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v . VOLUME riL IA GRA NDE, . UNION OOCITIT. OREGON. TUCRSDAY, MARCH 26, 108. NUMBER 10., n U .Rill. 10 JTESTC0UHISS10II 1 s lAFTER POWER OF ' THE RAILROAD COMMISSION Supreme Court Decisions U Minnesota and North Carolina Have Given the O. R. N. Courage to Tackle Valid' Ity of Oregon's Railroad Commis sioners If Proposed Rate 8Ucbig kes Place, Road Will Appeal to High Court, It la Thought. 1 1 Salem, Ore., . March It. Encour aged by the recent weeping decisions Ion the Dart of th TTnltaA Rlataa an. fpreme court la the North. Carolina !nd Minnesota cases, it is believed jhere that the 0. R. A N. railroad Is preparing to make an attack utfon the (Oregon state railway commission. In the federal court, with hopes of a jslmllar decision, which will shear the . latate commission of Its most effective powers, j 'FA decision from the commission! ,' jwlll be handed down In a few days In I ,11113 raie cose insuiuiea against me J. , jR. N. by the Portland chamber o! (commerce. It Is believed that the i commission wl)l order several sharp rate reductions. If so, attorneys clost jto the railroad, assert the corporation i will at once enter the federal court" RUMORS A BO IT VISIT. Japanese Press Can See Benefit In Proposed Fleet's Vb4L Toklo, March It. Wild rumors I have been started here over the com ing visit of the battleship fleet from America, but Influential newspapers are allaying these with editorial com ment favorable to the proposed visit The Nlchl Nlchl Shlmbun states that It la confident that the visit will do much for the future friendship of the two nations, and the Asalhl Shlmbun, an organ reflecting the official view, says Japan does not fear the Amerl can naval policy In the Pacific, and believes that as long as the United Btatea and Japan agree on a policy ds China, no danger of any brea towards China, there Is no danger of a break in official relations. AS8I9TANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY McCburt Appoints . Walter U. Evans , as Assistant. Portland, Ore., March It. Walter H. Evans of Portland, was today ap pointed assistant district attorney for ftromn bv District Attorney John Mc Court. ' Sl FLUE IS Mill with an appeal. .rJv, Tllliiol Convention Meets, pf Springfield, 111., March 26. The II illnols republican state convention. , which will nominate four delegates at J large and four alternates to the Chl- ;eago convention, was called to order at 10 o'clock this morning. Over 1500 I delegates are In attendance. Mention (of the name of Joseph G. Cannon Jbrought forth repeated rounds of ap plause and It is certain that the speak ijcr will be Indorsed as the choice of llUlnols for the . presidential nomlna- ;X. Senators Cullom and Hopktns, i Mayor Busse and Governor Deneen comprise the slate tor delegates at large. , Oregon Prolils Meet Tomorrow, j Portland, March 26. The state pro hibition party will hold Its state, dis trict and county conventions here to morrow to select a ticket. In Mult nomah county,' It Is likely that a full ticket will be 'selected. At Ncwberg, Ore., is being the'held the congres sional convention for the First district i today.. . Call Out Regulars. Juneau, Alaska. March 26. Troops have been asked to be Bent to Tread well, where striking miners are show ing sings of disorder. The Vnlted States marshal's office cannot main tain order and the troops at Fort Reward will will probably be sen to morrow, i FLEET'S ARRIVAIi WILL INTERFERE WITH PRIMARIES In wr Report to the Secretary of War Admiral Evans Repudiates the Charges That the Armor Plata Is Placed on the Vessels Incorrectly--San FranciMoo's Primaries Might Be Interfered Wltih and Cltls as Want . Fleet' to Delay Arrival. . , . . Washington, March 2. Charges concerning the position of armor plate on battleships are held as groundless in a report submitted by Admiral Evans to Secretary of the Navy Met calf. The report says that when the fleet arrived at Magdalena bay the belts were several Inches higher than they were when the vessels left Hamp ton Roads. Evans says there. Is nothing irregular about this,, as the vessels were laden to the limit when they left for their long trip, but that they would not have been so laden had they been going into action. , Ask One Day's Delay. San Francisco, March 26. Realiz ing that the Atlantic fleet would be such an attraction that It would seri ously Interfere with the . successful progress of the primaries which are to be held here May 6, a wire has been sent to President Roosevelt, asking him to delay the arrival of the fleet one day. PRES. JORDAN mm RECENT CONFLICTS TOO MUCH STRAIN. Such la Opinion of General Public Exact Status of the - Educator's Sickness Is Not Made Known and . Mystery Surrounds the IIIimws lor dan Has Always Been Popular Un til He Precipitated the Present CrMs la the Student Body. . San Jose, March 2. President Da vid Starr Jordan, of Stanford univer sity, Is sick at the home of Judge Ltib, a trustee of the university. There Is a veil of mystery cast about the ill ness of the educator, and not even the nature of the Illness Is given out It, Is thought that the recent contest between the students and faculty at Stanford, caused a collapse. Jordan who up to the present time, was gen erally highly regarded by the students, has been subjected to bitter criticism because of his actions which precipi tated the crisis. UNCOVER, CHICAGO GRAFT. . Water Bureau of Chicago Gets Gen eral Shaking Up and Cleaning. Chicago,' 111., March 2 1. Sensation al disclosures of alleged graftinr br the water bureau led today , Jo a shake-up and 'complete reorganisation Thefts of tools and materials fur nished the workmen are said to have been disclosed by Superintendent McCourt. Another revelation was the render ing of a bill for $15,712 against the Chicago Union Traction company, rep resenting the use of city water for five years. The city was defrauded of thirl amount. It Is alleged, by continuance of the supply to the company by city employes. IS VICTIM OF ft MM ADVISER STEVENS IS DEAD IN SAN FRANCISCO. After Days of Srfferlng From Wounds Inflicted by a Oorean, D. W. Ste vens Is Dead Corean -Japanese Sit uation Thrown Into Turmoil and Other Prominent Men Are Said ta Be Marked for Death Assassin Says He Shot to Kill His Man. - Wealthy Jap Dead. ' " '"t' Tokto, March 26. Baron Yanosuke Iwasakl who, with the exception of his brother. Is the richest man In Japan, died today. The Interests of the two brothers is very vast, cover ing the entire orient. Iowa to Indorse Bryan. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, March 26. Oreat enthusiasm for Bryan manifest ed itself In the democratic state con vention here today, and there Is little doubt that the silver-tongued states man of Iowa's neighboring state will receive the Indorsement of the -convention. The anti-Bryan men are booming Governor Johnson of Mlnne sota. but with little probability of success. There never was any hearty truly great and generous that was not also tender and compassionate. South. 1 NEW GOOD Will be the all-absorbing topic for the next few W3eks-We believe you will b j interested in-the rew goods we have sebcted for the spring and summer season, and which are now arriving daily. If , s s : it . S ! Keep your eyes on this store and our ads from now on and all the time, and you can come to this store any day with the assurance of finding some new arrivals in some of the many and varied lines. In this connection let us say to you the spring productions are most beautiful in point of colors and fabrics and the ready-to-wear garments are so natty and varied in styles that the most exacting tastes can be satisfied. Knickerbocker Is Now Open. New York, March Se. With' 12,- 000,000 stacked up on the counter ready to meet all demands, tht Knickerbocker Trust company re opened today for the first time since lust October.. The bank has assets of over 150,000,000. Asleep Fifty Days, Los Angeles. March 26. Mr, heu- Inh Hawkins, a cataleptic, began the 50th day of continuous sleep today. A slight tremor of the eyelids was no ticed by a nurse. There Is no other chango in her condition. E SCARES C. a VAN DUYN Injured Ixt Night While Attempting to Leave the Train. C. S. Van Duyn, who was found wandering on the street last evening. and beyond Informing his ' friends that he was Injured, could give no ac count of himself, rested easy last night, and while he cannot remember exactly wtiat happened, has It figured out more than likely correct- He left his store with the intention of mail ing a letter and upon looking In the car window of the train which had lust pulled In, he recognized a friend and stepped aboard. Later he noticed the train "was moving and that was the last he remembers. He is now of the opinion that the trainmen were cutting out the dining ear and upon Attempting to get off he did not notice that the car he was on was backing nnd he stepped off thinking the car was going In the other direction. This naturally threw him to the ground with such violence on his back ns to severely strain his back. He met his friend, T. J. Scrogglns, who assisted him home. Dr. Upton was Called and It was after midnight when Mr. Van Duyn came out of his apparent stu por and realised what had happened. He Is resting easy this afternoon and expects to be able to be about as usual within a few days. he i "6 There is Also a tendency for LOWER PRICES in nearly all lines, md as usual this store will be the first to give you the fullest benefit of the lower prices. Being ' members of the Northwest Gash Buyers Union, consisting of more than 50 of the It'' best stores in the northwest with a purchasing power greater than the average job i bing house, enables us to take advantage of merchandise opportunities beyond the t reach of individual buyers-You will share these benefits to the fullest extent it you buy af fhs store. THEY REASSEMBLE AND ENDORSE JOSEPH CANNON Illinois Republicans Endorse Speaker Cannon for the Presidency and Ap- prove of the National and State Administration Fire In Hotel Near Convention Building Spreads Alarm Among Poll Lk-isns Loss to Hotel b About 1200,000. Springfield, March 26. Delegates who were in session here today at the republican state convenUon, fled In disorder when an alarm of fire In the Hotel Leland reached them. The ho tel was across the street from the con vention building. The corridors of the hotel were crowded with polltl clans who rushed to the streets. Congressman Boutell was making a speech when he was Interrupted by the fire. The chairman ordered a re' cess and the hall was emptied. The damage to the Leland hotel Is probably In the neighborhood of $200,000. . , The stats republican convention af ter reassembling endorsed Joseph Can non for the presidential nomination and formally approved the state and national administration. 9 INDEPENDENT BLUE 32 r f LA GRANDE. PACIFIC STATES BLACK 1301 OREGON VAN DUSEN REMOVED. Salem.. March 26. Fish Warden H Van Dusen was removed by the fish board last night, and H. C. McAllister, his assistant of Portland, was ap pointed In his place. ' San Francisco, March 24. With Durham W. Stevens, the man the) hated, dead, Corean patriots are now turning their eyes towards Japanese Consul Koike, who, they believe, ts custodian of the papers Stevens car ried with him, signed by ths Puphet council of ths state of Cores, setting ' forth the great progress made by Cores under Japanese domination. Repeated dentals from ths. consul that Stevens had any such statement ' with him, has had no deterrent effect on the minds of the Coreans, and they are still determined to prevent trans mission of the papers to Ambassador Takahlra and to President Roosevelt Nothing can convince the Coreans - that this document does nyt exist and it Is believed that they have l.ud Co rean advices -that Stevens did carry such paper with him. Their Informa tion may come from the council of state Itself. ' . Both Coreans and Japanese have detectives watching each other. Lo cal Coreans realize that they have gone too fur to withdraw and their state of mind Ib such that they Will stop at nothing to attain their ends. Consul Koike has admitted he believes ' he '.i marked tor death, and his asso ciates declare they believe his fears for Washington It ts certain he will be followed. .'''' In his cell the assassin, Chang, alts', snd with the same fatalistic calm that marked his demeanor all through ths proceedings, declares to every visitor, "I shot to kill." He expects nothing better than hanging. A formal charge will be made against Chang today, and the date set for ths Inquest over Stevens' body was also set this morn n. '' 1 . ,. ' King Leopold Dying. Brussells, March J. It was re ported here at a late hour last night mat King Leopold had suffered a se vere relapse of the illness from which he has been suffering for some time nnd that hlr condition is quits grave, It is reported that up In the moun tains It has been snowing hard all day, which, If followed by a warm rain would cause another rise In the river but not to the extent of a few days ago. Miller A West today commenced sinking a well for E. Relsland In West La Grande. This Is ths first work of their new mschlne, - which ' has Just been turned out by the La Grande Iron works, and Is working perfectly, Rhode Island Republicans. ' Providence, R. I., March 21. For the purpose of electing four delegates and four alternates to the republican national convention, ths Rhode Island state convention of ths party was for mally opened In Infantry hall at 10 o'clock this morning. It is genersiry understood among politicians that th presidential delegates from this stats will go unpledged to any candidate, but that they will be charged with ths presentation of the name of Charts R. Brayton as the member of the re publican national committee from Rhode Island. The convention of ths First and Second congressional dis tricts will be held later In the day. Each district will elect two delegates to the Chicago convention. FOR THE SICK ROOM I DELEGATES USE FISTS. Indiana Democrats Come to Blows In Selecting Candidates. Indianapolis, lnd March . Wil liam J. 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