TODAY'S NEWS 1 ODAY Ypif"tf Fair tonight llCitUiCI Tomorrow warmer. VOLUME V LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY. APRIL U,' 1906. NUMBER 153 o ... 1 "vy mm to waive HIS TEMPORAL (LfilMS Dollars end Cents Kot to fee (cnsidcel. T&c PropHet Will t1 Soon Visit His Followers in Zion (Scrlppa New Association) Chicago, .III. April 1 4 Dowi' attor ney today issued formal statement denying the report that Dowie hat eur , Tendered to Voli va' force a reported, and is wa'ng his temporal c'a me for a eonsidaratinn of the five percent basis. Any suggestion of the ' fact thit Dowie would accept a settlement and return to Mexico without talking to, his followers in Zion it without foundation. Voliva has threatened disclosed alleged methods of bribery that ha been carried on by Dowie A R I. (. BATES R R ts ITAHAII ANARCHIST ARRESTED ! ARE FIRM (Sorlppe News Association) Oljew York, April 1 4 Gorky, the noted VVjisian leader, who is in this country for his health and to raise funds to assist in the great 'revolution that' ie now being waged in his country, wired his sympathy to. Haywood and Moyer who are now in prison at Caldwell Idaho) charged with the murder of ex-Governor Steunenberg. It now developes that Gaylord Wilshire the great American Socialist, wrote the telegram and submitted it to Gorky, who approved it. Wilshire now regrets his ., action on account of the belief that Gorky ; not fully understood in the matter and JV)ars that this act will inj'ire Gorky's mission of raising funds. 5 ' ORDERED OUT Of HOTEL Mrs. J. G. Phelps Stokes, who waa formerly Rose Pastor, a Jewess cigar worker prior to becoming the wife of her prestnt hjsband who is a millionaire was asked today whether the ' discovery which ie alleged to have just been made that the woman who accompanies, Gorky not the famous Russians wife but an actress, said the people should not criti cise without full knowledge of all the motives that govern the matter. She state! she would greet the great man as cordially as before. . '. As a result of the story Gorky was ordered to leave the Bellclaire hotel ana he moved to the home of Gaylord Wil shire. -rr- n ? (Scrlpps News Association) Washington, D. C, April 1 Major General John C. Bates, Chief of Staff of the United States Army, ' retires today and will be succeeded by Brigadier-Gen-eral J. Franklin Ball. Major General Henry C Cor bin will succeed General Bates as Lieutenant General and will be retired in September. - In the meantime Gen. Cor Jin will remain at the head of niokU In C tmiii SIATI MM SEOJRITIIS (Scrlpps News Association) Nsw York, April 14. Secretary ef the Treasury Shaw has announced that the sub-treasury is in receipt of collateral security acceptable to savings' banks which will immediately advance gold to any bank up to $8,000,000 for each bank to be immediately available in the banks reserve, the amount to be ' returned at once upon receipt of "the imported gold. Under this ruling $12,000,000 in gold has already beendistributed by the sub- treasury among the gold Importing city financial institutions. - (Scr'.pps News Association) Zurich,' April 14 The police here have arrested an Italian named Guettra, who, it is said, boasted, while en route to America, that he would kill the High Man. He it suspected of being a dele gate to the sscret inter-national anarchies congress that will be held in June in this country. MIKHtll SUNT ,1 (Scrlpps News Association) ' New York, April 14 President Mitctell declined today to discuss the' tabor situ ation either in the-bituminous oranthra cite fields. He leaves this evening for Indianapolis. He received an inVitation from Gorky, the Russian leader, who is visiting this country, to meet the forces but he declined on account of engage ments. " ' - "V HORSES BURRED (Scrlpps News Association) Baltimore, April 1 4 Fire this morning destroyed the Fox livery stables. Two hundred horses were burned. .Patrolman Manning suffered severe burns. The loss is placed at seventy-five thousand dollars, BORN Ml M A Matew ej (ORIIER SHE LAID FOR IIEV dOVERWIT BID! Pre Delivers tHe Principa! Address. Pdtrlctisn ct Citizenship His TEema ' ;.. (Hcrlpps News Association)' Tokio, April 14. Earthquake shocks of great extent are reported in the Southern portion of Formosa, The casualties are said to be heavy. ; v TKREt KHUD ' (Scrlpps News Association) Green Hill. Pa., April 14. Three per sons were killed and three injured at a crossing on the Erie road near Atlantic. The dead are Mrs. Maud Calvin and her two infant daughters. EV YORK LADD-In .ibis ' city Friday. ;Arifc.lS, 1996, ' to'Mrj anif Mrf. John Laddaj '-daughter. . V . i Mrs. B. Courtney is rapidly recovering from the operation which took place in the La Grande hospital two weeks ago. 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 comprlsingall the later creations in TRIMMED SAILORS and Pattern Hats, also a full line of Street hats in prices and styles to suit every purse and taste. Come everybody 0 Aauu ui 1115 vuui menus. 1 THE (LOUDS New York, April 14 New. York. , pro mises to become the "Skyscraperopolis" of the world. Plans have just been com pleted for the erection of IS new build ings on lower Broadway, south of Fulton Street, none of which will be less than twenty stories high: One is to be thirty stories high and another forty stories, or about 660 feet above the strset. Such a collossal office building scheme is without a parallel in the history of. the world. Over 2.600,000 square feet 14 acres of rentable office space will be provided at a cost of $40,000,000, and there is no doubt that it will all rent successfully. PRESIDENT TALKS SUBSIDY (Scrlpps News Association) Fresno, Cal, April 14 The President' received Harry Giulder, president of the American Merchant Marine association, and a representative Humphrey, of Wash ington. Goulder argued - in favor of the Ship Subsidy bill, saying that the English lines at Vancouver, Japan, Seattle, San Francisco and almost have mono- plized the ocean carrying trrde. (Scrlpps News Association) Washington. D. C April 14. The corner etone of the three' miiUrn dollar office building for the House of Repre sentatives, which is to occupy the entire city square southeast of the capitol was laid this afternoon in the presence of preme Court, members of the House and Senate, representatives of foreign countries and a great concourse of people. The same historical gavsl was ussd that George Washington employed ' in lsyin the corner stone of the capltoK a hundred and thirteen years ago. Grand Master Brown of the district grand lodge of Masons struck the block three times and pronounced it well and truly laid. The ceremonies were preceded by a formal parade of Masons. Following a selection by the Marine band, the President stepped forward and delivered the principal ad dress 01 tne nay. - oner addresses were alto delivered by Speaker Cannon, Rep resentative Hepburn of Iowa, and Repre sentative Richardson of Tenneset, who constitute the building commission. The new building will be bounded by B Street, New Jersey AvenuS, First Strset and C S treat. There are to be four hundred and ten offices in the structure and will hold an office for every representative in Con gress. The archithcture is to conform with the proposed Senate building that to be erected across the capitol park. In the President's address he said in part; "In Bunyan's Pilgrim Progress, a description of a man is given who carried a muck rake and looked continually down. He was offered a celestial crown for the sraks. but continued to take tu himself a the filth he saw rather than loon up to omething better. This man sets , forth an example of a man whose visions are fixed on camal things instead of spiritual things. It is necessary that we should . not mncn from seeing vit cninge out man who never sees anything else becomes not a help to society, but a most potent force for evil. I hail as a benefactor, a man who on the platform and in the cress will assail corruption, providing the st uck is absolutely truthful. A liar ie no better than the thief. The soul of every scoundrel is glad when the honest man is assailed. It is easy to twist out of shape what I am saying. Some people are in capable of understanding, to denounce mudslingmg, does not endorse whitwash ing. An excess either way is likely to take form in the punishment of the offended and give immunity to the the 0 Tenders. A gross reckless assault on character creates a morbid and vicious public tsntiment and at the same time acts as a detriment to able men, of nor mal sensitiveness and prevents them rom entering the public field at any price It it hard to get capable men to hindle the panama canal, IraOsuM hs will fcs it tacked from both within and without the congress as to his character and capac ity. Always expose crime and hunt the criminal but remember that even in case of crime, an attack in a ssnsational lurid and untruthful fashion, will do more damage to the public mind then the Qrime itself, 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 iS8.00 to SI2.50 s. , 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, Friday and Sat urday . $.oo SPECIAL CASTER NECKWEAR 25c, 35c, 50c and 75c. Farmers Phone No. 27 tJlW, tJCUA? City Phone Black 1301 I HORROR AT IliltS IS OVER I WHAT'S BETTER THAN ? BOOKS (Scrlpps News Association) Naples, April 14 The re-appearance of the sun has filled the people with new hope and many of the refugees are re turning to their ruined homes to take part in clearing away the debris. One bad effect of the sunlight however, is that it quickens the decomposition of the dead bodies lying around that have not yet been enterred. Vesuvius is growing much quieter, the discharge from the crater isslight and the rescuers are push- l.ing their work with vigor. At Ottanjo today two families wsre dug up and found alive. The buried people have suffered little beside hunger. Thieves continue their cruel work and many ar rests are being made every hour, Pro fessor Giana of Naples university states that the volcanic dust which covers the entire country about Vesuvius, contains iron and sand and really hat a beniflcia effect on the people. 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 young folks to form a reading habit by supplying them wit!i WHOLESOME LITERATURE. We have the cream of the book world. Any book you wish we have or will get for you. In some S 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, by McGutcheon; The Garden of Allah, by Hickens; Reptiles; Outside the Law; The Man of The Hour; House of 10CO Gandle3. 9 A full line of the celebrated Butterick patterns just arrived and ready for your inspection. Ladies don't forget Ithe delineator 1 few Hi ,,-, , " NEWLIN DRUG COMPANY La Grande, Oregon.