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';-';vv . . . . . . .:. . ... ; ; ; ..... : . t ' ... VOLUME VI LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 19 190? NUMBER ,41 tf:: IS" 4ft 4 STARTLING NUMBER OF RAILROAD WRECKS TODAY Lawrence. Ran'.. Jan. 1 9. Saturday January, 1 9, appear to be a record day for ' fata! wreck on railroad. Aside from the Fowler wreck, where the death list will never be accurately known, three men were killed in this city by the explos-. on or a Santa F freight engine on a bridge this morning. Fourteen car were r!5rM " V r.rw nH Mown to duces. The engineer, fireman and a brakeman were killed. ' Fortworth Tex Jan 1 9 A' passenger train on the Denver division ran into an open switch twenty-six miles north of here Fireman Williams was killed and sev ral others hurt 4 Hammond Ind Jan 19 The Lake Shore train, crowded with people returning from a night m Chicago was wrecked early this morning and twenty-one are injured. Merridian Mis, Jan 19 In a headon collision butween the New Orleans and Northwestern last night, the engineer and firemen were fatally hurt. , The engineer jumped into a ditch and trying to follow his example three other passengers were hurt. , . ( Sumpter, S C, January 19. There was a headon collision on the Atlantic Coast line today between a passengerand freight. Wrecki.ig crews, doctors and nurses ai on ui Mua, diilh; ire reported. ACCIDENT. AT .PEORIA Peoria, IIU Jan. 19. The Rock Island local went into a washodl this morning. None were killed but many injured. Rains have made the traffic dangerous In all parts of this state '"'.THREE KILLED AT OSSEO Osseo, Minn., Jan. 19. The Winnipeg Flyer on he Great Northern was wrecked this morning by the spreading of rails. Three passengers were killed. ' OMACiAN BARK GROWTH i8crlpp Nw A HSlaUon) Montreal. Jan 19 Between the end of 1900 and 1906 the chartered banks of Canada increased paid up capital from $65,000,000 to $94X00.000 a gain of 44 The total deposits in 1903 ware $305,014,003; now they are $877,300, 000 an increase of 89 Total discounts and current ioanain 1900 were $279, 279.000 compared with $576,000,000 at the present nrr.e n increase of 107 In 1906 the business 'of the banks in creased at a more rapid rate than in any previous year. A yar -gu the total de posits' were S51I.942.4Q'? contrasted with the iaU: figures ooi.Eil3,906 an ncrease of 14g . Of HCIAL REPORTS PLACE AA AT THOUSAND urir i i I nCYAUA WORKING ' (Bcrlrpi New Ansoclatlon) Galveston Jan 19 A Panama cabled reports that the cabie breaks register in dicates that five disturbance- occured off the shore about twenty-flv mile from Jamaica last night. Many believe these subterranean quakes are rasponsi.le for the deepening of the water in the Kings ton harbor. Ten bodies have been recov -red froTi the bay and it is believed they were persons who fell into the sea during the panic. Kingston is still in danger of sinking into the sea. Measurements today show the sea to be steadily encroaching and adancing. have already several feet. Since yesterday the great fissures at the water's edge havu run back several fekt and slides of huge porions of the shore lines are continually dropping the water and are seen no more. into ' Lsndonv Jan . ' 1 9 Dispatches from.. Kingston say that seven hundred are buried up to date. One thousand and seventeen victims have been recovered from the ruins. . - Havana, January ' 19 The steamer Oteri arrived in Santiago today from Kingston with one hundred and fifty-two passengers who were in the earthquake. Thirty-five of them are injured, several of whom will likely die. The Cuban cutter, which was dispatched by Governor Ma goon with relief and supplies, returned to day, driven back by the high winds. i Scrlpps News Association) Nevada Jan 19 The Grass Valley Mines reopened to day with a full, crew of men In every mine.' ; All are working as before the strike. At a late hour last night the . miners . ' accepted the proposition to go work on the old schedule with the assurance that an eight hour day be granted in the future. IWfMY (ARS Of (ATTlf Conductor Wyate took a special freight to Elgin yesterday consisting of empty stook car, and during the &ftsrr.M), r turned with twenty car of stock that had been purchased by Mr Benson, represent ing the Union Meat Company of Portland The stock was purchased in Wallowa coun ty and delivered to Elgin. GRAIN MARKUP , iHcrlpp News Association) ""Chicago, Jan. r9 Wheat opened at closed at 77; corn opened at Closed . at 45; .oats opened at closed at 158 V- 76 45, 58 "' f.,v;...,;,'i,,' A,-,' .. , - .',, ' ,, , '.-ii'i---iii,--.' Vnr,' ';,; ', ' ,;;''' , -.-'; v 'V rk, nrri m rOR A MW COUNTY The proposition to divide Union county and eat a new county, with Union as the csunty-seat, is now fairly before the pOi 'e, the petitiore being circulated and deta ls looked after. The fight is practic ally the same a was up two year ago, the lines of the ntw county being precisely the same is at the contest In 1908. .The following map, used two years ago, will give the public an idea of the territory which it is proposed to include Ir.the new county. The outlook for the creation of this new county seem better than in 1 906, and the reason for it establishment seem stronger than two year ago. Union Re public. . .. .... , , ., , , , The map referred above was run la the Obssrvih two year ago. . , are PORTLAND EXPEQS A DSTURBA CE Sfcis, STANDEE KICKS Only a few days left to pick the big bargains at The Fair store SALE CLOSES ON SATURDAY NIGHT We have added many new things to our list to make it worth your while to buy the last few days. 8f LEA! HE mm FCIS NOW UP We would call attention to our boys' and girls' shoes. As everyone knows the price of leather has ad vanced, and having bought our line before the advance, will continue to sell at the old price until the line is closed out. (Scrlpps News Association) Fowler, Ind., Jan., 19. Twenty killed and forty Injured In a wreck of the fast Big Four passenger train, running be tween Chicago and Cincinnati, and a freight here this morning. Twenty of the injured wBI die. Immediately after the accident the wreckage caught fire. The passenger wae on the main line of the Big Four railroad and running at five miles , an hour. The dispatcher at Fowler, on account of the dense fog, knew that that the engineer , could not see the signal directing him to stop a the West bound freight had the right of way. The dispatcher waved a, lantern and fired several shots from a revolver tn an effort to attract the attention of the train men, but the train rushed by, and the moment it reached a half mile east of the station the crash came. Both firemen were killed, but the .!Sera escaped by by jumping. Twenty, of the .dead died instantly.- ' ; No sooner had the' terrible acciden occured than flames began to lick up the wreckage and within a short time tweity bodies had been cremated. Two passen gers escaped from the smoker. ' Greatest of all was the list of casual ties in the combination car. Mrs Schaff, the wife of the vice president of the road was in hor husband private car and was not injjrad. , . , . .,!... ' The official report of the number of dead will probably never be known. Con ductor Hiddenger was killed and with hie body, burned the records 'of how, many passengers there were'on the train. A relief train was on the scene within an hour. Later a train arrived with Dr. John Oliver, the Big Four surgeon and other officials. At least six btirned to death" after they Were' pinned under the wreckage. The rescuers gave their first attention to the injured and loaded them on the relief train which returned at once to Cincinnati. This done, the work of re covering the dead and charred bodies was commenced. Kankakee, III, Jan 19 Seven survivors of the injurad in ti Fowler wreck have been brot to this city. W E Harris of Indianapolis died soon after his arrival, DUE TO THE FOG Indianapolis, Jan 19 The General Sup erintendent Dougherty says "Fog caused the wreck." TROUBLE IN TOO WENT SAYS LEWIS (Scrlpps 5w Association) Indianapolis. 'Jan 19 President John Mitchell rf the united miner in a speech this morning said that the convention must adopt either his report or that of Vice President Lewis. He taid that the report is opposite in methods of settling differ ences. Lewis maintain that the presi dent i too 'conservative and that hi method i favorable to capitalists. The committee on reports recommends that the president's report be adopted but the question will go to a vote. (Scrlpps New Association) ' ' , ' ; Portland, Jan 19 Labor . union of the federated . trade will participate ' in a parade tonight in a demonstration in favor of the striking street oar employee. There I mw plan to urn up uia , system and violent demonstration art expected and to thi ' end, the strike breaker are arming themselvea and th polioe increasing it force in preparation for the trouble that it look for tonight. THE KINDO PROBLEM IN (AJIADA :t (Scrlpps News Aaeuolatlon) " : : Quebec Jan 19 -The Hindo problem in thie , country will be , finally r settled In the near future a Commissioner of Im migration Obe Smith who hae been look ing into the condition of British Indians to- : day report that the Hindu in British Columbia and all parte of Canada are Jn a starving condition and are not it a 1 suited to the northern climate, i It i , ex pected that the government will act on tl( report immediately and atop further Hindo from landing. In th country ae up to the present haves-been a . complete failure. S . SISTER VISITS PBlSiCSER 5" (Scrlpps News Association) .. New York Jan 19Countess Yarmouth, a sister of Thaw visited her brother at the prison this morning. - ' '. Pride of Grande Rohclc i e - The product of the Imbler flouring mill situated in the vary heart of th best wheat land in OrMnS Ronde valley, consequently the best flour, A trial will convince vou of itt superorlty. Insist on hating v'Mr order filledwith JI ortod or the "Paten( from this. same mill; . , , , ; For sale by all first class dealers. Don't submit to any substitution. Pride of Grande Ronde WA H 0 A W E -Chair- 5 iSciiis News AsMoHation) Oiympia, Wash.. January 19 man Paul Hamus of the senate com mittee, this morning personally demanded the resignation of railroad commissioner S McMillan, on the grounds that the ma jority of the legislature opposed him and stated that prompt reiignatlon would save trouole. UNTINNEL OPEN AGAIN Mrs Shaw has renovated the Centennial hotel and is now ready to accommodate those desiring board and room, or either Domestic or Polish WE LAUNDER YOUR SHIRTS. COLLARS AMD CUFfS WITH EITHER FINISH JYOU DESIRE. WORK CALLED FOR AMD DELIVERED : A. B. C. j STEAM. LAUNDRY PHONE MAIN 1 La Grnle, Orpgcn. e . ..( t Si THE MODEL RESTAURANT J. A. Arbuckle Proprietor ''" teperate.