' " ' - GRANDE, UNION COPNTY, OREGON. MONDAY, MARCH e, H08. '
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1IIEEHOLDER SYSTEM NOT
GENERALLY FOLLOWED
-.uro uie Vote, Are Counted. I
After Sovcn Tonight, Will it Be Po- i
lble to Ascertain Who U victor
, Both Mayoralty r.in,ii,i.., ,..,. i
IpU.e Vlctorj Vote Is the Largest In
Several YearHLt!e Outward Ap-IH-aranee
of the Real Interest.
Number of Vote Cast.
The to'al Vote cast, by wards,,
clf this afternoon, to!-
low,, and tnree of thc fouj
"iraa, is considerably higher
than at the last election at the
mm win
. FirBt ward, 178.
Second ward, 217.
Third ward, 170.
Fourth ward,' 127.
Total, 892.
"Kith June weather prevailing and
Interest at a high pitch voting has
progressed rapidly today with the re
sult that one of the largest votes
Polled In several years are expected
tonight when the officini ot .
made, fiarly this morning;. In fact. osf
SOOn as the n..l u .1.- , i
vljvukki. ine YlTPrftlnnJ I - .1 it ... .
KZ voZ "fythereh"b-
Brisk voting. The first ward wo. k. I
brisk voting
makes a ., ,PreClnCt alway8 , house requesting the ways and means
for this e 2 rMl "" to sit during the summer
for this condition Is that so many of ,,ces8 tor tne pil,.pose of
ar It t .".i" '?Uth L'0rat. which will afd members In from-'
7P,yea thu """'"town district ,s up new tnrlff schedules. Many slg
Wi Jl I rOUbl 10 vota natures have already been secured and
I ,, ' vinff hours; 'AsMhsjms aft certain the committee-Wlir
mlnurDt U.. At .
j '. uiu umu seven o clock this I sit.
eveplnsr, this can be done.
Atcrtlns Freeholdrr Trotilile. ; Buffalo Auloumhilp Sliow. " ;
A Tew unregistered voters have been i r,uffal". N. V.. March 9. Coitven
4 In by the ustomary: freehold- ' tlnn haU 18 tm3ay the 8ce,,c ot tne lur-
r system
ThW has alleviated much ,
tr,JUol. The custom used today is to!
t..A.ass44f
wear In, Individually, all who have
regiaterd on the county book. Hence,
one who haa registered In the coun
ty registration book's, can swear him
self In at tht city election' on the same
oath he takes when backed by six
Irreenolders.
'About the usual number have been
I sworn In at all the polls today, but the
usual disturbance and annoyance
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PROMINENT HILLS WILL
v BE IP FOR PASSAGE.
Loading Rppublleans Have Plan
Whereby Many of the Leading Fi
nancial una Tariir Hovteion lulls
Can Be Parsed will Call a Special
Fowlon of Congress When the Pres
ent One Expires Ixmer llalos on
Steel una Iron lroiosed.
Washington, March 9. Tariff re
vision has been agreed upon by re
publican leaders. A special session of
congress will be called Immediately
after the expiration of the present
congress next spring and bills pre
pared by Cannon, Pi, no, Da'.,.
Jshorman lll be presented. '
It
will lower the duties on steel
- n.utlve Sherman ,s w circulating
.... .
. u petition among members of
the
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of motor
The show
.
will last all week.
SPECIA
L SESSION
BEING PUI
NOW
I ( r 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 from-all the snappiest
woolens produced by the best
mills in the world are represented.
Suits To Your Measure
and 1 ' " ' '
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 welt as the satisfying qualities
of Royal Suits.
LA GRANDE. OREGON
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FLEET UK
HOFTII
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UNITED PRESS GETS
WORD BEFORE GOVERNMENT.
Evans' Fleet Will Reach Magdalena
Bay on March 14, Three Days Ear
lier Than Planned Remarkable
Mewujfre Received at Pensacola by
IreleBB Over Mountains and a
Continent Ahead of Formal Mes
j sage to Governrieni
- Pensacola, Fla., March . One of
the most remarkable wireless messages
t ever sent was received here today,
signed by Norman Rose, of the United
Press association, from the Evans
iietH ou liio raciiio, utiiiia tiie bat
tleships would reach Magdalena Bay
on March 12. This Is three days ear
lier than planned.
The wireless flash which crossed
two mountain ranges and a continent,
beat Evans' formal telegram to the
navy department. Rose's message was
the first word heard from the fleet
since It left Callao and was at once
forwarded to the president and Secre
tary Metcalf, who were greatly pleas
.;". The message declared the fleet
was in excellent condition, and mak
ing extraordinary time. .
Ruwlcs Favor Uncln Joe.
Aurora, Viv March 9. Hundreds of
members of the Swedish republican
lague of Illinois gathered In Aurora
tula morning for what promises to be
the most enthusiastic ; convention in
the history of the organization. A mn-
jrUyot the" delegates jire apparently
ndmlrers of Speaker Cannon, although
f:prr.-trv Taft aim has nvinv friends
among the Swedish-American voters
of the state. The convention will
(lose with a great banquet, Rt which
several men of prominence In repub
lican political circles will respond to
toasts.
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H PATCHES
IP TROUBLES
WAR Ct.OlD IX THE
ORIENT BLOWS OVER
By Milking Concesxlons and Retrac
tions China and Japan Have Cleared
Away Their Difficulties in a Large
Measure Tatu Maru Will lie Re
turned to Japan With Flag Which
Was Dishonored Knotty Tangle la
Satisfactorily Vntangled.
London, March 9. The Chinese-
Japanese war eloud has been scattered
and China haa diplomatically capitu
lated, .. Japan has made concesslonr
from her unconditional surrender ul
timatum of baturday, that will allow
China to "save her face," and'yot sat
isfy every material Japanese demand.
The problem is .a knotty one ano
not all the details are yet cleared up
In a general way, the proposition hat
been settled In this manner:
China will release the steamer Tatsv
.Maru and restore the flag to the ves
sel's commander.
"An official note of regret Is to b(
aeiit to Japan.
"China promises a speedy trial and
punishment of officers who soiled f:i
boat. . '
"Japan will take steps to supure
smuggling of contraband from Japan
.0 Chinese rebls.
. "Japan will recall Its shipment o
-.rms and ammunition on the. Tutsi
Maru.- ,
The full conditions of settlement wll
not fee known until Japan' receives th
I'hlnese note of apology for the fuel
lent . -
D
S
WILL FORM ALLIANCE
WITH INDEPENDENTS.
Ilio Party Which Onro Held Sway and
Power in Kansas lias IsHucd Cull foi
State Contention Tomorrow I tears!
ami Watson Will Porbulily Itoeolu
the PrvMiilciitiul Sanction of Thli
Party Chnirnmn Haniia Explulm
PopuliHtic HiKtory.
Topeka, Kan., March 9. Ucmnnnti
the dlsoilijunlied people's party
-nee a power In Knns"s politics, wll'
neet In Topeka tomorrow for thel
Unte convi-ntlon, when delegates wll
.vje electee! to the national populis
ooiiventlo'i to be held In fit. Lous ear!-
next month.. Hearst and Watson Is a
presidential ticket that has been
treated by several populist leaders.
and an effort may be made In the
convention to secure the endorsement
of the New York editor.
. It Is admitted by the populists that
they will not be able to carry the elec
tion In Kansas, but they hope to torn
m ol'iance with the Independeno
league and other reform forces that
will make their Influence felt.
In his call for tomorrow's conven
'.Ion, Chairman George Hanna ap.
pealed to the voters of the party tha"
produced a Jerry Simpson and a Sen
ator Peffer, In the following lan
guage: "There Is BTiple reason to ?"
the organization of the people's party,
with the record of the people j
as the advocate of reform principle
which have since been claimed In
by both of the old political parties,
each claiming to be the champl m o
the same. We are proud of the pco
pie's party's record In reform and w.
would gladly greet the old parti. I
they would adopt our pure democratic
principles of government In relation to
finance, land and transportation.
"What we call the people's party
was organized In the homes and school
houses of the country and not In Its
capitals and chief cities. It organizes
sovereign political powers and admits
no other organizations to be sover
OPiLST
PIT!
001
HEARST
( elgn. It haa no head centers. Unllks
committees of other parties which
flourish best when people are dormant
our committees cease to live when the
people abandon their home organiza
tions." The ocnventlon will be in the nature
of a mass meting of all the populirM
of the state. It will be decided at
this convention whether or not a
state ticket shall be put out
T
CONE III MID
RXPECT DEMONSTRATION '
THERE MOMENTARILY.
Iliere Is No Confirmation In Jaimn
' That China Has Taken Steps to
KnuMXIt Ow International mrriciil-tli-K
Trouble Is Brewing Rapidly
and IteMrt From London Is Given
No Credence Kpocdy Apology Is
, Only Preventative of Trouble.
Toklo, Marqh . A full-fledged
evolution against the Chinese dynas
y has broken out and threatens to
iweep across the south' channel, ac
ordlng to dispatches received here.
Toklo, March . There Is no con
ization here that China has taken
trps to placate Japan In . regard to the
iutsu'Maru incident. .
A demonstration against China
ithln the next 24 hours Is expected
ere.
Th Blory which was sent out by a
ni!on news agency, to the effect
hat China was ready to apologize. Is
Iven no credence. '
Theru Is great activity about the'
mign office; but no official state-i-nt
Is forthcoming, The press Is ad
opting an aggressive, policy. A
eedy apology must come from Pekln
r the movement against China will
"gin.
Actlvty in naval centers Is marked
nd increasing hourly. This activity
i probably responsible for the rumor
iint a naval demonstration will be
I uide against china at once.
STOESSEL MAY ESCAPE.
Iium-es of EftcapInR Death Sentence
Appear to He Excellent.
St. Petersburg, March 9. General
sel'a chances of escaping; the
death sentence pronounced against him
a military court, are now consld
red excellent. Czar Nlcholos has
immuted his sentenco to ten years'
siprlsonment, It Is said, and his par
Ion is expected shortly.
Special Rate Meeting,
Chicago, March 9. Railroad rates
;ss than two cents a mile will prob
bly.be adopted by several lines be
jause of the numerous national po
tltal conventions and other meetings
i be held this yesr. Several confer
ences on the, subject have recently
een held and fi ml -i ri, r, on the
pedal rates matter 1 expietd when
he Central Passenger association
meets In regular session this week.
I Mil
There Is no more vital
me tamily than that ot the
prescription. There should
W CLOUD 110
mesenpuonmi
garding prescriptions. We use pure drugs, compounded
lust "according to the doctor's orders."
HILL'S DRUG STORE
La Grande
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iCOVERNORHUCNES
,.,
Ill IIEIV EIIUD
LIKELY PRESIDENTIAL
TIMBER TO SPEAK.
New York's Choice for the Pnwlden
tlal Nomination Invades New Eng
land and Will Speak on All Uio Na.
tlonal Issues In an Address This
Evening Will Be thc Largest Gath
ering to Whleh He Has Spoken
Since His Inaugural Address. '
Boston, Mass., March 9. -Governor
Charles E. Hughes will make his first
public appearance In New England,
since his election as chief executive of
New York, tomorrow evening, when
he w ill be the special guest of the NNr
England Dry Goods association at a
big, meeting In Tremont temple, and
will afterward be the fruest 0f the
Brown University Alumni association.
. Governor Hughes, has said that he
Intends to speak upon national affairs,
and as this win be the largest gather
ing he has appeared before since his
election to the governorship of New
York state, It is expected he will have
many Interesting things to say.
The officers of the dry goods asso
ciation expect there will be 8000 lry
goods men In Tremont temple when
Governor Hughes makes his speech.
The meeting Is not public and Is re
stricted to dry goods , merchants, su
perintendents, managers, buyers and
commercial travelers In that line.
There will first of all be a recep
tion in Tremont temple at B:S0 o'clock
then a banquet at Larimer hall, and
at 7:30 the meeting In the temple
proper will be opened. The reception
and banquet will be Open on'y to the
members of the dry goods association
and the invited guests. In addition to
uovernor Hughes the association jwlll
on jwl
cum
have as Its guests Governor Curtis
Guild, Moyar George A. Hlbbard, La
fayette G. Ballr and probably Presl
Jent Charles W. Elliot of Harvard uni
versity.
At the conclusion of his engage
ment at the temple Governor Hughes
will attend the, dinner of the alumni
of Brown university, the institution
which Js his own alma mater.
Governor Hughes came to Boston
February 12 of last year to address
the New England Dry Go" "s associa
tion, but shortly bef-jre t: t: banquet
he received a telegrar.i Informing him
of the death of ex-Governor lllggtns
of Ne Yorlt. He left Immediately
or All.iiry. t '
Walsh Want New Trial.
.Chicago, March 9. Motion for -V
new trial In the case of John ft. Walsh
the aged financier, who was convict
ed of Irregular practices In his man
agement of the defunct Chicago Na
tional bankj, will probably be argued
tomorrow. Attorneys for Walsh are
confident that they will yet secure tho
acquittal of their client. ,i
cuestion in hp mnA.A ; f
viiyiwfci vu III X
compoundieg of the doctor's I
be no Ml way methods re
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