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? ; ScrVtpa New Association) .
' Warsaw Aug. 21r-;Th bomb throwers
: ; again were successful in their efforts to
rid the people of the government officers
this morning. ,, A bomb exploded in the
street this morning and killed the Cheif
of police and two constables and also
; wounded a woman who was standing near
I The assassin escaped.
MANY PEASANTS KILLED ;
St "- Petersburg, .( Aug.,? 21 Taunting
' soldiers for letting the Japanese defeat
I them resulted in the soldiers killing or
wounding flfty-seven peasants of Kharloff
I provs. . ' , ; .
'i SOCIALIST CONSIDER PLATFORM
Scrlpps New Association) '
; Chicago, Aug. 21 The Illinois Social-
ists who are in convention here today are
t considering a platform drawn by Joseah
Mendill Patterson the milionaire.
t a ; - v f v ' ' ' '.
POWDER HOUSE BLOWS UP
' Yreka.'Cal.; Augusl il. Powder house
No. l,on the line of the .Yreka branch
railroad, blew up yesterday, Killing two
boys and fatally injuring another. Two
small rifles found near the bodies were
badly damaged, and it is supposed the
boys fired a shot through a. ventilator into
the CJJer house. The shock was felt
for two miles. Nearly, every house in
"Yreka had its windows smashed by the
explosion. f ' ". ;: . . s ; '
" , LARGE W001 (UP
4 The largest wool clip ever grown on the
American continent was shipped from
Billings, Mont., over the Burlington to
Boston, consigned to a wool firm there.
.' , The clip was the property of C. M. Blair
and weighed 1,600,000 oojnds and 44
'' cars were required to carry it. It took a
f large force 1 0 days to bale it. The owner
reiusetrSip offer of 24 cents a pound for
; it, arid fl take his chan.es in the Boston
', market
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of advice a word or two about "good shirts."
Talk,' 'good shirt" insurance-for we, of cource
are going to try to persuade you to buy your
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wearing good shirts.
Unquestionably, our shirts are the best for the
money-the fact is, we know of none to equal
them in the city. Look around-you can ascer
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Phone Black 130
MORREIL ASKS FOR PARDON
(Scrlpps News Association)
Sacramento, Aug. 21. Among the ap
plications for pardon which the California
pardon commission had to deal with this
morning was one made by Edward Mor.
rell who is serving a life sentence. He
was sent from Fresno county twelve
years ago for robbery. Morrsll held up
the Fresno county jaiier and took a pistol
from him and liberated Chris Evans, the
noted train '. robber. Both escaped, but
were later recaptured, i During the jail
delivery Evans wounded the Fresno chief
of police. ' i '!: , . ;
ANOTHER LAND CASE
(Scrlpps Newt Association)
Portland, Aug., Eleved jurymen were
selected this afternoon in the Fedeal
court for , the trial of former United
Slates Attorney Franklin Mays, George
Sorenson, and Willard J. Jones for
complicity in the colossal land fiauds
committed in the . Blue Mountains
Reserve Congressman Williamson and
Herman were co-defendants., i , ' t
GRAIN MARKETS
Chicago, Aug. 2 1 - Wheat opened at 7 1
closed at 71; corn, opened at 48,
closed at 48 ?((: oat opened at SO,
closed 295,'.
(Scrlpps News Association)
Golsboro N.CAug. 21 The mutilated
body of Minnie,1 the sixteen year old
daughter of George Waddil, a well to do
planter, was found this morning. Her
lips were torn as if by naked hands.
Her neck was terribly bruised. There
is every evidence to warrant that she
had been ravished. The people around
Kremont, near where . the crime was
committed, are greatly enraged -and
another lyching is scheduled. A large
posse of armed citizens is now searching
the country in search of the man who
committed the crime.
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REBELS
ACTIVE AT
HAVAliA
l Scrlpps Nws Association)
Havana fug. 21 The rebels tried to
force their way into the city today, but
were discovered by the police and when
they found they were discovered they
fled. When they , were : found by the
police the rebels were at the very steps
this morning at the hill of Pinar Del Rio
It is stated upon good authority that 'the
government has ordered the arrest of
Jos Miguel Gomez, and there is another
report with apparently good foundation
that he has been arrested and is being
secretly held. It is known for a fact that
his secretary is now under arrest
Y. M t A. CONVENTION
(Scrlpps News Association) y .
San Jos Aug. 21 The session of the
1 . M. C. A. convention which is being
held here this week devoted to the forenoon
to the business of listening to the various
reports of standing committees. This
afternoon the delegates took a trolley
ride to Congress springs.
HISTORICAL SYMPOSIUM
(Scrlpps News Association) -
Caldwell, N. Y.. Aug. 21 The eighth
annual meeting of the New York Histori
cal Association opened today at the Fort
William Henry Hotel, Lake George. The
program for the two days of the meeting
is unusually interesting and its principal
feature will be a symposium on "The
Indian Raids and Massacres of the Revo'
lutionary Period.".
HEAVY LOSS IN UTAH
(Scrlpps News Association)
Fully one third of the entire wheat crop
in this vicinity is rusted. The loss is con
fined to the irrigated district. . The crop
on the dry farms is not being touched
This loss by rust means a loss of about a
million and a half dollars.
,'
because we make it a point
50cts. to $3.00
4.L. .
for the money
get ma
crgere No. 27
.. . . , luwuAi, ; ajuus: xl, 1908
PREHISTORIC NEWS
S.C. Mills, a young electrical engineer
who recently arrived from American Falls
s the possessor of a valuable curiosity In
the shape of a tooth of a mammoth (Ele
phas primigeneusi, which he found at that
place July 20, wnare they were excavat
ing for the American Falls power plant
The tooth weighs seven, pounds, the crown
measures seven inches and frcm the
crown to root five and one-half inches,
several othsr remains have bsen found in
that section, showing th these animals
at one time inhabited this country. Sever
al specimens or tn prehistoric mon
sters were burned at the state University
fire last March. A tusk was found a few
days ago which measured 13$ meshes ia
Circumference and was several feet long.
Eve. Capital News.
IMPRESSED TO EIGHT EIRE
ains had better stay away from the vicinity
of forest fires as the ranger has auto
eratio power within his domain and will
impress men he may run across to fight
the fire. This experience befell Warren
Smith, who has been camping in company
Rob Suettinger at the Matoles headwaters
The fire was some miles away but the
ranger happened along and impressed
him. Of course, he ill be paid. But
Warren says he didn't go out there to
make money; rather to forget business
matters. Pineville Review.
QUAKE CITY
(Scrlpps New Association)
Valpariso, Aug., 21, The government
has received the message of condolence
aent yesterday by President Roosevelt
and has made prepared a reply in which
the thankfulness and gratitude of- the
Chilian people is' fittingly set forth.
The ggewernment has ordered the
.immedie construction of houses -" be
built $f wood and zinc in which to shejter
the homeless. Military engineers '''.are
repiring the railroads and the' telegraph
lines, i ...
DESPERATE CONVICTS AT LARGE
Large parties of convicts who escaped
during the excitment are still at Urge
and are committing all sorts of awful
and unmentionable crimes. Over fifty
have been captured and publically shot.
The rural population is greatly excited
and great fear is expressed for the safty
of the unprotected women.
Confidence is being restored among
the people and they are begining to
return to the stricken from the hills.
The banks are open each day for two
hours. The work of reconstruction and
restoration is propressing rapidly, and
there is a general feeling prevading the
public that the worst is over.
ANOTHER SHOCK TODAY
Another heavy shock occurred here
this afternoon. The survivors are again
in a complete state of terror. Shocks are
reported at other points near here.
IS
READ! EOR
(Scrlpps News Association)
Atlanta, Ge. Aug. 21 Artiiur Reed,
colored, and two companions are held in
jail awaiting laemmQauun as uic roauaui,
of Mable Lawrence who was assaulted in
the suburbs of the city yesterday, will
undoubtedly be lynched before night. An
armed mob is now surrounding the jail,
and as soon as the victim of the fiend is
confronted by them and she indicates the
guilty one. the mob will begin its work
Yesterday the afternoon paper ottered a
reward of several thousand dollars for the
lynching of the proper person, and there is
every indication that the paper win oe
called upon to pay before night.
EARTH
ATLANTA
TKIM
POLITICS HOLD
111
111
Both Parties Hold Their Convention To
day and have Presidential Timber
? r to Boom i
(Scrlpps News Association)
Springfield, 111. Aug. 21 The Republi
can State Convention of Illinois was called
to order here this af term on with a full
delegation representing every county in
the State. The Yates and Cullom faction
are out m full strentth and some lively
scenes are expected in the convention
when the nominations will be in order in
the afternoon. Senator Cullom who over
whelmingly de'eated the Yates forces at
the recent primaries, and who, tnerefore
is the controlling power of the convention
is a staunch supporter of speaker Cannon
and it is sipected - that he will introduce
a resolution in the convention which will
definitely and emphatically deslare in
favor of Cannon for President, thus start
ing his presidential boom in earnest.
(
(Scrlpps News Association) '
Columbus, 0., Aug. 21 Columbus has
seldom seen larger congregation of
Democrats from all parts of the State as
today, the opening day of the Democratic
State Convention, The hotels In ths
central part of the city are crowded with
Democratic politicians and the head
quarters of the contending faction are
busy as beehives. The convention is of
particular importance owing to the fact
that not only a full state ticket is to be
selected, but that the convention will also
take decisivs action in regard to the atti
tude of the Democratic party of Ohio in
the coming presidential campaign. ' Aside
from the temporary organization of the
convention no slate has been prepared
BOW AND ARROW SHOOT
(Scrlpps News Association)
Bo. ton, Mass., Aug. 21 The annua'
tournament of the National Archery Asso
ciation opened here this morning with a
large number of entries and in the pres
ence of several thousand spectators. The
tournament will last three days and dur
ing that time the national convention of
the association will also meat.
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La Grande,
NUMBER 158
THE STAGE
IS
Peoria, III, Aug. SI The Democratic
State Convention of Illinois to meeting
here today and in addition to the delegates
several hundred prominent Democrat
from all parts of the Stateare here, partly
in the interest of various candidate tor
positions on the .State ticket, partly to
lend support and emphasis to the move
ment to be started, to pledge the Democ
racy or Illinois to support Brjlan. Roger -C.
Sullivan and Hopkins will probabiy
make a desperate effort to prevent an
endorsement of Bryan by the convention
but it It believed In well Infoimed circle
that they will not succeed in stemming
the Bryan tide which is said to be exceed- .
ingly strong in this State at present, , ...
(RATS ARE lit
0
and all the fighting for the nominations
will be done on the floor of the conven
tion hall. '.''.",
Judge B. F. McCann, of Dayton, has
been selected for temporary chairman,.
Price Russell, of Wayne county, for tem
porary secretary; Bert Barlow, of Butler
county, for sergeant at arms. The total -number
of delegates will be 936, thus
making the total number required for a
choice, 469. It is the general understand
ng that the Pattison faction composed
of the friends of the late Governor, is '
still in control and will exert a dnminating
influence in the convention. It is believed
that a powerful effort will be made in the
convention to commit the Dsmocracy of
Ohio in favor of Wm. J. Bryan's candidacy
for President.
FIELD DAY OF ODD LADIES
(Scrlpps New Association)
Portland. Me.. August 21. The Odd
Ladies of Maine are holding their annual
field day at Nonesuch Park today. The
attendance is unusually large and an in
teresting program has been arranged. The
morning was devoted to athletic games
and races, while in the afternoon several
historical addresses will be delivered.;
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