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LA GRANDE, CXIOX COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, IMS.
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ANNOUNCE DIE
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PINE SYSTEM1
POSTPONE TH
CASE TWO IIS
MANY WITNESSES XR DE
FENSE CANNOT ATTEND.
HOME INDEPENDENT TELE-
PHONE COMPANY GROWING,
City -of & Grande to lie ITovlclol
With New ami Modern Telephone
SSystem 200O Feet of tiulcrgrounu
Wires Poles In Alleys Combines
Rural SulworifxTs I tlie County
j When Court Convened to Continue tlic
Tliuw Ca(e Today, tlie Defense
Asked for a Pmtliionenient Until
i Monday, at Wlileli Time Needed
Wtiueiwes M ill He on Hand Ktonn
Has Delayed Arrival of the Steamer
FIVE DEAD MID MNTY-Tv0
INIIED I ONE FIRE WHILE
TIER BLAZE THREATENS CITY
New York, Jan. 24. When court
With Every Itexldent and HiisIiicsm convened this morning Attorney Llt-
Phonc In 1m. Grande Uu-to-Datc ' tleton asked that proceedings In the
Central Energy System to He I'sed, Harry Thaw case go over until Mon-
Work to Coinnicwe at Onoe.
. The most modern and up-to-date
central energy system of telephony Is
. te be Installed by the Home Telephone
company In the city of La Grande, at
once, and to do this, the company has
purchased and has stored In this city
one and a half miles of lead cable
Sd 2000 feet of underground bltu-
linen fiber conduit, which Is to be sub
t. tnertged in the principal business sec
tion of the city.
Within a few days digging of the
three-foot trenches will commence
and with it the laying of conduits and
the cable. In alleys and outlying dis
tricts, poles are to be used. Many nf
these have already been erected, but
In the business section they are re
stricted to alleys alone.
A switchboard of modern make,
Ilmrlng a perfected central energy
stem to be Installed In the home of
fice of the company, and while the
(board Is being Installed, the trenches
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day as witnesses which he wished
were on the Adriatic, which had not
yet arrived. The boat Is anchored off
Sandy Hook on account of a storm and
cannot make the city today.
Another Thaw witness Is suffering
with pneumonia and could not appear
today.
District Attorney Jerome did not
oppose the motion, and there will be
no continuation of the case until
Monday morning.
, Baltimore, Md., Jan. 24. Five fire-1
men are dead and 22 others Injured,
and property to the value of $500,
000 destroyed, this morning as a re
sult of the most disastrous fire that
has occurred ueiu aim um ( i;c.
fire of 1904. The fire started In a
brass works and spread with remark
able rapidity. , '
George Horton, chief of the fire
department. Is among those thought
to be fatally injured.
The Identified dead .are:
FRED HARMAN, Lieutenant.
W. B. Pt'GH, fireman.
Starting shortly after midnight the
fire spread so rapidly that a general
alarm was sent In.
A gale from the northwest spread
the flames and the cold weather made
the wtjrk of the fire fighters difficult,
Maine rtiy Diihlliliti
STILL DEFIANT
MORE AMMUNITION GIVEN
TO CHICAGO rOMCEMEN,
ULIZZARD IN NEW YORK,
First Heavy Stornl 6l Oi0 Year llrt'uk
Over New York City.
New York, Jan. 24. This city is ln
the grasp of the first blizzard of the
year. Snow fell all night and more
than four inches covered the ground.
A thirty-mile gale has developed
and traffic on the streets, elevated
roads has been Interfered with and
by noun the streets were blocked.
Owing to a fuel shortage the poor In
the tenement districts are suffering
greatly.,
Maine, and one of the oldest In New
England. Its prlnlcpal Industries are
shipbuilding and manufacture of lo,
oomotlves and Iron works. The home
office of the Union Mutual Life In
ourucc ccmrr.rv '? t i here
Large warehouses are located along
the waterfront to care for the West
Indian and European trade.
Although the fire Is under control
this morning, the $800,000 city hall
was completely destroyed. All rec-j
ords were loBt excepting those of the
city treasurer and city clerk. It is
estlmtaed the fire caused a loss of $1,-
000,000. It Is the worst fire that has
visited the city since 1806.
Alarm System Infective.
Due to crossed wires In the alarm
system the alarm could only be sent
to the nearest sub fire station. To
reach the prlnclpul stations, the tele-
1 phone system was resorted to, and
Police and City Authorities CoiimieiiC'4
Realizing the Seriousness ami the
Strength of tlie Clufth Hotwecii the
Police and Unemployed Yesterday
March Has Precipitated Trouble
Entirely Unlocked for lien Rett
man Demands Quick Trial.
STIEWER HAS
WITNESS STAND
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Portland,, Me.. Jan. 24. The cHllrUhe "Tong hold gained by the fire
business district of this city Is burn
ing and the town may be entirely de
stroyed by flames unless aid speedily
arrives from Bath and Lewiston, to
which telegrams asking assistance,
have been sent."
The beautiful city hall Wining has
already been destroyed, A howling
northeast wind Is ratffhg, which is
driving the flames from the center of
the city down the steep Incline toward
the water front.
Portland, Maine, is a city of 50,
145 Inhabitants, according to the last
census. It l the largest city In
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II inventory and Year s-End Sale
before' the principal departnuvui ar
rived on the scene, Is respontT.ble for
the heavy loss. .
Miraculous Escaiies,
That no one was killed Is remark
able. One of the greatest losses Is
that of the complete destruction of
the Oreenleaf library, valued at $10,
000. Although the property loss Is esti
mated at $1,000,000, this does tint
cover the Irreparable damage1 to
property holders In loss of deeds arid
documents.
In a hall nearby 700 people were
dancing at a Knights of Pythias ball.
All were taken out safely.
Chief Engineer Melville Eldrldge I
among thorn? seriously Injured.
Chicago, III., Jan. 24.i The police
authorities are' actually alarmed at
the strength and fighting spirit shown
by Ben Reltman's unemployed social
ist followers yesterday and today.
Chief of Police Snippy ordered that
an extra round of cartridges be given
officers In case of call, and has or
dered firemen of the city depart
ments to use the fire hose If neces
sary. '
Reltman, the leader, Is still defiant
and demanded an Immediate jury
trial this morning. His case was set
before Justice Sadler of the munlcU
pal court, ,'
The reserves have been ordered
strengthened by Chief Snippy. The
authorities were not awakened to the
seriousness of the situation until Relt
man's men showed fight yesterday.
They had not believed that the . police
would be defied In the slightest man
ner. '
NOTHING SENSATIONAL "4
IN HIS TESTIMONY.
Confessed I-and Frander and Conspir
Mor, U Star Witness In Mays-Hall
Trial at Portland Today Reiterate
Outline Statements Made by Heney
Hall Was Inducing Stelwer to Vote
(or Fallon Evidence . Given Not
Effective to Hall.
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This Week-Unusual Price Reducing in Nearly Every Line t :
-Ladies, Childrens, Mens and Boys Departments Liberal-
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We are in the midst of our Stock Inventory and find in every department lines more
or less broken, which must be disposed of, and will be MARKED DOVN FOR QUICK
SELLING To profit by these "TRULY BARGAINS" you must visit our store often, as every
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H. M. CAKE SEEKS
SENATOR ALTOCA
Salt Ikfl Pier Changes.
Salt Lake, Iftdh, Jan. H. Two Im
portant newspaper combinations were
consummated t,ny. The Stilt Lake
Herald was purchased from ex-flert-ator
W. A, Clark by Samuel New
house and Colonel E. L. Wall, and
the Evenlitg Telegram was taken over
by the Salt Lake Trlbun.
Portland, Ore., Jan. 24. W, W.
Stelwer, a co-defendant In the Hall-
Mays land fraud and conspiracy case,
who pleaded guilty to the charge lata
yesterday afternoon, was the star
witness In .this morning's session.
Stelwer testified that Hall came to '
him several times during the session,
of the state legislature In 110) sn.(J
talked. jt the fencing case with hm,
At that time, said Ptelwe'. he P'.fl nof
believe that Hall was attempting q
Influence his vote In favor of , Any
particular senatorial . candidate. He
testified that he voted for T. T.
Oeer until the last ballot, when he
switched for C. W. Fulton. ' V
A letter was Introduced In 6vU
dence by Heney . which , was written
by Hall to Stelwer on December 19,
lit It Hall Inquired If Btelwef
knew1 whether I 'chitrlcki w going'
to turn state's evidence,
' "If he doe this and testifies id
things that never happened, he will
be laying himself open to a much
mors serious charge than that under'
wlifefi he 1 now Indicted," Hall wrote.
Stelwer was on the Stand 'the rest of '
the day. .
CHAUFFEUR SAID TO HOLD DAMAGING EVIDENCE
AGAINST ABE HUEF AND HIS GRAFTERS
HAS OPENLY IEC'I.AIU:i
HIS CANIMHACY TODAY,
II. M. Cuke (ilics Voice to Public
Pri'Mt That He Is a Cnmlidtitr fur
Nomination to tlie Oi'llce of I nliiil
MutcH Simhi tor I'n Mr- Sluli'ineiit
No. 1 unit Hirer! Primary l.n
Will Slump tin- Sliitc Willi In Klv--
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Hon. H. M. ":ilie lust evening (in-, ?
J nounci'd his cundldncy for nninliiiv 1 1 ' rn j
?lo the office of L'nlted States senator
i fi 'iin I'lrriron.
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J j vie ii' lit :;.i. 1. I.. Hi ve In and will
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San Francisco. Cat., Jan. 24. Dis
trict Attorney Langdon has filed no
tice with Abe Huef'i attorneys that
tomorrow he will ask Judge Lawlor
to appoint a commission to take the
deposition of Artie Lathitm, formerly
lluefs chHffeur, who is supposed to
know details nf passing of bribe
money In the fulled Kiillioiuls case,
from Tlrey L. Ford to Abe Huiif.
The motion Is based on affidavits
from I'lteellve Hums and others, to
Ihi. effeet thut Lntlinm Is very iinxlon
ii lenve tin city, niol that, his testl.
mnny Is of utmost Importance to the
prosecution. The defense will resist
this move as they allege that th
prosecution has ulterior motives in
having Latham's testimony taken at
this time Instead of directly at the
time of trial.
Wentlier Fomiml.
Kuslern Oregon Itain or snow lo
nlKht and fnturday.
Southern Idaho Snow and rain.
ICiiHtein Wiinhlnutim Fair tonight
and Saturday.
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SUE SINCERELY THANK
In tils public un- .J ; - '-
tGO Boxes Andrew Jergen's 25c Toilet' Soaps Qr
l This Veek, per box
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S.On to $4.50 Hoys' Overcoats . SI. 15 1-23 ladles' heavy Outing Flan-
co'c to ti-.c Boys' Shirts S3- . . nel Waists, this week 2.V-
' odd lot Hoys' 25c and 3r,e Caps ..He' !5c to 3".c Ladies' Collars 15c
65c Htys' Outing Night rthirts . . .Hc 50c, 65c and T5c Ladles Bel 25c
f,oc Key Hlngs. this week XJ f6 CjOt)
2 lamp wikes, this week 1
If - 2 School Rulers, this week S 6f ffJ rJi rfl3r
Lj 2 bunches Wire Hair Pins J & r(7fm(4lf(a '
okANDE, OKtiOON
leVf.ie pri'.T.HK llltie 1111(1 et fort IOj
:'lver and liin lior Improverui nt, and a
.arefiil revision of trie tariff liuvs. j
The candidate will stump the stale I
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W ill W.mI Wesillhy Wldnu.
Sun Francisco, Jan. 24. District
Attorney William H. 1-nnndoii, known
throughout the land as the prosecu
tor of Snn Francisco's grafters, has
fume, health and a good name. To
these desirable pohsesslons he will
shortly add wealth and u wife, when
he takes ss his bride .Mrs. Myrtle Mc
Ileniy, a young widow of great riches
and greater beauty. Mrs. Mcllenry
is the widow of n Modesto bnnker and
a graduate of Stanford university.
Study the past If you would
vine the future. Confucius.
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Our rr.iny customers for tho liberal patronage
bestowed upo: us, vhich nas en? bled us to
make this the foremost drug store in this sec
uon of tr.e country. . All can rest assu-ed tiat
our gratitude will be 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. (Jet the habit
of com.ng her with your prescaiptions and for
your drug wants; you will never care to change
HILL'S DRUG STORE '
La Grande m h Oregon
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