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''' '' VY'' :': . . VOLUME VII. TIE PICE "VICE-PRESIDENT SPRIKS FOR U. S. AT QVEBEO. XVIk-ltates Prince of Wales Upon the Progress Made by Canada Links Our Nation to Northern Neighbors No Rivalry Except In Ways of Peace No Fortification on Bound I ry Because None ' Necessary He Hopes lor Widespread Peace More went. Quebec July 23. Vice-President Fairbanks today delivered an address of good will and neighborly friendship rom the United States to the Prince f Wales, heir apparent to the throne of England, at the tercentenary cele bration exercises before Champlaln's monument. He said: '"cflL "Tour royal highness, It la with un usual pleasure that I bring greetings of the president" and people of the XTnited States, who rejoice with you In the wonderful progress made by the Dominion of Canada. We confi dently believe that the United States and Canada are destined to play a large and worthy part In the progress of the human race on the western continent We have -no rivalry ex cept In ways of peace; neither covets r'Jt other,a territory. We covet only -Aeh other's neighborly esteem. There are no fortifications on our frontier, -no battleships on the waters dividing us. We believe, and fervently hope there will .never be any need of de fensive preparation. May we not on -this theater ef " past :'ronr11cTs7iu: "rounded now by Impressive monu ments of peace, venture to hope for a -widespread movement seeking to in jure, the maintenance of peace among -actions? "May" we not venture to hope that at no distant day It will become lncor- 4444)444tT4tTTtt TRUNKS, of all kinds, from two of the best trunk factories in America. As an illustration of the sav ing prices in our large trunk stock, we call your, special attention to our painted canvas covered trunks, with four hardwood slats on cover and two hardwood slats on sides and ends with heavily reinforced irons on end of each slat Monitor locks and strap hinges, full iron covered bottom a splendid valne at $7.00, OUR SPECIAL PRICE now : : : $5.50 A COMPLETE LINE AT EQUALLY SAVING PRICES $6.50, $7, 9TJM, 98.00, $8.50, 99.00, $.50 up to 92S.OO A FEW ITEMS Special Bargain Tables In Men's, Boys', Children's,' Misses' and Women's Shoes; all out on tablet II If 6 where you can examine them at your leisure. All marked at prices that Bargains ' ALL ON TABLES WHERE Sharp Reductions in Summer Goods, REMNANTS, see the Window DisplayTo day poruted as a part of the fixed policies of nations to advocate measures for the maintenance of tnternationtl tran quility; to substitute reason for force? Without any evidence tt decay in the courageous manhood of nations, but with proclamations of the great truth that modern civilization Is not a fail ure, we have no reason to fear that the relations between the United States and Great Britain' will ever be disturbed. I beg to thank your royal highness for a gracious welcome and the hospitality which you tendered me as a representative of the United States. I wish your country and your people a continuance of the blessings of peace; progress and prosperity.". The prince was , cheered by many thousands today; as, surrounded by an escort of Northwest mounted police he drove from the citadel, where his quarters are, to 'return the visits of the officers of the British, French and American warships. Field Mar shal Lord Roberta was given a great ovation,' when he was .recognised by the crgwds. The visit to the ships took, up the prince's time until lun cheon. ' ".. . , Pacific Coast League. Oakland, 4; Portland, 1. -v Ban Francisco, 2; Los Angeles, 1. ; Funeral Tills Afternoon. The funeral of Mrs. Lizzie Bartmess, wife of Ed Bartmess, who died at the family home yesterday, on Rock Creek, eight miles west of this city", took place this afternoon from the home of her brother, Thomas Robbs, Rev. O. H. King officiating. The Interment was made In the Masonlo . cemetery. The family and relatives are greatly shocked, as Mrs. Bartmess was In no condition to cause any uneasiness, and death came wtlhout warning. She leaves a husband and six children, and many friends. The deceased Is the daughter of one of the old pioneer families of the county. ""sh Baptists, ---'-"pv Huntsrllle, Ala., July 2 J. Ad herents of the Colored Primitive Bap tist sect from ail over the south are participating today In the jubilee and dedication services at the National Primitive Baptist Memorial Building grounds. BAGS, SUIT CASES :: AND TELESCOPES :-: ' - OF INTEREST BOo Boys' Blouse Walses, now. ...96c 50c Boys' Bhlrts with Collars. .. .26c 60a Boys Dress Shirts with and without collars 97c 35c to 50c boys' Summer Under wear S7c 9 1.25 boys'' Hats, good assort- . ment i.....78c 75c to $1.50 Straw Hate In wide brim" and Dress Hats, choice for 45c 2Sc 750 Hats 20 . represent a saving oi irom quo to i.v in pair, onun lor oress ana every day wear. Solid, all leather Shoes, In Vld Kid, Box Calf, Velour Calf and Patent Colt, In Oxford, Bat. and Blucher cuts. ' Children's 4o ap . Boys' ..; 9l.t ap YOU CAN EXAMINE THEM w ........9149 .P ' Men' 91.99 sip' LA GRANDE, UNION COTJNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1808. PENDLETON CIRL BT J EH LB Pendleton, Ore., July 23. Crazed because he was rejected by pretty 18- 'e"0,d EUle Ken"'on. K. Stoffle ihot and instantly killed her early to. day, while she was sitting at the homel of her stepfather, E. E. Elder, of this city. . ." " .. , ' Stoffle. who Is 24 years old. L was pursued by posses which were quick ly organized. . The community Is shocked by the tragedy.' Stoffle felt in love with the girt July 4 last It FIVE TO DUE Oil I BILL ENGLISH ARE CONFIDENT OF TAFTS VICTORY Down In San FranelHco, RciM-exenta '. tlve of English Firm I Making Book and Playing Tall at Five to One Betting Under Guise of Insurance ' . Kays tSngllnh Financiers Are Willing to Back Convictions Willi Money Keep Tab on Politics. San Francisco, July 23. Lloyds, the great English Insurance firm, op erated a "book" on the presidential election today. A number of heavy beta have already been laid at odds, of S to 1 against Bryan. The betting was done trnder-the-gahwof Insurance. M. A. Newell, the local agent of Lloyd, opened a book for employes upon re ceiving Instructions from London. He charges the regular broker's commis sion of 78 cents on wagers Involving (Continued on page 6.) Sifi B.J M sen ladleaValsts, worth up. to 81.50, sulhkUe for outing wear Ywjk OUR 1 i Byy i5 ;Wiiul Children's wash T -T-- .1 to close outpf"7.48o Ladles' White Waists, regular 11.50 to 92.59 values. In Indian Head, Lawn and Linen; plain, tucked and embroidered fronts; slightly mussed and soiled; to colse at . . .,..68o i Is supposed that when he called lust the girl told him she did not desire his company any longer. . He rushed Into the room where she was talking with a child of a neighbor, and fired, the bullet taking effect In her mouth, passing through the head and through a screen In the window. Stoffle then rushed from the hmi throwing V.I. pistol Into a rocking chair. " " 'L ; Miss Kennlson was a graduate 'of the Echo high school, and was one of the most popular girls In this vicinity. EVANS son LI E SOX OF "FIGHTING BOB" STRIKES HIS SUPERIOR. Chief Topic of Conversation In Ilono. lulu From Which Fleet Has Just Sailed Every Effort to Keep the Matter Quiet Reported That Young Evans Was About to Whip His Op ponentCarter Had Previously AsT saulted a Newspaper Man. Honolulu, July 28. The principal topic of conversation In' Honolulu jo day Is the story that Lieutenant Frank Evans, son of "Fighting Bob," struck Commander J. F. Carter of the Geor gia, In the face, In an altercation on bard the ship Tuesday. Every effort Is being made to keep the story quiet. Witnesses of the affair say that Ev ans had the best of the argument and would have seriously Injured Carter If other officers had not Interfered. The Incident occurred shortly after Carter had been held In court to answer a charge of assaulting a newspaper man. It Is supposed that the attack by Evans grew out of the court pro ceedings. " GREAT FOREST FIRE. Million Dollars' Worth of Timber Is Destroyed. Santa Rosa, Cal., July 28. A great forest fire Is raging along the Coast range, north of here. All of the range between the headwaters of Dry creek and Uklah arc reported to have been swept by a wall of fire 15 miles wldo. Campers are supposed to have acci dentally started the- fire. Over a mil lion dollars' worth of timber la ro ported to have already been destroyed. BRYAN WILL NOT TALK. lias Nothing to Say Regarding Colonel Guffey of Pennsylvania, Lincoln, Neb., July 23. Bryan to day refused to discuss the action of the Pennsylvania state democratic committee la recognizing Co. Guffey of Pittsburg, as the leader, after de nouncing O u f fey at the Denver con vention. Bryan leaves tomorrow for Chlcsgo. He expects to speak In Oma ha and Eakt Aurora, III. , F. I. Vergere, who until the first of the year was connected with the Home Independent Telephone company, passed through the city this morning cn route home to Enterprise, from California, where he has been for the past five months. OLYMPIC GAMES. Great Athletic Meet at London HUH Attracts Attention. London, July 23. Encouraged by their lead over the teams of the Unit ed Kingdom, the American athletes entered the Olympic games today de termined to sweep away everything before them. In the catch as calch can heavyweight wrestling matches today. O'Kelty of 'England, defeated Lee J. Talbott, American. Bruce, of England, defeated Bambrock of Eng land. Yunderson, a Norwegian, de feated West, his English opponent jaeiiijrias, Mexican, won the first section in the preliminaries . In the standing high jump, by five feot one Inch.- Piatt Adams, American, was second with 4 feet 10 Inches. The second and third sections combined were won by Ray Ewey, an Ameri can, who jumped 5 feet 1 Inch, Holmes, American, jumping 5- feet, won first plnce In the fourth, fifth and sixth sections, which were combined In the standing high Jump. Irons. American, and lallwltz. a German, tied at, 4 feet 9 Inches tor second place, Kerr, a Canadian, won first place In the final heat of the 200- meter race. Time, 22 2-5 seconds. Cloughen, an American, took second Diane? PrtmK m4M ,t,4A .v- .,. '' In tha preliminary heats of the 110- meter hurdles, heat one was won by Healy, of England, In 15 4-5 seconds; Garrets, of America, won heat two In 16 1-5 seconds; Greening, of England, won the third In It 2-5 seconds; heat four was Won by klley of Ensland. and heat five by Rand, American, In 15 4-5 seconds. . Heat nine was won by Ahem, of England; heat ten by Forrest Smith- son, Portland, Ore.; heat 11, by Hus sey, of England. In 19 4-5, seconds; heat IS by Klnlhan, of England, In 16 4-5 seconds; heat ft by Howe, of America, In 15 4-5 ecconsd; 14, by Shaw,' American, 15 3-5 seconds. O'Kclly, In the heavyweight wrest ling, defeated Gunderson. Barrett de feated Nixon for the bronze medul. "Hungary defeated Bohemia for the championship team fonclng with foils. Smlthsnn's time In the hurdles was 15 4-5 seconds. III FEDERAL GRAND JURY GETS BUSY IN WINDY CITY. A Lot of "Oct Rk-h Quick" Concerns Indicted fiald to Have Swindled Customer Out of Immense Sum- Jury Also Coca After Dealers In White Slaves Rock Island and Illinois Central Come In for a 6hare of the Good Things. - Chicago, July 23. The federal grand jury today Indicted 28 -alleged "get rich quick" concerns for alleged fraud ulent use of the United States malls. The charges are that the concerns at tempted to defraud clients out of an aggregats of 36,000,000. The grand jury also Indicted 28 per sons accused of selling white people mto slavery. Two Indictments were returned sgalnst the Rock Island and the Illinois Central roads, for alleged violation of the anti-pass law. Miss Vivian Isbell, of Fort Morgan, Col., arrived In tha city this morning to spend the summer with her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Johnson of this city. IDEIITS EDO Take a Little Soda I For Your Stomach's Sake This Advice Certainly Holds Good with Everyone This Sort of Weather Soda served at our fountain is more than a tasty thirst-quenching beverage. It is tonic and refrethtng and every glass a strengthener for the stomach. Our Soda is absolutely pure, strengthening, reviving, refreshing and healthful. It 'lands di' reef on the "dry" spot and quenches thirst as nothing else will, because we serve it at just the right temperature. HILL'5 DRUQ JT0KE LA GRANDE, OREGON 4Tt4TTVTTTtT NUMBER S3 ifsr lEciiii STANDARD OIL NOT YET v CLEARED OF WRONGDOING) Govenunent. Will Apply for Rehear. lg In the Case Remitting In the Bltr Fine Will Proceed to Prosecute With Vigor Every Cae Against Oil . Camiaa!wrwmaaM f . win Tried First Includes 1300 Countit. Chicago, July 23. United Statea District Attorney Sims, who prosecut ed the Standard Oil case,. today gave out the following statement: . "The government will file a petition for a rehearing In the Standard Oil case before the circuit court of appeal within 80 days.- If that petition l denied the government will push the prosecution of all rasos against the Standard Oil company. The fight ha Just begun. It Is supposed that Elms received Instructions from Bonaparte, as he announced yesterday he 'could make no announcement until he had consulted tho attorney general. Tha first new cases to be laken up will be those In Tennessee. The trials are to be held In Jackson, Tenn., November 8. These cases Involve 1500 counts. and will be prosecuted by special Counsel Wilkinson T IS OMEIffl YOUNG GERMAN CONFESSES TO KILLING III9 AUNT, Had Planned Crime tor Months la Or der to Get Woman's Money, 91600, rUre Sweated Him to Get Confca sloo Tells AU Revolting Details oC Murder Burled Plunder In Lmx4y ' Locality .First Claimed to Be Vic tim Himself. Peterson, N. J., July 23. After having been In jail several hours, and severely "sweated" by the police, August Eberhardt a former employ In a New Tork grocery store, late thl afternoon confessed that he had lured his aunt, .Mrs. Otlllls Eberhardt, and her daughter, Ophelia, aged 20, to thl country from Austria and deliberate ly murdered the woman Sunday night In order to get her little fortune of 11600. He told all the details of the crime, which were revolting. He says he burled his plunder a mile and a half from the scene of the crime, In a lonely section of Hackensack, N. J. ' Eberhardt was taken there this af- (t'ontlnued on page 6.) EB11
