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. TODAY'S NEWS TODAY VP-?f ' Fair tonight HtitUiU Tomorrow warmer. m VO-UmE V J-A GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, A -'R!L 1 i, 1906. NUMBER 122 v.. PLEASE!) AT m DEATH (Scrlpp Newt Association) Lo Angele. Cal. April 1 1 Mr. B. Raymond who yesterday killed her son and attempted suicide by gas, was re moved to the county hospital this morn- by the woman's husband, Frank K. Ray moid dapar'ment of interior at Washing ton. When told of her son's death she said, "I'm so glad; why didn't you tell me before? A complaint of insanity was "1 filSJWo years ago but the suit was not usUlned. She hat suffered from acute melancholia for several years. APPRK1ATE PDEIIT'S 'telSIAIKE (Scrlpps New Aeaoclatlon) Kanssas City. April 1 1 The South western Coal Operations Association at at a meeting this morning deci ded that President Roosevelt's help would result in effecting a settlement of the difficul $jVetween the miners and operators, anSbuld result in the return of the mert'now out in the south wesS ' John Biever returned to his home at Arlington this morning after a short visi: in La Grande. TilOUSAfiDS Of LIVES LOST ID CITIES OBLITERATED BY fIRE, ASHES AHD LAVA EJECTED BY VESUVIUS Fairlus KneelinJ at Me Sfcrines are Stricken, loss to Property Already Beyond Esftnation. Naples and its InHaH iten1 Ilireatcneil Wita Destruction. Transportdtion Iniequdtc to Remove Tourists froin Kaples. (Scrlpps New Aasoclatlon) Naples, April 1 1 The eruption of Vesuvius today appears to be increasing in violence. The inhabitant have com pletely abandoned Ottajona, and at Teor Amwnzianta. ! -t-h . '' t normal condition, but ejections are ex pected to drive the populace away. Naples is the Mecca and a haven for tourists. It is tstimited that twj thou sand livhs are lost a a result of the eruptions. Property loss is almost be yond estimation. A manufacturing town called Sarnor, i ovarwrtlmed with the ejected lava; San Qenntro, a hamlet i completely wrecked; while at Somma the cinder and ashes are six feet deep in the street. In San Guissepp the debris ani ashet have reached the third story win dow. The relief soldier bring stories from the scene that are fraught to the extreme with terrifying pictures of de vastation and loss of life. At Ottajano five hundred people art killed. . All hopes for the people who insisted n ramaininv near. Vesuvius art aban doned. ' Refugees tell of scores of people who are buried alive being only (lightly injured, and are thus doomed to dye by suffocation. In many place entire families havt been found dead in a kneel ing position, all circled about a humble shrine engaged in prayer, and in this position they were stricken by the deadly gaae. The. terrible splendor of the eruption by night is mor than human tongue can describe. The railroad engineer today refuted to take out the train because of the dark- nets, and the traffic Is suspended. Many new craters are forming every hour. In struments are recording this as the most violent subterranean agitation in the his tory of the world mountain. Intrepid, a scientist, who has his pott on tht side of a mountain aya uklw trrrr yet to come. Lava is again moving down all side of the mountain. The inhabitant of this city are positively mad with fear a it is believed the city is in great danger. Business I at standstill and the poorer classes are fighting for place in which they can ' prostrate themselves in the churches and at the altars. The number of vessels in the harbor i wholly inade quate to take away the people who art wanting to leave. Hundred of tourist are maroned and unablt to get away from the city where destruction it threat- DOME'S SOil IKES CHARGES ened. Every householder has been orde to clear away the ashes from the roof to prevent the collapse of the buildings. On tht streets, passage is prevented because of pile of ashes. Advices here this after noon say that fifty . houses and three church in Somma collapsed. , Refugees say that houses art continuing to couap in Ottajo and tht city hall is threatened. In all the town In that neighborhood building ar either tottering or have al ready fallen, in. Refugee that reach her art covered with dust and ashes and have been through heavy rain torm. Shower of (tone a large as eggs art falling near and around Vesuvius. London, April 11. The steamship companies art overworked with bookings Continued on Page B. FATAL WRECK OH THE 0. 1 1 II. HEAR DIEEE TODAY THREE TIMES AND OUT .... t' (Scrlpp New Association). Ogden, Utah, April 1 1 John Crosby, formerly a prominent labor leader, aged thirty-six years, and tingle, handed him self last night and his body was found this morning. This i tht third attempt he ha made at hi own life in the last month. The motive is laid to melancholy. BOATING PARTY WRfGXED ' l (Scrlpp New Association) San Diego, Cal. April ' 11 A glass bottomed boat containing a party of ten women, was dashed on the rocks in a cave near Lajolla at eleven this morning. An Italian named Tony who wa in charge of tht boat wa thrown, against the rocks and killed. One woman had her jaw broken and another an arm. All were rescued from drowning. GRAIN MARKETS (Scrlpp New Association) Chicago, April 10 Wheat opened at 78, closed at 78; corn opened at 46, closed at 46; oats opened at 31, closed 52. GRAND MILLINERY ! OPENING and SPECIAL EASTER SALE THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY On these three days, which also throws open to the public our new annex, the most commodious Ladies Ready-to-Wear Garments and Millinery 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 - - treet hats in prices and styles to suit evefy purse and taste. Come everybody and bring your friends. Music and Cut Flowers on Saturday A a result of a collision this morning between the extra east bound freight and a work train, John P. Lilly is dead and five others are mor or less seriously in' jured. . Tht wreck took place thi morn ing at tleven forty, about four mile east of Durkee. A near a can be learned thi afternon, the fact are about a fol low: By tome conflict or mis-interpretation of order the extra freight train thought it had the right of way to Hun tington, and the work train conductor did not understand his orders to that effect, and therefore did not get in the clear. The work train was backing into Durkee for dinner when the freight train crashed into it. ' The force of the impact was sufficient to completely demolish the last five cars of the work train, and make an almost total wreck of tht freight engine. The freight train was in charge of Con ductor Ebersole with engine No. Z63, and Engineer Heath. The engineer on engine No. 63 was Ray Carpenter. . " HIGH OmCALS TALK (Scrlpp New Association) Philadelphia, Pa., April 11 The Inter state Commerce Commission in the oi and coal hearing wa continued today About all the business that was transact ed was the discussion of , tht railroad private car system In use, by high officials of roads. (Scrlpp New Association) Chicago, 111 April 11 Dowie was in a conference with his attorneys this morn ing. The Prophet wiil remain in Chicago today and declare h is a man of peace. At Zion city this morning. Gladstone made poative charges of violation of the marriag vow against his father and said; "This may be used as evidence in tht Rutlv Hofer,' the beautiful airl Co Vm '' brought home with him soma time ago, is not implicated in thie trial. : Dowie is preparing to go to Zion late this afternoon. Major Morri of the guard announced to Dowis that men art ready to desert Voliva. After the conference with Voliva, Wet ten, Dowie's attorney announced that tht various questions at issue had been dis cussed. - ' Edgar Marvin, a former Union county boy, is a candidate before tht Democratic primaries in Wallowa county for sheriff. Dowie' attorneys arrived in Zion to con fer with Voliva thi afternoon. Voliva declared that diplomatic relation wre ended and the war wa now on, but ad mitted that he would probably meet Wti ten today. PAY UPloTICE All persons knowing themselves indebt ed to m on over due accounts are hereby notified to call and settle on or after April 10, as all accounts due and not settled by that time will be placed in tht hands of an attorney for collection. . ' Frko Jacobs 1 - RUMMAGE SALE The ladies of the Episcopal church will hold their regular spring rummage sale on Atril 27th ani 28t'v The injured men were in tht caboose of the work train. Tht name of the in jured art not obtainable at thi time. Lilly has a brother living in this city. Com plete details of the wreck ar not obtain able. The wrecking train has been sent from this placeand Chief Train Dispatcher Buckley is with it supervising the work of rescue and clearing lip the track. Alt the men injured were laborers' None of the train crew or engine ' men were injured. 50 LADIES' DRESS SKIRTS No two skirts alike, bought for this open- $hg sale and worth from $12.50 to $22.00 $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 $1.50 Shirts, special SLOP 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, Friday and Sat urday $1.00 SPECIAL EASTER NECKWEAR 25c, 35c, 50cand 75c, '.; Kif armers Phone No. 27 td$E& City Phone Black 1301 ( DEWEY ADRIFT Washington. D. C, April 11 A report to tht navy department says that ths dock Dewey, is adrift and ha been float ing for twenty-four hour between Malta and Messina, REGISTRATION CLOSED Last evening at 5 o'clock tht registra tion book were doted and by tht time wt go to press tomorrow County Clerk Qilham hopes to havt the work up so tht tzact number will be known. Tht last fw day pit notaries from all part of the county tent in their blank and th registration clerks art temporarly snowed under. I WHAT'S better I THAN jBOOKS Nothing is more conductive to edu cation and to the developement of the better elements of human nat ure than the ' reading of GOOD BOOKS. - Encourage '. the Vyoung folks to form a reading habit by supplying the n wit 1 WHOLESOME LITERATURE. . v'",',, We have the. cream of the book world. Any book you wish we have or will get for you. Ia some instances we can afford you a sub stantial saving on the cost. In all instances the price will be as low as can be had. Here are soma of the late ones. Yolanda, byMajor; Nedra, byy McG Jtcheon; The Garden of Allah, by Hickens; Reptiles; Outside the Law; The Man of The Hour; House of 1000 Candles. 9 I RfDKcD TOJIALf TIME (Scrlpp Nw Association) Nw Orlean. April 11. All tht work men in all tht department of tht Erie railroad shops were placed on half time today by ordr issued by tht official at noon. A full '-line of the celebrated Butterick patterns just arrived and ready for your inspection. Ladies don't forget THE DELINEATOR ! 1 ..-.i.. - X. " . ; I,..3 - : NEWLIN DRUG COMPANY : . La Grande, Oregon. " f? Mm