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LA. GRAVDK. CNION COUNTY, ORECO.V WEDNESDAY, AFGIST 86, 1908.
NUMBER 280,
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PRESIDENT OF BIG SHOW
UNPOPULAR IN JAPAN.
Financial ami Industrial Dcproiskm,
Coupled With Unpopularity of Man
Who Is at the Head, Hay Postpone
Japan's World's Fair Was Set for
.', 1912 People AnjjTJT at the Manage
ment for Lavish Method of Sicud
,4y, tog Government Monej'.
Toklo, Aug. 26. The unpopularity
of President Kaneko, of the Toklo
World's exposition, has caused diffi
culties which may result In the post
ponement of the show which was et
for 1912. The people are angry be
cause Kaneko is spending so much
government money.
The rumor of the postponement is
; ao strong that the minister of agrlcul-
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mal denials.
Many think, owing to the strained
financial and Industrial situation, the
government chose a poor, time to
apend so much money for the exposi
tion. Already many millions of yen
have been expended. Kaneko belongs
to the party represented by the depos
ed cabinet, which is accused of ex
travagances and waste In handling
public funds.
w Yesterday's Baclnll Scores.
Portland, 9: Oakland, 11.
San Francisco, 0; Los Angeles, .8.
AU New Stuff. "'
The attractions at the Scenic thea-
ter, which opens tonight. Is all new
stuff, for It has boen released only,
two weeks. The program-Is the best!
comic scries the house has yet pro- j
duced, says the manager. I
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Of Ladies Fal
In New
This week we place on display for the first time fifty Qivancz styles of New
York's smartest ladies' tailored suits made by thebidl and most exclusive
. ladies' suit tailors In America.
Suits of distingishing style, charcter and individual-designed by experts who
. are In touch with the fashion centers of thcfworld- made from cloths that
represent the highest obtainable results he cloth designers and weaver's
art.
Embodied in these suits you will find everything worth while, superb workman
ship, exclusive styles and pattejnsflnd in attention to all the small details
so essential in the making of ijpAly stylish garment.
Our prlcec, too, will give you a dtpdedly pleaant senatlon:
$15.00 to $WM
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UNIFORM WAGES AGREED TO.
Section Men's Strike Virtually Over
New Arrangement of Wages.
.Tacoma, Aug. 28. Supt W. C. Al
bee, of the western division of the
Northern Pacific announced . today
that the atrike of section men Is vir
tually over. It developed today that
an agreement has been reached be
tween the Northern Pacific, Great
Northern, Union Pacific, Southern Pa
cific and O. R. & N. roads, whereby
the section men on these systems will
be paid the same wage, 11.25 per day.
This will prevent men from shifting.
RUFFIANS RULE
CnuiuS CITY
RUFFIANS AND CITIZENS
1 MAT COME TO BLOWS.
California City Already In Center or
Reign of Terror lit ought on by a
Band of Ruffian Cripple Fire De
pnnmont and flint Ignite Building
Hu'Iitss M?n Receive Threaten
ing letters Fa r Strlcus Result
Will Follow Soon. ,
Maryivllle, Cai., Aug. Vigilan
tes are in charge of the town of Quin
cy, county seat of Plumas county. It
Is feared serious trouble will result
between a band of ruffians and the
citizens whom they have been terror
rising for several days. Matters came
to a climax last night when the fire
apparatus was tampered with. The
hose was cut Just before an attempt
was made to burn the buildings. A
number of Incendiary attempts have
been made. The business men have
received numerous unsigned and
threatening letters,
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OPENING DISPLAY
York' Latest Styles
IMPOSSIBLE TO ASCERTAIN NUMBER OF DEAD, , : '.'.
THOUGH DEATHLIST IS PLACED AT FIFTY NOW.
Hoods and Rain Doing Enormous Damage to Crops and Railroads Tele
graph Wires In Tangled Mean Reports From Central Portion of State
Confirm Rumors of Death In Many Places Bridges Waxhcd Out Every
where Railroad Business at a Standstill In Many Places Worst Rain
. in Years and Still Falling In Some Pluces Several Towns In Darkness
' Already. . '
Columbia, 8. C, Aug. 26. Reports
today indicate that nearly 60 persons
were drowned In the floods raging In
this state. Properly loss runs Into
iiuuL.. '. T? wtrs river Is out of
Its bed at Camden, where 19 lost their
lives In a bridge collapse, The reports
from Lynch river district say the loss
of property and life is heavy. Heavy
rains have fallen the past three days.
The following official report has
been Issued by the Southern Railway
company:
"Rains are very heavy over our
lines between Columbia, Greenville,
Spartanburg and Ashevllle. The
Broad river at Alton, 8. C Is over its
bnnks, a cave-In has occurred at Her
bert's siding and 40 miles of tracks
washed out between Palseer and Pied
mont, S. C.
Lives Lost at Salisbury
MONSTER MASS OF WATER POURED
OVER
AUGUSTA
Augusta, Ga., Aug. 26. The canal
locks, seven miles above this , city,
burst today under the terrific force
of the floods, and the waters have In
undated the city, two feet of water
I'uvvriiis me pireuis. ureal nemruc-
covering the streets. Great destruc
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. Salisbury, Aug. -25.--The heaviest
rains in many yoarahsv.; prevailed
for the past 48 hours In central autf
weBtern North Carolina It U fear,'
many lives a-e lest.
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Raleigh, 8. C, Aug. 26 la Ins ton
tlnue todav. At Norfo : the South
ern Railway suspended opiatlomt on
account of iho washouts.
Communication Cut OIL.
Athens, Ga., Aug. 26. Two bridges
are down at Oceanee and others are
tottering as a result of the floods. The
gas and electric supply Is -shut off.
Telephone and telegraph wires are
down. ' '
Crops Ruined. ;
Spartansburg, S. C, Aug. 26. All
bridges In this county are down and
the damage Is great, The crops are
a total loss.
tlon of property has resulted. .
It wVs reported late this afternoon
that 45 were killed when the locks
broke. The water Is now f.ive feet
deep In the telephone exchange build
ing. The people are greatly excited, and
many of them are running wildly
(about carrying personnl belongings.
( All transportation systems are stop-
ped and there is no power for lighting,
1 Tne break was unexpected. The
I water rushed seven miles to the city.
spreading In all directions. The teo-
e had time to escape, however. They
are unable to tell at this hour for a
certainty whether any lives were lost
or not, The destruction Is complete
ln ,no Pn,h the water.
Jl'he canal was nine miles long and
brings a great volume of water Into
the city. .
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DRY ClIEKRIKW, LIKE PHCNES,
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ARK VERY PROFITABLE.
Cove Fruitgrower Find Ready Miur
ket and Paying Prices for a New
By-Product of the ( liitry Tree
t'nder-nlxod and Overrle Fruit I
Dried In Dryer and Shipped F.v.t In
Freight Cars New Hero, and May
Prove Big EmerriHC
The versatility of the Orande Ronde
valley Is again exemplified In the an
nouncement of the Ktacklund Bros, at
Cove, who have made and found a
market for dried cherries. The pro
cess of drying cherries is entirely new
and novel In this section of the United
States. It has been found successful
In eastern sections, where cherries are
Inferior, but never has
It been at-
tempted along modern and Improved
"i" " the Pacific Coast. Messrs.
Btackland have cherries on hand to
produce five tons of dried cherries,
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. WALK TO MILL, '
Palmer Mill Employes Will Have Bet
ter Walks In Near Future, .
Employes of the - George Palmw
Lumber company's mill will soon have
sidewalks on which to reach their
work. An ordinance was passed
some time ago providing for a string
of sidewalks that will lead to the mill
from the railroad crossing at Second
street The walks will lead from th
crossing down the west aide of Secon.l
to Lake avenue, and from the south
side of Lake avenue to Marion ave
nue. IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS t
DEPORT MORMON CONVERTS.
With Orders Issued to Ieport Thir
teen Mormons, Further Examina
tions for Twenty-three Others, the
Immigration Bureau has Precipitat
ed Strife Elders Will Appeal Their
Cane to Roosevelt Two of Those
Turned Back Are Girls,
Boston, Aug. 26. It was announced
today that the1 board of Inquiry ap
pointed by the Immigration bureau to
Investigate the cases of 100 Mormon
converts who arrived by the steamer
Republic, decided to deport It.
Twenty-three are held for further
examinations, and the rest allowed to
land.
Immigration officials say a major
ity of the immigrants were offered In
ducements to come here.
The Mormon elders are Indignant.
They declare they will , carry ' their
case to President Roosevelt. Two of
those ordered deported are young
girls.
ToIkUiI Dylnjr.
St Petersburg. Aug, 26. A 4
message says Count Leo Tolstoi,
4 the philosopher, Is critically 111,
4 and Is near death's door. 4
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Canadian Exhibition,
Toronto, Ont, Aug, 26. The Cana
dian Natlonnl exhibition Is now near
Ing completion and will be In readi
ness for Ihe opening on Saturday.
Buildings on the prounds represent an
Investment of $1, GOO, 000. The tire-
proof stand hns a seating capacity of
16.400. KltrVit thousand animals will
bo on view at one time, and In addition
to the livestock exhibits, there will be
International cat and dog shows. The
grounds covor nearly 200 seres, the
exhibition buildings about 10 acres,
and the Industrial exhibit 10 acres.
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Take a Little Soda
For Your Stomach's Sake
This Advice Certainty 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
refreshing and every glass a streig;hener for
the stomach.
Our Soda is absolutely pure, strengthening,
reviving, refreshing and healthful. It "lands di
rect" on the "dry" spot and quenches' thirst as
nothing else will, because we serve it at just the
right temperature.
j MILL'S DRUQ JT.ORiE
LA GRANDE. OREGON
IT OPENS HIS
CAMPAIGN FRIDAY
BRYAN IN HIS PLACE
OF BIRTH. SPENDING DAY.
Taft's Fishing ScMon Is Over audi m
Strenuous Trip Starts Frtduy-rWIU
Open Headquart?nr nt Cincinnati
About September 7 Bryan Reaches)
Hlx Birthplace and Is Royally Re
eclved Gins tlummle, With Old-
Time Farmer Friends. ' .
Hot Springs, Aug. 26. Arrange
ments for the departure of Taft and
iw t ryr.'" made.,. Th ;
fluhlny trip was completed today; Tt
is probable they will start September
7 for Cincinnati, where Taft will make
his headquarters. ; i
The first stop will be at Gamtey,
where the car will be sidetracked for
three hours. A three-minute stop will
be made at Galllop'olls, O. At Athens
Taft will make a nnn-polltlcal address
to the civil war veterans. Toledo will
be the next stop at It o'clock Satur
day. ' , '
Bryan at Birthplace,
Salem. III., Aug. 26. With the band
playing "Home, Sweet Home," ' sev
eral hundred friends and old neigh-
bors gathered at the depot when
J. Bryan arrived at his birthplace to
day. The candidate was escorted
about the town and entertained at the
home of relatives and at noon enjoyed
a luncheon given, by the democratla
club. He addressed the club Infor
mally. Theodore A. Bell of Califor
nia followed with a short address, In
which he said Bryan can carry the
Pacific coast
One. old man at the depot told Bry
an he knew him when he was In short
pants. The two conversed for seven!
minutes.
FLEET SAILS TOMORROW,
Atlantic fleet WlU Next Stop at Mel
bourne for Short Time.
Sydney, Aug. 26. Jackles of th
Atlantic fleet are cleaning the brass)
work and acrubblng, preparatory for
the departure of the fleet for Mel
bourne tomorrow morning, No visit
ors were allowed on board. A demon
stration has been prepared for the de
parture. The admiral la making liberal al
lowance for shore leave. Places of
amusement continue to be filled with.,
sailors and officers. The Jackles anoV
offlcers are glad the schedule calls
for the arrival of the vessels at Mel
bourne on Sunday. 'There will be
formal demonstration until Monday,
and all will have time to rest. Ths
admiral today arranged for coallag
the fleet at Albany, St Ceorge's bay,
In West Australia, September 11.
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