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mm volume vn. ' LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREOOJl, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 108. NUMBER 8. Wilis mm mm RA1I0HS HAVE BKOI SERd REFUSES nriTPliniT bmtnttii government was received by the state department a few day ago by cable and cost our government . several thousand dollars In government tolls. Secretary Root Is now preparing a reply- Japan will be Informed that United States supreme annual dinner of the Navy that no exclusion bill will be passed. Root, however, will try to avoid pre- capital and Is being cuBsed. Justice Harlan predicted a yellow and the United fntt fnr W. In reference to the navy, Harlan said: "I want to see the navy grow to such So said Evelyn Thaw In commenting on the quick work performed In se curing the Jury In the second .Thaw trial. Both men seemed pleased with the II men cut out for the Jury. "It Is one of the best I have seen in my whole legal career," said District Attorney Jerome this morning. Another Name, Harry Thaw is suffering from stu porous melancholia, acocrdlng to the I report of alienists of the defense after - 4l,. . ..ouii i conference today. "Stuporous met League- ancholta" will succeed the "braln- and "dementia Ahierlcanla" In generally dls MET REFUSES TO TESTIFY THE EX-BOSS DEMANDS ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY. mm 1 great war between the our white races, and urged clpltatlng matters while our fleet is so an extent that no nation on earth ' 1IOT1I NATIONS ARE .MAKING PREPARATIONS. far from Its western base. Situation Mont Serious. Portland,. Jan. 11. In this nlng's Journal will appear an eve-lnter- could consider for one moment enter ing Into a contest with us."- i the second trial of Thaw. It Is said that Jerome may ask that one 'of the Jurors sworn in yesterday oftnrnnon he discharged for cause. Jerome refuses to discuss the subject. It Is rumored that the man is re ported to have said that he would never vote for conviction. Will Be Trlixl on All Ills Indictment Prosecution Refuses to Grant Im munity Kticf May lie Able to Work IluitlKlii Upon IroHCCullon Schmlts Wants Ills Hail Cut Down to rjOO.OOO Drew Makes Eloquent Plea for Schmlts. . United States Has Placed Mines in All vlow w)th an unnamed offlcef In the Pacific Count Harbors, and Has Or- Amerlcan navy, who. It Is stated Is of '. dered Additional Supplies at Mare hlgh rttnki who declares that the slt- Island We Are as Near Ready aj,ua.ion between the United States and Japan Is of a moHt serious nature. "The people as a whole do not real ize how serious a position , the two countries are in," he says. The United States Is making every preparation for an armed' conflict In the very near future. Fortifications at Point' Loma have been placed on a war footing. existing between the United States and The bay at Snn Francisco and . Puget Wo Well Could Be. Washington, Jan. 11. Negotiations between the United States and Japan have reached a serious stage. While 'jjrls but yet an eventuality, largely . because of Japan's unpreparedness. It is known that the friendly relations Till I IS SECURED KILLS WIFE F. I. IFJIFJf CONGRESSMAN I). M'KINLEY -OF CALIFORNIA, SPEAKS. McIUulcy Is of the Opinion Tliat Fran cis i. Heney Hun Done the State of California an Irreparable Harm la Breaking Down the Laws of the State and Securing Convictions on Probable Moral Guilt. 11 SUICIDES ALL SEEM SATISFIED WITH THE, JURYMEN. FIGHT WITH BUTCHER KNIFE . AND HUSBAND'S RAZOR. Japan are strained almost to . the breaking point. Ambassador O'Brien has been fur the lost six months attempting to se cure some definite statement In rela tion to the restriction of coolie immi gration and up to this time no satis factory assurance from Japan has been given. Hayashl Joins Issue and itSfts a counter demand that the gov ernment will give Its guarantee that no Japanese exclusion bill Is passed by the United States. This last repre sentation on the part of the Japanese by Associate Justice Harlan, of the sound have been mined and the work of completely mining the mouth of the Columbia river Is almost over and is only awaiting the arrival of. the mines. The electric wiring was fin ished recently." "We will see ..wUhln. the next 10 years an army of 6,000,000 men in China, drilled and Instructed by Jap anese, and when the time comes It will oust .he whites from that coun try." This note of warning was' sounded Later Developments Show That at Couple Had Been Drinking and Quar- I,eat One of the Jurymen Is Not Satisfactory to Prosecution Jerome Will 'Not DIncuns Matter, But Ih Evidently Not Pleased With Situa tion. - New York, Jan. 11. The last Juror for the second Thaw trial. has been secured and the trial will proceed at once. New York, Jan. 11. "What do I think of the Jury? Why it Is a hun dred per cent better than' the first one. I am truly delighted with It." GREAT SPECIAL IN LADIES relcd Infant Child Found With the Bodies. Smenred With Mother's Blood Both Received More Thun a Dozen W'ouuds. Oakland. Jan. 11. In a fight this morning between Pletro Sorocco and his wife, both were killed. 0 The wife was armed with a large butcher knife I ntered h,g plea of guty San Francisco, Jan. 11. Attorney Drew for ex-Mayor Schmltrjnade an appeal for ball for Schmlts this morn ing. It was postponed until Monday. Opposition Is expected. Drew also asked District Attorney Cook to have the .mayor's bull reduced from $355. 000 to an even (200,000. Cook stated he would consult Langdon in this regard. Ruef, it is said, will have to stand trial on all his Indictments. He re fused to testify for the prosecution yesterday unless the prosecution granted him full Immunity. This they refused to do. Without Ruef the prosecution will have great dlffl culty in connecting up many of the defendants with the alleged crimes, Added Interest was given the Kuef case today by the report that the breach between Henry Ach and Abe Ruef was again healed and that Ach will take charge ot Ruef s legal mat ters aguln. Ach conducted Ituefs five-months fight on the indictments for extortion and was In charge of his case until a few moments before Ruef At that w.Hnnn tun 1 1 CnnrrMsman Duncan McKtnley ot California, took occasion fo sevorely criticize' Special Prosecutor Francis J. Heney, for tha part he had played In the Ban Fran cisco graft prosecutions today, while discussing the decision of the appel ate court on the Schmlts case. He said: I felt all the' time that Heney was rushing Schmlts to conviction on the , wave of public sentiment, ahd not be cause Schmlts had committed a crime In this particular case. I believe He ney has done an almost. Irreparable arm to the cause of Justice in Cali fornia, In breaking down the laws of the state and securing convictions on probable moral guilt of the prisoners. nstead of ronvtctlons for guilt accord ng to the technicalities of the law." e SUITS AND COATS FOR SATURDAY f; $12.00 to $15.00 VALUES IN LADIES SUITS $4.25 it JO Ladies Suits in Black Grey and e if it ti ti. ti t: t; :T tx Novelty Mixtures in fitted Jacket, Box Coat, and Long fitted Coat styles, in cloths of Serge, Cheviot and Novelty Suitings at the special price for Saturday - $4.25 and the husband with a raxor. The battle was a most awful affair, and both received more than a dozen wounds, before the man succeeded In cutting his wife's throat. As soon as he had. accomplished her murder he committed suicide. The quarrel which resulted In her death, occurred after a drinking bout In which they twith ' nnrllclnaterl. Their babv was found by neighbor, with the bodies "flculture Issued of its parents, smeared In the moth er's blood. time Ach was very angry with Ruef, and it was not until the appellate court handed down Its decision that the two men met again. AN IMPORTANT BULLETIN. Different Systems ot Summer Fallow' $6.50 to $10.00 VALUES It LADIES BLACK COATS In 50 inch lengths in black Thibet Cloth and Kersey, trimmed in vel vet and braid, satin bound seams every one-of, them this season's coats from the best makers. Choosz one Saturday at the special price $2.98, $3.68, $3.98, $t.98 ALL MISSES AND CHILDRENS BEAR SKIN COATS AT HALF PRICE It $1.25, $1.50 Men's Gold and Silv er Dress Shirts t; tl 20c, 25c Men's Fancy Hose in Grey Black and Tan, pair tl tl 1 tl tl tl tl tl tl tl tl 73c lc $1.25 American Lady Corsets, good assortment in Girdle and full length effects, choice 50c $1.25 Blk Saline Petticoats, special this sale ' 88c It It ? W9 It It a it it it it it e e 11 e R HINT lug and Dry Farming Discussed. The United States department of a bulletin that should be in the hands of every wheat grower In the Inland empire. In gath erlng material for the bulletin, the author, Mr. Byron Hunter, made study ot farm methods of tillage throughout the country to ascertain Just what is being done by the best farmers in different parts of the country. The bulletin discusses th methods and merits ot some five or six systems of summer fallowing that re practiced In eastern Washington and eastern Oregon. PRIESTS WILL NOT STAND FOR THE NEW SULTAN. Witt Our January Sale will be Continued for One more week. Special Bargains for Every Day-Unes from Every Depart ment at Additional Reductions ot Prices Already Heavily Cut. It will Pay You to Come Don't Miss It. 0 TELEPHONE M TELEPHONE." ' Pacific States JfI' ' pendent riapk 1301 WVJls(f7rAr blue 32 l l 4 e e sit nation in Morocco Again Assuming a Threatening Ae-t, as Orniauy Dcclunw That She Will Interfere Unlews Pca Is Secdlly ReMored by FraiH-o Mulal llnfld Proclaim Himself Sultan of Morocco. Purls. Jan. 11. Government dls patches confirm the report that Mulal Hafid had been proclaimed sultan of Morocco at Fes. The priests declare they will proclaim a holy war against Mulnl, It he attempts to take the throne. The situation in Morocco Is again assuming a threatening aspect, as Germany declares she will Inter fere unless peace Is speedily restored by France and Spain. If Germany does Interfere, all the work of the Al- geclras conference will be undone, Provisions Ordered. To make certain that the Pacific fleet would not be delayed In repro vlhionlng when they reach San Fran cisco, the navy department today or di-red that 1500 tons of provisions be sent to Mare Island. The department Is, expecting word at any time that the fleet has arrived at Rio de Ja- The L. D. 8. and high school boys' basketball teams played a game this afternoon In the Commercial clu rooms, resulting in a score of 11 to In fuvor of the high school boys. BUSY PRUNING. Orehardlsts " About 1 Frcewator " and Walla Walla Will Soon Spray. Pruning of fruit trees In the differ ent orchards about Freswater Is now going on, and many of the growers have men engaged In pruning the trees t this time. At the Blalock fruit farm, a few miles' from here, about 10 men are engaged. This orchard con tains about 1400 acres, much of which Is In bearing fruit trees.' As soon a the pruning Is done. In the different orchards, spraying will begin, and the growers will be busy until budding time. House Wants lo Know, Washington, D. C Jan. 11. Tha house today adopted the QUI resolu tion demanding that the secretary ot the navy produce all correspondence and everything In Its possession relat ing to the assignment of Stokes a commander of the hospital ship Relief and the resignation of Rear Admiral Brownson. This Is the " first step looking toward a congressional Inves tigation of the Brownson controversy. Tracey Eleceted. " Vallejo, Cnl., Jan. 11. Oaorge Tra cey was elected president of the State Federation of Labor of this state today. WE SINCERELY THANK Our ma ny customers for the liberal patronage bestowed upon us, which nas n? bled us to make this the foremost drug store in this sec lion of the country. All can rest assumed t.-at our gratitude will bf further shown by giving tne most scrupulous care and conscientious at tentio : to every detail of our business. . IF YOU Are not yet one of our customers let this be your invitation to become one. 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