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7? TODAY'S NEWS T ODAY We Showers tonight And tomorrow fit I, VOLUME V LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY. JUNE 15, 1906. NUMBER 182 f, . ' 'ft' S3 .I"V '. ' ''I ' V -1 iWf t m BRYAN PAYS VISIT 10 DOM (Scrlpps News Association) St. Petesburg June 15 W. J Bryan attended the Douma today, and was pic tured with a number of deputies. He sails tonight for Stockholm. v The session today was a lively one, as many questions were addressed to the Government in regard to the fighting bialystock. Advices today show many outrages in other provinces. It is also re ported that mills and corn stores at Tula have been burning three days and there is also trouble at Sebastopol. A passenger train, arriving there was attacked by twenty thousand pheasants, but the pas sengers escaped uninjured. IOWA CONGttf T10NA11STS MtET (Scrlppe News Association) Dubuque, la., June 15. The sixty seventh annual session of the twentieth anniversary of the Woman's H me Missisnary Union of this State. The at tendance is large and all parts of the State are presented. 1S.LED0I IH REALITY (Scrlpps News Association) Stockton Cal. June 15 The prosecu tion in the Emma Ledoux case has ap parent conclusive proof that the defend ant was undivorced from McVicar when she married Leoux. It is thought that fear of punishment for t' is offense lead her ta the crime she is charged, with. ; MOTAR A PRESENT To advertise my high grade shoes j I will : GIVE AWAY j every twelvth pair that goes out of : my store : I carry the MANAN, WALKOVER and HARLOW. Call for further particulars ! A. V. ANDREWS,! TAIinR anrl HARFDDAHFD ! WORK GUARANTEED SANITARY .PLUMBING Is as essential in your home as the doctor OUR WORK Executed in workmanlike manner and approved sanitary standards. Carrying a complete line of Bath Tubs, Sinks, Toilets, Uvatorys and all plumbing fixtures. G. W. O'NEIL ! 1013 Washingtan Avenue E RATES ARE (8cr1pps New Association) " 1 Oskland, Cat., June 15 The eighty in surance companies represented the board Fire Underwriters of the Pacific coast are taking action to recoup themselves for San Francisco losses by raising rates approx imately 25 per cent in California, Oregon, Utah, Montana, Nevada, Arizona and Washington. This board does not have jurisdiction beyond the coast states ar.d will not levy higher rates outside of them. Several years ago a law known as anti nnrrirt !" ; pa;;jd prcMUUntf In surance companies from uniting in fixing rates or in any w .y controlling insurance affairs. President Haven said today "The law does not permit us to fix rates in Washington but we are charging them just the same." This is clear evidence that the board of members represented by agents from Washington will exact a raise tin re as well as in other states. YARN SPINNERS HOLD MEETING (Scrlpps News Association) Mt. Airy, Ca., June 1 5 The conven tion of Southern soft yarn spinners, which was called by the Southern Soft Yarn Spinners, Association, opened here today with a large attendance. The convention ncludes not only members and delegates of the association, but many soft yarn spinners of the South who are not mem bers of the association. W. J. Cannan, of Concord, N. C. , is President of the or ganization and F. C. Hutchinson of Char lotte, secretary and treasurer. A SPELNDID PUPLKATION The Oregon Railway and Navagaticn Co., and the Southern Pacific have again come to the front with a splendid booklet of Washington, Oregon and Idaho. The book is complete with engravings and write up matter of the three states. The book was edited by Mr. Rinaldo M. Hall editor of the 0. R. & N. and S. P. publica ions. The publication will have a wide circulation and will doubtedly be the means of bringing many homeseekers to this state PRICES .REASONABLE TELEPHONE RED 1 6 1 mIRA( INCREASED JASON IEE HELD AT (Scrlpps News Association) Salem. June 16 Many public men. prominent educators and methodists from three states are united today and paying tribute to the memory of Jason Lee. . the f r t protests nt missionary in tin North west and founder of the iWilliamette uni versity. It was through this man's efforts t tat Oregon was saved to the Union. ' His remains were brought here from Canada where his body has been buried since his death in 1 845. With impressive ceremonies the body was buried on the campus of the school he founded. Lead ing clergymen from several states acted , .t! .... A NOBLE CAREER. Jason Lee was born in Stanstead, Canada in 1803. His early life was epent n the East where he secured his educa tion. In 1833 he started on his journey 'westward. By slow degress he came as (Observer Special) Washington; June 16 Secretary of the Interior Hitchcook today authorized the re clamation service to proceed immediately with the construction of the Umatilla irrigation project in Oregon, , for which a million dollars have been set aside from the .-reclamation , fund. The project embraces 20,000 acres and the engineering work in connection with the big scheme consists of feeding the canal from the Umatilla river and Cold Springs reservoir and distributing the water. The work is :f a simple nature and capable of being constructed in short time. The Secretary has executed a contract for ten thousand barrels of Portland ce ment for the Klamath project. STANDARD FAVORS BRYAN. (Scrlpps News Association) Cleveland, Ohio, June IS Vergil P. L Kline, a personal attorney for Rockefeller and prominent among te Standard Oil Company's counsels had declared himself in favor of W. J. Bryan as the next presi dential candidate. PACKERS BAD IN LONDON (Scrlpps News Association) London June 12 The local papers today expcse conditions thit duplicate theChicigo packing scandlerThe packers have evaded the inspectors and sell diseased meats adulterated with poison and call them canned goods. MAY STARVE STOCK 30 HOURS. (Scrlpps News Association) Washington. June IS A favorable re port has btien made on the House bill which extends to thirty hours the time in which cattle may remain in transit with sustainance. The inter state commerce commission this morning sent a' letter to every rail road in the country seeking information in regard to coal and oil trades. FINAL TOR THE DAVIS (UP (Scrlpps News AKsormtlon) London, June 16. The finals in the great international lawn tennis contest for the Davis International Lawn Tennis Cup began this morning in the courts of the All-England Club, Wimbledon. The Vo herty Brothers will defend the cup against the pairs of the contesting teams. To day the doubles will be played, tomorrow and Monday the singles. BRYAN JR. RETURNS (Scrlpps News Association) Lincoln Neb., June 15. W. J. Bryan Jr., arrived this morning from his tour of the world. He left his parents near Vienna. He will spend the summer months on a Colorado ranch and then resume his studies jn the Culver academy. PROMISED ; FUNDS fill! IRRIGATION MEMORIAL SALEM TODAY far West as the Snake river where he built a small fort and called it Fort Hall. There, on July 2?. 1834 he preached the first sermon that was ever heard West of the Rockies. ', He reached old Fort Walla Walla the following September. ESTABLISHES MISSIONS. The following few years were spent in organizing mission and frontier churches of Which he himself was superintendent He traveled by foot and horseback over many counties among which are Clatsop, the Williemette - Valley and The Dalles. Early in the Forties he sailed for New Mexico and overland to Mexico and Anal ly by sea arid overland transportation he reached hi birth place where ha shortly afterward began to fail in health. Ex posures received in the frontier West had so menaced his heal h that he died the same year In wtvch he reached his home. In 1648 he passed away in Stanstead. WILL USE LOCK (ANAL AT (Scrlpps News Association) Washington. June 15 The House has adopted the lock type" for Panama canal today by a vote of 110 to 35. The pro vision Is made a part of the soundry civil appropriation which gives (25,00 00.000 to continue the work on the canal. - OBJECTION TO INSPECTION BILL (Scrlppe News Association) Washington, June 15 Representative Bowie of Alabama has submitted to the house minority report of the Inspection Bill, protesting against the proposed ap propriation of two million annually to pay for inspections. He denounced the court of review provisions as a new departure n legislation and is unjustified by a single fact. CAPTAIN MOORE ASKS RETIERMENTS (Scrlpps News Association) Washington D. C. June 16 Five Cap tains of the Navy are to be considered retired from the active list, under Sec tion 8 of the Navy Personnel Law of 1893, the retirements to take effect on July 1. REVIVING THE DRETfUS CASE. (Scrlpps News Asnoolatlon) raris June l o A hearing tor a revision of the famous Dreyfus case opened today, The captain is endeavoring to qualsh the former judgement and is presenting doc uments to prove beyond question that he is innocent. ENTIRfcREWloST IN SEA. (Scrlpps News ARHoclatlon) Seattle, June 15 A telegram was re ceived at two o'clock today that the schooner Argus which was seen twenty miles Southeast of Cape Flatery, is still burning. It is believed that the captain and his wife and daughter and crew of ten, if not blown up, are lost in trying to reach shore fifteen miles distant. PARDEE SENDS THANKS vScrlpps News Association) Washington, June 1 5. Secretary Taft has received a letter from Governor Par dee of California thanking the government for toe part the army and other federa officers nave played in the relief afte the San Erancisco disaster. JAMESTOWM GETS NEXT CONVENTION (Scrlpps News Association) Indianapolis. June 15. The Editorial Convention has decided upon Jamestown Va., as the next convention place. -A CANDIDATE J. M. Shelley, of Eugene, is said to be a candidate forthe appointment of collect or of customs at Portland. PANAMA fOOD EXHIBITION IN MILAN (Scrlpps News Association) Milan, June 16 The special exhibition of foods and beverages in connection with the International Exhibition which opened here on April 1 6 was opened today. It is undoubtedly, to Americans, the most interesting part of the exhibition and there are more American exhibitors in that section than in any other m the entire exhibition. The exhibition includes all kinds of food products preserved and canned goods of all kinds, meats, veget ables and fruits also various appliances used in the various preserving and can ning industries. American manufactures of food products are usally well represented They are seeking to obtain a foothold in the Southern markets of Europe, to make up for their losses in the German markets. MEDFORD ri ST V V m mmm jm ulnar (Scrlpps News Association) Medford, Mass. June 18 In commem oration ofthe 275 th anniversay of the settlement of Medford literary exercises will be held In the Opera .. House . this afternoon. .The Rev. Nehemiah Boynton of Brooklyn, N. Y., will deliver the oration and Dr. William Everett of Quincy Mass will read the poem which was written for this occasion by Mrs. Daniel A. Gleason of West Medford, Addresses will be delivered by a number of prominent speakers. The music wilt be In charge of Professor Leo R. Lewis, of Tufts College. In the evening there will be a banquet in the Armory building, at which Mayor Dwyer will preside. .' SOUTHWESTERN ROADS SEED CA1S (Scrlpps News Association) St. Louis, Mo. June 1 5 Probably the best evidence that general prosperity will prevail to a surprising degree during the autumn and winter are the arrangements which the Southwestern railroads are making to take care of their immense traffic. The indications now are that the regular equipment of these roads will be insufficient to handle the business and, as a result, many of the Southwestern rail roads have placed large orders for freight cars of every description, to be delivered during the summer and early part of the fall. BISHOP LETT ESTATE WORTH SI4.7I4 Inventories of the estate of the late Bishod B. Wistar Morris were filed in the office of County Clerk Frank S. Fields this morning. The estate is valuable at $14,714 and consists chiefly of real prop erty. The bulk of the state is in Clatsop County the property there being valued at $8203; Benton County holdings are said to be wortht$4000 and that part o the estate lying within Multnomah County is placed at a value of $251 I. -Telegram BIRTHDAY LATEST STYTLES IN STATIONERY Our stationery stock is always complete but it never offered greater inducement to buyers who appreci ate fine correspondence papers than it does right now. Our stock includes everything that is new and beautiful in tht.finish , and shape. The box papers range in price from 1 Oc to 60c per box; tablets 5c up. Fcr the better tablets we can furnish envelopes to match. When you need anything in stationery, you will find highest quality and reasonable price best combined in our stock NEWLIN DRUG CO. ! La Grande, ( HAGS III OFFICERS (Scrlpps News Association) - Portland, June 15. The post office department announced these changes in salaries of Oregon postmasters, under the annual readjustment, which ie based upon the business transacted and which will go into effect July first of this year. ' OFFICES INCREASED v Junction City and Lebanon from $1,200 to $1.30(1 Marshfield and Medford from a ww iv f iwvi to $1,600; Oregon City from $2,200 to ii t nn l unn . riH.mA tmm exi snn $2,500; Pendleton from $2,400 to $2,600; Roseburg from $2,000 to $2, 100; Silver ton and Woodburn from $1.4011 to $1,600 each. OFFICES DECREASED ' Lakeview and Morrow from $1,300 to $ 1 ,200 ; Sumpter from $ 1 ,700 to $ 1.600; Union from $1,500 to $1,400. NO MORE QUAKES IN 'FRISCO San Francisco June, 16 Dr. Omorl of Japan, conceeded to be the greatest authority on earthquakes in a statement today declared that the light shock . ex perienced last night is convincing indica tions that a repetition on the heavy earth movement, is unfeared. It simply prove that the earth is gradually settling and this is regarded as a scientific proof that there will not be another violent quake RAILROADS IN THE PHILIPPINES (Scrlpps News Association) . Manila, June, 1 6. Forty engineers and physicians left today for Ilo Ho to begin the preliminary work on .the railroads to Panay. Actual construction will begin this summer. TEDDY USES BIG STICK ON SENATE , . i - (Scrlpps News Association) Washington JuneJ 15 It is said that the president's letter to WadWorth.'.'dis approving the inspection bill. ..contained tart expression. He virtually accused the committee as being subject to the influence of packers. He also decried the manner in which the court of review provided forthe cost of the inspectfo" and said that the bill lacks provisions for inspection. ' ' Oregon. OH