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VOLUME V
LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1906.
NUMBER 113
SAII fRAHCISCO - SPECULATORS TAKE ADVANTAGE Of III!
DESTITUTE DEATH LIST GROWS
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(Scrlpps News Association)
- Washington, D. C, April 20 The war
. 'yJJspartment haa about completed the new
vssue of rifles to the troops in the United
States. This marks the passing of the
carbine, so long weapon of the cavalry
branch of the service. Both infantry and
cavalry are now being supplied with the
' " same model of rifle, a modification of the
model of 1903. This it about six inches
shorter than the Krag and about two
nches longer than the carbine, no w being
discharged by the cavalry. For the pres
ent the rifles are being used with the
rod bayonet, but later this will be replac
ed with the new bayonet, recently de
, ifided on: The issue to the troops in the
""Philippines will follow, and when that has
been dohe all the toldiers of the United
. States army will be armmed alike,
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; CARNEGIE SENDS $25,000.
Pittsburg, April 20 Andrew Carnegie
has placed $25,000 at the disposal of
the mayor of San Francisco.
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Every family in town should have a
box of soap from our window this week
l rtnt 20 cts.. Come in or telephone us.
Newun Druq Co.
SATURDAY
SALE
JAP
OF
22 c per, yd
We have just received a shipment of men's SO inch Jap silks
in black, blue, red, white, pinks and lavanoer all thoryughly
good qualities and easily worth twice the price we ask for
them - .
SATURDAY ONLY 20c THE YARD
Everyone in La Grande
Seems to be getting a pair of our OXFORDS. We can
not blame them either. It seems that the moment they
get into our store and see our handsome line of
DIAMOND
OXFORDS
Their fect have a great desire to get Into a
pair. We can't blame the feet for our line is
the prettiest ever shown in La Grande
If you are looking for real shoe comfort,
come in and let us fit you out as we're fit
ting so many of your friends
A1 HYPOCRITICAL BIGAMIST
u Salisbury, April 20 The criminal big
amy case against Albert Henry Capper,
a man of many s'.iases, which will soon
coma up for trial before the Wilts As
sizes is attracting coniiderable attention
throughout England. Capper is charged
with trple bigamy. In 1894, it was
statad during the preliminary hearing, he
married Mary Ellen Cook, a single wo
man in Cheltenham, with an illegitimate
field the alleged father of the chile out of
a handsome sum of money ' and disap
peared leaving his wife and her child desr
titute.
Four years later Capper : married Lil
lian Mary Watts, a handsome women in
Wealdstone, Middlesex, whom he desert
ed after eight months. Since then she
discovered that at the same time Capper
had been courting another women in
Southgate, to whom he had promised
to marry.
In 1904 Capper married Alice Louise
Noble, a girl of ninteen at Holy Trinity
Church. Shroud-green. To her, as to his
other victims Cipper professed himself to
be a deep religious feeling. He was
regular attendant at the mission church.
Shortly after the marriage he stole the
purse which his wife kept under her
pillow and deserted her.
In 190S Capper came to Salisbury and
at once took an acti ve part in the Men's
Own Brotherhood, a religious institution
connected with the Weeleyan Church.
He became a member of the church and
in August of last year was wedded to a
much respected widow of the congrega
tion. Mrs. Rodwell. In December hedes
erted her and a warrant being issued, he
was arrested last week at Carmarthen,
FOR SALE A fresh mil ch cow with
young calf. Also a single driving horse.
Inquire of J. W. Scriber, La Grande.
SURPRISE
SILKS
BRAND
U. S. MAIL CLERK DISCOVERS
THE FIRST SHOCK
FIRE UNDER CONTROL CILLROY HOLLISTER AND SAN
, JUAN BADLY DAMAGED. NONE INJURED
TACOMA SENDS SUPPLIES '
Tacoma has wired $10,000 cash and
on last night's steamer shipped 100 tons
of provisions. Even the school children
are contributing.
PORTLAND WILL HELP
The commercial bodies and Drominent
citizens of Portland are subscribing. liber
ally to the fund to purchase provisions for
tne California sufferers. The First Nat
ional Bank subscribed $26,000.
FIRE STARTS AFRESH
Chicago, April 20, 8:45 The Western
Union from San Francisco this morning
says no one in the fire since midnight.
The fire started afresh on the south end
of the city, which is undoubtedly sweep
ing everything clean to the water front
The people are crowding the docks to
take the first steamer sailing.
TRAIN LOAD OF PROVISIONS
New Orleans. April 20. President
Smith, of the Cotton exchange, and prom
inent citizens will send a special train load
of provisions to San Francisco.
SHOCKS IN LOS ANGELES
New York. April 19, 6 p. m. The
Western Union operators, who hurriedly
left their offices as a result of several se
vere shocks, have returned to their desks
MORGAN GIVES $25,000
New York, April 20. J. P. Morgan
has given his check for $25,000 towards
the San Francisco Relief fund. -
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DESTROYED
Healdsbiiri Geyserville, (lover
dale ilopland and m
(Scrlpps News Association)
Oakland, April 20. 8:50 a. m. Reports
say teyt Headsburg, 12 miles north of
Santa Rosa, a city of 3,000 is destroyed
as isalsoGeyserville. Cioverdale, a village
of 200, Hopland population 200, and
Ukiah a city of 2000, 1 10 miles north of
San Francisco.
ALAMEDA BADLY WRECKED
Oakland, April 20. Alameda is badly
wrecked but it is believed that no lives
were lost. (Alameda is practically a sub
urb of Oakland.)
READY FOR BUSINESS
Oakland, April 20. Quite number of
the large wholesale firms have opened up
office! in this city until things are ad
justed so they can resume business.
. CITY wiped" out ; t '
Oakland, April 20 9 a.m. No change
for the better this morning in San Fran
cisco. The city is wiped out.
TIDAL WAVE AT SAN DIEGO
Chicago, April 20, 9 a. m. The postal
Telegraph Company says rumor is
enrrent that a tidal wave struck San
Diego.
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OTHER
' Los Angeles. Aprii 20 Caught by the
first shock of San Francieo in the street,
enroute for duty, C. E. Preston, a rail
way mail clerk, who has just reached
here says, "I -was in the car whan the
shock came, just after five Wednesday
morning. One great detonation then fol
lowed roar and a succession of fright
ful shocks. Fl.imes broke out every
where. The passengers rushed out of
the train but could not walk while the
shock lasted,' The vibrations seemed to
come from the east to the west, and from
the north to the south, also vertical
motions. There was no oppression in the
air to give any warning. The falling of
the walls made noises like cannons in a
battle, 1 walked down Mission street
where I met several women in their night
clothes calling for their little ones. I saw
several men rushing through the half
fallen buildings throwing clothes to the
women in the 'street In the beautiful
psst office building the marble was brok
en in piles so that one could not get
through the doors. The falling plaster
injured many persons as did also the fall'
ing debris. I saw burning and falling
buildings everywhere. Wagons were
going in all directions carrying the dead
and injured to the emergency hospitals.'
SISTER AND THREE CHILDREN
Chattanooga, Tenn., April 20. F.. H.
Leeds, a press operator, received a tele
gram stating that his sister and her three
children were killed In a house which col
lapsed in Santa Rosa.
TOTALY
(Scrlpps News Association) '
Washington April 20 Secretary Shaw
was notified that the sub-treasury at San
Francisco was destroyed with $30,000,
000. The message is signed by J. M.
McClure, the book keeper who apparently
did good work in the absence of his su
periors. The department here is con
vinced that Sub-Treasurer Jacobs and
Cashier Burns have lost their lives. .
TEN CARS ON WAY
Ogden April 20 Ten car loads of
cooked food, tents and blankets which
were collected by the school children are
ready to go tonight on cars furnished
free by the Soutern Pacific.
FIVE MORE CARS
Omaha April 20-Five cars all loaded
to their fullest capacity leave tocay, five
tomorrow and five more on Sunday will
be sent.
GIVE MONEY FREELY .
Oakland April 20, 1 1 a. m. Ex-mayor
James D. Phelan, himseif one of the
heaviet loosers this morning headed a
subscription with $1,000,000. All of
the California towns are raising funds.
OTHER CITIES DAMAGED '
Oakland, April 1 0 The cities of San
juan, Hollister and Gilroy, the last two
cities having a population of about 4.000
alt are reported damaged but no lives
are reported as lost. These are about 30
miles south of San Jose.
MINT IS
WRECKED
WHS ARE BADLY SHAKE
DEATH LIST TOO HIGH '
Washington, April 20. Admiral Mc-
Clellan of Mare Island, who visited San
Francisco last night wiree the navy de
partment that the loss of life has been
greatly exaggerated.
FIRE UNDER CONTROL
Chicago. April 20. -The Western Union
has just received a bulletin saying, "the
re stopped shortly before 1 0 o'clock at
Ootave Street and is now confined to
tween the present fire and the untouched
listrict. It is believed that the fire will
not start again unless throueh the ionor-
ance of the people. . There is not a stove
or a chimney left standing that is safe.
Los Angeles, April 20. A San Frari
lisco business man who arrived lata In
this' city said that he thought that tf it
had not been for the fire that San Fran
cisco would have fared no worse than
Oakland, He said, "I was in the Palace
hotel at the time the first shock occured.
It aroused me and I had to cling to the
foot of the bed to keeD mv footino. I
grabbed my clothes and made my way to
ma street The people seemed crazy.
Women begged the soldiers to allow tham
to go back and get their jewels. I went
wrough the Baltimore fire, the St Louis
cyclone, neither are to be compared to
this catastrophe."
John P. Didham, a San Francisco rf-
fugee,saye that he hurried to the bay and
wniie waiting to board a steamer, another
shock moved the shore from two to six
feet .
Portland, Or., April 20. The Western
Union started a dozen telegraph operators
to Oakland this morning- on board a
special train. This move is made necess
ary by the congestion of business at that
point The train is expected to reach Oak
land within thirty hours from. .time of
leaving.
J FOG CAUSES DISTRESS '. ,
Oakland. April 202 p, rn.VThree
hundred thousand of the homeless camped
last night under canvass and on the
ground. The fire came close to Ft
Mason. Gen. Furiston is doing all that is
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A HIDDEN
MENAGE
TO HEALTH
A large variety of the most
ually be stamped out by improved sanitation. These are
germ diseases. The difficulty of coping with them now is
the difficulty of realizing thst such germs are about us all the
time, always ready to multiply and nunace hea th whenever
cond tions are favorable. Thz way to guird against these
dangers is to rise RELIABLE DISINFECTANTS . freque n t ly
and thoroughly. Cellars, sinks, drain, closets, and all dark
and damp places about the home or premises should be
frequently disinfected, especially at this time of the year.
We have materials suitable for every purpose and if desired
can advise you what to use in any particular insUnce.
NEWLIN DRUG COMPANY
J . La Grande, Oregon. .
REGARD!
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M0LRI1UIVJ
(Scrlppt Newe Association)
Washington, D. C April 20. The war
department continues to receive inquiries
concerning the number of desertions from
the federal army during the Civil war.
These inquiries come in periodical batches
nd are evidently based on newspaper
statistics, to this or that effect principally
alleging that a certain percentage of de
serters were of this or that nativity. The
records in the war department have not
been so kept that the nativity of deserters
is ascertainable, and any assertion of per
centages based on that feature is abso
lutely untrustworthy, having no' positive
basis. Nobody knows the actual number
of desertions In the army during the Civil
war, and Gen. F. C. Ains worth, the mili
tary secretary of the army, who keeps
the records, estimates that the number of
actual deserters at the close of the war
was 11 7,24?, and this makes due allow-'
ance for those incorrectly reported as de
serters. SPRIIW MUSICAL CARNIVAL
(Scrlpps Newe Association)
Maeo, Tex, April 20 The Spring
Musical Carnival under the auspices of
the Mendelssohn Choral Club of this city
will open this evening with a grand concert
with choral numbere 'and soloists and a
full orchestra. Many visitors from
neighboring cities have come here to at
tend the concert this evening. The carn
ival will end with the concert tomorrow
night . ..
APPRENTICES WANTED-lnquire of
Mrs. J. R. Forrest, the milliner, at once.
common diseases will event
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