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vi 11 . j. x .r 4 r t 9 : 0. VOLUME V 1 A WlBuTAl MURDER 8cr1pps News Association) Utica. N. Y., July 14 -Chester F. Gil- . Itt, aged 24. of Cartiand, N. Y., was ar- rested fa the Adirondack tlii morning and charged with th murder of Miss Orac Brown, of South Othelio. N. Y. J whose bruised body was taken from Big e Moose Lake Thursday. Gillette was a J, nous wreck when taken and sutmitted to the arrest and acknowledged the crime. tie is alleged 'to have taken the g rl to a ' secluded spot and atsruck ; hr down with oar and then threw the body in the ffiatr. It it expected that an autopsy ', will reveal the motive. I ' OPEN DOORS TO EAST v . IHcrlppd New Association) . ! ; Washington July 14-The Japanese . amfartssador Aoki said today -'Japan keeps an open door to Manchuria and Mukden. Antung it already opeft but ! can't say wherj th remainder will be open to inter- . naaltion cornpetitition by it will probably be by September. We wilt fairly but keep these doofs open."- : DMYfUSA (IffYAllER (Rrrljua Nwe Aaanelatloa) PaxMiily 1 4 An official jou rnal today , jfjwblishad a. dears on the re-instatment , promotion of Certain Dreyfus and places ' his naat on the liwi of France's chevaliers and legion of honor. Dreyfus remains quietly in his apartments awaiting an . V Msiument to a regiment when he will ; wil receive his sword and don his ur.i-'o""- ' K (i - BODY f AUS IN flUME (fWipp Newa Association) Marysville, Cal..' July 14-V. Breckwall ' - wovrcome by heat while repairing the flume leading to motors of the Colgate 'jjlactr'fal power plant and fell into the ,iter. His body was caught and pre . "vented from going to the motors, but the ... head was submerged and death resulted. SALE' now SALE sale6ET BUSY sale ii. Commencing July 12 we will place on sale our enormous stock of summer goods. Not shop worn or second hand, but bright new goods, just at the time you need them: WASH GOODS OrrtRINC Luster cotton Taffetas, worth 20c to close at : 15 bolts French Ginghams, reg ular 1 5c, to close at lie 15 bolts Lawns and Batistes, all- . colors, regular JUc, now I lot silk waists ... and cotton shirts HALF PRICE LADIES' WASH SUITS All colors in assorted sizes, just 1 - what you want for July and August .V ....... R50 to $6.50 MADE FOR US BY Peters Shoe n v lo. slvV atL.u Over 50 stores is our purchasing power and vour laving. in ' SAfNCERfESI IN OSHKOSH iSrrlpp Newa Aanuclatlon) Oshkosh, Wis., July 1 4 The Saengerfest of the Central Wisconsin Saenger Bezirk will open here tonight with a great ton cert hy the united choruses of the Ger man, singing societies belonging t this district. Several thousand s.ngers and their ladies are already in the city and the buildings on the principal streeiiare han somely decorated in honor of tin vis itors .TheSaengerfest.will lasttWj days. N. Y. A. C SWIMMING RACES (Srrlpps Newa Association) New York July 14-The second series of the swimming races under the auspices of the New York Athletic Club will be held this after noon at T ravers . Island At this meeting tl e 50-yard metropolitan championship a 1 00-yard novice a 100 yard handicas, a fancy diving contest and a game of English water polo will be dec ided. KILLED AT HIS POST r OF DUTY Sorlppe News Association) Indianoplis July 1 4 Signalman Dooley was electrocuted this morning while pul ling a box signal. The station was burned out and started fir in the Parry and Star company's building which bu t etinguish ed. A PERMANENT JOB (Scripps Newe Association) Oyster Bay. July 1 4 It If announced today that David Lubin, of California, has besn appointed a permanent mem'ier of the International Institute of Agriculture at Rom GRAIN MARKETS Chicago July 12 Wheat open at 78 V closed at 78 V; corn opened at 62 closed at 52; oats opened at 35 closed 55. SILK COATS TOR LADIES These garments are made of 3c Taffeta, late styles in long and good short coals at lullows: Regular $1 3.50 clVr at $10.1 5 12 50 10.00 6.50 9 25 7 35 5 00 Wash Skirts, all reduced, reg- Qtt, ular $1.60 grades for y Millinery is Going Only a few left, prices cut no figure Give your feet a vacation, get them ouj. o.f that hot puirol winte't shoes. You'll be surprised I Jww much they'll enjoy a' frolic in a pair of o ir famous Diamond; Brand Oxfords for ladies land men. Ijfefjslf mm LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OREGON, SATURDAY. JULY 14, 1906. MURDER III FIRST DEGREE i f OR SEATTLE MURDERESSES (Sort pin Newe Association) Seattle July 14--A charge of murder in the first' degree 'was placed agiinst Esther Mitchell who, on Thursday mur dered her brother, George Mitchell. Mrs. Crettield, widow to the Holy Roller 'and who instigated the crime is also charged on the same degree. The epidemic of murder which seems to follow the mur ASLEEP NEAR TRACK AND Of PASSENGER HE LEAVES WIFE David E.Grow, an engineer on the lumber train that runs between Hilgard and Perry, was instantly killed this morning by. passenger train number 2. Tho train was delayed by the wreck at Meacm yesterday, and while waiting at i Perry last night. Mr. Grow lay down to sleep between the two tracks just above Perry. At the approach of the tram at shortly after two o'clock, he was- awakened and, it seems, arose in a dazed sort of way and stumbled into the passing engine. The blow broke his neck and more or less bruised his held, but otherwise the body was not mangled in any way, . He was brought to this city and placed Men's Hot Weather Goods Dalhrigan Underwear, regular 7 $1.00 ar.d $1.25 per suit ' JO 76c Dress shirts 4SC 24 inch Bandanas, red and blue SC Mexican Hats ISc Boys' Kai Kai suits '. Long pants suit 1.75 Short pants suit ,.. . . 1.50 Odd lots of vici and calf sUoes regular $2.25 enH $2.60 , to close at . ..... .: ICS Good work sxks .05 Straw Hats, all cut prices MADE FOR US BY Peters Shoe Residence buyer in New dayid grow Mir KILLED Br TRAIN AT PERRY der qf Creffieid has caused a cry for summary punishment and put an end to such crimes. A public subscription is being taken to send the M itchell boys who are destitute, to their home in Ore gon. Esther's father says that the girl is not to blame as she is still under the hyp notic influence which Creffieid placed over her three years ago. AWAKENED ; BY APPROACH WHICH HIT HIM AND SIX CHILDREN in the morgue where an inquest was held at two o'clock this afternoon. His family which resides in the Cove was notified this morning as was also his father whose home is in Idaho Falls. His family consists of a wife, daughter of Postmaster R. W. Ralston at Nibley.' and sixehl'dren. ' Upon the arrival of the relatives, arrangement for th funeral will be made. He was forty years old. Mr. Grow carried a life insurance of $3,000 in the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, to which ordered he belonged. .The inquest was delayed this afternoon Because or the non-appearance of the widow and other relatives CONDUCTOR'S STORY yonuucior r ranK Baker, who was ; in charge of the train on which Grow was engineer, said, when spe iking of the acci dent,"We had loaded our train and pu'l ed on a spur just above Perry, an J I hid gane down to the office to get my orders. After number two pulled through -which was 2:09 I received orders to take my train out, and accompanied by James Mimnaugh of the Grande Ronde Lumii Company, started back to the train. On the way 1 noticed a man apparently asl&ep and on lowering my lanUrrt discovered it was Dave. I tried to call him. and then noticed blood. Another glance proved to us that he was dead " "I believe that the approach of number two had awakened r.im and in getting up had been hit by a step of the train as the bruises indicate that. One of my crew told him him when he lay down at bis engine's side, that he should not do so. Dave replied tiia. he was going to sleep. Of course he must have done so the man was not drunk. Judging from where he first lay earlier in the evening and from where his glove lay lie must have been thrown about thirty feet by the blow. BEEf TRUST (Hrrlpps Newa Auorlatlon) Washington. July 14 According to fi gures published by the Department of Commerce and Labor, the beef trust lost $329,064 in exportation of canned beef alone, as compared with June. 1 90S. but they had an in.reaseof 2,j00.000 pounds JUNE BAD MONTH FOR BRIGHTON HANDICAP TODAY (Scripps News Association) New York Juiy 14 The famous Brighton Handicap which is worth $25,000 to the winner will be run on the Brighton Beach race course this afternoon. The field is unusally large and the track ia satd to be in fine condition. The distance of the race is I V miles. Last year the famous race was won by H. P. Whitney Artful with Ort Wells second, Beldam third. In 1 904 Broomstick won the race and in the year before J. B. Haggin's Waterboy. Th best Urn ever mad 2. 02' 4-6 was mad by Broomstick in 1904. f. .-...A Asircassfm aeronaut . v (Sorlppe News Association) Chicago July 14 Horace Wild, th air eagle, today successfully sailed over the tallest building in th town and alight ed on a roof on Centre and &i Streets. He had been up two hour. This 1 th first tint an aeronaut ha succeeded in sailing over tlie business district. (RACE MCKMlfY KARRlfD (Ht'Hpps Newt Asuoclatlon) ' ' " ' Des Moines Iowa July 14 Mis Grace McKinley, a niece of th lata President and Captain Graysor, of th 16th cavalry, will be married her on Wednesday. , . IS BUST (Bcrtpps New Association) ' Washington July 14 A letter from Joseph Cannon, speaker of th House who is supposed to be resting at hi horn in Danville Illinois,, order copies of the records of statistical abstract. Thi shows that h it preparing for con gressional campaign. Th. committee will uss him in large center wher th Re publican nominees are attacked. He will pay particular attention to. Oompers. Th cry of "Bossism" hat been raised wherverth fedeiationists attack th Republican nomine. PRISONER SUKlDfS IHrriiipe Newa Aeaoclatlon) ' . Chicago July 14 Ralph Leslie convicted of murder of Abraham Goldberg and who wa sentended to life imprisonment was found dead thi morning in his call in th county jail. It is evident that he committed suicide. PASSIMR (NONE DERAILED Passenger train number six wa d lay ad here nearly an hour thi morning. During th usual stop th engine that brought th train in, wa uncoupled and started for th round house, but in malc idg the switch near Fir Street, th Under of th angina wa derailed. After many futil attempts th wheal war finally replaced, the tracks repaired and tht.j train sent on it way. ; ; SPEAKER (AMI ! BE WIjllDWNliARiffl zr-. . -i , , k J ' : : zitr-rfK, ; i r -i r a J You will find economy of time, money ,'.and patienco in i " shaving yourself. Th trick is easy if your equipment is right, and we maka you safeontwone. RAZORS: : BRUSJ1FS: : MUGS: : STROPS: SOAPS I NEWLIN La Grande, Oregon. NUMBER 103 s STORE FOR 1IS(0 (Scrtppe New Association) ' San Frarxisco, July 1 4 A deal was closed today whereby John Wanamakar, of Philadelphia, secure the possession of a block which was occupied before) th fir by St, Agnattu college, and on which h will .-ct on of th greatest depart ment stores In America. 1 v i cqvimiii wswsirs in banks Jrrlpp New Association)' ' '.. Vfashington July 1 4 Secretary Shaw tuu) place over four million dollars in depos it in th national bank and demanded that government bond be given by J next . Wednesday. . . aims KoiNio mRitciD hm 48Tlpp New Association) . t . Geneva July 14 Oorg Calvert of California ascended Mount Blanc to-day in the record tim innin hour and thirty even and a half a seconds. Thi was comidered an xtrordinary feat of end urance. ' i KILLS RACE MAKER (Scripo New Association) Raton N. M. July 14 L. D. Bolton a reaftstat dealsr of Clayton New Miico wa brought here today aocussd of killing Car) Wsllthy a sheepman who sought to prrv pac when Bolton and another man w. fighting. . ) I fOOD IBOTS IN osna I 8orippa New Aaaoclatloa) Washington, July 1 4 Th Government " hat been notified f many food riot in China. Ther is a -scarcity of ric and otnr food. i'Th Chinamm ar buying American products, particularly flour. FAMILY IS (Rcrlpps News Association) Barber Junction N. C. July' 1 4 Isaac Lierly hi wife and three children war murdered in thu- horn a ii II from thi city by an unknown who ignited th bed upon Which th murdered popl lay, in an . effort to cover their crime). U is . thought clubs wer used to batUiout thtr U'v'.. Two negroes who ar sus pected a new 4 prison. ' MURDERED III BED The kind that It will be a satisfaction I for you to own. " - , " ) j ' , S Bristle and hair lather brushes, each 5 a bargain at the price. : Latest and most desirable designs. I A variety of kinds at a variety of I prices. ( All the good shaving soaps. ; DRUG CO. i ii I ii . v, j V i. 1 4 I i 1 I If ; fl J i 1 ki: ' Ui 9WfWft of fresh meat. i.....