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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY,. OREGON. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1B0S.
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ACT BRINGS SUI
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.DETAINED JAPANESE
WILL DEMAND DAMAGES.
Every Reason to Believe That the Na
tal Act Recently Pawed With Jap-
. aneae Exclusion Intentions Will
, Cause Many Salu for Damage If
, Disallowed by the Dominion Got
. eminent, Then Jape Will Sue That
Would Mean Salt Against the Prov-
Belllngham, Waih., Feb. IS. A
special from Victoria, B. G, states
that there is every probability that If
the British Columbia natal act, re
cently pasted with the Intention of
excluding Japanese, is disallowed by
the Dominion government, that the
wvmuumu Japanese will Immediately In
stitute claim for damages against the
Dominion. Their detention is Justlfl
iable under the natal act, but abso
lutely unjustifiable, under the treaty.
It la not Improbable that after allow
Ing these claims that the Dominion
government will start a ault against
the province to. recover its money.
attend the state banquet at the Qulrl-
nal, and. It Is announced, will take his
departure the following day without
asking an audience of the pope. In
this event It Is likely the Vatican will
Issue a note of protest to all the pow
ers, aa was done on the occasion Of
President Loubet's visit to Rome. ."
To Sell Monitors at Auction.
Washlington, Feb. 18. Two navy
department "relics" one the civil war
monitor Canonlcus, now at the Nor
folk navy yard, and the other the Pin
ta, at Mare Island are to be aold at
public auction. The Canonlcus was
restored at a cost of 110,000 for ex-
hlbitlon at Jamestown, where It at
tracted great attention. The Plnta,
which belonged to the "wooden navy"
la appraised at $1400. Blda for the
sale of the vessels are to be opened
tomorrow.
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TWO GOVERNORS ARE
MUCH SPOKEN OF.
D VLADIVOSTOK
FIFTY THOUSAND BARRELS
ORDERED FOR RUSSIA.
Vatican Protest Against Prince's Visit
Rome, Feb. IS. Elaborate arrange-
mAnti at-A Kalni, mid. hv Xftna- Vlptn,
Emmanuel for the reception and en
, tertalnment of the Prince of Monaco,
, who la expected to arrive In Rome to-
Vl ewmm Tl n V. n.Mii.dnn anil ,t.-a ,o
h4ve been used by the Vatican in an
. attempt to cause the prince to aban
don hta visit, but apparently without
' ''avail iPh. ro,t..llrt t.lnva .... ' ..
:; scribed from visiting; the Qulrlnal dur-
, l-sr any visit they may pay to Rome,
'pnd the prlnce'a avowed intention to
t Ignore this prohibition may lead to
. International complications.
The case of the Prince of Monaco
y'H considered all the graver by the
church authorltlea because of the fact
U-Ml he has a diplomatic representative j
accredited to the Holy See and tins
bttn regarded as having auch close re
' . lations with the Vatican that It was
',. some time ago asserted if the pope
should decide to leave Rome for the
benefit of his health, the prince would
send his yacht to transport the pontiff
. to Monaco.
. According to present plans, the
prince will pay a formal visit to the
' king and queen and the queen mother
' onjj Thursday. The second day of his
BLuy mil ue oiiriii ni u jiuni wun ine
- king, and on February 22 the prince
will deliver a lecture on oceanography,
; covering the results of his more re
v cent explorations in the north. On
the evening of the 22d the prince will
Flour Market Brink and Advancing In
Portland Today a Result of an Or
der Filed Yesterday by a Vladivos
tok Commission Houho Believed to
Have Bearing on Turko-Russian
Troubles First Order Since the
Japanese War Commenced.
Portland, Feb! 18. The flour mar
ket took a sudden upward trend today,
due to an order for 50,000 barrels of
the foodstuff filed yesterday by a big
Russian commission house at Vadl
vostok. The house Is supposed to be
acting for the Russian government,
At the same time a big German
steamer, the Numentla, waa chartered
for a trip to the Siberian port to car
ry flour.
This is the first big order from Rus
sia since the Japanese war and Is con
sldered a resutl of the Turko-Russlan
trouble on the Caucuses frontier.
"Who WIU Be Second Man to Taft
Should He Be Nominated at Chk-a-go?"
1 the Absorbing Topic In
Eaetera Taft Circle Governors
Guild of Massachusetts and Fort of
New Jersey, Especially the Latter,
Seem Likely Material at Present.
Washington, D. C'Feb. 18. Gov
ernor Fort of New Jersey, I being
prominently mentioned for the tall
end of the Taft ticket "Taft and
Fort" may be the republican slogan
after the Chicago convention. ..
Governor Guild of Massachusetts is
another state executive who hss manv
supporters for the position, The re
cent fight for state reform In New Jer
sey has, for the time being at least,
turned republican party organization
from the hands of the old machine
men to those In the Fort group. This
has made Fort loom large in Taft
clrclea.
In 1896 Fort made the nominating
speech for Vice-President Hobart. He
Is 68 years old and a lawyer.
BLASE SPEED
OF THE FLEET
WARS1IIP8 RUN AT "
ELEVEN KNOTS HEREAFTER.
In Order That Magdalen Bay Can Be
' Reached on Schedule Time, the Pa
cific Fleet Will Adopt Faster Sail
ing Time -Length of Target Prae
tk-e at Next Long Stop la Not Known
Ten-Day Shore Leave Will Be Al
lowed as Promised. '
spices of the Methodist Episcopal
church, south. This Is the first Joint
meeting of Its kind ever held In Amer
ica, and It Is likely to become histori
cal, as marking a great atep toward
the reconciliation of the two great di
visions of the denomination, separated
since the civil war. . Oklahoma Meth
odists have been the leaders In this
movement for the wiping out of sec
tional lines, Methodist of both the
north and south Joining In the estab
lishment here of Epworth university.
The two churches have In the new
state a Joint membership of 8,000.
RICH PAWNBROKER SUICIDES.
Embarrassed Financier Jumps In
Front of Subway Train to Instant
Death.
New York, Feb. 18. Before the
eyes of hundreds of passengers, Har
rls Rosenberg, a wealthy pawnbroker,
Jumped before a subway train at 50th
street and was terribly mangled. . Ro
senberg became Involved in the re
cent suspension of the Merchants' &
Traders' bank and It Is supposed had
gone crazy fnom worry.
Washington, Feb. . 18. Rear Ad
miral Bob Evans, commander-in-chief
of the United State Atlantic fleet, now
en tour to the Pacific coast, will In
crease the speed of battleships to more
than 11 knots, after, the fleet leaves
Callao, in order to reach Magdalene
leave will not be reduced It possible,
to avert It. Department official be
lieve that the fleet can easily Increase
It speed and still have plenty of coal
to spare when they reach Magdalena
Bay. '." ,. ' . .
Special inspector will be with the
fleet at Magdalena Bay to report on
arget practice, which la to be held
there. The time which the fleet will
spend there, ha not been definitely
settled.
800 Miles From Callao.
Lima, Peru,. Feb. 18. A wireless
messagu from Rear-Admiral Evans'
fleet at 9 o'clock says that the spued
ron la 800 miles from Callao.
Gov. Gillette on Vacation.
Sacramento, Feb. 18. Governor
Gillette and wife left today for Wash
ington tor a trip of two months. Lieu
tenant Governor Porter will be In
charge of the executive office In Gil
lette' absence.
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DEEP SHOW AT
AUREUA IB
FIVE FEET NOW AND
MORE KEEPS FALLING,
MUSICIAN TURNS INSANE.
Suffragette Don War Paint.
New York, Feb. 18. New York
suffragettes are today donning their
war paint, preparatory to descending
In force upon the state capltol at Al
bany, Whore those women who want
the ballot and those who don't will
be given a hearing tomorrow. It Is
expected that not less than 100 fair
exponents of equal rights will appear
at Albany and attempt to swamp the
legislative committee by the flood of
their eloquence. Mrs. Harriet 8tan
ton Plat'ch will probably be one of
the leaders of the deelgatlon.
Missouri G. O. P. Conventions.
St. Louis, Feb 18. Republican con
ventions were held today in the Sev
enth and Ninth Missouri districts, at
Sedalla and St. Charles, respectively,
for the selection of delegates to the
republican national convention. Sec
retary Taft li a favorite in both dis
tricts.
Tacoma VlollnlHt In Santa Barbara
Causes Sensation on Streets.
Santa Barbara, Cal., Feb. 18.
Schumann Johnston, an accomplished
violinist, with a class of students here,
but whose home is in Tacoma, Wash,
went suddenly, insane today while on
a visit to Canta Ynex. He ran down
the road discarding his clothing and
was not captured until lassoed
a couple of mounted men. He was
'.hen shut up In a rickety calaboose
that he soon kicked down and escaped
to the hills, where he was again cap
tured by mounted men and brought to
this city for' medical care.
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FAT SUM FOR
FRUITDALE LAUD AT STUDENT 8EER
Superintendent A. M. Paul Reaclic La
Grande From Aurolla Mine Country
Today and Brings Some Valuable
Ore Samples Taken From Surface
of Tunnel and Runs In Paying Quan
tities Several Month of Winter Be
fore the Miners Yet.
Bringing with him samples of silver
ore taken from the Aurella group of
mines up the river, Supt, A. M. Paul
reached La Grande today noon. The
ore He on the face of the tunnel In
a stratum of three feet thickness. It
contains about 2500 ounces of silver to
the ton.
Mr. Paul reports that five feet of
snow covers the ground at the region
of the mines and that it Is still mow
ing. There is little hope of it thaw at
that altitude for several months yet
Mr. Paul will remain In La Grande
a few days before returning to the
mines with provisions.
Jap Marries Paleface.
Vancouver, Wash., Feb. 18. Klnta
ro Tanaka, a subject of the mikado of
Japan, and Anna Bcggman, an 18-
year-old girl, who states that her
home Is In San Jose, California, were
granted a marriage license here today
by the county clerk. There are no
legal obstacles In Washington to pre
vent such a marriage.
WILL CANVAS8 THE
VALLEY FOR GROWERS.
Amalgamated Sugar Company Want
Mora Independent Prowers tb
Coming Year and Will Institute
Careful Solicitation In Effort to In
crease Annual Crop WIU Have)
About I50O Acres of Theolr Own
Want 4000 lit All Prices Advaoce-J.
The price per ton of sugar beets
paid by the Amalgamated Sugar com
pany to Independent growers, ha been
raised to cents on the ton, according
to announcement made by th com- '
pany officials today. The coming sea
son the company will twv i e -
for beet delivered at the sheds, and
81.50 f. o.'b. the car at all shipping
points. This I an even half dollar
Increase In price.
Campaign for More Acreage,
Tomorrow morning the first step
toward increasing the total acreage of
beet In Union county to 4000 acres
this season, will be made. With 140
or 2500 acres of their own, th com
pany officials believe they can wH
the acreage to 4000 by consistent can
vas of the county. Every farmer will
be approached and asked to contrib
ute with a portion of hi farm land
to beet raising. With the attractive
price that are to be paid for beet t
this year, the solicitors should have
little difficulty In subscribing at -least
1000 acres of Independent land. Th
equipment of the factory Is such that
the product of 1600 acres can be han
dled with ease, aside from, the crop
of the company's fields, which this
year win total close to the 2500-ac
mark. '"
Field Manager Sebbelov start th
solicitors tomorrow morning and the
canvass will carry them to all farmers
who can profitably raise sugar beet.
Last year th beet crop was raised
principally by the company' leasrd
land, and the total tonnage waa 19,66
tons,, a percentage of growth which I
higher that) any previous year. With
one exception, It Is also the largest
crop ever produced by the valley. If
the plan formulated by the company
materialize, the crop this year, other
conditions being favorable, will b
much greater, fur the company look
to Independent grower to contribute
a large tonnago.
TWENTY THOUSAND FOR
FARM OF 160 ACRES.
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YOU NEED A
GOOD SOLE
UNDERFOOT
This Is the time of year urn the solid sole
leather usea In PETERS' Diamond Brand
Shoes, reinforced by weatherproof insoles
Is of unusual importance. .
Come in and see some of our nobby new
styles in Peters' Shoes. , We show all the
latest toes, in the newest leathers, and the
price ranie is from $2.50 to $7.00.
DON'T PUT IT Off-COME TO-DAY
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For Neat Sum of Twenty-Three Thou
sand Five Hundred, aa Idaho Far
mer Buy FrulU3-o Tract and Re
Idcnco From Local Real Estate Pirn
Purchaser Is a Mr. Graham, For
merly of Bennington, Idaho Tin
Land Is Valuable and Highly Prized
One of the largest real estate trans
ers In this vicinity I now being con
lummated through the La Grandi
Real Estate, Loan ft Commission com
pany, wherein William B. Graham of
Bennington, Idaho, becomes the pos-
STANFORD ATTEMPTS TO
ERADICATE THE HBIT.
University Under Leadership of David
Starr Jordan Will Henceforth Ab
solutely Prohibit Indulgence In Beer
and Wines by Students Action Pre
cipitates Friction as Many of the
Faculty Are Not In Sympathy With
Reformatory Plan.
Stanford University, Feb. 18. De
termined to put an absolute stop to all
Irlnklng among the students, David
Starr 'Jordan, president of the uni
versity, today appointed Arthur B.
Clark, head of the art department
Three Men Reported Killed.
Kenoll, N. J., Feb. 18. Three men
are reported to have been blown up
In an explosion In one of the plants of
the General Explosive company near
here today. The shock wa felt for
mile. , ,,.
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essor of the Jame McCoy ISO-acre I and former prohibition mayor of May-
'arm In Frultdale, and hla residence In
tauth La Orande. The consideration
s 828,500, segregated on a bast of
120,000 for the farm and 88600 for
'he city property. Thl la considered
an of the beat piece of land In the
valley and with it la a water right.
With the exception of a email or-!
:hard, there are no Improvements
s-hlch mean $125 per acre. Mr. John-
Hon I expected to return within th
next few day and take possession. Mr.
McCoy I undecided aa to Just what hr
will do. It I possible that he and
the family may spend the winter In
Spokane, where he has a sister.
LA GRANDE. OREOON
Hearing on Race Tracks.
Albany, N. Y.. Feb. 18. Arrange
ment have been completed by th
I code and judiciary committees of the
stats senate and assembly to hold a I
Joint hearing tomorrow on the bills
abolishing race track gambling.
field, Cal., as chairman and a special
advisory committee of faculty men,
who will maks It their special Interest
to assist In putting an end to student
Indulgence In beer and California
wine.
. When President Jordan announced
his intention to attempt so radical
jtep the former "student affairs" com
mittee resigned In a body aa many
members of th faculty are not In sym
pathy with th president' attitude
They assert there I but very llttk
lrunkenness at standford and th ac
tlon of Jordan was uncalled for, anc"
will tend to areata friction and ex
cltement on th campus.
Historical Methodist Meeting.
Oklahoma City. Okie., Feb. 18.
Distinguished churchmen of th Meth
odist denomlnatlosj ar flocking her
today for a Joint mtsstottary conven
tion to b hsM In CoDvtntion hall dur
ing th next three days, under th au
Ohio Convention for Taft.
Sidney, O., Feb. 18. Secretary Taft
I the presidential choice of the re-
oubllcana of the Fourth Ohio dlmrlcti
who hold their convention for the se
lection of delegate In Sidney today.
IllliHiln Miners Convene,
Reorla, 111., Feb. .18. Several hun
dred delegates, representing all the lo
cals of the Illinois district of the Unit
ed Mlneworker of America, wsre
present when the district convention
was called to order here today. The
miner will meet In Joint conforenc
with the operator of the district, for
the purpose of establishing a wag
scale and the length of the contract,
which usually runs for two years, It
Is expected that the convention and
conference will occupy about two
week.
Prescript
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Then Is no more vital question tp be considered in
Ihc family than that of the compoundleg of the doctor's
prescription. There should be no half way methods re-
garding prescriptions. We use pure drugs, compounded I
X lust "according to the doctor's orders."
HILL'S DRUG STORE
La Grand a m , Oregon
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