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DFCURRGiCY BILL
GENERAL FILIBUSTER '.,
STARTED BY LA FOLLETTE.
No Adjournment of Congress ThU
evening and Possible Death for the
Currency B1U to New Senttion at
Washington -La Folljtte Join the
: Filibuster Faction Sara Bill to Im.
practical, Evasive and Dangerous-
under Mar Give in..
Washington, Hay St. Possibility of
.unexpected delay and a possibility of
death of the currency bill waa devel
oped this morning when Senator Stone
of Missouri returned here and , was
nottned that R. M. La Toilette of Wis
consin would Join In talking the bill to
death.
It la now believed that a vote will
be delayed until next week by La Fol
letta, who say It la evasive, danger
ous, doesn't meet the requirements.
8enator Gore also promised to Join the
filibuster faction.
These developments changed the
whole situation here as last night It
was believed congress would adjourn
this evening. There Is a possibility
that the republican leaders will sur
render when ftltbuBterere threaten to
tuna guns on the bill.
Culberson! opened the debate this
-afternoon rAid saldr "The dangerous
Inflation or carrency under the sys
tem provided In this measure will
prove disastrous and result In contrac
tion of the money supply." He criti
cized President Roosevelt and his ad
ministration as being wasteful and ex
travagant. .
La Follotte began the flllibuster by
demanding a count to see If a quorum
was present He was overruled by
Fairbanks. t y
Paraxitcs Fight Moths.
Boston, .May 29. Over 100,000
moth-destroying parasites have been
let loose from the experiment station
at Melrose Highlands this month, as
result of the campaign Inaugurated
The Fair's Great Unloading Sale Starts
Thursday Morning, June 4f
It Will Pay You to Wait For It '
A mon-tar stock to be turned over to the public, for their benefit as individuals.
A July Sale In June. It has to happen now. Our summer clearing sales usually begin
after July 4th, but this year We are compelled to cut loose early for the reason that
the stocks splenJid, complete stocks throughout the entire store are entirely too
heavy,' and we must hasten to dispose. " . '
Profits Entirely For the People
to be raid them as individuals, to that a few dollars spent in this great sale will go
the circuit of the entire famil; .
Why it will pay you to walk 'In the firs1, place, this great sale will be conducted
for the benefit of ih people as individuals, so that the many great savings will mean
much to them. Secondly: Our great stocks of fine merchandise throughout every
department i3 trcmenduously heavy, so we are fotced to cut prices with a ferocious
X vengeance in crder to get rid of our surplus stuffs witnin
t WAITI V.'AITl WAIT! lor this great sale. It will pay you
III aii'li.f. ijMiBiivii i vi juui
glad and easy choosing. ..
ft nrea
ffvHflftrlWlvflvrlnKMtvtTlT tm4frmtmtlt
by the national and state agricultural
authorities against the dstructive gyp
sy and brown-tall moths. Four dis
tinct varieties of parasitic files and
beetles have been used. In such experi
ment The large colosma beetles, aa
well as two other species closely al
lied to them, climb the trees, seize the
caterplllara and never' let go until they
have devoured the wriggling Insect
The tachlnid flies lay their eggs upon
the outer akin of the caterpillars,
usually close up to the head. The
larvae that hatch penetrate the skin
of the caterpillar and feed upon Its
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LA NT) OPENING ATTRACTS ;,
1400 LAND SEEKERS.
The Opening of the Twin Falls-Salmon
River. Circulation Project on Mon
day Vi lli Be a Record Breaker Mil
lions Deposited Two Hours After
Opening of Registration Book)
One of the Greatest Irrigation
Schemes in the World.
Boise, May 29. Two Tiours after
registration opened at Twin Falls this
morning for a drawing for opunlng on
the 80,000 acres under the Twin Falls
Salmon River Circulation project, a
half million dollars had been deposited
and 1400 land seekers registered.
A special train from Chicago arriv
ed this morning and later a delegation
of 500 from Wyoming and Colorado.
The opening on Monday, will be the
biggest land drawing ever held under
provisions of the Carey act. ' ,
Only half of the project Is to be
opened at this time, the rest next fall.
The tract located south of the orig
inal Twin Falls projects, and Is a part
of the great system of circulation
works developed by eastern capital
ists under state supervision. It covers
a half million acres, and is one of the
woild's greatest Irrigation schemes.-
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RE-ENTER ASYLUM
ALLEGED MISTREATMENT
, NOT GIVEN CREDIT.
Chairman of the Lunacy Commission
Roles That Harry Thaw Must Re
1 tarn to Matteawan Asylum Dan
gerous to Have Even Partial Free
dom Doctors Positive That Game to
Incurable Paranoia fa Liable to
Break Out at Any Time.
Albany, N .Y, May XI. Despite
protest at mistreatment Harry Thaw
must return to Matteawan asylum, ac
cording to Dr. Ferris, chairman of the
state lunacy commission. "Thaw Is
undoubtedly an- Incurmoie paranoiac
and U liable to have an outbreak , at
any time," Ferls said.' "Matteawan Is
the only place In the United ' States
where criminally Insane can be prop
erly cared for." '
He said further: "I have carefully
observed Thaw, ao have Matteawan
doctors. My opinion Is not guess work.
I am positive the case Is Incurable, it
would be a great error to allow ever
partial freedom."
Thow alleges that Baker, the Mat
teawan superintendent, "has It In foi
him." He saya he was vn(,rsecutei'
(here by officials and attendants.
Ferris says he Investigated ,' the
charges and bejMeves them results o'
delusions that Thaw continually har
bors. e
Thaw's attorneys are preparing tc
make a hard fight to keep the client
out of Matteawan.
,. Captain Walnwrlght Promoted.
Tacoma, May 29. The booming o;
13 guns this morning signalized the
promotion of Captain Richard Wain
wrlght to the rank of rear admiral
and complete command of the seconf
division of the battleship fleet Th
admiral's flag was hoisted over thf
Georgia." President Roosevelt yester
day promoted "Walnwrlght and Cap
tain Schroeder, who ranks above
Walnwrlght
a period of 16 days.
and pay you well. Store now
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HIS BATH TI
PORTLAND FINANCIER
, ' 'ENDOWS HOME FOR AGED.
The Pioneer Capitalist of Portland, P.
J. Mann, Leaves Snug Sum for Ae-cd
In the 'Way of Endowment for a
Home Mrs. Mann Must Take Care
of Family Fondling Who U Not Pro
vided for In the Will Museum Was
Robbed Last Night.
Portland, May II. The half million
dollar estate left by P. J. Mann, the
pioneer capitalist, who died of heart
failure In a bath tub last night will
be used to establish a home tor aged.
Mrs. atann Mas a lite estate, and will
probably order the home erected Im
mediately. Mann, within the month,
bought a 10 -acre tract for the site.
Nogt Masn. a Japanese foundling,
who haa lived with the Manns for IS
years, la uuprovlded for ao far as
learned. Mrs. Mann will take car
of him. Nogl has never been legally
adopted, but has been looked upon as
an heir. He has his own auto and
everything money buys. '
An Artistic Robber.
The artistic temperament of a burg
lar saved the Art Crafts society here
thousands of dollars when a thief en
tered the museum last night and stole
the oxhlblts'of Mrs. Cunningham of
San Francisco and Mrs. Watklns of
Cleveland, O. Tho robber passed up
exhibits worth thousands of "dollars,
and confined hlB thefts to two wom
en's work, worth $100.
INTER-RACE MARRIAGE.
Negro and White Society Lady Married
In New York Today. ,
New York. May 29. The first di
rect result of activities of the Cosmo
politan club, which gave Its famous
dinner last month, at' which white
women sat by negroes, came today In
tho wedding of Joseph Antonla Maceo,
negro, to T-tabelle Markey, a beau
'.Iful blonde and an American. Maceo
Is the son of General Maceo, the Cu
ban patriot, and has been a student
In Syracuse uilverslty, where his ex
penses were paid by the Cuban gov
ernment The couple was not at the Cosmo-'
oolltan dinner, but they have been
Interested in the movement The mar
riage took place In the First Baptist
church.
GKANEY WONT PEACH.
pnrovhcd by Prosecution to Turn
State's Evidence for Immunity.
San Francisco, May 29. Eddit
Qraney, tho Indicted member of the
prizefight trust, has been approached
byt the graft prosecution with an offer
f Immunity for turning state's evl
lence. Oraney Indignantly turned the
proposition down, declaring he woud
never "peach even to savo himself.
Abe Ruefs next tiitil will be for
bribing supervisors to pass the prlsu
Hght ordinance.
BEVEHIDGK TOO FAST.
Was Kltitcd But Got Anxious and Lost
Ills National Chairmanship.
Chicago, May 29. It waa learned
from Congressman Lorlmer Of Illi
nois, that the reason Senator Burrowr
was selected as temporary chairman
of the republican national convention
was that Bevrrldge became too enthu-
ilastlc when he wos slated ' for the
place. Beverldge wrote a "keynote'
speech In advance, advocating Presi
dent Roosevelt for a third term. The
national committee heard of the ac
Hon and sidetracked the Indlanlan.
Conductor KUIed.
Centralla, Wash., May 29. Mike
Helfrlch, of Tacoma, a conductor, fell
under a train and was killed this
morning.
. Denver Race Mo-t.
Denver, Col., May 29. Indications
point to an exceptionally larg entry
!lt for the annual 11-day racing meet
I at Overland park, running from June
! 11 to July 13, entries for which will
cUl? tomorrow. The Durses and ana.
' clnl ,uk' " eTtly Increas
ed this season and now aaaresate
175,000. The value of the olaaslo Col
orado Derby has been raised from $1,-
000 to 12000, and even the overnights
have, been raised to S0O each. Id
addition there are five other stakes
and purses, ach of a value of l00.
The Colorado Derby, which will be run
Saturday, June IS, will be a sweep
stake for -year-olds, foals of 1905.
The association will add to the en
trance money an amount sufficient to
make the value of the event 12000, of
which tlSOO will go to the winner,
1300 to second, and 1200 to third.
The Derby distance, aa In previous
seasons at Overland, will be a mile and
an eighth.
U II LI IL HILLLU
FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKED
AND PROPERTY DESTROYED
Because a Darn Across the Current
River, Near Port Arthur, B. C
Broke Suddenly a Freight Train
Was Wrecked Engineer, Fireman
and Ilrakenuin Killed In Accident
1 Loss by Flood and Wreck la EsU
mated to lie Hair Million Dollars.
Vancouver, May 20. Word has been
received here of tho breaking of a
big dam across the Curren r.'ver at
Port Arthur, B. C, the terminal of
the Grand Trunk railroad, killing
three, wrecking a freight train, city
power station and carrying away a
mile of track. The loss Is placed at
a half million. ,
The dnm broke suddenly. A train
running along the Canadian Pacific
track below, was carried away. The
englneor, fireman and a braltelnon '
were killed.
Parlor KoclullMs.
New York, May 29. Plans for or
ganising an International body of
parlor aoelnllsts," to be known as the
International Socialist Educational al
liance and to be composed of clergy
men and men of other professions,
were made today at a meeting of the
Christian Socialist Fellowship. The
Rev. John D. Long, the Rev. Charles
Vail, the Rev. E. E. Cnrr. Edwin
Markham, the poet, Dr. M. Thorner, a
Jewish rabbi, and other clorgymen and
literary workers are Interested In the
movement
Prepare Rose Carnival,
Portland, May 2. Preparations
for Portland's great rose carnival are
now reaching a stage of completion
and the city has already commenced
to blossom as the rose for next week's
magnificent fiesta. Thousands of
dollars have been expended In prelim
inary preparations for the decorative
effects, spectacular pageants and pub-'
lie amusements that Will mark evarv
day of next week. Many thousands of
visitor are expected from all over
the coast and northwestern sections.
OUGHT TO BE Tut
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low citizens villi esteem him for his goodness, f
his kindness, and his usefulness. The principles of 1
good citizenship should constitute the code or rules
for every kind of business whether public or private.
This applies particularly to the drug business, be
cause, owing to the limited
of drugs by the general public, it follows that the re
liability of the druggist Is the chief guarantee of
goodservlce.4 . . , . .
HILL'S DRUG STORE
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HCNDREPS COME FROM
CORNERS OF THE VALLEY.
From -lug Steeds, Natty Lady Rider,
Wild Animals and Bands Caloro
Make a Spectacular Parade The
. Weather Changs In Time to AUost
Largo Attendance of Farmers AH
Streets Jammed With People tor
Blocks aa Large Parade Winds : Past,
"How the bugle played and slav
ed; how the horses neighed sad
neighed!- .
Thua spoke Jamea Whltcomb Riley
one an4 sneh waa mhiAHIas Mn
when the Sella-Floto ctrcua parade
winded Its way passed the block of
admiring throngs. . ',,
The clrcua trains arrived In La
Grande early this morning from Ilakee
City and long before the average busi
ness man was about his work, the vil
lage of tenta at the circus grounds had
been erected, the hundreda of m
ployea had been given thel'r ; break
fasts, the animals had been fed. and
In fact, everything was ready for the
big parade that It might Btart on
time.
The sudden clearing of climatic con
ditions oday allowed for a large
crowd of people from the valley, and
when the special train and the remi-
lar train from the east had reached
La Grande the crowd had assumed
such proportions as are seldom seen.
even on circus days.
All day long the throngs jostled be
tween the circus grounds and the city
proper. Merchants did a prosperous
business and everybody was happy. .
The parade was full of beautiful
steeds that arched the necks and
pranced along s band after band fil
led the air with circus music.
Ilc-IIoti Setting Again.
Ft.' Louis. May 29. ".Mollycoddle,"
the mnternal rooster of N. D. Kltchell, ,
of Maplowood, .will soon become a'
mother again. ".Mollycoddle" achieve
cd nrtlonal fame recently by hatch
ing IS Plymouth Rock chickens from
15 eggs. Even this feat left his ma
ternal Intitlncts unsatlafled, and he la
sitting again, with good prospects of
another large brood.
Poor Seal Season.
Montreal, Que., May Report
from the seal fisheries state that the
catch this ys,r will probably be much
smaller than usual, and a stiff Increase
In the price of seal skin will likely '
result The catch for 10 was worth
ItOO.OOO. and that of last year M&0,
000. Estimates place the value of this
Jr's catch at lea than $300,000. '
Suppressing Rebellion.
Toklo, May St. The government Is
pleased with resujta of the fighting fn
Korea. It la announced that the re
bellion will be crushed by August In
many part of Korea Insurgents have
already surrendered.
HAPPINESS AND GLORY I
so live and act that his fel
knowledge or the qualities I
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