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.. . . .... . -, " ..- . .: ' ... . . , ! . i IfofB ON SALE TO ' PORLAHD TI11S EVEHING Once more will the steam horse thunder lip the Willamette valley. The damaged tracks between the Dalles and Seville will have been repaired by tonght. The, above statement is corro borated by a message received today by J. H. Keeney, agent in the local 0. R. & N. office which reads: "Sell tickets to all points west of The Dalles." The instructions are explicit and mean virtually that traffic ims uau io.u.icu. Following is the schedule of trains from the west for the next twenty-four hours, according to advices now in the hands of local railroad officials: ' At nine-ten tonight, passenger number 2, made up at the Dalle; three thirty , NEW RAILROADS f OR CHILI (Scrlppi Newa Association) Santiago. Chili, Eeb. 8 The bill pro ' 7jS'nB 'or tne construction of the proposed i&igitudinal railroad, which will cost $37, 60JJ.O00, was Anally passed by Congress today.' The government guarantees 6 per cent interest on the capital. Before the bill became law the representatives of the German and English syndicatesoffered to bid for the whole of the amount. The President has got authority from the Senate to enter into contracts for con struction of the road. ASSASSIN SUICIDES (Scrlpps New Association) St Petersburg, Feb 8 Alexandrovsk, governor of Penseawas shot and probably fatajjy injured by a terrorists while the governor was at the theatre last evening. Just as he was about to take his seat, the shot was fired. The assassin ran to the ladeis's lobboy and suicided. ANOTHfR WILLAMETTE FLOOD (scrlpps Newa Association) - Portland, Feb. 8 A great flood in the Willamette reached here at midnight rising the river to 22.5 or 7,5 feet above the danger lire. This morning the river had again fallen a tenth, but the rain con tinued. - Thousands of acres of the low lands are submerged. s HtmtKsr,eneet t Vergere No. 32 a. m. second section of number 2, made up at Bonneville and will bring mail carried from Portland to Bonneville by boat. Saturday morning nine ten a thru train from Portland. Every effort is being made by officials of the 0. R. & N, to have the track open to allow the train to leave Portland tonight which will arrive here as six to morrow. Encouraged by the reports which were current: Lt evanin? that the delayed number six would carry Portland mail, many went to the post office last evening to receive that long-waited-for letter. However they were disappointed for the train carried only local mail picked up between here and The Dalles. CHINA S STARVING MILLIONS (Scr.'ppa Newa Association) New York Feb. 8-rAt an- immence meeting of the various missionary bodies, churches and societies in the Fifth avenue church today a further cablegram from the representative of the American Bible Society at Shanghai calling for aid for China's starving millions was received. t was stated that though only five months suffering Jad been endured the number of deaths up to' the present was appalling. The meeting decided to make a ready j response by calling on all the churches, societies, and charitable indivi duals for help. JAPS HAVE NO GROUND (Scrlpps Newa Association) Washington. Feb. 8 Senator Frasier of Tennessee today used the San Fian Cisco case to emphasize the opposition to the encroachment or the federal govern ment upon the United States government. He declared that the Japanese had no ground upon which to stand while mak ing their demands. "I believe" said Fra sier "That the president should have so construed the treaty and notified the Jap anese government accordingly. If Jap an will make war on so flimsy a cause, it' will shock the civilized world. How ever, if war comes, I think it will be from a different cause." Royal Tailor Made to Measure Men's Suits for Spring Now Ready They Give Satisfaction jwj.'ia.ui. j,h .miji'i.ilM"ly LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OREGON, HARPER TO PENDLETON V E. J. Harper, president of the Blue Mountain Creamery Company, and form erly manager of the local creamery, has practically severed his connection with the creamery in this city and his taken up the work of putting the ' creamery at Pendleton which was formerly a branch of this company, on a firm financial basis. From now on the Pendleton plant will be conducted on its own merits and will . be connectsd with this office in no way. The plant in that city during th- past was managed by individuals who had no in terest in the welfare of the firm and consequently did not exert the effort to make it a paying proposition that Mr. Harper will. W. W. Weeks, secretary of the com pany, will manage the La Grand plant mm n Winn (8crtpps News Association) Reno. Feb 8 Vernon Flannigan, a woman of the under world, was arrested at Fallon, "last evening, charged with the murder of on Frank Hayes. She had quarreled with the man on the previous evening. After he had retired she entered his room and shot him, then tried to com mit suicide but wae prevented. , COURTROOM TELEGRAPH OFFICE New York. Feb. 4 Never in the history of criminal trials have such elaborate arrangements been made to furnish news to the newspapers as those made for the trial of Harry K. Thaw for the murder of Stanford White, now in progress in the criminal courts building. T-vo great cables have been run into the court room to communicate with the cables of the telegraph operators, each cable containing 19 wires, and each wire connected directly with a news associs tion or a newspaper office. One London paper has the exclusive use of two of the wires) . ' in addition to the telegraph service there are a score of telegraph booths set up convenient to the courtroom. They are sole'y for newspaper use. One Pitts burg paper has an exclusive telephone wire for its continuous use. Even these facilities are insufficient for all purposes, and fully 100 messenger and telegraph boys are constantly in service running copy. Fully 200 reporters, artists, and special correspondents representing papers all-over the world sought accomo dations to report the trial, but only a third of them were admitted to the, court' room. ' Ph one Black 1301 FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 8 ' 1907 EVELYN IS (Scrlpps News Association) New York, Feb. 8. Early this morn ing District Attorney Jerom caused the arrest of Mazia Follette and Anna Chase, chorus girls who were friei.ds of Evelyn, and' officers are still looking for Hattis horsy tne. Tnese witnesses if ii pui, uu the stand will testify of the relations be tween Evelyn and White after the alleged seduction exposed yesterday. fcvelyn Thaw resumed the witness stand at the opening of the court this morning. Much time was absorbed in trying to fathom the mysteries shrouding the letters which Thaw is alleged to have written to Attorney Longfellow and Mrs. ! Nesbitt while the latter -was in Europe with her daughter. . Attorney Delmas read the postscript to the letter which was exhibited, yesterday. Ir showed in coherent allusions to Tharw as the third person and the underlying meaning of the epistle cannot be" comprehended by the attorneys. - i Evelyn testified that the third person referred to was herself. Delmas dwelt at length on the the peculiarties of the letter, and was evidently trying to impress upon the jury that the message was written oy one whose mind was a muddle or directly, that Thaw was'irra tional when he wrote the series. The phraseology wes confusing to the council its contents a jumble of ideas. A letter ad dressed to Evelyn with the sane confu sion of thots was read to the jury. The prosecution expects to controvert Evelyn's testimony that Thaw was ak ways good to her, and refute the state roent that ha did not abuse her while she was in Europe. Jerome disbelieves much of the story, especially that regarding the seduction by drugged wire, but even if he proves that it was wholly false, he must leave the legal status the same, as the jury hr only to determine ir the story would con tribute to the mental soundness of the dp- At two o'clock court again convened. Delmas asked Evelyn; "Did you at anytime tell Thaw abou the episode relating to White from the time of your arrival in New York Nov. 1903 until the next Christmas?" "He asked me why I spoke to White, and I tola him I had been driving in the park one day when White, on passing said, 'On Evelyn: I didnt draw up. but the next day I received a 'phone call that I must see him on a matter of life ard death. I answered 1 couid not see him. He came to the hotel nevertheless and as he met me in the apartment, he tried to kiss me but I wouldn't let him White spoke to me about Hdrry." con tinued Evelyn, and said "many actresses had told him that 1 was abroad with Thaw. He told me with much sincerity that Thaw was a morphine fiend, l! maintained that he was not. However White insisted that his r.val took mor phine, and I shouid have nothing to da with him. After that he came to see ms constantly. It was then that White made arrangements with me to see Ab raham Hummel a lawyer, to protect me from Thaw." For over an hour the general run of the ttstimony wasto show how Evelyn had gone to Hummei's office with White and that Hummel had promptly concocted a scheme to hlackmail Thaw. The lawyer ns.sted that the witness sue Thaw for breach of promise, that he had misused the pretty actress while in Europe, and also enlarged the strained relations tnat existed between Mrs. Nesbit and Thaw whi'e returning from Europe. Hummel suggested that it wouid be good adver tising for her to start the suit as many of her c!ass had done this and won notoriety. The pretty witness then related how Thaw had admonished her not to speak to Stanford White, as society accused her ( of having improper re'ations with him, He j insisted to Evelyn at the time that it looked like hlackmail to him. After your marriage, did White try to approach you?" asked Delmas. "Yes. I passed him on fifth avenue one day. He held out hs hand and said. "Evelyn." That is all. My husband made me promise not to speak to White again. This I d;d. Some time later I was riding down fifth avenue enroute to a doctor. I passed Whit, who'jumped in RETAINED OR STAND to a hanson and followed. On reaching the stairs I ran up stairs but . was so nervous I was forced to return to my carriage and drive rapidly to the hotel. "Did you ver tell Thaw why Whit sent you to school in New Jersey while you wer on the stage?" "Yes. I told him that Jaok Barrymor. a member of the same company to which I belonged, had asked me to visit him in his apartments alone. I refused. White becam so angry on hearing of my re fusal, that he sent m away to school." At this point Delmas asked for an ad journment. The judgs announced that .n court w juld be in session on Tuesday regardless of the fact that it was Lin coln's birthday. THE DEFENSE'S POINT ' The first intimation was given out today upon the point wh.ch the defense expects to secure an acquittal. That point is, if thlihad. that whil Whit was unwill ing to give up Evelyn, he sought to drag her down thru the depths from which the the genuine love of Thaw for Evelyn and the latter' lore for Thaw, had raised her. It was nearly noon before any testimony of any weight had been given, regardless of the fact that she occupied that stand all day. Thaw's will and codicil, made on his wedding day, was shown to Evelyn today. The coJicil is in favor sf the wife but the estate is to revert back to his family at her death, thus discriminating against his wife's mother. If exterior evidence counts for anything. the blood in the Nesbitt family is thinner than water. ' It was an amazing spectacle to see Howard Nesbitt. a brother of Mr. Thaw, sit in court today wearing a sneer ing grin, that increased as the ravagings of his sister's life were related. ADMIRAL MEAD RETIRES (Scrlpps News Association) Washington. D. C. Feb. 8. Rear Ad miral William W, Mead, having reached th age limit for active service, was to day placed on the retired list of th navy. Though hs has no civil war record Admir al Mead has been in th service for forty- two years, having left the Naval Academy just when the conflict between the states had ended. Admiral Mead is a native of Kentucky and was appointed to the Naval Academy from that stats. Admiral Mead is the second on a list of eleven rear admirals who are to be re tired during the year 1 907 for age. The next one whose name will be removed from the active list is Rear Admiral Jos eph E. Craig, commandant of the League Island navy yard. The data of Admiral Craig's retirement is February 24. OIF FOR THE EAST Dan P. Smytha, secretary of the Ore gon Woolgrowers' association and a pro minenr. sheepman of Umatilla coumy passed thru this city last evening bound for Washington D. C, where th com mittee of United States stockmen, re cently appointed by President Roosevelt, will meet. While in the east the Pendle ton man will visit in New York and other eastern cities. DIPHTHERIA IN BAKER (ITT Baker City is menaced with a genera spread of diphtheria. Thursday the city authorities discovered three new cases of diphtheria on Fifteenth stieet west sidf. Prompt action was taken to provide the necessary treatment for the afflicted families who are practically helpless and wiihou i rreirs ACURF. FOR I COLD and And All Mictions of j Compound Syrup, White Pine with , j Tar and Menthol j PRICE 25c. and A. T. Pfocription Druggist NUMBER 68 ISTl OF NORMALS TUESDAY A dispatch1 from Salem to th Pendle ton East Oregonian of Feb. 17 say: The fight on th normal school question is expected to com tefor both branches of ths assembly Tuesday, and develop ments today iidicat that an attempt is being mad to reach a compromi by sr.nflrips two of th schools, and av struggle for supremacy . is being waged, between Ashland and Monmouth. An unfavorable report held th housa bill to be a clever ruse to defeat Mon mouth. It was adopted by th house by on vjte, and th question of indefinite) postponement lost. Th bill was mads a special order for Tuesday at 8 p. m. Ths house went on record this morn ing as favoring compulsory f'ee trans portation of public officials by th pass-; age of th Freeman pill by a big major-; ity. ' 'i ORCHARD LANDS INUNDATED I (Observer Special) ';; Sacramento Cat. Feb. 8 A break in, the Jolo aids of the levee three miles be low here this morning released on hun dred and fifty feet of water, which is doing great damage. Thousands of acres of pasture and orchard lands ar under water and the streets bordering that sid of the town ar inundated. Th river i high and th break cannot be stopped before next week. It is thought on good reasons, that th levee was cut by people : who want to buy land at low rat. CIRCUIT COURT Ih th Circuit Court today th jury in th case of John Anthony versus Bertha Eichenberger returned a verdict in favor of Miss Eichenberger for $617. 60. . Robert Alexander was found guilty of stealing blankets from the N K West stables at the race track, t He will b sjntenced tomorrow. E. J. Edwards pleaded guilty to assault , with intent to kill and was fined $100, T. A. Choate, Mik Royce . and Pat McDowel, charged with gambling in Summerville, pleaded guilty and wer fined ten dollars each. COUNTY SCHOOf CENSUS County School Superintendent E. E. Bragg is preparing the blank which th clerks of each school district . in Union county will use in taking th annual cen sus or the school children in th school age limit, that of between four and twenty years. The laws specify that February 25th shall be the basic date, and to com ply with the law, the clerks will take th census in their respective district, th week in which the specified date appears. A. C. Williams, clerk of the board of d ucation in La Grande, will take the census ' in this city. Last year the number of children in Union county between the ag limits was 6233. This number will be materially increased at the coming enum eration, thinks the superintendent. I he per capitil lchoo) apportionment will be made on the returns of this count. COUGHS ! the Throat and Lungs : 50c. A BOTTLE HILL LA GRANDE, OR I r 7