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ii it i, ix - ri t f i ili it i u mfi it vxv m 1 jt 11 it i w i jr i: a .... WJJiy:j' VOLUME V LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OREGON. ' SATURDAY, JULY 7. 1906. NUMBER 197 0 PLEADS (OH (ii of OYSTER BAY CONFERENCE. (Scrlpps News Association Oyster Bay, July" 7 Sacra ary State Taft and the Ptasident are in con ference today regarding the Panama army and the Phillipines. Upon leaving, Secretary Taft discussed the President'a plan which was to enlarge the number of posts and have garrisons with at least a brigade to give' the Bri gadier generals something to do. Taft said that he would like to have a brigade on the Pacific coast but can't see how one could be located. ; (Scrip pi News Association) Chicago. July 7 Attorneys for Alton, this morning declared it was the custom ' among railroads to pay such rebates as y Alton was convicted of. .The court says if such is the case and can be proved, it will mitigate the degree of punishment. Attorney Morrison said that if such prov ed to be the case there would be more prosecution of a similar nature. The case was ontinuad until next Wednesday. It k is expected that Morrison will soon re sign as district attorney and will be sent to St. Paul where he goes in the capacity of a special attorney to investigate the Standard Oil prosecutions. mm APPOINTS (LARK (Sorlpps News Association) Oyster Bay June 7 The President this afternoon appointed E. E. Clark grand chief of railroad conductors, as a mem ber of the interstate commerce commis sion. Clark was a member of the com mission which settled the anthacite coal strike three years ago. AMERICAN ATHELETE WINS Ccrlppi Nes Association) London, July 7--J. P. Magerman of Los Angeles won second place in the broad jump during the international championship contests. ; ; GOVERNMENT BUILDING (Scrlpps News Apsoclatlon) Washington July 7 Bids for the build- ingof the public building authorized by congress are opened at the following dates Aug. 6 Great Falls and Missoula Montana, Lewiston and Moscow Idaho On Aug. 8 Logan and Provo, Utah North Yalrfrna and Yakima and Bellingham Washington. WOMAN ACQUITTED (Prripps N Aftftovtqtlon) Sacremento July 7- Mrs. Mary Spillman who killed her drunken husband Sunday was acquitted at the preliminary examination this afternoon. She shot her husband while the latter was attacking her father who attempted to prevent the dead man from beating his wife. A REVOLT III RUSSIA HOW SEEMS ASSURED WOMEN AND CHILDREN BEING SENT ABROAD ZAR SEEKS ADVICE FROM A (LARIYOYANT . OM E OMfi AWAITED (Scrlppa News Association) Findlay Ohio July 7 Sheriff Groves has gone to Cleveland prepared for an indefi nite stay or as long as there is any hope of John D. Rockefeller returning armed with a warrant for his arrest. Judge Banker who would hear the anti-trust case against Rockefeller is regarded as fearless. PACIFIC COAST MAN (Scrlpps News Association) London Jufy 8 J. P. Hagerman of Los Angles won second place in the broad jump in the international championship contest this afternoon. (Scrlppa News Association) Chicago July 7 The daily News St. Petersburg correspondent cables that all except the ministry, are agreed that a revolution has begun and none can tell .vhcrs :t '.'.v!! T W.irw. TifTis tfiga, Kiel and Moscow report strikes. A bomb explosion and highway robberyis reported in Kiel and Samara district where peasants and administration forces IS LOYAL TO met in regular battle, the government be ing defeated. Defection in the army is spreading and the Czar is T i a quandry. even the Cossacks are disloyal and the Gendarmes are unreliable.. The Czar to day consulted a clairvoyant. The army the people and the Pouma are tevensn Women and children are being senl abroard. The Jews are fleeting to A me rica. HUSBAND (Scrlpps News Association) , New York, July 7 Evelyne Thaw visited her nusband this morning as usual. The prison missionary was ordered not to interfere with Mrs. Thaw or the pris oner. Or. Hamilton, an alienist, who has been employed by Tmw s courml, spent so.netime in the celt and than confered with Judge CMcott ' William Thaw and Harry Thaw, nephews of the prisoner, also called and encouraged their uncle. Will OPEN CAMPAIGN (Scrlpps News Association) Washington, July 7 Secretary Taft, in his speech on July 9, at Greensboro is ex pected to sound the keynote of the oncom ing congressional campaigns. 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July 7 Secretary of State Root, accompanied by Mrs, Root, Miss Root and a secretary sailed on the cruiser Charleston today for Rio de Jan eiro, where Secretary Root will attend the Pan-American Conference to be held there the latter part of the month. Sec retary Root expects to stay in Rio de Janeiro twelve days and the Brasilian government nas made elaborate plans for the entertainment of Mr. Root and his party. They will be the guests of the President at his summer palace at Petro pjlis. , After leaving Rio Janeiro Mr. Root and his party will continue their way south. They will stop at Buenos Ayres, Monte video and, possibly, one or two other cities, will double Cape Horn and sail up the West coast to Panama. The Sec retary and his party will cross the isth mus and then return home on a Govern ment steamer. I ne Charleston will go 10S ANGLES STANDS FIRM (Serif ps News Ansoclation) Los Angles July -Local credit men are making an investigation watching the insurance companies who are defrauding the San Francisco policy holders. Thsy declare that they will boycotte all of such companies and estimate the business to the extent of$ 10.000,000 will be cancell ed within six months and within one year this will be extended to over$50,000,000 TENDER LOCATED (Scrlpps News Association) Washington D. C. July 7 The lost light house tender Laurel was located this morning lying under Lebos Island north of Cuba where she was safely awaiting the abatement of the wind. She sustained very little if any damage. y Ad IS STILL A VERY BUSY MAN (Scrlpps News Association) Cleveland July 7 Special Assistant Attorney General Pagin is here assWtini in drawing the indictments against the Standard Oil Company. Pogin is to visit other cities where investigations of the company an to be made. Pagin is the man who drew the indictment upon which U. S. Senator M itchell of Oregon was convicted. All IDAHO CHOLERA Yldl (Scrlppa News Association) . Washington July 7 Governor. Ide cables the following, W. H. Poppard died here today. Notify Lizzie Poppird. of Caldwell Idaho. There is a decided improvement in the situation, only 18 cases in the 24 hours ending at eeven this morning. The. daily average has dropped about one half. A majority of th Riftntinmwi cases are found dead." . i INTERSTATE COMMISSIONERS (Scrlpps News Association) Oyster Bay July 7 The President this afternoon appointed E. E. Clark Grand Chief Railroad Conductor as member of the Interstate Railroad Com mission. Clark was a member of the commission that settled the anthracite coal strike three years ago. "' V . HONORING CHAMBERLAIN . (Scrlpna News Association) Birmmgton, England, July 7 The en tire populace today js celebrating ; the seventieth anniversary of the Hon. Joseph Chamberlain., While hie political policy has been rejected by the people, never theless he remains the idol of hit home people and thousands of hit heretofore supporters. F1S1 DISBANDS ECKLES WILL NOT Bf A C AH DID ATE (Scrlpps News Association) Chicago, July 7-Former treasurer Eckels denies that he is a candidate for the presidency of the New York Lil Insurance Co., to succeed president On He says that he has not considered nor discussed the possibility. TO CHANGE TACTICS (Scripts News Association ) New York, July 7 It is intimated that Thaw's attorneys will be forced to aban don the defense of emutior.al insanity ts it is admitted that there is not the I a-.t legal evidence produced to substantiate the plea. Justification by continued perse cution of Thaw's wife by White will be THE BOARD (Scrlpp News Association) Washington Jly 7 Genral Funston ad ministered a severe rebuke to the mem bers of court martial, for thois undue leniency shown a prisoner' The oourt on trying Arthur Armstrong charged with breaking out of prison at Alcatrex Island by fording the calls of three other prison ers and liberating. The prisoner pleaded guilty and the court decided tha. it was no crime in escaping, sentenced Arm strong to three months in close confine ment, releasing tha others, Funston says "That Armstrong should be in' prison for fifteen years for offenses against women. That he is most probably the most des perate and is certainly the most despic able prisoner on the island, It is evident that officers comprising the court are in competent and the court is hereby disolved. fOID A ft H YADER (Observer Special) London, July 7 Some turf cutters the other day found the skeleton , of man in the bog of Coolamber. near Granard, county Longford, at a depth of about six feet. " The head wat misting, having evi dently been rudely severed from the body. There were tome fragments of. military clothing adhering to the remains, and on time of the appointments around ; the bxly wat found the insignia of the Fleur-de-Lyt of France. Everything pointed to the fact that the skeleton wae that of an ill-fated officer of Gen. Humbert's army during the Frencn invasion, who, after the allied forces bf ' Ireland and France had fled from the battlefield of Ballina muck, which ie only a short distance from where the discovery was made, wat pro bably overtaken in his flight and his head taken as a trophy after his execution LATEST STYLES IN STATIONERY Our stationery stock is always complete but it1 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 tint,flnish and shape. The box papers range in price from 10c to 60c per box; tablets 5c up. For 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 8ock i NEWLIN DRUG CO. La Grande, Oregon. plead.