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VOLUME V
LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. JULY 26. 1906.
NUMBER 113
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CALLED 10
EXPLAIN
(Scripps News Association)
Cleveland. Ohio, Juiy 26 Mayor John
son who yesteHay headed a gang to tear
up the car tracks of a corporation in
favor of a municipal ownership track,' to
day appeared in court to answer a cita
tion why he should not be adjudged for
contempt of court in refusing to obey the
x 'injunction ordering him to stop tearing us
way yeste-tay. Tne court withheld
dten until Friday.
Sip mur.x pal company which is called
"ThVeefer ' because it will use a three!
cent rate continued to lay its tracks tins j
morning. , I
The court has ordered thesuspension of;
work on Fulton Street by the city, pending I
the decision. I
PAPER DEALERS HQLD (ONVHIHM
(Scripps News Association
Minneapolis, Minn., July 26. -The an
nual natior.al convention of the National
Paper Trade Associaticn opened here to
day. The attendance is quite large and
nearly every state in the Union is repre
sejjWd. jne situation of the paper trade
in L- United States and various features
of the business will be thoroughly dis
cussed at the meeting, which will be in
session twodays. An interesting program
has been prepared for the entertainment
of the delegates.
Bryan Meets Edward
(Scripps News Association)
London, July 26. William Bryan and
Bartiold. and other American delegates to
the inter-parliamentary union, by special
reiYftl of the King, were received in
courfoday. They were presented by
Ambassador Reid. Previous to this the
King had received Bryan privately in a
special audience.
FIRST
FALL SKIRTS
We just received by express a fine staging of advance styles in fall
skirts, ue call attention to our ladies' ready to wear department which
represents some of the best showings of ready to wear garments !n the
county ,
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COMING
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REGATTA fOR POWER BOATS
(Scripps Newa Association)
Marblehead Mass ' Jujy 25 To-day
is the opening day of the power boat re
gatta under tne auspices of the Eastern
Yatch Club. The regatta will last three
days and the program includes a number
of races for power boats. Four classes
have been provided for: 1st Class Non
cruising boats over sixty feet rating:
course two laps twelve miles. Second
Class cruising boats and boats with
stand ng awnings: two laps twelve miles
Third Class non-cruiing boats over 21
feet and not over 60 faet rating; course
two laps, twelve miles. Fourth Class
Handicap-dories and tenders not over
25 fen aver all s x miles. Handicap
will be bised on horse power.
Mir
CUSTOMS
(Scripps News Association)
Berlin. July 25. -The Chinese govern
ment has plans for many reforms among
the national custom?. Particularly will
the authoritits make effjrts to have the
men remove their cues and the women
will oe forced to leave their feet in natural
shapes a d not mutilate them as has been
the customs in China for ages.
WILL ELECT NEW COMMANDER
(Scripps NewH Association)
Washington Ju y 26 The annual depart
ment encampment of the Department of
the District of Columbia United States
Spanish War Veterans opened here today
witha large attendance. The principal busi
ness before encamprrent'is the election of a
new commander to succeed the incumbent
Commander John Lewis Smith besides a
senior and a junior vice commander and
other officers. "
ENGLAND'S KIM ENTfaTAINS
(Scripps News Association
London. Juiy. 26 -The King today re
ceived the delegates to the Parliamen ary
union who are still in the city.
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10 THE JURY
(Scrlppa New Association)
Portland, July 26. Concluding the ar
guments in the Nickle land fraud case
I occupied the day in the Federal court to-
day and the case will probably go to the
j jury late this afternoon. It is stated that
I Horace McKinley. the alleged partner of
Puter in land frauds, is located in Shang-
hai, Cnina, wher. he is running a broker's
Oiiiv.e.
Worried Over Safety of
Americans In Russia
(Scripps News Association)
Washington, July 23 Tne 'State de
pigment is flooded with inqu ries from
C'tizens wio have rilatives and friends
in Russia, and who are anxious about
their safety there. The department is
unable to give any assurance because
no official information has reached
the officials in regard to the actual con
ditions or if the foreigners there are in
any danger.
Government food Bad
(Scripps News Association)
Gettysburg. Juiy 26. Dr. Warren, a
member of the state board of food com
mission, examined the milk last night used
by the state troops encamped here and
reports that he found fifty per cent for
eign matter. A prosecution will follow.
Prosecution Near End
(Scripps New Association)
Chicago. July 26 It is the plans of the
prosecution in the Standard Oil case to
have the work completed by the end of I
the week. Atmng other things the gov-
ernment will again test the immunity j
pleas, this time before Judge Bethea and
may get a decision to counteract the effect
of Judge Humphrey's decision,
.
UP-TO-DATE
STYLES
Vergere No. 27
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APPEARS
I RUSSIA
(Scripps News Association)
St. Petersburg, July 23. The home
fore gn and war ministry today predicted
that a period of cairn is near at hand and
that in that time Russia will recover its
prestige and credit. They say that an
enlargemant of tne suffrage and the re
noalof disabilities among the Jews will
improve tha c: d tons of the country.
NjitJ Western "seoijerlest
Tiiti .. . Association
St Paul. Mm.. July 23-3.iween
eighteen hundret and two 'thousand
German .ini-rs r j iresanting sevo.ity-six
singing sjciet'es o 1 'ngmg to the North
western ra?.'gir-u,id. ore assembled n
this cty to atiend and ttke part in the
twenty-s-c ma Sienijsrfest of the North
western aae-'garound. w.uch Will open
here this eveni.ijj Miny of the singers
are acconpinied by ladijs. Some of the
delegates are quite large. Milwaukee, for
instance, ba ng represented by three
hundred men. The Geriru.) singers of
St. Paul and the citizens in general have
made the most elab rate arrangements
for the recepfon aid entertainment of the
visiting singers and hive systematized
everything in the most admirable man
ner.
In addition to the singers several thou
sand excursionists have com to this city,
who availed themselves of the low rail
road rates, which enabled them to take a
trip to this beautiful city at smalt expense.
The hotels down I own are crowded,
the visitors do not And it impossible to
obtain quarters. Although the big audi
torium erected specially f r the Saenger-
fest, is not completed, there will be no
change in the program of the festival as
arranged by the local committee. The
Saengerfest will last four days and with
a grand popular picnic with music, sing
ing, popular games, dancing and speech
making.
BARRINGTON NOT HANGED
I Scripps News Association)
Jefferson City, Mo.. July 26. Today
was the day originally set for tha ex
cution by hanging of F. Seymour
Barrington. the bogus " Lord " Barrington.
who was found guilty of the murder of
James P. McCvin. The execution did not
take place, however, a his esse will be
brought before the United States Supreme
Cour' on a writ of error. "Lord'
Barrington appeared in Si. Louis about
four years ago and was apparently a
man o' leisure, wealth and aristocratic
lineage. He spoke of his English estates
and the ownership of Melrose Castle, and
captivated Miss Grace Cochrane of
Kansas City, and they were married
The falsity of his tales was soon after
discovered and a divorce was granted to
Mrs. Barrington. "Lord" Barrington
then became acquainted with McCann, a
prominent horseman of St. Lor.is. Hewa
convicted of the murder of McCann on
June 18. 1903.
Russian Bear Supresses Rumors
tScrlpps News AvsoclHtlon)
St. Petersburg Ju'y 25 The govern
ment's eierg i s are being devoted to the
creation of the impression both at home
and abroad there is no danger of a revol-
ut on. It c uls the general striko a failure
in business because, of the need of money
and is preparing markets that are favor
able to receive request fir huge loans.
WILL WELCOME GilDDEN PARTT
(Scripps News Association)
Boston. Mass.. July 26 - A large num
ber of automobilists belonging to the Bay
S&e Automobile Assosiation started
from here on their annual sum
mer tour. The route chosen for this tour
leads tne party ti Bre'.ton Wood, in the
White Mountain region of New Hamp
shire, where they will await and welcome
the participants in thi Glidden tour, who
are due at the Woods on July 23.
; Six Little (oons
' (Scripps New Association)
j Nashville Tenn.. July 26 At Kingston
I a negres gave birth to six children. All
! are living and appear health.
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YOUNG. GLADSTONE Of AGf j
(Scripps New Association)
London. July 26. There i great re
joicing today at Hawarden, the seat of the
iate William Ewart Gladstone, ind a
great celebration is boing held by th
villagers and tenants of th estate to ive
expression to their joy over th fact that
William Charles Olynn Gladstone, eldest
grandson of William Ewart Gladstone,
and heir to Hawardon, reached his major
ity toda . Young Gladstone studied at
Oxford, where he maintained the family
record for scholarship and seriousness.
He is one of th most promising speakers
of the Oxford Union Debating Society, the
nursery of cabinet ministers, and has
joined tne "Sj Ciub". which his grand
father founded to ceiebra'e his glorious
victory m the campaign of 18d0.
DEflED fOR
ME YEARS
(Scilj.ps News Association)
New Richmond, Wis.. July 26. During
the battle at Cameron dam on Thornap
pie river between the sheriff and six mi
litiamen and the family of John Dietz, who
for three years has defied the courts, the
laws and anyone who tried to arrest him,
one of the officers who tried to approach
Deitz was killed. The party, who was
sent out as a last resort, to oust the ten
acious man. found Dietz on a stump and
on the approach of the officers, he said
that hs wjuld be taken after his gun was
empty and his body dead. Women of the
family stood behind him with relays of
guns and loaded them as fast as their
protector csuld fire. The officers opened
the Are in which Clark, a son of tha old
man. was probably fatally wounded. Dietz
still remains in possession.
Three years ago he claimed that he
would have a regular pay from the Miss
issippi Boom company for running their
logs through his farm in the Thornapple
river. An injunction was gotten out and
the first man who tried to serve th
papers on him was quickly disposed of.
Every concievabl plan ha been used to
serve the papers of arrest. Last year
the authorities read them to him from a
nearby tree, but the act of arresting him
was never accomplished.
IOWA EDUCATORS' CHAUTAUQUA
(Scripps. News Association)
Waterloo, la.. July 26 The annual
Chautauqna of the teachers of this state
began here today with an interesting and
attractive program. It will last sight
days and promises to be unusually suc
cessful. Among th lecturer who will
address the assembly are Dr. A. E. Win
ship, the H?n. John F. Riggs, the Rev.
George E'lieott. of Detroit, Mich., Presi
dent H. H. Teerley of the Iowa State
Normal School and many others.
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LABOR AND
CAPITAL OH
RBI BASIS
(Scripps New Association)
Naw York. July 26 The steamship
bearing the Rockefeller party has spoken
by wireless fiom seven hundrtd and sev
enty miles east of Sndy Hook. The
message reports all well.
A second wireless telegram says that
Rockefeller has had an unpleasant trio
on the ship. The weather was foggy and
tough atid the magnate was little on
deck. He exercised in the gymnasium
and played on the shuffleboard a few
times. During coversatior.s with fellow
trave'ers he said that ha believed that
money should be spart and not hoarded.
He thought that capital and labor wii!
eventually get on a corrmonsense pasis.
Iliaw f ainiiy In Conference
New York Jjly 23 There was a con
ference of the Thaw fe mily today and
whatever differences existed have been
patched up for the present as tha
mother is apparently capitulated. During
the conference Mrs. Carnegie sat with
her ermi around Mrs. Thaw' neck and
me moiner ana wite snowea a moss
cordial relation.
Dreyfus Reported Insulted
(Scripps News Association)
Paris, July 26. While it was reported
that Major Dreyfus had been grossly In
sulted and slapped in th fact -at .th
military club last night, officials deny it
Mme. Dreyfus adds her denial to that of
the officials,
CHAIN MARKETS
Chicago July 26 Wheat opened at 76
closed at 77; corn opened at 61J
closed at 63rtt ; oxts opensi at ZIH
closed S3
HARVEST b NOW ON
Walla Walla. July 28-Harvesting is
now in full blast all over Walla Walla
county, and many threshing machines ara
being worked in almost every section of
th county.
Report from Russell creek neighbor
hood are that th wheat is yielding on
an average of 40 bushels to th acre.
On some farms it has fallen lower than
that amount and in other instance it haa
been mu-,h larger. Along th line of th
O. R. It N. south of Walla Walla wheat
is turning out 40 bushels to th acre.
Report from Eureka flat sho that
while th grain was damaged to soma
extent by tne hot winds, th yield will b
better than was expected by th farmer..
The farmers claim that there is a short
age of harvest hands and it is hard to
get enough men to handle this year'
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