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IA GBAXDE, UNION COUNT!, "OREGOXr MONDAY, JANUARY ,. 108.
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SUPERVISOR liQNEROAN , V"
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Waa Member of the 8m Francisco
Board of Grafting; Supervisors, nd
Vm Fin to Copious Through Him
hp . Ruef and Partners. Were
Brought to Justice. , ' '
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transport Bherman, sailing today
for the Philippines, carried .the.
second Installment of the .1000 ;
tons of war munitions and sup- 4
plies to Manila. The first Install-
4 went went on the Pacific steam-, 4
ship China Week ''ago. 'This 4
4 shipment breaks all records for 4
4 the sending of war munitions to 4
4 Manila.. -It Includes a .large '4
4 amount of material for 'fortify- "4
4 Ins; Corregldor" Island, at the 4
4 entrance of Mallna bay, and for 4
4 foru at Sublg bay. - " 4
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Ban Francisco, Jan. (. Thomas
Lenergan, a former member of the
boodllng board of supervisors of this
cHy, and the man who. It Is generally
supposed to have been jthe first to
confess to Detective Burns, District
Attorney Langdon and Special Prose
cutor Heney, died this morning at bis
4UJ1UV im w.lo city.. It Tvis T.r"'
confession that brought the whole
' structure of graft, -so carefully erected
' by loss Abe Ruef, crushing down
Uttfr tne ears of the corruptlonlBts,
, and which later resulted In a com
plete confession by Ruef himself, and
the Imprisonment, of Mayor Schmlts,
and then the conviction of Louis
' Glass for telephone bribery.
onergan was the star witness
against Glass and In the, first trial of
. Ford. His health has been broken by
. the,, mental suffering ever since the
exposure. Prlftr to his elevation as a
member of the board of supervisors,
Lpnergan drove Michael Foley's bak-
WIFE ELOPED
While Canadian Labor CommlstiloDer
- Waa A burnt on Official Duties.
Toklo, Jan. (.It la reported that
the wife of the Canadian labor com
missloner, Lemleux, who has just re
turned to Canada after concluding his
:ot!",!"r with the . Jnoanese gov.
ernment In regard to the Importation
of coolies, has eloped with an Eng
lishman and is now In Kyoto. When
Lemleux left Toklo for home his wife
remained In that city for the sup
posed purpose of traveling about the
empire. A few days after he left, Mrs.
Lemleux disappeared.
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Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. . After a brief
absence from duty, General Prosperity
resumed - command of the Industrial
situation In the Pittsburg district to
day, when most of the mills In Glass-
port, McKeesport, Duquesne and up
the Monongahela Valley as faf as
Monessen and down to Pittsburg re
sumed operations. More than 40,000
men who have been Idle for several
weeks returned to work today. Prac
tically every mill In the Pittsburg, dis
trict will be In full operation within
a week.
Reports from Newcastle state than
10 of the 10 hot mills of the Shenan
go tin mills resumed today, and that
t ontiro rtlnnt will be running full
force before the end of the month.
The mill Is the largest tin plant in the
world and has been idle since July t.
Three thousand men are affected.
Among the other mills : which re
sumed today, or will begin operations
during the month, maintaining the
1907 standard of wages, are the fol-
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; - AMERICAN HEIRESS WEDS.
tMcnratrx Anniversary of Her Divorce
'' Ity Murrying a, Iileutcnunl.
Berlin, Jan. 6. Mrs. Clara, Heyl,
nee, Schandein, the wealthy daughter
t a Milwaukee brewer, today celo.
raled the first anniversary of her di
vorce from her first husband by mar
rying Lieutenant Arthur Bchlubreck,
un of the most famous of the young
e9rtralt painters of Germany. Af
teV'a brief honeymoon - the 1 couple
will take up their residence in a mag
nificent villa In Grunwald, a fashion
able suburb of Berlin. The new Mrs.
Sihlubreck has two sons by her first
Tmsband, who are now attending
ncuVtol in Germany, having been
awarded to the custody of their moth
j by the American ' court. The
bride's wealth is" estimated at J8,-
oiiO.000. She secured possession of
ttffcMit, 000.000 fortune lfcit. by .her
neither after a bluer contest In the
. Milwaukee courts,' biit Infer ' settled
large' sums upon, her :former husband
ijd jhe relatives w ho contested ' the
Will -. . , -
DECISION A BODY BLOW
TO LAND FRAUD CASES,
Supreme Court Held That Judge Hunt
Erred In Instructing the Jury That
a Contract to Sell a Claim Before
Unul Proof. Was Made Was Illegal
In Line Willi Judge ' Lewi of
Colorado.
A
ti:i: THAW Till AL.
Ol'llKll
This Mmnliiit Hist enlre
Whs HUiHllv Drawn.
''. Y"ik,'jcn. 6. The Thaw trial
''i""''1-"1 with the
'3t , i,l vi r,i "irf.';ri W.:o l'.''1. been
Mlict'ly ti'.Mniono'd. Tti s cnd ven
fl; uii:r.!--i's- 1 and iiuny of the
v . -,. s' wvd before they had
time to di'l'.ut.
Washington, Jan. The supreme
court today reversed the decision of
the federal circuit court of Oregon In
the casV of Congressman J. N. Wll
llamson, who was convicted of land
frauds, and the case is remanded for
i new trial. The supreme court held
that Judge Hunt erred -In instructing
the Jury that a contract to sell
claim before final proof was made
was Illegal. The defense had alleged
that the law In that respect refer:
only, to the. cntrj; before Jt -Is niad
and not to ono In process of perfec
tion. '
The decision Is regarded as a body
blow to land fraud prosecutions nn
as supuortlng the' decision handei
down by Judge' Lewis in the Colora
do roses lut week. Ex-t'on&resstr'tinJ
Wllll imson was under a 10 months'
sentence. His partner, IT. Gesenor,
,vns i on-. Icted nt the same time, has
i- st completed serving his sentence
.w weeks ago.
lowing: Rational Tube works, Mc
Keesport, 10,000 men; Duquesna Steel
works, (000 men; Homestead mills,
7000 men; Braddock mills, 8000 men;
Monesaen aad Charlerol mills, . 4000
men; Clatrton mills, 1000 men; Bo
nanza mills, 1000 men; Woods mills.
1000 men,', and. numerous ' smaller
plants employing from ' 100 to 800
men.
Ohio Factories Resuming.
Cleveland, O., Jan. (.Many factor
ies, which were closed down as the re.
suit of the recent financial flurry, re.
sumed operation today, and it Is ex.
pected that all of the 10,000 workmen
who were laid off will be taken back
during the month. The American
Shipbuilding company expects to mux
on 6000 men within the next few days,
which is nearly its full capacity. Hun
dreds of men who were laid off by the
steel mills, were taken back today.
Atl Indications point to a general re
sumption of business this month.
4 ' t 15e.ublW Canteen. e 5 4
4 Washington,. Jan.. (.r-Repre-r4
4 aentatlv Jull.ua Kaho f CaH,-
4 fornla, today presented a petl-
4 tlon to congress containing the
4 signatures of 400 persons, ask-
4 Ing congress to re-establish the
4 army canteen at the Presidio,
: the army post near San Fran-
4 Cisco. "The people are tired of
seeing drunken soldiers about
4 the neighborhood," said he. The 4
4 canteen would keep them on the 4
4 reservation.". This Is the. first
4 move that Is expected to be-
4 come general by those who are
4 working to have the old system
4 of the army canteen restored.
4 This will meet with stubborn op-
p position, especially from - the
4 Women'a Christian Temperance
4 Union,' aa well as other temper-
4 ance organizations of the United
4 States, and If It becomes a law,
4 It will nit be until the latter
4 part of the session.
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THREE OF OUR PRODUCTS ' ',r
' BRINGING 1SO,000 DAILY.
No Formalities.
San Francisco,. Jan. . (.Viscount
Aokl Is visiting the bay towns, today,
but will not be entertained, In any
formal manner at any place. He sails
tomorrow for Japan, where he was
recently recalled by hia government.
NO RESIDENCE LOTS
I II II
DAYS
Manager Fred HouBh of the Grande water Is entirely consumed by the
Ronde Electric company, desires The users or power, mat me iaae can u
Observer to announce that residence renileu irom seepage water in case
lights will be discontinued for several of a warm rain, or from Sheep creek,
days at least, and possibly for two or possibly tho Cove plant can be op
or three weeks, and for the patrons crated.
to prepare themselves accordingly. Tbe company has telegraphed Su-
The company for the first time for perlntendent Fred Taylor, of the su-
.,,., oi la fnelnir & condition ar company, for permission to use
that will require time to adjust. In the engine at the factory, and Is await
the first place, a breakdown In the ing his reply. In case this arrange
central station In this city has oc- ment is perfected, trio Cove plant will
curred. and cannot be repaired until be moved over. This will require no
i-eDalrs are received 'from Sun Fran-, less than 10 days to mane tne cnange
eisco! which are now on the way. If by putting on a largo force of men
this waa all. It would not be so si ri-; working cay ana nignt, ana wouiu ue
but the water 1n Morgan lake Is, very expensive
In any event, the company will be
a hcavv laser, the best they can do,
and the public must be as patient as
EXPORTS
OFFICIALS
ARE INDICTED
OFFICERS TITLE GUARANTEE
V AND TRUST COMPANY.
Total Value of Agricultural Crop Now
Being Moved WIU Add $80,tO4M t
: to State Portland Una Exported t,-
; 880,000 Bushela 61 Wheat Dairy
j Product $17,000,000.' "
Portland, ' Jan. (.Export of '
wheat, barley and flour from Portland
and Puget sound ports have been add '
Ing $160,000 a day to the wealth of ' ,
Oregon and Washington since Octo- .
ber 1, and this average of exports will '
be maintained until the end of this '
month. " For the 10 months of last '
year for which exact figures are avail
able, Portland's exports were ,S80,-f '
UOtf uiuutia u ,nuw, I,:",":
barrels of flour. - ' '
Oregon's dairy sproducts reach" a
value of 117,000,000 for the year Just -closed,
and the lumber trade has had"
the greatest year In Its history. The
total' value of agricultural crops now
being moved and marketed, will add.'
(30,000,000 In Vnsh to the circulating '
medium of the state.
. At a meeting pf 78 Oregon counter
clal bodies In December, the establish- .
ment of close, relations with similar,
bodies in other Pacific, coast states .
was discussed, with the Idea . that
Washington, Oregon and '. California
should form a sort of commercial al
liance and so act In harmony in alt
Pacific coast matters. '.;-,
District Attorney Asks Tlint Hie Bonds
Be Fixed ut 8100,000 in Each Case
lmr,cd With Receiving Money
When Tlicy Knew the BAnk Won
Iiiwilveni, and for Convertlux !'
State Jloney, .
giving out, and connot be increased
until a thaw occurs. The power sta
tion at Cove Is frozen up. and no
power can be secured from thnt plant, I possible until normal conditions are
There is sufficient water in Morgan J restored. By keeping the industrial
lake to furnish "the . manufacturing: Institutions moving, the payrolls of
concerns In the city with power fur
probably, three weeks yet, and the
company has wisely decided to keep
the industrial concerns of the valley
j;olng ns long as possible, and - the
street lights as well, for a few hums
each evrnlntf, hoping that bi foru tl.e
the city will nht be reduced and busi
ness .can be continued fur . f.everal
weeks at kat, and it Is to be Imped
will not be Inconvenienced at all. t
, Refill your old lamps and remem
ber that for years this was the way we
alt used to get a ion?.
Portland, Jan. 8. Indictments were
returned today against t J. Thoburn
Boss, George II. Hill, John E. Altchl-
son and T. T.' Burkhardt, officials of
the Title Guarantee & Trust company,
for receiving deposits of money after
the bank whs known to be Insolvent,
nnd neglecting and refusing to pay
the state treasurer the funds that were
left on d posit, converting the state s
money deposited by Treasurer, Htcel
to their own use. . The dlstrlet attor
ney has asked the bond bo fixed at
? 100,000 In each case.
VOTE ON INITIATIVE.
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The Weather.
Fair totiltrlit; Teiist'.uy
cloudiness,
Increasing
with possibly rain or snow.
Place Your Surplus Funds Willi Uie FarmciS and j
, Traders J
lNATION AL BANK!
I Comparative Statement as Made to the Comptroller' f
1 the Currency
r Tiir cxsansnn ic
r liiL oshhuhuu io s uun
; GUILTY IT MEANS MORE FINES
MORS ;bt)l) NEWS.
tlilrleen Thousand !M'ii i'ut lb Work
Today After Hcliijr IjiIiI Off.
Yimngtown,"""0., - Jan. 8. Eight
thousand workmen returned to work
hU morning when the plants of the
Republic iron A Kteol tiompany. uud
Si; yn;totvn Js!.te I & Tube plu.nl
ipenl.-J, . ' '
Ouh Renter Co.. Reouciw,.
J).j ten, O... Jan. . Five thuwnnd
j!M.! v. s of the Natlrnnl Cash lli uif-
ter i.ihipr.ny went tii:H to wora tooay
iViieii t ie V.)l'.i!l reopened.
Jlcetlng With OpiKutltlon In the 6tnt
v : ' ji ". ' or" MielilKan. '"'-.
Lansing, Mich., Jan. 8. The Michi
gan constitutional convention will to
morrow take up the consideration of .
the Initiative proposal as-a special or
der of the lay. - As reported by the
committee, the , proposal authorises
tho submission, of amendments totha
constitution, when petitioned for. by,,
cltli.ens of the state to the number off
20 per cenf of those who voted at tha"
last previous eloctlon (or aupernteh-j
dent of public Instruction. Muchjsp
liosltion has developed to the ncor(
noratlon In the constitution , of the.
Initiative proposal, many niembera of
tho convention denouncing It as ft .
soelnllstic measure." and In violation
of the constitution of tho United'
states.
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SENATOR NEVtNl8
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September 6, 1900, Deposits, . 5179.524.05
September 50, 1901, , . 156.108.60
September 15, 1902, ' ' 194,041.94
September 9,1903, - " . 226,904.70
September 6,1904, ' . " : 184,443.64'
Juho- 18, 1&05, lil.879.e3
June' 18,1906, , " , . 143,225.54
June V 21,1907, " 218.731.09
Chieaao, Jan. 6. Before Judge Ee
thea In the United States dlstrlet
"iu.-t todav. what Is known as the
"Little Alton" case against tho Stand
ard ' CHI Co. of Indiana, was called.
Vhe chargis against the oil cdininn
are Hlmllar to those made In the case
in which Judge Landls admlr.li-tered
the famous "big fine," with the ex-
?eptlon that the indictment contains
Itit 134 counts, while tho Indictment
Wt pay you interest on ycur Saving Bank Accounts." ( X
No lnterett paid on Checkmtt Accounts. J
- Wa ara praparad to handla any Banking businast ntrnstad to with J
car, promptna s and aafsty. J
With SO years cxpariinca in Banking wa xra confident wa can giva you 3
atisfaction. , . ,. , - v "; V; ' 2
Your huine3 is appreciated by it craciri: ' '' ' "2
, J. W. SCRIBER. Cashiar ' " .-3
JOSEFII PALMER, Prtidam ' O.K. KeClOlY. A.
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rnt tare 'the Biandnnl Is aliened t,
have arcepted leb.ttes from the Chi
cago St Alton railroad on shipment
f oil limn Its refinery at Whiting,
Ind., to Kt, Louis, after the change in
the illusion of the north judicial dla-
triit of Illinois, which took place
March 3, 1905. If the Standard if
.'ound guilty en each of the m
CMints. It will be subject to a fine -of
$2.6Nfl,000, as each offense Is punlsh-
I'nvlili iitinl CiiiiilUlnlc In Opposition
to William Jcn!ilnM"llr.vun."?
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r-eno. Nev., Jun. 8. United States,.
Senator Francis (I. . Newlunds fronv
liio p.ti.te of Nevada, wl'.I bo n andls
ilaln for tlio ilemoclstlc ' nomination'
for president, so iltc a to pur here.
Fio'n private Information It Is under
stood th;it -tils cainpu'lttn ha' ft! ready,
been folaled In the ednt, and Is belnjt,
favorably received In some quarters.
nhleh resulted In the 129.249.000 fine
contained 1482 counts. In the pres- able by a maximum fine of 820.000.
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WE SINCERELY THANK j'
Our-many customers for the liberal patronage
bestowed upor. us, which nas inrbled us to
make this the foremost drug store in this sec
tion of the country. All can rest assu-ed t -at
cur gratitude will be further shown by giving
tne most scrupulous care and conacientious at
tentio i to every detail of our business,
fP ON APPEAU
t"nU Death Benten for Brutal Mur
der of (sweetheart.
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Albany, N. Y., Jan. 8. One of the
most Important cases before the court
t appeals, which began lt term to
day. Is that of Chester- Gillette, the
: oung man who was convicted of the
brutal murder of Miss Grace Brown
t Eig Moose Jake. In the Adirondack.
arly last year. Gillette Is now under
entente of death. His rase will like
ly be heard by the court after the dls
posal of Use calendar of "appeals from
orders," whb-h usually occupies the
first three or four days of the term.
BABY IIlOWKU.
As a Ittwalt of High Tide and Flood
at Hoijnluni.
Ho'iula'm, .XVash., Jan. 8. As a re.
suit of a high tide and heavy gale Ho.
uulam was flooded yesterday and the
3-year-old baby, of John Itransford
wes drowned In the back yard. The
tide carried away a portion of the
dikes and washed out a part of the
railroad tracks of the Northern Pa
dflc. .
IF.YOU
Are rot yet one of our customers let this be
your invitation to become one. Get the habit
of coming her with your prescaiptions arid for
your drug wants; you will never care to change
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