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VOLUME V
LA ORANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY. MARCH 29, 1906.
NUMBER. .143
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(Bcrlpps News Association) ,
i- - - t, art Th rtuiitinn
of the Chines, boycott it being consider- laced immediately at the
, vu ay ww nuun vjimniues on lureign
affair today in connection with . the bill
amending the present exclusion act to
exclude only coolies. Murray Warner,
who i in business at Seanghai said his
business had increased to September
1905 and then it dropped 'to practically
nothing. The Standard' .Oil Com piny
showed that their exportation to China
had dropped from
250,000. -;
2,000,000 cases to
severe earthquake
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(Scrippa News Association)
" Palermo Sicily, Mar. 26 Another
sever earthquake visited this island to
day beyond the fact that many families
are homeless nothing of the details are
obtainable. . .
DR0WNEDM ALASKA
(Scrip New Association)
Juneau Alaska Mar. 29 Fred Seppl
of the Kak Trading company and as
' jstant keeper. Jorgenson, of the Five
Fineers. Imhthouse, were drowned near
Hamilton bay. while on a hunting ex
pedition. The bodies have not been re
covered. '
TO REPUBLICAN VOTERS
1 hereby announce myself a a candi
date for nomination for District Attorney
for Wallowa and Union counties subject
to the primary election to be held on
April 20, ;1906v UnliV the candidate
' whoe yellow circular was issued ' a few
days ago, 1 have not been put up by any
committee, but am presenting myself, the.
same a the candidate refermd to and the
othtfr candidates are doing.
v Joseph F. Baker,
La Grande, Oregon, March 29. '06.
Hung Tuk has been placed in his tern
porary resting place. This afternoon his
brother and friends carried his casket in
to the streets where the public could view
the remains, (While his native countrymen
performed the Chinese burial rites at the
ful if th; :;:!::t. ' Pv"1' were I
foot of the
body and Hong Duk, a brother of the de
ceased, began the . preliminary services.
Standing facing the dead one he slowly
bowed three times, and then prostrated
himself and kissed the mat upon which he
was kneeling, three times. This done he
lighted one of the sticks of punk, backed
away bowing, and in that way' completed
his share of the ceremony. Other China
men then carried out the same procedure
until all the sticks were lighted. After
the spectators had satisfied their curiosi-
ity and the first rites performed, the cask
et was placed in the hearse and driven
away followed by many carriages. While
passing down the street a Chinaman
perched on the driver's seat of the hearse
was busy scattering fragments of paper
punched with nine holes. According to
the Chines theory, the soul of the de
parted one can only be reached by the
Evil spirit after crawling through these
successive holes.
His enve will be decorated with many
delicacieSssuch as roast pig and chicken.
When thebody has rested a- certain
length of timeNjn the Odd Fellow's b-iri-l
ground, the dedayed bones will be shipped
to China and thee turned over to his
relatives who wilt" give them proper
burial.
Deceased was a vent Quiet and unos
tentatious individual ancKhighly respected
among his countrymen arii by all who
came in contact with him. Pia had suff
ered for a long time with consumption
which was finally thaxause of
For the past twenty-five years
lived peacefully among the citizens of
Grande, disturbing none, attending stri
ly to his own affairs. What worldly goods
he had accumulated during his stay on
earth, was burned last night in the pres
ence of friends and relatives.
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STRIKE
(Scrippa News Association)
. Washington, D. C, March 29. Admirr
al Capps, chief constructor, nu
naval officials have disagreed as t4 the
recommendation of Dewey in regard to
one big battleship being better than I two.
as regards speed, etc. The chief thinks
that two sixteen thousand ton ships would
supplement the present craft.
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(Scrlpps New Association)
Oakland, California. March 29. By al-
men of Oakland at a meeting today de
cided to strike' at midnight unless the
traction company accedes to all demands.
The union ha a membership of a thous
and and the strike will tie up all street
car service in Oakland, Berkeley and Al
ameda.
PMCE ARTHUR'S VISIT
(Scrlpps News Association)
Vancover, B. C. ,Mar. 29-Extensive
preparations have been made for the re
ception of His Royal Highness Prince
Arthur of Connought, who is expected to
arrive here today on the steamship Empr
ess from YoKohoma. The Prince is rs
turn'ng from Japan, where he went as the
representative of King VI1 to confer the
order of the Garter upon the Emperor of
Japan. In compliance with the wishes of
the Prince there will be no public demon
stration on a large scale. His Royal High
nes' is to be the guest of the Dominion
tfuvorn.iidut curing , his tcur . through
Canada and will make a number of stops,
but will travel as privately as it is poss-
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OBITUARY . i
Died Sunday, March 25-Mrs. Elsie Bair
of Island City. Catherine Carter was born
in MorganTowfl, Morgan county Indiana',
Sept 25-1857. L
On January 3-1853 she was married
to Henry L. Thomas. Of this unioa were
born nine children of whom five, Henry
Arthur Thomas, Mrs. Sarah Adalaid
Quimby, William Thomas, Mrs. Florence
Shepherd, and Mrs. Kate Brooks survive
her..' i '
July 18-1877 she married Eli Bair
who . with the aboved named children,
twelve grandchildren and three great
erandchiWren remains to mourn her de
parture.
Mrs. Bair was a member of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church from early life,
her father being a Methodist preacher,
The funeral service was conducted by
O. H. King, presiding elder Gillilan ' being
absent from home, and was largely at
tended. Thus has passed from our midst
another of our pioneers.
GOOD PRICES Z:
kell yesterday soid five
span
of large work horses for $2500 or $250
Good horses are bringing
ancy prices, i mws possmiy as gooa a
sale as has been reported this year. These
horses were purchased for the Walla
Walla market.
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Washington, D. C. March 29. Th In-
rimminvM Ths mim-! terstat Commerce , Commission this
MINERS STILL IN (AMP ..
(Scrlpps New Association)
Indianapolis, Mar. 29-The minors are
in separate session tms morning to con'
sider the proposition of F. L. Robbins to
pay on the nineteen three scale if allowed
to operate the western Pennsylvania
mines of the Pittsburg Coal Company
Robbins is the only big operator fiat hat
agreed to advance the scale of wages.
A joint conference was held this after
noon, it ik expected that ve two siaes
Will be defiant on the question of ad
lournment without an agreement. The
galleries are filled, with outsiders, includ- J
ing many women.
'What do you mean?,, demanded Mit
chell. .
'I mean that you asked me for free
transportation,"
"Absolutely false" dramatically
answered the miner's president, "And 1
demand that you state it is not true.'
Parker then stated it was not entirely
true as Mitchell never directly asked for
a-transportatiotu. but that the member;
of the family Had used Central passer.
"That is also a falsehood" came frorr
Mitchell, but the chairman ended thi
controversy. , '
Mitchell' motion to continue the 1 907
wage scale was voted down. All o'
th operators excepting the Pennsylvanir
voting no. This vote means that all pro
positions before the joint convention arf
off. '
The miners meet tomorrow to decide
upon the question of a strike and to con
sider Robbin s proposition which Mitchel'
will put to them.
Parker, of the Illinois operators attacked
Mitchell after the latter had accused
Parker of being subservient to the lllinoif
Central railroad. Parker replied by say
ing, "I have seen the time when Mitchell
would be glad to have me a an officer of
that road"
Mitchell again asked for the floor and
continued. "This is the first time my In
tegrity was ever questioned. The fact
that Jhe first of the month will see us In
volved in a great industrial war does not
warrant you in putting me in that light
before the public." "if Mitchell ever did
a dishonorable thing in life i don't know
of it," admitted Parker.
Mitchell continued the ' arguments by
saying: "It is not a personal but a public
question whether Harriman owns both the
Illinois Central and the Madison Coal
Company. F. L. Robin said higher
prices of coal depended more on railroads
and their desire to destroy competition
than any other factor, and I believe he
know what he says as he is the biggest
operator and should know whereof he
speaks."
ber of addresses at the reception will be
limited to an address by the Mayor, to
which the Princ will reply.
Prince Arthur will spend a few davs
shooting and (ishing in thi vicinity and
will then leave for Ottawa over the Can
adian Pacific railroad. He will make only
a few short stops at some of the tourists'
resorts In the Rockies. -
SUSPECTED
MURDERERS
mummy ncaru uiv aryuinvnt im nwi.
against the Pennsylvania railroads re
garding th dealing of that road in coal. ',
Clarence J". Shearn. a representative of '
Hearst, argued that in accordance with a
decision of th supreme court In a base of ...
the Chespeake and Ohio roads, it is con
trary to public policy for any common
carrier to be a dealer in the commodity it :
transport;.
Y TRIAL DAY SET ;
(Scrlpps News Association) 5
Chioago. March 29. Court today set i
Mondajr 1 0 in September for the packer
corporation cases. The government's
motion for a new trial in the individual :
case was overruled, also th packer's
motion for a new trial in th corporation
cases. . -. ! ,
ARRESTED
(Scrlpps News Association)
Duluth, Minn, March 29. Eleven Bul
garians were arrested her this morning
being suspected of hiving or.nection with
the Minneapolis murder. Muzman Skul
off the leader of the gang, admitted hav
ing rented the house in which the crimes
were committed, but said they left there
Monday afternoon, and at thit tims the
six Victims, wojfe,a.l alive, and .welL , He
also said that the 1 dead ' man ' were al
i'r;endly to each other. .,: ..... ;, .
KACECR AFPRCPtlATION BILL
Scrliis News Annoulntion)
Washington,. D. C, .- Mar. 29 The
Senate today passed a bill appropriating
lixty thousand dollars to establish three
life saving stations and build telephones
from Gray Harbor to Cape Flattery,
The bill also provided that there shall be
white lights in all towns on navigable
streams and the Qreat Lakes.
ROOSEVELT PARTY IN CLSA
(Scrlpps News Association) -'
Washington, D. 5., Mar. 29 Mrs.
Roosevelt, accompanied by her children,
Ethel, Quintin and Archie, and th family
servants, departed for Florida thi morn-
ing. They will. beard the Mayflower for ,
an extended cruise in Cuban water. "
(IMAGO'S SMERilT DEAD:
(Scrlpps New Association) r-
v Chicago UU . Mar, 29 Thomas E
Barrett, sheriff of Cook county died thit
morning of cancer of the throat.
V - GRAIN MARKETS
Chicago, March 29. Wheat opened a
76V closed 11: corn opened at H
closed at 44; oats opened at . 30$,
closed at 30. " " ' 4 i -
THIEVES MAKE BIG HAUL
(Scrlpps New Association) j
Victor, Colorado, Mar. 29. The banl.
of Victor was entered last night and rif
lied or ten thousand dollar in new cur
rency. ' ' v
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HON. f. T. WRIGHTMAN
Republican Candidate for Nomination
for Secretary of State.
. It i of the greatest importance to the
people of Oregon that men be nominated
who are advocates of practical idea of
getting money into the treasury as well
as out of it.
Th candidacy of Hon. Frank T.
Wrightman is based on hi championshipJ
of a system of Indirect taxation that
would make any direct state tax unneces
sary. Th Republican press of the state is
catching onto the fact, and more news
papers are advocating his cause today
than any other candidate for that office
and doing it as a matter of principle.
W copy some of these expression to
to show the voters that this candidate's
effort are appreciated' by the taxpayer:
People who select stationery at our store will
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That the papers are made by the best manufacturers
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That they are getting the best values possible to give
in stationery ' ;
We carry a very large stock of writing paper by the box, tablet
tablet or in bulk. There's not another such a showing in th
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