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SlftS CONNECTED WITH 5ATITI0NAL POLITICS AND HIGH-'-r:
' LI HONCEED ; IN CIS OW? STAIS ':":
Portland, April 4 George H. Wil
liams, the "Grand Old Man" of Ore
"jgon and a most prominent figure in
-tYiA nnlfHnnl 'hfatnrv rf tha atafA anil
nce a memher of Pres. Grant's cab
inet, died suddenly at bis home here
; 4xday, aged 87. ; '
Judge 'Williams died peacefully dur
"his 87th birthday by giving a ban-
. vJudge Williams retired to private
, !3ife' two years ago. He was one of
1 vtha fniinders Of tha TTninn ntirtT and
Canvassed the country for Lincoln,
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f; ; Evidence of Anarchists. . ".
TPekln, April 4. Prince Chlng to
rflay ordered an investigation into the
circumstances, of .the finding' ofth
"bomb In the palace of the Regent.
"The Investigation follows to af rat
of several buspectB. So far the au
thorities have net been able to dis
'cover the Identity of the persons wto
iplaced the explosives. ' , The. bomb
Vaa made of gun cotton and of a
rlghly- exp'oplve character. :
: Ilonecr Editor Dead
, Boston,; April 4. Sly vanus Van
: ;hoate," a noted 'promoter,' inventor
- rand, fighting : Western pioneer' editor
: who , headed the , Vigilatitees In San
."Francisco during the early dayB is
dead. - Van Choafce organized the
Atlantic Cable company and also the
firet , telegraph company; to operate
In Washington. ,
Radios, the Man tailored Idaists you
have been wanting are now in stock.
Com before the Selection b. broken
Jhat J$rro the $cst
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Later In life he served as United
States senator from Oegon and be
came Attorney' General in Grant's
cabinet la 1872.' . . .
His brain was as keen in his ad
vanced years as they were years ago.
For . many years he has been one of
the leading thinkers of the nation
In Oregon but In the entire country,
and he is known from coast to coast.
In Oregon especially ho wasthe idcl
of , young attorneys, who, ; If they
could emulate George II. Williams,
would have attained the highest an-
plrations of their careers. k.
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City Planning Conference
; Rochester N. Y.; April 4. One of
the most Important conventions ever
held in , this city will be that of the
National: Conference oh City , Plan
jllrig during the present week. Prob
lems hearing on the beautification of
titles will be ' discussed by: experts
scd the addresses and papers will
be circulated througliout r the coun
try by the Russell Sago Foundation.
. . Sunday Baseball Scores '
At San Francisco- (1st game) Port
land 4, San Francisco 5 (2d game)
Portland 2, San Francisco 4.
At Los Angeles (1st game) Lbs
Angeles 1, Vernon 2 (2d game) Los
AngeleB 0, Vernon 1. " v
v At -SaTcramento Oakland ' 1; Sac
ramento 4.
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Balloonist Kiiis-v' i '
Breslaa, Germany, April 4. Prof.
Abegg, the noted German sclentiBt,
was killed today la a balloca "acci
dent - -t
City residents who have not-Jfldi;
their taxes should call at the Elier
iff's office before o'clock today , find
tender the amounts due and these
who cannot do this should ni&ll ,h'3
checks before 12 o'clock tonisht, to
escape the penalty and . Interest
which will be charged-on all della
Q,U?nt tax accounts. ; ,.r
;The amount collected so far Indi
cate a prosperous condition of the
country, and. that m?n?7 U ew
plentiful than during any season for
the past two years. "
Up to a late hour this, afternoon
the amounts turned in were as fol
lows: - . : '
For School Dlst No. .1..,," 10,145.63
City of La Grande.,,..... ,24,536.12
State and County ........ 232,183.62
and dollars will be turned in at the
Court Houae this afternoon, and that
this amount, with the sums arriving
by mail, will reach a total of about
$250,000.00 for taxes collected In Un
ion county subject to no penalty.
Perhaps no man in Oregon was re
vered more than Williams by people
of La Grande, ' Attorneys, . business
men and even farmers experssed re
gret today when told of the sudden
demise of the. '"Grand Old Man."
W. T. Gardner, ' superintendent of
the Boys and Girls - Aid Society of
Portland Is In La .Grande today but
has "been called to Portland by tel
ephone. Mr. ' Williams - was presi
dent of the Boys and Girls Institu
tion, and Mr. Gardner has been cal
led back "to take van active part in
the making of arrangements for the
funeral, v Telephone communication
from Portland states that the funer
al arrangements are Incomplete, but
that lavished attention and respect
will be, paid tfie memory of the ven
erable gentleman Is already planned
for. .
r Williams was an ardent fan In base
ball circles. Judge Williams was ex
tolled this afternoon by Mr, Gardner
who related how Mr. Williams would
throg- business care - to the - winds
when a good baseball game waa In
progress.
is Another Scandal Brewing.
Seattle, April 4. Adjutant General
Lamping has forwarded a formal re
quest for the removal of Capt. John
KInzle, Instructor and inspector for
the National Guard of Washington to
the War Department.
KInzie executed a, counter attack
of the National Guard In which he
o fthe National . Guard In which he
aleged the military organization had
been declining steadily In efficiency
since Lamping was 'detailed to clear
up the muddle cauBed by the Hamil
ton scandal, and requesting Lamping
to be aBked to resign.
General Lamping charges that Kin
zie has been drawing pay for services
as instructor of militia while on duty
at encampments and on. occasions of
Inspection, lie also asked the War
Department to assign a younger man
to the place. . - " - . .
- DUEL EAK OMAR10
:', Ontario,.: Orev April 4.
Chares Weir killed romin-
ga "Aldlcova in a gun duel
In Drewsey Canyon 12 miles
west of Jordan valley nlast
evening. . ; The trouble was
over grazing lands; The men
were in the employ of
"..sheepmen In-that Bection, A
- coroner, deputy district at-
torney and sheriff left., for
the scene of tie Wiling this
A morning In an automobile.
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CUE3 TLACED CX TEBDT -
CHAFES niS QUICK TE.HPE3
YSnCsa Iwtn iccree that Cwwlt
mast not address iletiiodist Col
; leg It it weattl kate as aadicare
wili the Pore Hoosetclt frcirist-
ty refajes to see the rpe "Rill
' talk to Sfethodlsts. ":-.:"
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i Romo, April 4. King Emmanuel,
of Italy todky granted a two hours'
interview to ColonelIloosevelt. The
nature of the conversation was not
divulged, but It is believed the Vati
can incident was discussed. Kermlt
Roosevelt was also granted au au
dience. - , '
The audience which It was believed
Roosevelt would, have with the Pope
tomorrow will not take place owing
to a restriction placed .upon $be for
mer president that he refrain from
addressing the MethodistB while in
Rome.. , Although it is believed that
Roosevelt had no engagement to vis-
It the Methodist College, he deemed
It a curb upon his liberty, and re
fused to accept the Invitation, , The
incident has. caused a " tremendous
sensation. . . ;
A similar, altuation arose a ehort
time ago when former vice president
Fairbanks '. waa refused ' an audience
with-Ilie," Peep" because ; he' had. ft
cepted an lnviation to apeak to the
Methodist College. ; . ; ' '
After leaving the palace Rosevelt
was driven to the Pantheon, , where
placed wreaths on the tombs ; of
Kings Emanuel, Victor and Humbert
A great throng Unea the route of the
Roosevelt party.
... While reading his mail at the hotel
Doctors Tipple " and Clarke of the
Methodist college called to pay their
respects to Roosevelt, They warmly
congratulated the Colonel on his at
titude.. - v,.:'v
MrB. Roosevelt and Miss Ethel will
be presented to Queen Helena at the
palace tonight. '
. 4'The entire affair' is a closed in
cident," said Roosevelt this afternoon
In ; referring to the Vatican matter.
"The. Course I followed was the only
one open to me."
Foreign diplomates who have been
Interviewed here take the same view
of the affair. None of the high dig
nltaries of the Catholic church would
issue a statement but seemed Inclin
ed" to . blame Roosevelt . for not ac
quiescing In the Pope's desire to dis
criminate in the matter of the con
duct ' of persons to be presented at
the Vatican. '
. , Harrlman Merger Case
; Washington, April 4. With the con
elusion today of the taking of testi
mony. In rebuttal by the go'vernment
the suit under the Sherman anti
trust law to dissolve the Harnmn
nerger of the Union Jaciflc and the !
Southern Pacific will go to the cir
cuit court of appeals which decided
the Standard Oil case.
'Judge Lovett and the Harrlman at
torneys . contended that the combi
nation of the Union Pacific and the
Southern Pacific systems was not in
restraint of trade . and that these
lines did not compete within tha
meaning of .the Sherman law. Ac
cording to them the Union Pacific
railroad obtained possession of th i
Sonthern Pacific only because It had
to purchase n majority I ntercst of tha
Central Pacific to secure an outlet
at San Francisco. Before the acqui
sition of the controlling Intcrent In
the Central Pacific and the Southern
Pacific the Union Pacific practically
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ended at Ci a, Utah. It. had an
outlet at Portland, through tha Ore
gon Short Line but to reach ths Pa
cific ocean at San Francisco which
necessitated the purchase cf te S. P.
..-venerai did tci t..-.-e
the contention of Judge Lt'vott;
that tha U. P. and 8. P. lines are not
parallel lines rlthin the meaning of
the Sherman law. maintains that
the U. P. through the acquisition of
the S. P., which gave u JeBta
connection :it Saa Francisco, kd v7
Its control of a water route between
San Francisco and Portland has ef
fected a combination which waa cap
able of prosecution. J
vfilTa TT&IIa Twasaher teal
- Walla Walla, April 4. It. 0. Parks,
citw troaaurer died here today, agd
68. lie attended a dance Saturday
night and died Sunday of cerebral
hemorrhages. He was a prominent
lodge man, .
Jfay Try Seeltf
...NewoYrk, .April .4. -After a delay
of tetr years, Charles W. Neeley; who
Is charged with embezzlement while
In-charge o! postal affairs while In
Havana at the close of the Spanish
war, will probably be tried during
the crtroinat terra of the federal
court opened today. .--.';.
"" Falmouth, - England, April 4. At
least 21 lives were lost In a collision
between the Brittch bark Kate Thorn
as and an unknown vessel which cut
the bark In two off Lands End today,
The Thomas sank within a few min
ute sand all on board went down,
except, the-cahln boy who clung to a
piece of wreckage from which he was
rescued. News was brought by the
tug John Bull, which was towing the
bark The collision occurred during
a fog and the unknown vessel con
tlnued on her course.
' Aged Baker Woman Bead r
Baker. City, April 4.Mrfl. Sarah
Dunn, reported to be the oldest wo
man in Baker county, died last night
aged Hy-"''-i:rL'rr'y':''r''--
Strike at Bayton, Wn.
Dayton, Wn., April 4.Every street
employee of the city la on a strike
today demanding more wages. The
council refused the demand. Strikers
blame the high cost of living for tha
walkout. 'v',j.-';." .
Seattle Fighting Hatpins 1
Seattle, April 4. An ordlnnace
regulating the length of hatpins and
providing a fine and Imprisonment
for Its violation will be introduced
In the council tonight ; by Council
man : Revefle. The ordinance was
copied after the one recently passed
in Chicago. . " '. .
Tl'lTf-OI
MEBIIMD
Why Our Business Grows-
.That our business Is constantly growing is obvious
to all our customers. However the fact that It grows
1b of less Importance than the cause of this growth. .
Storea don't grow by chance; growth is always the
operation of ; some vital principle, and in this case the ,
vital; principle Jb quality quality of goods, quality of
service. ;
. For 25 years this store has been doing business on
the basis of quality each year showing an Increase .
over the previous one; each year adding new customers 1
and continuing to hold the old ones. All of them have -etayed
because they found It paid to trade here. They ,
find here a' larger stock, a bette rassortment, better
goods than are to be obtained elsewhere for the money
and better esrvice throughout. , .
Newfm Drua Co.
LA GRANDE, OR.
i t 11 mi ij IhU
If? (I : :
Culi:i LiiLCCIEDSS"-
DLors rrt lit TUOrs- '
; ., V. vAxr root elevation'
Tlirown ajafant a hlsr'j tocrSIiaot
6ulitc!y upward sad po est ',
with tcrrliic, speed drowivlsj to
of the occupants cf tiie his craft's
basket. . , . '':''' : v "- '.
Stettin, Germany, April 4 lb,
German balloon ' Pomerln, wMch as
cended here late yeuterday !ur!ns a'
gale, was thrown . asaltst or blown
against the roof of a lutory bi'iM
lng; terribly Injuring th3 four occu
pants of the basket, Vhe atr enft
then shot upward and d pappoaved'tu
the clouds. ; It was i.ext kopq
Swinemund at a height cf Cf00 fjt,
going in the direction of the rh, t
Tugs followed la ica track and oua
was almost under It. wueii the bs
loon suddenly fell Into the water.
. . Werner Del Brueck, a member of
the Reichstag and .'h lirch'ort
the riame of Benduhn drowae-L
A man uamed Hela dl frt.n ia
Jr.rles vend Herr :Soniwenll'actit,.a
banker was rescued. . .
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For (Jrcatcr Richmond. .
Richmond.V a.J April 4. If the vo
ters act. favorably on the prot: - ,lCca
in, today's" apeclal. vlectlon," the towft ,
of Manchester will be annexed 10
this city and the "Greater Richmond''
movement wiir receive a decided Im
petus. .... Manchester has a population
of about 10,000. .
. . Ceacral Booth III . t
London, April 4.-General Willlara
Booth, head of the Salvation Army
seriously 111 her. , i
: STORM IK UTAH
: Salt Lake, April 4.-Two
hundred thousand dollars la
estimated today, as the losa A
caused by- a terrific wind-' q
atonn , that, swept North
Central Utah Saturday ev
ening.' Farm property suf
fered big louses, fences and
trees were blown down and
some houses overturned.
Railroad " property suffered
heavily and the Western Pa-
ciflc and Southern Pacific
are lout - of : commission
'again.'':.. -'..'.'.':' .
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