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J its'-. vf volume m. LA GRANDE, CMOS CO TWIT. OREGON. THUHSDAY, JUNE 25, XlMBEIt 280. 1 flrV IK- IS CLEVELAND'S BODY NOT TO LIE IX STATE. Announced Today Tliat There Will Be No Definite Arrangement for the Interment of the Body of the Late Ex-PTeident, Until Kooaevelt Ar rive Tomorrow Noon Widow U Bearing Up Well Everything la Plain and Unostentatious. : . .... Princeton, N. J., June 25. Details tor the funeral of the lata e-t-rti-Jent Grover Cleveland will ' not be completed until . President Roosevelt arrives here at noon tomorrow. Mrs. Cleveland announced, today her posi tive determination not to permit the body to lie In state. She does not wish a treat crowd to be present at the services. X. The coffin I. made In the simplest design, without decoration. The ; plate, are plain an bear only the f ol- ""'" , . "Stephen Grover Cleveland. Born March IS, 1837. Died, June 24. 1808.' There Is nothing to Indicate that he' was more than a citizen of the United t States. The obsequies In every way are designed to carry out the simpllc-1 lty, unassuming, unpretentious char- acter of the great man. Friends of Mrs. Cleveland say she believes he would not have desired ' 'any display or show of grandeur and that he would have wished to be burled as a plain citizen of the coun- try he loved and served in the highest ! capacity as long as any man la per- j mltted to the hold the great office. 4 Mrs. Cleveland is bearing up well, 1 The city Is well filled with visitors, the majority of whom have come to attend the funeral. The widow hasj Vecetved more telegraphic messages aan Is usually handled by the office CONTINUA TION SALE 25c Sun Bonnets 15c MEN'S NECESSARIES AT PRICES BEYOND COMPARE. till men's 811k finished Dress Shirts. i Men's full six Muslin Night Shirt 4Sc tl.tt men's Negligee Shirt tdc 7te man's heavy black Shirts . ...c 75c to 11 Four-ln-Hend Ties . ...4c 75o two-thread French Balbrlggan TTnderwaar . Un ltOc black and tan Hose .........11c 25c to 15c black, tan and fancy Hom Itc 40o to 60c Suspenders ..tar I to 1S.A0 men's Hats $1.7 . i 25c to 40c Sum mer Dress Goods 'I8c here In weeks. They have come from all porta of the world and from every coiner of tha country. I-ato Afternoon Service. The funeral service over Cleveland s remains will be' held at 5 o'clock to morrow afternoon. It will be simple, as every wish of Mrs. Cleveland in this respect will be curried out. The line of tha cortege will, be roped on botn v'.t.i-a, end guarded by bneclal pollco n prevent the crowd from breaking trrovgh. As arranged, the cortege will nigs down Bayard street to Nass-iu. through Main street, past the buildings ol Princeton uni versity. Tho detain of the services will be announced I night. . Taking Dcutb Mask. ' j. Edward 'Wilson, the sculptor, Is to day making a death mask, of Cleve land. It is feared the mask will not present a good likeness as the patient failed greatly , , In appeardnce. The mask will form part of the collec tion of Princeton university. :j- The Vnllhearrrs.' The pallbarera are Paul Morton, former secretary of the navy; Com- modore E. C. Benedict of New York; I Dr. Henrv Van DvkB nf Prlnealnn? John H,bben prpfeg3or of logI(, at Plinceton. Prof. Andrew WMt dean of ,he coege. M Pr,nc()ton. and PrMldent John Flnley, of the College of New York City. The choice of minister Is between Rev. L. C. Baker of Sylvester Beach, and Dr. Van Dyke. A message of con- dolence has been received from Baron Takahlra, now In Japan, but formerly ambassador to this country from the mikado's kingdom. Sherman Still Improving. ' Cleveland, June 25. At this morning the physicians attend ing vice-presidential candidate Sherman, announced the patient resting easily and considerably refreshed. He will be In the hos pital another week. ,' 4 Died, In La Grande, June 25. the Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Scott. IS NOW CONDUCTING THE GREATEST MONEY-SAVING EVENT IN, THE HISTORY OF LA GKANDE. ENTIRE STOCK OF SUMMER MERCHANDISE AT REDUCTIONS. SUCH AS HAVE 'NEVER, BEFORE BEEN MADE. NOTE CAREFULLY. Specials SPACE ONLY PERMITS THE MENTIONING OF A FEW. THE STORE IS FULL OF THEM. COME EAHLY AND SEE. 50c Childrens Wash Hats 15c HOUSEHOLD NECESSITIES CON CIS FLY LISTED, AND AT PRICES THAT WILL APPEAL TO ECON OMICAL housewives! 41x15 Inch Pillow Cases of Peppered Sheetings lc 72x10 Inch Sheets, made from Pep- perell Sheetings 7c lie to tSo Curtain Swiss, per yard Mr 40c to 10c Curtain Nets, per yard 12c II. SO Lace Curtains tar 11.75 Lace Curtains fl.lt 15c Turkish Towel ,.tr 25c Mexican Straw Hats 13c TO .BE TEHERAN IX A STATE OF COMPLETE SIEGE. Rebels Marching on Teheran From the Nortli Shah In Complete Control of City and Has Ordered Wholesale Slaughter of Leaders and Partici pant In the Riot of Yesterday Blood Flow Freely Prisoners Are Killed Without Trial. Teheran, Persia, June 25. The shah prisoners captured la the 'uprising yesterday. , Wholesale arrests are be ing made . following the order for the death of all participants In the riots. Tha shah's troops began ar resting early today, and In the many cases' leaders of Ahnjumans and oth er political clubs were shot down without trials. In some Instances the homes of the revolutionists were bro ken Into and the leaders taken from their beds to be killed. The shah Is compelte control , ol the city, 'while troops are mobilizing in the north and south to assist the revolutionaries. According to witnesses the first shot around the parliament was fired by Ahnjumans. The shall has ordered the bazaars opened . or demolished. Teheran Is In a state of siege.. Marching on Teheran. St. Petersburg, June' 25. Persian dispatches say rebels are marching or Teheran from the north of Persia an5 that the shah Is dispatching 5000 sol diers to meet them. The situation Ir the northern province Is critical. Ir the south Prince Zlll es Sultan report ed to be gathering an army to march against the shah's troops. The prlncr is friendly to Great Britain. Today'f dispatch says a great uprising may be expected against the shah In a fen days. $1.50to2.50Mens Fancy-Plain Vests 98c Li Bra and Net Waist Price, at Appealing 12.71 to 11.00 Linen Waists ....$!. 11.50 to 1410 Linen Waists ....I2.7 14.50 to 15.00 Net Waist 91M 17.50 to ll.ro Net Waist $5.4 Fancy Drras Goods Murti Reduced. 150 values, now 50c values, now .I lie values, now 1 If NEK ANNIHILATED $1 American Lady Corsets 37 c VARSITY EIGHT E THE THAMES TOO ROUGH TO PERMIT SCHEDULED RACE. Great Festivities In New London To dayHarvard and Yale Break Even . lu the Junior Events by Harvard Taking the Frrwlunen Eight-Oared and Yale the "Varsity Four-Oared ; Events Real Raoe of the Day Takes Place Tills Evening. . ' """" ; New London, June 25. Because the Thames was kicked up by a sharp wind (his afternoon, the scheduled! elght-oared 'varsity boat race between Harvard and Yale, which has attract ed people from far and near and has assembled many notables of the na tion, was postponed until late in the afternoon. , Early Honors Divided. New London, June 25. Harvard and Yale divided honors in the pre liminary races, the blue winning the varsity four-oared, and the crimson carrying away the honors in the fresh men eights, This division gave new Interest In .the big eight-oared con test of the afternoon. In the four- sared race Yale got off in the lead by half a length; at the end of the two- mile courso the was a 'length ahead. Official time: 10 minutes, 33 seconds; Harvard, 10 minutes, 43 seconds. Dotermlned to retrieve the, day for the crimson. Harvard got off with a terrific stroke, winning by two and a half lengths. Time: Harvard, I min utes, 38 seconds; Ykle, 0 minutes, 47 seconds. The Thames Was Rough. New London, June 25. An early breeze is kicking up the Thames river and threatens a postponement ot the Yale-Harvard boat races until this afternoon. The 'varsity four-oar race and freshmen eights are sched uled this morning. The Yale eight the favorite and a number of big bets are recorded today, 10 to 9 and 5 to 4 on Yale. The Yacht Mayflower with Mrs. Roosevelt's family, made Its way up the river between hundreds of boats end took a position at the finish line. President Roosevelt Is absent, having given up the trip on account of ex-President Grover Cleve' land's death. The United States cruiser Olympla tnd Chicago, and tha monitor Arkan as entered the harbor this morning. U the same time the fjylph, with As lstant Secretary of, the Navy New' erry, came In. There la much dlsap ointment among Hurvard men at the enforced absence of the president, as hey had been cheered by the thought hat his appearance in the crimson ansa woum oirsei me expectea pres- nee of Taft with Yale. The sight l he most beautiful ever witnessed lere. Last night trains Drought housands. The wind died long enough for th our-oarcd race, which ws won by rale. BUSINESS CHANG". Hiwm. Lilly Jk Foster Have Purchas ed Mr. Murphy's Hardware Store, ' ofl July 1 the ownership of the wel 'mown hardware establishment tbly conducted for many year by j Mrs. T. N. Murphy, will pass to Messrs. Frank Lilly, who ha been head salesman In th firm for the past six years, and E. H. Foster, who for th past three year ha been buyer for th Baschs Hardware com pany of Baker City. Th purchaser are both actlv young men, who thor oughiy understand th business, anc their sucres I assured. Th Inven lory I now being taken. DOZEN REPORTED DEAD. Launch Waelird Anliore and Orru- panla, Numbering II, Are Missing, St. Lnuls, June 25. At least dozen persons are believed to b kill ed by the explosion of th gasoline launch Midget, near East Csrondolet, where the wrecked bost was found on th beach today. It had been washed ashore and there Is no trace of IS DELAYED tides showing It had - been:' occupied by a, fishing party; It Is .reported Krnuse took out a party of 12. the engine had exploded. , Duel In Kltvhvn. Stockton, Cttl., June 25. l.hu Kan sukl, a Jap porter, was killed In a due! -th a cook, Ross Hai r, in the kitchen of the Yosemtte hotel today.' Wait resses say Harr burled the knlfo three Inches wide In the Jap's side. . Ha:r fled and us yet has not been a.n-e-hended: Tennis Champion Injured. Las Angeles. June 25. Miss Mary Brown, the champion tennis player, Is one of the eight seriously injured In a head-on collision ot electric cars In the northern section of the city today. She had a narrow escape from falling Hackensclunldt Reported Dead. -. London, June 25. It Is rumored to day that Hackenschmldt, the; famous wrestler, died at the Als Le Chapelle. where he was resting to recover from injuries sustained In his match with Gotch In Chicago last spring. He was suffering from water on tha knee: 1 Minnesota Capitalist Here, Dr. L, V. Brown of Little " Falls. Minnesota, is In the city on a busl ness mission, and is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Theisen, of Spring ave nue. The doctor is a prominent bus mess man of Little Falls, and is also financially Interested In mining, near Spokane. Mr. Brown and the The! sens are old Minnesota neighbors, and the doctor will spend several days here before resuming his Journey. KILLED MOTHER AN D t IIILDREN ARE TRAMPLED TO DEATH. Explosion in Chlino Chemical Fac tory Froripitaii-4 I'unle Employes Crowd to Windows for Ecaic Mother and Fi.nr Children CruKhcd to Death Six of 7uenty Injured Are Exp?vli to Pit Seventy-Five Jump Form Second Mory Windows. Chicago, III., June 25. Mrs. Wil liam Nolan, her four children, and an unknown man are dead and 20 In jured as a result of th fire follow ing an explosion In the factory of th Pabst Chemical company today. The explosion occurred In tha base. ment and the upper two stories of a rooming house. Six of th Injured tre ,xpeote1 to a. The flr,t explo ,.on or(,urr81. mixing room. and was followed by several explo sions in quick succession. ' Seventy-five employes of a novelty company In the second story Jumped rrom the windows and many were hurt that way. Mrs. Nolan and her children were crushej to death In the' -nad rush for windows. OUGHT TO BE THE : every citizen to me low citizens uill esteem him for his goodness, his kindness, and his usefulness. The principles of food citizenship should constitute the code of rules for every Kind of business whether public or private. This applies particularly to the druf business, be cause, owlnl to the limited knowledge of the qualities of drugs by the general public. It follows that the re liability of the druggist Is the chief guarantee of good service. HILL'S DRUG STORE La Grande ru in ok FBI HUT THE COMMONER HAS 7.10 DELEGATESt AT LEAST. Jacob Wahlct'k Picks Bryqn as a Win ner on the First Ballot With 730 and ; Possibly 800 Votes Not Alarmed at Prertcn4 ot Mighty Murphy and Connors Johnson and Gray Pro-i moters Confident Regardless of .tho Claims. Denver, June 25. Supporter of William -Jennlnaa. Bryan today da-..' ctared' they" are sure of afleast.TS" votes for the Nebraskan on the first . ballot and wilt probably have 800. A total of 072 Is two-thirds of the vot in the convention that Is required. The Bryanltes say the estimate doe not Include tha New York dolega-: tlone, but they declare Bryan will win despite the . efforts of - Tammany against him. . ' The report . that Charles Murphy, " the Tammany, chief lain, and William J. Connors of Buffalo, are coming here to oppose Bryan, has failed to cause fright. Bryanltes say 434 dele gates are instructed for the Nebras kan. 87 are pledged and they are con fident' of more. Friends of Governor Johnson of Minnesota, and Judge Gray are continuing the fight, deny ing the claim of the Bryanltes. innnii IIP MET IT "HIS JOniiOTS," THE PRINCE, AND ANNA' HIT A SNAG. French IrliK'o and American Grasa . Widow Meet Defeat by ArclibMiop of Canterbury Action Must Re main lu England Two Weeks Be fore They Con Wed Do Sngna RukIic to French Consulate for As iHtance lAvr-Slck Couple StIU Unmarried. London, June 25. The Archbishop of Canterbury today declined to b efected by th piteous appeal of Prince Hell de Sagnn and Anna Gould, and they are not married yet. The prince was furious when ha learned he could not be married In England until he and hi bride-to-be have been here two weeks, unless the archbishop grants a special license. This the archbishop has refused. The prince Jumped Into an auto and rushiid to the French embassy for as sistance. Tha affair has been con sidered a huge Joke here, and tha couple are the butt of Jokes on two continent. They must now wait un til they comply with ths English; laws. HAPPINESS AND GLORY so live and act that his fel MUUW Orcgoi i th owner, John Kraus. In th bot- I to mot th boat were a number of I t