- "' " ' "' 1 LA GRANDE, CNION COPNTY. OREGON, aTVRD.V, MARCH 7, H08.
FLEET TO REACH
FRISCO HAY FIFTH
will not mare the
colvmbia river trip.
Annual Y a . J, '
ume at ban Franclaon rf .
T Evans Fleet It... n. .
May 5-Xaval Doarimen, .
avop with rrniapr. vicu .
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landDiscuss Purchase, of Lower" ,
California No Legislation This I
. Sln on Grains, it Is Said. I
Washington. March 7. Rear Ad
miral Plllsbury. chief of the bureau
of navigation, has announced that it
Is highly probable that TtPAt ArimlsMtl
Evans' fleet will Teach San Francisco 1
on May 6. A slight delay was causedi
iu me acceptance of Invitations from
San Diego and other points en route
" io San Francisco.
It Is announced that the president
Rill soon make formal statement of
the vessels' Itinerary after leaving Ma
nila. Eight are to return via the Su
ez canal. The balance may visit Aus
tralia. Portlunil Not to Be Favored.
There Is but slight chance that th
cruiser-fleet will visit Portland. Rear'
Admiral Pillsbury is opposed to the'
vlst as he does nut tuh .
to attempt a long" river trip and cross
3ng of the Columbia bar.
No Gruln Legislation.
No legislation affecting deals lri
grain and other agricultural features
will be perfected this session. Appeals
to the president and Speaker Cannon
have been frantic from Chicago and
other large cities where board of trade
Inteivsts are large. U Is declared that
ftrmers would lose If the present
jn-thods war changed.
V. Representative Smith has addressed
secretary of state. In a letter ask
ing that he give his opinion In relation
to the advisability of the United States
purchasing all or part of Lower Call
1 -nln, so that control of the Colorado
rivn- would be placed entirely in the
hands of the United States govern-
.
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"A
ment. Possession of Uajrlalna
Is also an object, it la urged.
Teddy to Talk to Mothers.
Washinrjton, March T. President
Roosevelt has accepted an Invitation
r riallvo. .1 i ..
......... uig ucuiiiK nuureu a l ine
congress of Mothers next Tuesday,
I and "111 take advantage of the occa
sion 10 give runner expression to his
views on 'race suicide." Elmer Ells
worth Brown, commission of educa
tion, and Charles P. Neil, commission-
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"'"or, will also apeak. The con-
wlli tend throuh 'ht day.
.nil nrlll ..
"MV" """" wumen iron, ail over
the land. .
DEATH UST IS
INCREASED TO 1 6T
REMAINS OP FIVE
NOT VET FOUND.,
Sixteen Charred Bodies of Collinwnod
Children Kent In Front of Altar Dur
Ins Mass Scrvk-ce Funerals Will
B Continued Tomorrow and Mon
day Still Twcmy-Two Bodies Re
maiii 1'nUlcnUHcd One Body Mis
taken Teacher Missing.
Cleveland, March 7. In the pres
ence of a row of 16 sofflns containing
that many victims of the Colllnwood
school disaster, mass was chanted this
morning at St Mary's church. Sim
ilar service was held at St. Joseph's
and several more funerals will be held
tomorrow and Monday.
An official report shows that 18 7
were killed and that 22 bodies are
still unidentified. No trace of the re
mains of five children can be found.
A body, supposed to be that of Kath
erlne Weiler. a teacher, has been dis
covered to be that of John Kralnyak.
who disappeared at the time of the
fire. It Is believed he una
while trying to effect a rescue of his
children. Miss Weiler has not been
found, and it is supposed she is dead
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NOW
Do i put off selecting your Spring
Suit until you want to put it on.
Come in now and look over the
magnificent Royal Tailor line of
Spring Suitings. 500 samples to
choose fromall the snappiest
woolens produced by the .best
mills in the world are represented.
Suits To Your Measure
Guaranteed to Fit
$17.50 UP
Royal Coat Fronts are guaran
teed not to break Several hun
dred satisfied customers in this
vicinity will testify to the fact
as well as thesatisfyingqualities
of Royal Suits.
LA
OREGON
UrrlLIAL rlHAfiLlAL biAlLmLNT
THE
At the regular, meeting of the city
council March 4, a resolution . was
adopted ordering the employment of
an expert accountant to examine the
records for the fiscal year to date,
which follows: .
Financial statement of the city of
La Grande, Union county. Ore., from
beginning of fiscal year, March 1,
1907, to February 1, 1908:
i Assets of city on March 1, 1907
Real estate and Imp .$ 14,350.00
Furniture and fixtures In
city offices 550.00
Fire Dept., apparatus and
, tr.USS.SO
65. 80S. 89
6,000.00
252.71
1,428.50
8.882.31
j Reservoir and water mains
Pumping plant
' Supplies and tool In hand
of water superintendent
Street pfoperty, supplies
and tools .............
Cash in hands of treas.
Total assets ........... .$105,889.21
Liabilities of city March 19, 1907
Gen. fund wararnts, out- '
standing $ 28,240.98
Water fund warrants, out-
' standing 444,53
Road fund warrants, out
standing , . 344.12
Pound fund warrant, out
standing '., . . . 3.75
Water works bonds, 8 p c. . 50,000,00
City hall bonds, 5 p c .... 25,000.00
Total liabilities ...... . . J 104.033.Si
Assets over liabilities , .$ . 1,855.85
Expense account of city
Maintenance and repairs of
streets $ 4,255.19
Water works, repairs and re
placements 601.82
Salaries of officers 4, 191. 2
!.-... . ,.
7,158.19
Fire Dept. expense and
maintenance
City pound, expense and
maintenance
21.85
182.65
COMPILED BY
- ALMUtUil 83.
CITT OF LA CRAHIE
: Supplies and Drintin
158.35
1.76
5,178.41
135.00
Exoenae RHvr n.u
General expense, unclassed.
Collecting poll tax, etc
Total expense $22,584.39
Cash recelvd from all sources
Water rents collected $ 9,928.08
Cash ree'd from county
treasurer, property tax . . 11,074.32
Licenses, fines and forflets. 11,539.27
Poll taxes and private prop
erty newer connections .. 1,481.06
Pound collections , 97.60
Total amount received . . .$34,120.32
Warrants Issued during year
OeneraJ fund . .' $25,671.50
Water fund ... i .... , 13,275.26
Road fund .'. .' 2,132.40
Pound fund .............. 14.85
Special Interest fund ...... 4,256.00
Total warrants Issued ....$45,350.01
Warrants outstanding March 1$;
1907, and Issued since that date
General fund $28,240.96
General fund, issued to Feb. , ,
1, 1908 25,671.50
Water fund, warrants . 444.
.Vater fund warrants, Issued , f
to Feb. 1, 1908 13,275.26
'load fund warrants 344.1:
rioad fund warrants, issued
to Feb. 1, 190S 2,132.4'
'ound fund warrants , S.7r
'o-.inrt fund v.m mints, Ismied
to Feb. 1, 1008 .... 14. 8f.
Total
Warrants paid
. . . .$70,127.37
cancelled: Tc
and
"obruary 1, 1908 ,
leneral fund .$16,001.29
Vater fund' , , 9,005.24
'I Mid fund 1,994.13
ound fund 13.20
Total ..$26,424.79
Total warrants outstand
ing on Feb. 1, 1908 $43,702. 6f
merest paid on above can
celled warrants $ 1,679.6?
Total amount paid on can
cellation of warrants ...$28,004.4:
Assets of city as shown February 1
'908
leal estate and Imp. .... $ 34. 350. Of
'urniture and fixtures In
city offices
Ire Dept. apparatus and
equipment, March 19,
1907
dded to above to date. .7.
Mty reservoir and mains,
March 19, 1907 . . . . . . . .
dded to above to date . .
lupplles and tools In hands
of water superintendent
Htreet property, supplies
and tools, March 19, 1907
dded to above to date , .
dumping plant. Mar. 19, 07
Vdded to above to date. . . .
ash In hands of city treas.
650.00
6,038.89
133.4C
55.608.8f
4,563.$7
262.71
1, 426.i
10,436.5f
6,000.01
L045.27
4.802.39
Total , . ... ....... .$123,207.83
Recapitulation.
Liabilities February 1, 1908
Outstanding warrants. .. . .$ 43,702.6$
Water works bonds ...... 50, 000. Of
City hall bonds 26,000. Of
Total liabilities $118,702.58
Assets of city February 1, 1908
'leal estae and Improve
ment" $ 34,860.00
Turnlture and fixtures In
city offices . .,. , 650.00
Fire department, apparatus
and equipment " 6,172.29
City reservoir and mains.. 60,172.26
Supplies and tools In hands
of water superintendent ' 252.71
Street ' property, supplies
und tools 11,863.19
City pumping plant 6,045.2 i
Cush In han.lH of city
treasurer 4 802.39
Total assets $123,207.83
Excess of nssots over lia-
bllltles ', $ 4,505.21
I, H. P. Oliver, do hereby certify
'hut 1 was employed by the mayor of
the city of La Grande, Ore., upon res
ilittl.in of council of said , city, to
compile a statement of the financial
condition of said city of La Grande.
That I have carefully examined the
records of said city and have compiled
therefrom the foregoing statement of
the financial condition of said city,
from the beginning of the fiscal year,
March 19, 1907, down to the first day
of February, 1908, and that said tt
ment is a full, true and correct state
ment of the financial condition of said
city on the 19th day of March. 1907.
and the financial condition of said
city on February 1, 1908, to the best
of my knowledge.
H. P. OLIVER.
CHIXK-JAP WAR SOW
IIIXGES ON CABINET.
steamer fcatwu Maru Incident is Not
Setlkl and More Trouble 'May Yet
Conio of 1$ Janun Looking for War
and If Steamer Affair Is Not Ground
Therefore Other Favorable Pretexts
Will Re United states May Act as
Mediator Again'. 4
. London, March 7. War' between
'."hlna and Japan hinges upon the ac
ton f tho .Tupanexe cabinet at its
n-xt session. This is the belief of
hose who are best Informed in Eng
Ish official circles. '
The situation over the steamer Sat
u Maru has grown more delicate and
n overt act on the part of either na
lon might cause trouble. , ..
If Japan Issues an ultimatum it Is
iclieved China will yield and release
he. steamer. British officials 1n tlu
nr EaRt declare that Japan is de
ermlned to force war and Is prepar
ng for It. If the Sutsu Maru Incident
1 not enough, it will take advantage
if the very next pretext afforded.
, Vncle Sam to Mediate.
Washington, March 7. In case the
Ifficultles between ''China and Japan
each a more acute stage, the United
Uates may be called in to adjust the
'Ifficultles and thus avoid an appeal
o force.
Officials of the department of state
re watching the Chlno-Japanese cit
ation very closely and will take ad
antage of any opportunity to offer
oedlatlon. ,
Nearing the Crisis,
Toklo, March 7. Surrender of the
apanese steamer Satsu Maru or Ja
an will declare war. This Is the only
nference that can be draws from a
lemand formulated by the Japanese
ahlnet today and sent to Pekin.
The demand practically amounts tc
n ultimatum. , It asks for the sur
render of the Satsu Maru, an Indemni
y and apology. The Japanese govern
ment asserts It will tolerate no delay
tor counter propositions, and that the
nlkado will act Immediately unless
'hlna at once assents to their de
mands. Otherwise there Is no alter
native but war.
WAITING FOR
LOGICAL PRETEXT
Prescnptionsl
Then Is no more vital
I the family than that of the
L nretrrlntinn Tharo rhnuM
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aaruina orescnni ons. ive
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iust "according to the doctor's
HILL'S DRUG STORE
La Grande ... Orejyon
EASTER! WOII
BOOST FJUSII
TO BE SIMILAR TO
INLAND EMPIRE TRAIN.
Effort la Being Made by Railroads of
Oregon to Conduct a Booster Eicnr.
' lion Train Into California From
Eastern Oregon La Grande, Fen.
dleton and Baker City to Be Re.
apectlve. Centers of Assembly Sim.
Uar to Successful Inland Empire
Train.
That La Orande, Baker City, Pen.
dleton and The Dalles, and the coun-
w uim uiues win be "
given an opportunity to form a
monster eastern Oregon booster ex
cursion Into the wilds of California, is
assured by a representative of the O.
R. A N. and Southern Pacific who was
In the city today. Mr. Nagel, travel
ing passenger agent, laid plans before
Secretary Bay of the Commercial club
today, which will be taken Into con.
slderatlon. and. If possible, action
taken Jointly, with the Commercial
bodies of the cities mentioned.
The plans of the booster excursion,
are a duplicate set to those which gov
erned the inland empire excursion a
few weeks ago. In fact, the plans for
the proposed eastern Oregon excursion
are exactly the same as those which
arranged one of the most successful
excursions the northwest has seen.
The monster booster sffnir. will not
be given this spring, bur next fall, If
the bodies invlted-take favorable ac '
tion, and It Is believed they will. .
For a nominal sum, the booster
who wishes to tour California and see ,;.
the state In a proper fashion simul
taneously with' boosting for ' eastern
Oregon, can secure first-class accom
modations, In every particular, for
something like $96. This covers every
Item of expense. ' - ..,
The traveling department of the
Harrlmsn roads will keep this move
before the Industrious citizens of
eastern Oregon, during the summer,
and wnen the proper time arrives,
make strenuous effort to duplicate the
success of the recent excursion.
The Itinerary for the Inland empire
train will be closely followed by the
eastern Oregon excursion, as It was so
exhaustive and complete that It cannot
be materially bettered.
v To Electrocute Murderer.
Trenton, N, J March 7. Another
-'ctrc-oion will take place In the
'a' pilson early next week, the week
of March 9 having been set for the
death of Michael Tomasl, who Is un
der sentence of death by electricity for
laying Delia Congtllo In Lambertvllle
last May. The original death week
was that -of December 9. Governor
Htokes granted a reprieve so that the
case could go before the court of er
rors and appeals, that court decided
against Tomasl and the new date has
been set.
question to be considered In I
compoundieg of the doctor's
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