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BtcOKl? A BOOSTING MEMBER OF THE UNION COUNTY GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION fOLUME VI LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY,' OREGON. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26 .1906; NUMBER 28 A. k. : BALL GAME (Observer Special) Seattle Dec 26 Id the first of a series of two games, the second being scheduled for New Years Day at Portland, the Mul tnomah Athletic Club yesterday defeated the Seattle Ath'etic Club by a score of twenty to nothing. . . A year ago yesterday the same teams played at beauie, nu.u,r 'nrine IsAhe New Year's game the week follow ing. Seattle defeated Multnomah by a scon of five to nothing. Yesterday's sVonadds additional strength to U. of 0. claimed tothe northwest championship for this season, as the varsity team has al ready defeated Multnomah. STORMS IH ACTIVITY lit ,'Srrlpps News Assoclstlon) Seattle, Wssh. Dec.26. Reports from Yukon shows that the creeks are overrun with prospectors and everything points to good times. An eastern firm which has already expended $3,000,000 are about to lay out another $4,000,000 during the coming year on its mines.' LARGE SHIMN BOSfONH ARBOR (Sciipps Nwa Association) Boston, Mass, Dec.26 -The Servian, the newest addition to the Leyland line of steamships, which was recently launched from Messrs Harland and Wolfs Yards, Belfast arrived here to-day and is the biggest ship that ever entered this harbor. She is of 14540 tons gross and 50,000 desplacament. Her length over all is 603 feet, beam 68 and depth 45. . I AND (Scrlppa News Association) London, Dec 26 Great Britain is bang swept by a blizzard Two inches of snow has blocked the traffic in London, and several ships abng the coast have been wrecked. Miss Rose Foutes. of Walla Walla, isjn the city visiting her sister, Mrs. J AThron son. DliFF MIKT RACE WAR IS ( .,... UNDER Willi COPPER f AMINE EXPECTED WITHDRAW mm (Scrlpps Nsws Association) San Francisco, Dec 26 In the Schmitz trial this morning, Judge Dunne announced that until the codefendant, Abe ' Ruef, withdrew the motion ta set aside indict ment number 303. no notice will be taken of the mayor'soffer to waive indict ments against him and make his plea. The court promises a speedy trial at once if the motions are set aside and the indictments withdrawn. Mayor Schmitz left the court room with a disappointed look on his face. (Scrlpps News Association t Jackson, Miss., December 26 Govern or Day's reports from the scee of the recent race troubles which took place yesterday. Indicate that everything is quiet and that the troops have the situa tion under control and is fully able to cope with any emergency and says that the former reports have been grossly exagg erated. THOOPS EN ROUTE Meridan, Miss., December 26. This morning another special train of soldiers left for Scooba, the scene of race riot. Judge Cochran and District Attorney Currie accompanied the troops and will remain until the trouble is over. No con flict are likely as long as the troop re main.. The trouble arose over the killing of one negro and the wounding of another by the conductor of a passenger train who was first stabbad while trying to at tempt to separate some negroes who were fighting. Armed negroes marched thru the streets threatening vengence and until troops arrived things looked bad. POST OfflCE ROBBED "cripps New Association) Warrenton, Mo, Dec. 26 Robber this morning cracked the cafe in the postoffice and stole $1,200 wrth of stamps and $400 in cash. United States Marshal Morsey and posee are on the trail. (Scrlpps News Association) ' Boston, Mass.," Dec. 26. A copper famine is impending owing to thenorm ous demand for the meul at home and abroad. The price of electrolytic copper is now 20 cents, the highest for years. The United Metal Selling Company cold fast month 1 00,000.000 pounds of copper. The demand is due to the great growth of electrical work all over the world. Manufacturers of electrical machinery say that the demand for their products is un precedented. Authorities 'in the copper trade say it is doubtful if the output of copper this year will show a material in crease over that of 1 905. The scarcity of skilled miner has handicapped the larger producers and consequently has re duced production. It is also likely that the Chilian production will be materially reduced by the recent earthquake. The trade is therefore anticipating a famine and is trying to provide against it. C. R. Thornton want to Baker City this morning to transact business. Mtf - ' M il After Christmas BARGAINS TV Phone Black 1301 Vergere No. 32 HTY MAY Mil i in i A BAD RAILROAD WRKK TODAY NEAR TACOMA Win: Guion, a Former La Grande Railroad Man Among tlie Dead f M SH S (Scrlpps New Association) Seattle. Dec. 26. A headon collision of a freight and passenger train on the Seattle Electric railway, cccurred this mornirg at Milton station, eight miles north of Tacoma. Passenger No. 4 left Seattle at six this morning and collided with the gravel train. The dead are J K Ross, conductor, of beauis, uJ "irri:, ? Kny. motorman of the gravel train. The fatally injured are Wm. Guion, of Seattle, motorman on own iiiis There was an impromptu meeting of the city council Monday afternoon the object of which was to ascer tain whether or not there was , any reason why the consulting engineer Mr. Cunningham, who had spent several days looking over the work of City Engineer Pickler, on the Beaver creek project, could not return to Portland and complete hi report there He stated that he expected to have the report completed and returned to the city by Saturday of this week. While the report as to cost was not yet finished, Mr. Cunningham stated the cost as esti mated by Mr. Pickler was proximately correct that being $146,000, hi would come within $150,000 QUESTION OK POWER The councilman present, one and a expressed it as the sentiment of the people that question of power was only second to the question of water and after much questioning Expert Cunningham stated that by using an eight inch pipe, coming down the hill to the reservoir, 221 h.rse power would be developed, which he stated would give the city 50 arc lights and 1935, 16 candle power incandeseents, and by using a ten inch pipe, the number of incandeseents could be increased to 3025. with 50 arcs. ( The council' all seemed very much in terested ir. this portion of the discussion, and in answer to the direct question as to how much power the 30 arc lights which the city was under contract with the Grande Ronde Electric Company Mr. Cummingham replied 20 and one tenth horse power, which was at the rate of $144 per horse power per annum when he stated that he was informed that Pendleton and Walla Walla received from $60 to $60 per horse power At the request of the council Mr. Cun ningham will report on the estimate of cost of mitallingan electric plant by the city, which will include cost of wireing this citv. His estimate of the cost off hand at the meeting that $10,000 would be sufficient exclusive of the wi-eing. A GREAT LEXICON (Scrlpps New Association) Berlin, Dec. 26. The compulation of the Technolexioon, which the Society of German Engineer undertook about five year ago, under the direction of Dr. Hu bert Jansen, of Berlin, ha been completed and today passes into the printer hand. Publication will be in English, German and French. About 2000 firms and in dividuals have collaborated in the enter prise and more than 2,000,030 word cards have been collected. the passenger. The seriously injured are W Norris. Seattle; G W Bates, Geo. Brockman. A L Haywood, and C H Mick lesa, i W Ward and A W Anderson, of Tacoma; A Ohmar, of Ballard, A A Faik and several others. The injured have been taken to Tacoma. KNOWN IN LA GRANDE Wm. Guion is well known In this city, where he was secretary of the Blue Mountain Div'iI,-. cf thr P ' F. Ha left here about five year ago. . . " - : AMERICAN YACHTS FOR ABROAD (Scrlpps New Association) New York. Dej 26-Mr Thoma W. Law son of Boston is building a yacht to ail for the King Edward Cup, at Co we 11 ef Wight next year and three Amer ican Yacht are now entered forthe Ger man Emperor Cup th race for which will take place at Kiel. Th Eastern Yacht Club ar consipering an invitation to take part in a series of national and international eace off St Sebastin,, Spain under th auspices ot the olub Nautic or Pi f - t , . TL - . 1 1 uooojwiin, noi juiy. ins races win include a haadicap for King Alfonso's oup and a special class for Queen Christmas plaqu. MEETING OE LEAR1ED SOCIETIES Hcrlppa Nen Association) Providence. R I. Dec 26 In the Brown University tonight the joint annual meetii.gs of the American Historical. Ecomonic. Political Science anri W.in- logical Ass'ns. will be held and will con-l tmue in session until the 29. These societies combined have a membership of more than 4000 persons, largely made up of prominent stueents and teachers in these several departments. The mem bership is national in scope and persons from all parts of the country are arriving to attend the meetings. The Historical is the oldest of these associations and was incorporated hy act of Congress in 1899. It makes an annnal report to the government "Condi tion of historical study in America" and has rowerfuily aided historical investi gations ie this country. The sociological society it the newest of these bodies and will present tonight its first programme. Th Nw England History Tacher As'n will meet at the tame timo. (Scrlpps New Association) Pans. Dec 26 The court held today that Madame Gould is liable jointly with her former husband, Castellane, for two claims for jewels delivered to the countess one of which is for $24,000. MINING STRIKE (Scrlpps New Association) : Thorn. Nev.- Dec 26 The Finlnger Company of Philadelphia possessor of the famous Duthman mine, uncovered a large body of high grade ore A ten pound specimen assayed $30,000 to the ton. Great excitment prevail and th mine ie being closely guarded. GRAIN MARKER (Scrlpps New Association) Chicago, Dec. 26-Wheat opened at 74) closed at 7Z; corn opened at 41j closed at 41; oats opened at 33 closed at 23. SIX ITAllAiS' fOlD DEAD Iricrlpps Nmi Association) New Orleans, Dec 26 A Mafia plot working secretly in New Orleans for years is regarded responsible for the deaths of six Italians found murdered this morning in a tenement house on Dumaine street. Some were burned to death. A general panic followed the discovery of the bodies by the police, in the Italian quarters and the police were forced to call upon the fireman for assistance to maintain order. The victims were hacked to pieces. It is believes that they were killed early in the evening. As no screams were heard, It is thot that several were engaged in the slaughter and that the men were struck down unaware. Those burned were probably burned after being Hied in an effort to hide the crime. EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS Toilet Cases Books Perfumes Fancy Stationery Shaving Sets Fine Bruihes Leather Goods Fine Cigars Confectionery, etc. Our stock of desirable holiday gifts has proved attractive to those who realize that Christ mas good will is no excuse for extravagance and that a satis factory saving can be made on anything we supply. Our stock is heavy at ail time, unusually heavy now but it is probable that at the very last assortment will be somewhat broken. Hence every dollar will count In fine Toilet Articles, Mirrors, and like sensible articles of every day usefulness there it no dan ger of our stock being exhausted. You will be able to find what you want to the last hour and minuteor after Christma for that matter. NEWLIN DRUG COMPANY I LA GRANDE, OREGON