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LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON. WEDNESDAY. AUjUST 1, 1908
NUMBER 118
IOWA STATE
REPUBLICAN
(OHVEHTIOH
(Scrlppt N- Association)
Des Mome. Ia.. Aug. 1 .The Repub
lican State convention of Iowa met here
at half pest ten o'clock this forenoon and
was called to order bv Mr. Soence. chair
man of the state central committee. Nev
er oerore in tne history ot the state has a
Republican state convention attracted so
much general interest in the party and
attrfeted such a host of politicians as the
Pr3jS convention. This is due to the
bitter factional fight between the "stand
patters" and the "progressives", w! ich is
being waged in this state and which will
reach its culmination in today's conven
tion. The convention has been called to nom
inate one Candida :e each for the positions
of governor, lieutenant governor, secretary
of state, auditor of state, treasurer of
state, attorney general, clerk of the su
preme court, superintendent of public in
struction and reporter of the supreme
court and two candidates each for judge
of the supreme court and railroad com
missioner. The principal contest is, of
course, over the nominatiou for governor.
The.'e are two candidates in the field.
Th tre a
Goffcrm
staSd-c
Jrncr Cummins, who represents the
-patters, and George D. Perkins.
who has the support of tne "progressives."
For weeks the two factions have been
carrying on an extremely bitter campaign
throug tout the state and seldom has a
campaign in this state been of such a
personal character as this.
When the convention w.-.s called to
order this forenoon. 1640 delegates were
in attendance. After the usual prelimin
aries the following temporary officers
were chosen in accordance with the pre
arranged program: Chairman. Judge Hor
ace fltt Towner of Corning: secretary. J.
C. I'nTiry of Aioia; assistant secretary. V.
C. C'ossiey of Webster City, reading
clerk. C. M. Junkin of Fairfield; sergeant-at-anns.
V. P. Twambly of Des Moines
and ciief doorkeeper. Chief of Police
j MIDSUMMER SPECIALS
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2 reduction. Shirt Waists, small lots of ladies" hats, ladies suits, and many other
$ summer specials
INDIAN ROBES
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Pendleton Indian Robes. See our
D splay $ 5.00 to $ 7.0C
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,
James W. Jones of Des M)ine. After,
the customary c mmittees had been ap-
pointed, the convention toon a r.cess un-j
til this afternoon, when the platform will ;
be adopted and the nominat.cns wilt be I
made.
Se-a:or Do ivar "piedxts tue most
bitter of any c ji.vantion'' ana anticipates
a long ssss.on.
At the ment'sn of Secretary of the
Treasjry's name. Leslie S"aw, by the
chairman the convention chsered. but
sons of the delegates from Shaw's home
hissed. Shaw's disirict is a strong sup
porter of Cuminings.
The Republican state eornm ttee ad
journed their labors after a continuous
session of two days. They issued tickets
to trre sjated delegates. As a result of
the content Cummings will have a major
ity of 45. There is certain to be a fight
vi. to viT i vita Cwi i ei .Ciw4i tVttuIi wis
credential committee reports this after
noon. CONVENTION ADJOURNS
After the temporary orgamznion the
convention adjourned until 2 o'clock this
afternoon. Secretary Shaw says he keeps
hoping f ;r harmony but he has grave
fears. Cumirvngs in his fight will go the
end without the slightest waver from his
original position.
CLARK MADE CHAIRMAN
George Clark has just been elected
permanent chairman. During recess a
fight developed anew in the credental
committee which asked for more time to
further consider. Recess was tien taken
until 3:30.
MAYOR WINS OUT
(Scrlppe Newt Association)
Cleveland. Aug. 1 Tne :ourt decided
! in favor of ths Mavnr in hie r.intumnt
ruling. Tnat inasmuch as city officials
are so liable to injunctions in the discharge
of their official duties that he could not
be assumed to know what the injunction
covered without being told spacificaily.
CAPITALISTS ARRESTED
(Sorlpp New Association)
Oroville Cel.. Aug.-Dr. W. H. Haney
and J. H. Moran of Los Angles, capital
ists, were arreste-in Plumas county for
the alleged robbery of a mine. It is al
leged that they bonded a mine in order
that they could abstract a rich pocket.
; shown them by the owners. They ac-
knowledge taking eignty pounds of rich
I ore but c'aim that they wera only pros-
psCMP.g.
COMFORTABLE CORSEJS
American Lady Ciriets gives elegance
aid comfort, aid are beyond a doubt
o.-.e of the best cirsets on the marks'.
TRY ONE AND 3E CONVINCED
Prices $1.00. $125. and $1.50
made to measure samples for
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MEXICO
IS II
WARLIKE
(Scrlppe New Association)
Tucson. Ariz., Aug. 1. ArturoM. Eiias.
Mexican consul at Tucson, has received
letter from Sacretar of State Mariscal.
branding as falsa the reported revolution
ary movement and anti-American demon
stration in Mexico. He tay that there is
no trouble between the Mexicin laboring
class and American and that the tales to
that effect are false and art being pub
lished on the American tide with malic
ious Intent and art prejudicing both
American and Mexican interests.
TO BEHEf IT Rid INDUSTRY
(Scrlppe Newt Association)
Houston, Tex.. Aug. 1 A largely at
tended meeting of rice farmers from vari
ous parts of this state opened in tht as
sembly room of tht city hall thit forenoon
for tht purpost of forming ant! rganiz
ing a otrmanent organization of Texas
Rice Growert and Shipper!. Many im
portant subjects bearing upon the grow
ing, handling, shipping and marketing of
rice will come up for consideration and
discussion aid it it txpacted that Jhis
convention will goeatly benefit the rice
Industry of thit state.
PIONEERS HOLD Rfl'NiCN.
(Scrlppe New Association)
Lancaster. Tex., August I. JSeveral
hundred pioneers of Dallas County art
holding thair annual reunion here today
The pioneers were welcomed at the
opening meeting by the Mayor of
Lane aster and Mt. Epps G. Knight
responded to the address of welcome.
The reunion wilt last two days and in
that time several meeting's will be held.
The program is exceedingly interesting
and includes a number of reminiscent
addresses by some of the early settlers
of Dallas County, who came here, when
Indians and Buffaloes frsely roamed
through this region.
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TRADE
Wt want to impress or your mind the
good points of our make of shoes.
Seven years of successful shoesellmg
convinces us that our shoes have
merit. We Fit Your Feet.
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HOTEL TOR
-WORKUK
WOMEH
(Scrlrps Sen's Association)
New York, Aug. 1. Hie new Throw-
mart Inn, a hotel for young women under
thirty-five and earning at least S 12 a
Wol. Wl nrniwl hrs iv.v nn akin
don Square, in what it called old Now !
York. It is witnin a t'ont't tnrow or tht
business centre whence its permanent
Kuestswill principally ba drawn. Tht
cost of tingle rooms, for ont person and
including breakfast and supper, with lun
cheon on Sundays and legal holidays. It
$5 a week. Those who art willing to
shirt thtir room witn a friend, will have)
to ay $4 60 a week each.
Mr. W. R. H. Martin, who Huiltthe hotel
after plaes wtveh he had matured for
many years, was promated by tht detirt
to furnish a hotel to young uumarried
women, having no homes and earning fair
salaries, wnere they can live cheaply and
comfortably and where they can And not
only the ordinary comforts of t board ng
house, but amusjment and entertainment
without addition, l cost. To that and ht
has supplied a good tized library, con
taining works of reference and good fic
tion, a gymnasium, adanc'ng hall with a
mechanical oiano. a sewing room with
number of sewing machines, flat irons
and boards, ate, to tnablt tht young
women to make, mend or press their own
clothes, etc.
OHIO PROtllB!T.OI1IST CONVENTION
.Scrlppe News Association)
Co'umbus. O., Aug. I Today it the
optning day of tht Onio Statt Prohibition
Convention, which wil1 be in session at
the Board of Trade auditorium today and
tomorrow. Mort than five hundred dele
gates are in attendance and every county
in .he state is represented. Several prom
inent prohibitionists from other states
are here and will deliver addresses before
the convention.
DID A GOOD JOB
Vrlppe Newt Association)
Santr Cruze August 1 Louis Higan
formerly a barkeeper at the Sea Beach
hotel who was arrested a week ago for
threatening to kill his wife this morning
attempted to kill her again with a shot
gun but the trigger broke. He then
barricaded himself in a small store and
when the officers brokt open the door
they found him with hit head blown off
SHOSHONE LANDS
i Scrlppe News Association)
Chejienne, Wy Aug. 1 The total reg
istrations of lands in tht Shoshont section
are 10,583. much less than estimated
and thare are gjod claims for al! whs
have registered.
IDAHO REPUBLICANS MEET
Muilpi News Association)
Pobalello, Idaho, Aug. I The Republi
can State Central Committee met here
at ten o'clock this morning and an hour
later the Repuolican State Convention of
I Jaho was called to order. Two hundred
and ninety-nine delegates were present
when the roil of the counties was called.
Tut representation was based upon the
vste fr secretary of state for two
years ago. one delegate being allowed
for each :70 votes oi major fraction
thereof, witn tw j delegates at large from
each county. Tne morning session was
devoted to preliminary and the appoint
ment of the usuai committees. In the
afternoon a full state ticket, one Justice of
the Supreme Court and one member of
Congress will will be nominated.
D3ESN3E WAIT TO SPJIL TUN
(Hcrlpps New Association)
Pans, Aug. 1 There it certain grim
humor in the attitude taken by a convict
now under sentence of dsath in this c ty
His lawyer has drawn up. for present
ation to the President of the Republic,
the usual appeal for a commutation of
the death penalty, but the condemned
man, whose name is Adam, absolutely,
declines to sign it, remarking that he pre
fers to be guillotined.
Tfnre has been no execution in this city
for several years, and as far as ht it
concerned, he is going to remedy this
ttitt of affairs. "Ic is time." hi says
"that tht Parisiant saw tht "widow" (tht
' ,1 inn WAnl fn, HiilUi:..! .t 1.
v,B -wiu mi guiiiuuiiBf av wwr again;
then there is poor Diebter. tht public
executioner; he must be sadly out of
practice. Let him cheer un: I won't
disappoint him." went on the philosphicat
Adam when hit lawyer reasoned with
him.
Unless tht convict it brought to a mort
reasonable state of mind ha will esrtsmlv
embarrass the authoriliet, for they art at
a lots where to erect tht guillotine, inas
much as nont of tht arrondissements of
the City will allow it to be eat noon within
their boundaries. Possibly Adam will be
reprieved against hit wish, and tht mat
ter tattled in thit way.
UNCLE SAN WANTS LINGUISTS
t Scrlppe T'uwe Association) 1
Columbus, O., August I A civil service
.Mwln.tinn it.l4 1.... -.-)-.. . I '
dates for tht position of interpreter in tht
migration service at Boston. Mats. Ap
plicants art expected to read, write and
speak English, Syrian. Greek and Bul
garian and to have a knowledge of Rou
manian, Xiddith and Portuguese. Ac
cording to tht ttrmt of tht call prefer
ence will be givtn to such linguists who
art convtrsant with ont of mort othtr
languages in addition to those mtntioned.
For such tnormout linguistic Iteming tht
United States Government offers tht
princtly talary of $1000 a ytar.
ALfONSO AND VICTORIA IN ENGLAND
(Scrlppa Newt Association)
Cowes. Eng.. Aug., 1 Tht king
and queen of Spam arrived hart under
escort of warships and txcangtd salutes
with tht English vttstlt in tht harbo."
Tht royal couplt will rtmain about a
week. King Alfonso Is building a yacht
to compete here titxt ytar.
TREASURY REPORT
(Rcrlpps Newt Association!
Washington, Aug. 1 Tht report of tht
Unl ed States Treasury thowt that tht
internal revenue collected for tht fiscal
year in California, including Nevada to
be $4,889,000; Montana, including Idaho
and Utah $565,000; Oregon $288,000
Washington, including Alaska $759,000
ANOTHER SCANDAL
(Scrlppt Newe Association)
New York, Aug. 1 Mrt. Mary Dixon
today filed a suit for a judgment bv da-
fault against statt senator Pat McCarren
in tht sum of $200,000 alleging that Mc
Carran persuaded her to become a com
mon law wife, only to abandon and re
nounce their son.
WILSON TO SURPRISE PACKERS
(Scrlppi Newt Aksoclatlon)
Washington Aug. 1 Secretary of Ag
nculturt Wilson Itft today with inttr.
tiont of springing a turoritt visit on
Eastern packing house. Ht refused to
statt his destina'ion, saying that if it wtrt
known where ht wat going his trrand
would be a failure.
ROUNDING UP REBELLIOUS PULAJANES
(8crlppt Newt Association)
Manila, Aug.. 1 General Lee has five
hundred regulars started on tht round-up
nf the rebellious Pulajanet and also has
many scouts of tht constabulary in tht
command.
COMB AND BUUSH
SELL THIS WEEK
20 per cent off
SEE OUR WIVD0VV DISPLAY
NEWLIN
La Grande, Oregon.
at ttttett ass tttt state eta
ARE STILL
H
Ill RUSSIA
Tticrippt Newt Association)
St. Petersburg Aug. 1 Hoitienstein. a
member of the Douma. was shot and
killed today, while walking with hit family.
ng th assasinition.
FIGHTING RESUMED
u t : I i c: L-.-
nsismgiuia Aug. i rigming resumed
'hit morning, Tnt crew of four war
ships joined tht Mutineert and art pre
paring to tail and attack Kronstadt, a
seaport town twenty miles west of St.
Petertburg. Tht town it wtll fortiflsd,
containing a population of 60 000.
Early today tht Loyal minority appear
ed in control of Nicholas island. An aa
changt of broadsides continues. Tht
naval squadron sailed from Rtval today.
It it said that Loyal troops hurried for
ard toward tht capital building-. Tht
Cathedral was destroyed by fire of tht
eleven inch guns. It it believed that tht
it it impossiblt to tstimatt accurately.
KRONSTADT CUT OFF
St. Petersburg Aug. I All communi
cation from Kronstadt hat bttn cut off
and gravt fears art entertained of tht
situation there.
FINISH DIET MANIFESTO
Heltingfort Aug. 1 Tht Finish Diet
today ittutd a declaration that it it tht
dutv of the citizens of Russia and tha
tuthorititt to maintain ordtr,
t COMMUNICATION RESTORED .
St. Petersburg. Aug. 1 2:45 p. m.
Communication with Kronstadt hat been
restored announcing that no disturbances
have taken ploct yet. Advictt from Hel-
sinfrfnrs ssv that thm rsfrnlara mrm hniAina
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tht outlying districts at prtstnt tnd that
reinforc mente are reaching tht Royal
troops in tht city.
Grand Duke Alexander's squadron it
inactive because tht men refuse to fire
upon tht mutineert. who hold tht city and
most of tht forts in tht harbor. A gen
eral ttrike it declared and the ReSelt are
organizing to forct a turrtnder of tht
Loyalists. Tht Insurgents have elected
chitft and havt signalled to tht sailors
aooaro mexanaer s snips to "meet ut at
Kronstaot and assist in libtrating tht im
prisoned." Representative Admiral Bir
ileff hat mobilized til jf tht Kronstadt
coast batteries and hat ordered ail of tha
sailors from tht thipt. thowing that tht
authorities cannot trust their own men.
The war office declares that tht Insurg
ents at Helsingfors havt bten captured
and that the mobilization of tht troopt
and supplies is going on. ,
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