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VOLUME V
LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OREOON, TUESDAY. APRIL 10, 1906.
NUMBER 131
GRAND JURY
RETURHS
II1EIII PREPARE
(Scrlpps New Association)
Portland. Or., April 10 Th federal
grand jury at midnight returned indict--ments
involving over a dozen defendant
charged with conspiracy in . acquiring
timber lands' in Southern Oregon, by
fraudulent means. The accused are
. . ...i ,
and Eastern state. Their identity, how
aver, is kept a secret until the arrests
are to be mad.
MAWfCOOD TEMPLARS
(Scrlpps News Association) - . .. ,.,
, Waterville, Me., April 10. Th forty
ighth annual session of the ' grand lodge
of Good Templars of Main opened her
this morning at Modern Woodmen' hall.
The meeting will last two days. The at
tendance is unusually large.
" iierrera
IRAIK
(Scrlpp New Association)
San Francisco, Cat. April 10 Battling
Nelson left for Catalina this morning
where he will , remain several day.
When he return he will go into training
for tl coming battle with Herrera May
11th. AbeAtelland Kid Herman both
arrived and will begin training immediatly
UVCRAKIE REPORT.
(Scrlpps News Association)
Washington April , 10 The House
Comn.ittee of the Interstate Commerce
Committee today authorized a favorable
report on the bill allowing the Central
Canal and Irrigation Company to take
water from the Sacremento river for Ir
rigation purposes. '
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nnnnnai
rKuruoHL
(Scrlpps New Association)
. New York April 10 Th tanthracit
operator met this morning to prepare a
counter proposal to present to the miner
this afternoon. '
Th conference adjourned after a brief
session and will meet again Thursday.
Aim
KLONDIKE
DISCOVERED
(3crlpps News Association) ;
BilUngham April ,10 A remarkable
discovery of gold on Orca Island near
Billingham ha been , mad. Th or is
of th mountain variety and lie in a low
grade, almost in plain sight It is esti
mated that th hundred million ton t of
or will be valued at a quarter billion
dollars. Th deposit i a nval of th
Treadwell deposit in Alaska.
fears mmm
BY PEOPLE H
AS ROBBED
TH Shoot Dowie When He Sets Foot
Here " says Enraged Zionist.
(Scrlpps New Association)
Chicago, 'April 10 Apostle Dowie.
weary and worn from hi long journey.
arrived this morning. He is thin and
to enter upon his serious battle. A great
throng of people greeted him with cheers.
catcalls and demands to show himself.
As th train draw into th station
Dowie announced that he would not go to
Zion today but tak th matter directly to
th court for adjustment He said. "1 am
a peaceful law abiding citizen, and have
been wrongfully deposed from my prop
erty, I do not car to engage in a fight ir.
the streets of Zion. I say that my prop
erty In Zion belongs legally to me and not
to th church." Dowis is staying at a
hotel pending developments.
A deputy tried to serve a writ on
Dowie, in a suit brought by Dr. Wm, G.
Stearns, an expert of insanity, who alleges
that Dowie refused to pay him hit bill of
$200. Th deputy was ordered arrested
by Dowie's followers. The police detain
ed th deputy and after examining his
credentials he was released, but it was
then too late to serve his writ
H. L. Burdette, formerly the acting
commissioner of health of Zion Zion city,
and deposed by Voliva. addressed a sting
ing indictment to Voliva accusing him of
being a traitor against God, Christ and
the christian people, and against th
grandest leader that wa ever raised up
to lead a religious organization. Ha calK
ed Voliva a "Trickster, corrupt in politics
and a falsa prophet" Dowie . retired
after a bath, in order that he might re
cuperate from th long journey he had
just completed. Voliva is at Zion city
and says that Dowie remained in Chicago
because he didn't car to be snubbed in
day light "He prefers to await darkness
when he will be able to say that his hos
tess weieomed him," it a quotation from
Voliva...
"I H ahoot Dowi when ' ht set foot
here" shouted a fallen Zionist at noon to
day. "My wife and children hav been
starving for three months and h ha
four hundred dollars of my money. When
1 tried to get it he gave m two dollars."
Such people a these it is that make
Dowie fear assassination. They hav
suffered at his hand and he know they
are all worked to a high pitch of hatred
POSILAfiD GETS WkOHG MAH -
(Scrlpps News Association)-
San Francisco, April 10. Photographs
of the man arrested by the Portland
police on Saturday on suspicion that h
was the man wanted in theTortorici case,
were received today by Captain of De
tective Burnett It was seen at a glance
that it it not the man desired for the
murder of Vilardo and a telegraphic order
for his release was sent to Portland.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE CPEJIS
(Scrlpp New Association)
Atlanta, Oa., April 1 0 Th season of
th Southern League of Baseball Clubs
opens tomorrow with games in this citv
and Birmingham The local team will
play her today against th Montgomery
team, while th Birmingham and Nash
ville team will play at Birmingham, Ala.
DEATH
RATE IS
GROTK
EAITHflll
GRAND MILLINERY: OPENING
and SPECIAL EASTER SALE
THURSDAY, FRIDAY AMD SATURDAY
On these three days, which also throws open to the public our new annex, the
most commodious Ladies Ready-to-Wear Garments andJMillinery Department In
Eastern Oregon, we will show a full line of THE LATEST EASTER NOVELTIES in
LADIES READY-TO-WEAR-HATS bought for our Easter Opening and comprising all
the later creations in TRIMMED SAILORS and Pattern Hats, also a full line of
Street hats in prices and sty les to ?uit every purse and taste. Come everybody
and bring your friends. .,;4
Music and Cut Flowers on Saturday
50 LADIES' DRESS SKIRTS
No two skirts alike, bought for this open-
ing sale and worth from $12.50 to $22.00
I $8.00 to $12.50
Ladies here is a skirt bargain which will
interest you. They come from one of the
best manufacturers and as stated no two
skirts alike,
250 Men's Cold and Silver $1.25 and
$1.50 Shirts, special $1.00 for three
days only. .
We fully believe this is the largest ship
ment of shirts ever received in La Grande
and unquestionably the largest assort
ment of colors and patterns, 250 shirts,
250 different patterns. Rembmber
choice for Thursday, rriday and Sat-
""ay $1.00
SPECIAL EASTER NECKWEAR 25c. 35c,
50c and 75c. -
Farmers Phone No. 27
City Phone Black 1301
mm
.-talpprNew Asroefatlon) " "
Rockvill Centre, 11. April 10 Som
month ago Mis Ester Marvin took a
course of training as A nurse and when
she had passed her. -examinations, she
was asked to look after Mr. and Mrs.
Benjamin Rhodes, of Hempstead, whom
eh had known from childhood. Both
war ovr eventy-flv years old and
very sick and feeble. She nursed them
night and day, and seldom left their
house. She expected only a small rein-
bursement, but was dumbfounded when
by the term of their will, which wa re
cently filed for debate, she received bonds
and property worth nearly $70,000.
Since then all sorts of proposition of
means for investing her
fortune have been mad to her, ' from
"staking'' a mining scheme , promoting
a company for the manufacture of bal
loon.. She has aiso. received score of
letter containing proposal of marriage.
OR
REVOLVER
PRACTICE
Last night about eight fifty. Fred Ryner,
day bartender at th Sommer House Cafe,
want wrong and started in to clean out
th place. His method of procedure was
to shoot th figures out of th wallpaper
in the cafe. This slight diversion on th
part of Ryner was objected to by Land
lord Murphy, but while Mr. Murphy was
expressing hi view regarding indoor
pistol practice, Ryner did a little war dance
and placed th pistol In clos proximity to
Mr. Murphy' waist tin. Finding that
did not hav any particular affect upon
hi advisor, he proceeded to bat him over
th head a coupl of times with th still
loaded pistol. Som say that both Rynsr
and th pistol wsr loaded. Ryner was
arrested and placed in th city jail. This
afternoon h wa arraigned befor Justice
of Peace Hough where he waived xm
idation. He was placed under bonds to
th amount of $300.
BOTH lit JAIL
(8crlppa New Association)
Lot Angeles, April 1 0 Rev.'Jame R.
Wyli, a former Methodist minister, and
Mrs. Fannie M. Green, war held for
bigamy in th justic court Both ar in
jail unabl to giv bail Wyli threaten
th lif of his wif who twor to th com
plaint Thsy wer arrested whilt) on
their way to Mexico.
MOTHER
' HER SOU
(Scrlpp New Association)
Los Angeles, Cal.. Aoril 10. After re
peated attempts to kill her son, Mrs. Kate
Kaymond finally succeeded in disposing of
him today. Immediately after th killing
she locked herself in a room and attempted
suicide by turning on the cat. Th fm
lylivesatU Hollywood, a fashionable
suburband hav a handsome home. Sev
eral yaar ago sh tried to chloroform her
son, but failed, and it was not until this
morning that, sh succeeded.. - '
GRAIN MARKETS .
(Sorlppe New Association)' .; . j
Chicago, April 10 Wheat opened at
78. closed at 7B; com opened at
closed at 46: oats oDensd . at R 1 UT
closed oljj'.. , .
(Scripps News Association)
Naples, April 1 0 All efforts to leant
the number of fatalities in the various
villages tiat suffered by the recent erup
tion of Mt. Vesuvius has failed. The
death list is rapidly growing.
rony nin sorrow -war rouna
villiag of San QiuseoD. Five wer
taken from the ruins of the church which
collapsed under the weight of th ashes.
Two hundred bodies and sixty injured'
wer found in th streets of Otanjus
Great numbers ar missing.
Four more bodies have bean tsken frnm
th ruins. Many children ar among th
dead. Th surrounding villages end cities
ar being deserted as the ashes cover
them. :
The violence of the ruDtion di
this morning. The showers of ashes hav ;
lessened, although lava is still flowing
slowly. A further search In the coiapsed
church at San Guisappe has revealed a
total of barely 200 uoJIes. Seventy were
taken to the hospital in the town of Nola.
COlffTY OfflCER snow t
(Scrlpps New Association)
Roseburg, April 10Experts hav.
been employed to go over the 'county ,
offices, especially th books of County '
Treasurer G. W. Dimmick who has a.
shortage of $4,400. This amount is
mostly covered by floating checks, and it
is expected th shortage will be made up
immediatly. The loss is probably due to
carelessness in bookkeeping. There ar
several tax receipts in th sheriff office
that hav bean lowrd in value, but
thatwpBtfvaay that it is not the work of .
th county treasurer.
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