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VOLUME Vni
LA GR.WDR, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, J90
NUMBER 87.
CIIO JtlRV TO
PROBE CHARGES
NIGGER JOE ARRAIGNED AXD
WAIVES EXAMINATION
Outcome of the Arrest of Jio Wlllluin
1st as Announced Yesterday Rear
rested Till Morning on Serious
Charge Waives Examination and
O-and Jury Will Meet . Monday to
Rig Into the Matter Bonds Were
placed at $1000 Today. .
Thin morning T. E. Buehler swore
out a complaint charging Joe Wil
liams (colored) with arson setting
fire to the Hilts-Andross house Sunday
night, which resulted In a total loss to
the handsomecottage which has graced
Fourth street for several years and
placed the entire western portion of
the city In Jeopardy. He was lmmedl
. ately arraigned before Justice Stew
art and demanded an Immediate hear
ing, through his attorney, C. H. Finn.
After consulting with District Attorney
Ivanhoe, Mr. Finn decided to have his
client waive examination and the
ponds were fixed at $1000, In default
of which Joe Is now In the county Jail,
waiting the result of the action of the
grand Jury which convenes next Mon
day. . Last evening Mrs. Zuber met the
$ 100 bond placed on Joe's head for
appearance on the charge of disorderly
conduct, but before he had enjoyed
open air for long, he was again in the
toils of the law with the arson charge
staring him In the face.
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"Flirting Bob"- Ida tKpeak.
Pittsburg. Pa., Jan. .26. Admiral
"Fighting Bob" Evans, who is now
making a lecture tour of .the east, ar
rived in Pittsburg today and will de
liver an address at Carnegie Music
all tonight. His topic will be "Taking
the Atlantic Fleet from Hampton
Roads to San Francisco." .
GAZE hi MERCURY
RAPIDLY MOVING PLANET
IS NOW IN PLAIN VIEW.
Little World Today Readied Fnrthewl
Point From Out RohJiul Hie Sua
AHtroiioiiit'r Busy,
Washington. Jan. 26. Amateur and
professional astronomers of Washing
ton and throughout the country will
spend the next few evenings making
observations of the rapidly-speeding
little planet Mercury. For some time
this small world has been moving out
from behind the sun, and toduy It
reaches its greatest distance east, af
fording the best opportunity for oliner
vatlon. This evening many telescopes
will be trained toward the southwest
ern sky where Mercury may be seen
In all its glory shortly after sunset.
The planet will be seen a short dis
tance northward from the point on the
horizon at which the sun was seen to
set. The planet Mercury Is only a
twentieth part as heavy as the earth,
and Is so" much nearer the sun that
It receives many times as much heat
and life. Its greatest peculiarity Is
that its rotation has been reduced to
a neglibible quantity, so that the half
of the planet turned toward .the sun
is perpetual t!ay, and the other an end
less night. . ' '
GILLETT OBEYS
I. ROOSEVELT
NO A NTI-JAPANESE LAWS
TO BE PASSED, HE SAYS.
In a Special Message to the Legisla
ture, GiUVlt Settles 1h llnUely the
Matter of Immediate Legislation
A Kill nst Japanese Special Ietter
Front HotiHCvelt.
Sacrarnento, Cal., Jan. 26. Gover
nor Gillette sent a message to the leg-
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EXPLOSIONS
AND ACCIDENTS
TUESDAY REPLETE WITH
FATAL CATASTROPHES.
Chicago-Denver . SMclnl Ditched, Kill
In the Fireman Fast Train In Ohio
Goes in Dluii on Account of IjOOhc
Rail Another Explosion Occurs In
Pennsylvania That Muy Mean Reuih
to Flft yor More RcM-ue Work lt
Greatly Hampered.
Lincoln, Neb.. Jan. 22. The Chicago-Denver
Special, westbound, on
the Union Pacific, was wrecked to
dny in the yards at North Plutte, Neb.
The engine was overturned and Fire
man Berry pinched under the It. He
was scalded to death. No passenger?
were Injured, though several cars were
derailed.
St. IiOiilM Express In Ditch.
Coshocton, O.. Jan. 26. Seventeen
persons were Injured this morning
when the St. Louis Erpress left the
rails, due to a broken rail, nine mile?
west of here. A special car was oc
cupied by General' Manager McKeen
of the Vandalta branch of the Penn
sylvania road.
Many Death From Explosion.
Pittsburg, Jan. 26. A gas explosion
In the Merchants' Coal company's
mine at Boswejl, resulted In the death
of two men and entombing 50 to 75.
The mine Is reported to be ablaze,
with Ultle hope of rescuing the men
Some of the rescued dled later.
It is now feared that there are 2:'
dead, in the mine as the result pfsub
sequent explosions. A party of rescu
ers entered the mine at midnight and
have not been heard from. Five res
cuers were carried out overcome by
gases.
The Normal school question will
doubtless be with us for many years
yet.
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Below you will find a few of the newest j
merchandise that people want .' .' .' .' .
ran FALLS AS
POSITIVE PROOF
OUTCOME OF IRRIGATION IS
STUPENDOUS SUCCESS.
What Sounds Rnrcfnce Lies on the
I 'nee of It, Conic In True RcMrt
From Twin Falls Country F.xuctly
the Same Results Will Follow Irri
gation In Union County Oik'
Doubting Element in Twin Falls,
But None Uve There Now.
' Incredible to a point where action
vision Is almost necessary to corrob
orate, Is the story coming from Twin
Falls, Idaho, where irrigation is fol
lowed along lines exactly similar to
what they will be in the Grande Ronde
valley. There Is no denying that there
are farmers in Union county of the
same type that once lived in the region
of what Is now Twin Fulls they poo
hooed at irrigation. To every man in
Union county who doubts the great
benefits of ltr. Ration, we call atten
tion to the following article by a Btaff
correspondent of the . Boise Capital
News, about a city that four years ago
was a village about the size of Imblor:
Twin Falls. Jan .25. Twin Falls will
have a free mall delivery service In the
city this summer. The postofflec re
ceipts at thln office for the year 1908
totaled $15,171.08, which is more than
enough to insure free city mall deliv
ery. The stamp sales for 1908 were
$13,928.43, the box rent receipts $1,
242.65. These figures are certainly
remarkable for a 4-year-old town and
are Indicative of the wonderful growth
of this city, which for a purely agrN
cultural community has few parallels.
The city council has appropriated
$10,000 for street crossings. The prop
erty owners will immediately build
sidewalks and number their houses,
which, when doffe, will be followed by
the Installation of the free delivery
service. ' ." .
Grcdl Crush at Postofflee.
It is a sight worth seeing to go to
the Twin Falls postofflce after the
arrival of the mull and. see the long
line-up of people, who get their mall
through the general dellverywlndows.
Oftentimes a double row of people is
'ined up for more than a city block.
So great Is the rush for mull that the
unfortunate person In the rear of the
column must wait two or three hours
before his turn at the window comes.
The need here of a free city deliv
ery Is great, and when Installed, will
GYPSY REVIVALS
ENTERS ST. LOUIS IN A
CAMPAIGN AGAINST SIN.
World-Famed: Revivalist of J.vs.v
Birth and TrtJiiliur, Doiua Ktlecthe
Work Expert Big IlcwtittH. 1
St Louis,. Jan. 26. Gypsy Smith,
the world famous evangelist, who has
recently conducted great revivals in
Pittsburg, New Tork, Washington, Ual
tlmore und other cities, Is in St. Louis
today to begin a mammoth religious
campaign for the salvation of this city.
Smith's meetings have been character
ized by spectacular and sensational
marches through the redllght districts
and it is likely that he will adopt sim
ilar methods while here. i
Gypsy Smith was born in 1860, and
when he was 16 years of age he could
not read or write, for ho was born in
a gypsy tent in England, and he wan
dered over England with his parents
and the other gypsy children, drawn
In an old covered wagon by one old
horse. His father was at that time a
drinking, pilfering gypsy, who earned
a pittance fiddling in saloons. Gypsy
Smith, when a boy; passed the hat for
pennies In the beer shops, while his
father played the fiddle,
Gypsy Smith's real name Is Rodney
Smith. He Is a handsome man, with
CRAFT EXPOSED
PANAMA DEAL SAID TO BE
GREATEST KNOWN GRAB.
The House at Washington Agog Over
Kxitose by.Rnlney of Illinois, Over
His Unflinching ExMsurce Crom
well und Oniric Tart In Category
of Uraficrt Attack Both 1ong and
Bitter Insinuations That Rooxevelt
Knew of Graft. ,
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LOCAL OPTION
3ILL BETTERED
IF PLANS IN NEW BILL
MATERIALIZE THIS YEAR.
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represent sty le
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Hat, the new
Derby the new
Fedora.
COLORS:
Bronze, Green
light Tan, Dk
Brown, Med
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PRICES: 12.00, $2-50. $3.00, $3.50
What the Ladies
Our Latest
Goods .'. ,
New
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rushing I
You witi find here usf what you J
have been looking and wishing 1
fot. All desirable colors. Prke
35 to 55c a yard J
NETTS
NEW SHOES
A new consignment fast received, from the stylish
shoe down to the old hdies' comforts. For Men,
Women ni Children.
These aoods are the new thing
for trtmmin g yokes, waists and
dresses. Cream, white and blk
Collars
Ladies dahty neckwear, the
latest dainty designs. Prices
25, 35, 50 and 75c. ' 1
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The newest in wiling. All
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THE FAIR STORE
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SENATORS ARGUE
WILDEST SCENES YET
ENACTED AT OLYMPIA.
Root-Gordon Fracas Precipitate An
nothcr Scene of. Disorder on tin
Floor of "the Washington Senate To
day Local Option Bill Continues to
Evoke Fights.
Olympla. Wash., Jan. 26. The
morning session of the senate was the
scene of the two hottest disputes wit
nessed In a similar gathering In this
state. The trouble started when Sena
tor Alex Poison of Chehalis, Introduced
;t concurrent resolution that the sen
ate appoint a committee to act with
similar committee from the h"!:- to
Investigate the supreme cv-t judges,
state officers, and all rr 'era of the
legislature, touching c r l'n ir Integrity.
This Is the outcome of the Root-Gordon
Investigation.
The resolution ai.d all discussion was
expunged fro mthe minutes of the
senate. The next fight was over the
anti-saloon league's local option bill
that came up. The bill was sent to
the committee on Judiciary. The same
action was taken by the house.
HoiiSQ and Senate at Salem Working
on Routine Matter, Considering SH
clul Tax Feature Local Option I.av
to Be Amended for Betterment of
Prosecution.
Salem, Jan. 26. The senate and
house worked on routine business this
morning. The governor's message re
lating to supreme court decision an-
AVashlngton, Jan. . 26. Branding
William Nelson Cromwell as a "buc
caneer and desperado,"' Representative
Henry T. Ratney of Illinois, today gave
the house a sensational resume of tha
Panama scandal. He claimed Crom
well and certain associates were "try
Ing to appropriate to their own ife,
the reven uosof the Republic af Pu'J
ama." v
He professed to be able to prove the
most ttupendous graft combine in i
history of the clvlllxed ' world. E
said Cromwell and party attempted ta -collect
from the United States frauS
ulent claims amounting to $2,000.000.,
He closed with a sensational stata
ment, that they not only sought to ib
the Republic of Panama, hut Indirect
ly robbed the United States treasury.
Ralney accused Cromwell of being
the chief manipulator In machlnatlo-ni
resulting In the revolution of Novem
ber 31, 1903. He explained that he
did . not charge President-elect T.ifl
with being a party to the? "Infamous
scheme." In . the course of his re
marks he said:.. , , ' ,-..-VJt.M-lH
not be Jong, If the schem
goes through, before the campaign
contributions of some of th gentle
men Interested in the enterprise, will
be returned a hundred fold. It is not
a part of sound statesmanship and
true patriotism to employ all the gov
ernment's agencies to crush newspa
pers having the courage to call at
tention to questionable transactions in
connection with the canal. Public
nulling the tax levies for 1909, are re
ferred to a committee on assessment opinlon , Germany will not even per
ana taxation, wnicn win Drtng in a mil
legalizing the levies. 1
Amend Ijocm! Option Ijiw. I
A house bill was introduced by Rep
mit the emperor to do what the pres
ident of the United States Is trying to
do." s
I Ralney charges that Roosevelt made
resentatlve Bohebrake of Benton, d,re(.t mllBltatemcnt ,n the message
which amends the local option law to gent t() congrcsB on Dccember 71; i906,
make It a misdemeanor for a witness '
In a liquor case to refuse to testify. ,
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Portland, Jan. 26. Governor-elect
Cosgrove of. Washington, with his
face seamed and drawn by long weeks
of illness, yet determined to reach the
capital of the state thnt conferred the
ht?;h honor on hlrn to be inaugurated,
arrived In Portland at 10:30 this morn
ing. ' He will leave here tonight at t
o'clock, and leave Tacoma at 8:10 to
morrow morning, to arrive at Olym
pla two hours later.
After his Inauguration he will return
immediately to Paso Robles.; He says
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Worthy
There is probably no one line in whichthere
is so much deception as in rubber goods
Much of tt is almost worthless. None of
these goods come to us. By picking )'the
best goods and buying direct from the , mak
ex5,we insure security and saving. We can
Rubber $eW af rightprlces and also guarantee
the qualify. We have Hot Water Bofths in
all the new styles, ctlors and sizes. Y
will get your money out of one many times
before Spring.
GOO OS lVe aave bind of syringe you ever saw
and some kinds you haven't seen.
. PRICES RIGHT ON ALL
NEWLIN DRUG STORE
LA GRANDE, OREGON
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