Smith ove rilled the motion to strike the indictments' from the files of the court The motions to set aside the indictments and demurrer in the cases of Haywood, Pettibone, and Moyer and the motion to admit the de fendants to bail , were argued at great length and many authorities cited. The matter was taken under advisement un til Tuesday. PANAMA JOURNAL SUPPRESSED (Scrlpps News Association) Panama, March, 17. The Panama Journal, the official organ of the Liberal party, which has recently published sev eral attacks on the Amidsre administra tion, has been suppressed by the Panama government. The charges in the publica tions were that millions of dollars belong ing to the canal fund have been misused through irregularities. BANK Off K1ALS SENTENCED (Scrlpps News Association) -Cleveland. Ohio, March 17. Charles M. Travef, former president of the de funct National bank at Conneaut, Ohio, and 0. C. Lillie, cashier of the same in stitution, have pleaded guilty to misapply ing the bank's funds. Both have been sentenced to a tsrm of six yau'i im prisonment in the state prison. HEAVY LOSS The train that should have arrived here last night at 8 o'clock but reached here at 10: brought the news, through the trainmen that the sheep loss as a result of the late storm was very heavy in Idaho. One man is reported to have lost 60.000 head. T T o u r THE OPPORTUNITY idbsWalk BUYING AMERICAN PRODUGS (Sqrlpps Newsv. Association) Washingfon, March 17. Agent Crist of tne department of commerce and labor has just returned from a month's tour to Japan and northern China investigating trade conditions and is encouraged at the prospect for American commerce. The boycott didn't take root in the province of Tien Tsin. ' He says "The American trade has grown and will continue. ' Even the ridiculous packing of American goods dose not prevent the Chinese from buying them. In neither the manufacture of cloth nor machinery can the Japanese equal the Americans, but the Japanese are improving and found in every cotton mill are Japanese who learned the busi ness in America." ' He says Japan is an excellent field for investment loans for county investments which are yielding about six per cent PARENTS IN ELGIN In our dispatches concerning that ter rible railroad wreck, last evening, mention was made of the Hewett family, of which nine out of the eleven were killed. We are informed that the faih'ly were bound for Wallowa county, and that Mr. and Mrs. Ricker of Elgin are Mrs. Hewitt's parents. RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT (Scrlpps News Association) Reading, Pa., Mar. 17 George F. Baer was today re-elected president of the Temple Iron Company, w'lich is com monly known as the "Coal Trust Com pany." ' ... (ASSirS HEIR (Scrlpps News Association) Columbus, Ohio, Marc'i 1 ?Cassie Chadwick, who is now sering a term in the penitentiary, has made Wilson Emil Hoover her heir. The valuation and location of the property is not mentioned. She receives daily large remittances. rv-w-w-rT-wVWWVWWVWK W WfV store! EVERY DAY IF YOU CAM 6.00 up J5 up .50 up 1.50 up 2.00 up .15 up - .01 up - - 50 up - - .85 up 1.25 up - 1.50 up ST. PATRICK'S DAT IS CELEBRATED (Scrlpps News Association) London, March 1 7. Never before was St Patrick's Day celebrated as generally in this city as today. The Iris"i flag was displayed on many public buildings and clubs. Special services were held in all Catholic churches and every Irishman as well as many who are not natives of Erin, wore sham rocks in their button holes. As usual the Irish troops In ths various garrisons were given a dav's leave. Queen Alexandria following the precedant established by Queen Victoria and observed by her ever since she be came Queen, sent a .quantity of Sham rocks to the Irish guards on duty at the Tower. The shamrocks were distributed among the men at parade this morning. Dublin. Mar. 17 St Patrick's Day was observed with more than ordinary zest and enthusiasm today than for many year and more generally than evjr .be fore. There was the usal St Patrick's Day parade at the . Dublin Castle, which was attended by the Earl and Countess of Aberdeen. The Viceroval pair was received with great enthusiasm. Miny thousand witnessed the ceremony. New York March 7 The Irishmen of New York and Brooklyn in general and the various Irish' organizations in parti cular are observing St Patricks Day in usual manner. As usual there will be a big parade under the auspices of the Ancient Order of Hibernians of New York County and it is expected that it will be much bigger than for many years. A big ball will be held in Sulzer's Har lem River Park, not in Madison Squire Garden, as the latter will be the scans of tne Pastime Athletic Club games to night There will be no parade, but the St Patrick Society and many other I.-ish organizations will give banquets in honor of the Irish patron Saint. Baltimore. Md. March 17 The vari- oui loci! div.sons of the Ancient Order of Hibernions will cele brate St Patrick's Diy by holding bin- quete tjnij.it T.iere will be no pir ade SYMPATHETIC STRIKE ON (Scrlpps News Association) San Francisco, Cal. March 17. Six hundred horse shosrs have struck in sym pathy with the stablemen's strike which is now on. A few isolated non union shops have their doors open but there are only thirty men, all told thus employ ed. On ths main streets this morning it was impossible to get horses shod as this condition of things will probably continue until the stable owners accede to the demands of the strikers which are: a wage of $2.60 per day; not more than 12 hours work and not more than 26 horses are to be tended by one hostler. . . During the strike, however, horses be longing to the fire department and United Mail service, can be shod. GRAM MARKETS (Scrlpps News Association) Chicago, March 1 7. Wheat opened at 786 closed 78; corn opened at 43 , closed at 43 oats opened at 29 , closed at 29. BIG (MUTING RECORD AT DUNDEE As two or three items concerning the egg-producing qualities of our hens have appeared in the Oraphic within the last year, perhaps the result qf ths year's laying will be of interest to its readers. We culled out all but the best layers in the summer, marketing all that had not reached the 130 mark by the first of August. This left us a small but indust rious flock of seven hens. Those produc ed in e year, 1,276 eggs, an average of 1 96 6-7 to hen, four of them laying more than 200 and the banner hen No 29 has a record of 234, seconded b No. 28 with 210. Wt had decided to nurket a certain hen but finding a number of her eggs in e stolen nest we kept her to the detrb ment of the record for without her and her 161 eggs we would have the much coveted 200-egg flock. Roe Robison in Newbjrg, Oregon. Graphic, i ' . r - WAITING f OR (OLOMA SHERIFF (Scrlpps News Association) Sanluis, Obispo. Mar. 1 7 The steamer Samoa; arrived in port this morning with a Fiilipino passenger who has , in his charge a little boy who answers the des cription of Johnny Toso.the child that was kidnapped at Coloma last wsek. The Fiilipino and the child are being held by the local police, awaiting the arrival of the Cotoma sheriff. Later The .sheriff arrived this after noon only to discover that the supposed kidnapped child is a girl, who is masque rading in boys clothing. The' reason for her peculiar action is a mystery to the officers and passengers. , SMALL POX ON BOARD. (Scrlpps News Association) Victoria B. C. March 17 Steamer Tarter, reached Williams Head this morning and it was discovered that sev eral cases of small pox were on board The passengers and crew, about 250 in all, will be quarantined for a period of eighteen days. . ' DECLINES ToIaLK (Scrlpps News Association) San Francisco, Cal. Mar. 17. The steamer Peru, of the Pacific mail line, arrived in port today from Panama car rying Edward E. Fleming, who had been sent to Panama by President Roosevelt to inspect the work on the canal. Mr. Fleming refuses to make any statements regarding his work there, or on the report that he will make to the President. ' ' TREASURER DEAD (Scrlpps News Association) New York, Mar. 1 7 Samuel O. Howe, treasurer of the Northwestern, died sud denly at the elevated station this morn ing." A QUICK TRIP AND A HARD FIGHT Col. lvanhoe returned last night .from Salem where he appeared forChas. Hall garth and Henry Bader in their appeal in the Enterprise Hotel case. His trip was of the flying kind, and ha reports that while his work was hard, his antagonist being his ons tims law partner, Sheahan of Enterprise, his relation with the court the bar, and alt parties concerned was Very cordial, he can remember no "late unpleasantness." At Portland his broth er Elks took " him, under their fraternal care and showed him the time of his life. He is one of the most unassuming and approachable members of the bar in this district, and high standing in the profess ion and his personal popularity has been attained by his uniform and .fair treatment of everyboby. , A HARMLESS HAIR DRESSER Be careful what you use on your hair. Thew old fashioned preparations, still largely sold, ' contain- lead, sulphur and other ingredients , that eventually harm. They give the appear- . but not the substance of benefit. .' ' SIIIEK'S GOLDEN HAIR TONIC is 8 vejetable preparation that cunnot harm; , you can' use it indefinitely with increasing'' benefit Curei Dandiuff , Makes the hair soft and glossy Stops its falling out Hastens the growth PRICE NEWLIN DRUG COMPANY La Grande, MSI n re (Scrlpps News Association) today sent a telegram to the President, j declaring "That the fraudulent use of the national banks, which have become so bold ' and reckless of late, that they are' endan ' gering the savings of the guarantee brokerage houses against loss In stockj f gambling and swindlers. It is not necesi ' sary for ma to call your attention to the fact that such a guarantee is ' equivalent V to a violation of thi law. . A certain firm, members of the NewT York stock exchange has been guaranK teed by certain Montana banks against loss from a stock ' gambling swindle, kr.own as the United Nipper. Overt $100,000,000 have been invested in this ' transaction.' I have no quarrel with the ' house in question. I do not make' tfieir., name public but hereby, warn them that I will do so, depending upon the condition ' of affaire within, the next few days and will use all legitimate means to stop the ' swindle. r" WATER! WATER) EVERYWHERE : (Scrlpps Newt Association) Visalia. Cal. March 17. The water I continues to rise, and 'the business sec tion under water is being extended slow- ly. Another break in the Santa Fe track" r in the city limits caused additional water ' to flow over the residence portion todayA Many families have been forced to vi-. cats their homes. .t NO LOSS OF SHEEP William Slusher drove out to his sheep" ranch yesterday and returned last even- ing. Although the weafierhat te n very cold, he says he hat suffered no loss yet! and has learned of none among his neigh-' , ' bore. ' Lambing will not commence on his ranch before March 28. E. O. CASE POSTPONED (Scrlpps New Association) . - Paris, March 17. The preliminary, hearing of Castellano was postponed to-.' day on the request of the Count who is confined to his room with influenza. : : e 50 cts : m ' ev Oregon. j i; T -v i '--"v"
