W ashington. Dec. 28. C a r r y i n g 0 |it [dans to r e d u c e t h e n u m b e r of ta al • i n Poal m in e s , the" U nited Star.;; Geological S u r v e y |3 a b o u t to estab lish re scue s t a t i o n s in t h e p rtn - elpal coal Helds of t h e c o u n tr y . In a d d itio n to th e e x p e r i m e n t s t a ti o n now loca ted a t P i t t s b u r g It will be lie p u r p o s e of th e e x p e r t s to tea ch N otice Of Appeal Given— Clim ax of th e m in e r s a n d m lu e bosses how to use t h e most a p p r o v e d a p p a r a t u s In I'" •« S t r u g g l e M a rk ed hy re scue work. D ra m a tic Events. G o v e r n m e n t m in i n g e n g in e e r s will be a s s ig n e d to t h e s t a t i o n s a n d will be re a d y a t a m o m e n t 's notice to go San F rancisco. Dec. 30.— F o u r t e e n to th e sc e n e of a n y d i s a s t e r . T h e y y e a r s in t h e p e n ite n tia r y , the m a x i­ will be e q u ip p e d w ith oxygen h e l ­ m u m , .vas t h e se n ten c e m ete d o u t mets, w hic h will e n a b l e th e m to e n ­ Tuesday to A b r a h a m Ruef, who for t e r a m in e a t once, e v e n t h o u g h it is four ye ars dire c te d th e political d e s ­ filled w i t h g a s o r sm o k e . E v e r y s t a ti o n is to b e fitted u p tin ies of Sa i F ra n c is co as a d v is e r of th e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of E u g e n e E. with a n a ir - t i g h t r o o m , w h e r e g a s can be g e n e r a t e d , a n d t h e c c a l- m ln - Schm itz, m a y o r of th e city. J u d g m e n t was p r o nounc ed a t th e Ing c o m p a n i e s h a v e b e en Invite d to close of a day devote d to iegal b a t ­ smid picked m en to t h e s t a ti o n s for tle, w herein t h e defense s o u g h t to t r a i n i n g in t h e u se of oxygen h e l ­ In tro d u ce m a n y re a so n s for a new mets. O ne o f t h e s t a t i o n s m a y be e s t a b ­ tria l. T h e r e was no d e m o n s tr a t io n on t h e part of t h e s p e c ta to r s d u r i n g lished a t Salt I .a k e to c a r e for t h e th e proceedings in t h e c o u r tr o o m , U tah. M o n t a n a a n d W a s h i n g t o n coal n o r late r when Ruef, h a v in g e n t e r e d fields. t h e prison van in t h e c u sto d y of a d e p u ty sheriff, s t a r t e d in t h e d u s k on his long rid e to th e c o u n ty jail. B efore t h e a d j o u r n m e n t of c o u r t n o t ic e of a p p e a l h a d been died on b e h a l f of th e d e f e n d a n t a n d th e None o f l* rin rlp a ls C a lle d lb-fore th e G r a n d J u r y . c o u r t had sig n e d a w rit of p r o b a b le C h ic a g o , Dec. 28 — S e a r c h for e v i­ c au s e, which will a c t a s a s t a y of d e n ce t o e s t a b l i s h t h e e x is te n c e of a execution. In a t r ia l t h a t w as p r o lo n g e d " b e e f t r u s t ” c le a r i n g - h o u s e , by which t h r o u g h a p e riod of n e a r l y f o u r e v id e n c e c e r t a i n p a c k i n g i n t e r e s t s m o n t h s R u e f w as c o n v ic te d , D e ce m ­ co u ld b e in v o lv e d In c h a r g e s of vio­ be r 10, of b r i b in g J o h n J. F u r e y , a n l a t i n g b o t h th e a n t i - r e h a t e a n d a n t i ­ e x - su p e r v iso r , to f a v o r t h e a w a r d of t r u s t law s, is b e in g m a d e h e r e by a n o v e r h e a d tr o lle y f r a n c h i s e t o t h e s e c re t s e r v i c e m e n a n d a g e n t s of U n i t e d R a ilr o a d s . T h is w a s o n e of v a r io u s d e p a r t m e n t s of t h e U n ite d 114 i n d i c t m e n t s r e t u r n e d a g a i n s t S t a te s g o v e r n m e n t . T h e D e p a r t m e n t of J u s t i c e at W a s h i n g t o n h a s issue d R u e f by t h e O liver g r a n d ju r y . A O n e of t h e m a n y i n c i d e n ts t h a t o r d e r s t o D istrict A t t o r n e y S im s a n d t e n d e d to m a k e t h e t r ia l of R u e f r e ­ his a s s o c i a t e s In t h i s c ity to pro c ee d m a r k a b l e w a s t h e s h o o t i n g of A s­ a g a i n s t all t h e l a r g e p a c k e r s s u s ­ s is ta n t D istr ic t A t t o r n e y F r a n c i s J. pected o f be in g in a c o m b i n a ti o n H e n e y by M o r r is H a a s , a n e x - c o n ­ w ith r e f e r e n c e to p rice s, c o n tr o l of vict, w h o s e p a st r e c o r d w a s ex p o se d t e r r i t o r y a n d d e m a n d s u p o n r a i l ­ by t h e p r o s e c u t o r a f t e r t h e w o u l d - b e roads. B a t c h e s of s u h p e n a s w e r e sent to s l a y e r h a d b e e n a c c e p t e d as a m e m ­ b e r s of t h e j u r y . H a a s s u b s e q u e n t l y O m a h a , K a n s a s City, St. L ouis a n d c o m m i t t e d s u i c id e in t h e c o u n t y j a il. o t h e r p la c e s for r a i l r o a d a n d p a c k e r s ' e m p lo y e s , w hich F e d e r a l officials In th o s e p la c e s will s e r v e a n d to w hich all w i t n e s s e s c alled m u s t re spond. W EARLY one whole month of Bargain Giving Beginning Monday Morning, Dec. 7, and lasting throughout the entire month of December. More dollars worth of new up-to-date and reliable merchandise offered at this sale for smaller prices than was ever of­ fered the people of Washington County, at one time in our history. Just now we find our stock of goods, larger than we want it, and in order to reduce it we have inaugurated this iWi^hty HI* E v id e n c e May B r i n g A b o u t R e ­ t u r n of tft I 0 , 8 0 0 t o ( la s C o m p a n y . S a n F r a n c is c o , Dec. 29.— By a r u l ­ in g of t h e s u p r e m e c o u r t , t h e i s s u ­ a n c e of a c o m m i s s i o n w as g r a n t e d , a u t h o r i z i n g t h e t a k i n g of t h e d e ­ p o s i t io n of H a r r y O r c h a r d , s e l f - c o n ­ f e sse d s l a y e r of t h e l a t e G o v e r n o r S te u n e n b e r g , of I d a h o , a s to t h e c i r ­ c u m s t a n c e s s u r r o u n d i n g t h e e x p lo s ­ i o n in t h i s c it y on N o v e m b e r 17, 1 9 0 4 , in t h e h o u s e of W. H. L ln - f o r t h , t h e n t h o u g h t t o h a v e b e en e n u s e d by a le a k in t h e g a s m a i n , b u t w h ic h r e s u l t e d f r o m t h e firing o f a d y n a m i t e b o m b , a c c o r d in g to s t a t e m e n t s m a d e in O r c h a r d 's c o n ­ fe ssion. T h e is s u a n c e o f t h e c o m m i s s i o n f o llo w s t h e a t t e m p t of t h e g a s c o m ­ p a n y to r e c o v e r $ 1 0 , 8 0 0 p a id to Lin- f o r t h for d a m a g e s d o n e h is h o u s e o n t h e finding of a j u r y . O r c h a r d ! w h o i s s e r v i n g a life s e n t e n c e in Id a h o , s t a t e d t h a t h e blew u p t h e L l n f o r t h h o u s e in a n a t t e m p t to kill C a p ta i n B r a d le y , w h o t h e n r e s i d e d t h e r e . S t o e k b u y e r s C o m p la i n . O r a n g e v i l le , I d a h o , Dec. 28.— T h e actio n of t h e N o r t h e r n Pacific In r e ­ f u s i n g to accept s h i p m e n t s of s to c k o v e r t h e new O r a n g e v i l le lin e is c a u s ­ in g g r e a t i n c o n v e n i e n c e to sto c k sh ip p e rs. A n u m b e r of b u y e r s h a v e been feeding a n d b u y i n g c a t t l e a n d h o g s with a view of s h i p p i n g out on t h e new line. An effort is b e in g m ad e to h a v e t h e r o a d s u s p e n d t h e o rd e r a n d receive s h i p m e n t s in J a n - u a ry . . T h e only r e a s o n given by th e offi­ cials of t h e road I* th a t t h e r a t t l e sw ay th e c a r s a n d c a u s e t h e new ly- ba '.asted r o a d b e d t o sh i f t Stock shippe rs a s s e r t t h a t t h e r u l i n g Is u n ­ ju st to them , as all o t h e r f r e i g h t is accepted Several l a r g e s h i p m e n t s a re to be m a d e a b o u t t h e first of t h e year. _____ F le e t E n te rs R ed Sea. Suez. Dec 30 — T h e A m e ric an b a t ­ under Rear-A dm iral tle ship flee* g p e r r v . p a s s e d P e rim at th e e n t r a n c e fo the Red Sea at noon on board the fleet a t e well. T h e Ves­ n i n a re d u e h e r e t h e m o r n in g of A I M sTexpected that they will m a k e outek passage through the c a n a l 2nd -hen Will disperse to *** T"*®“ M e d ite rra n e a n P °r ' B' 8 of a , h e r couni ies. A g ita tio n has been , , k e th e new B lir a h ie to all W * e r s hMween G r- L . n y a n d t h t U n ited S ta te s, without b g a r d to r o u te . D e p riv e Nc e r o s * of Vote. M uskogee. O k l a . Dee 30 - S e » * mt of t h e l e a d in g D e m o c r a ts of Okla^ ,m a met h e r e for t h e p u rp o se of e p a r i n e a hill t o h e in tr o d u c e d in ! e i s t o t a r e next w eek t o dlsfra n- Ise t h e n “« r o G o v e r n o r H askell a s r e t e - n e » ed by J E W y a a i . of •akngev N e g r o I* C h a m p i o n P u g i l is t. S y d n e y , N. S. W., Dec. 27.— J a c k J o h n s o n , t h e big n e g r o fro m G a l­ veston. T e x a s, is t h e w o r l d 's h e a v y ­ w e ight c ita m p io n . He w on t h e title C h r i s t m a s day in t h e big a r e n a at R u s h c u t t e r s Bay front T o m m y B u rn s, t h e F r e n c h - C a n a d l a n , w h o h a d he ld it sln.-e J a m e s J. J e f f r ie s r e li n q u i s h e d I*, a n d a f t e r a c h a s e of B u r n s t h a t led h a l f way a r o u n d t h e world. T h e e n d c a m e In t h e 1 1th r o u n d , w h e n tlie police, s e e in g B u r n s t o t t e r i n g a n d u n a b le t o d e f e n d h i m s e l f from t h e sa v a g e b lo w s of his o p p o n e n t , m e r c i ­ fully s t o p p e d t h e fight. Ribbon ! Some borken lines of underwear at bottom prices. One line high cut Shoes regular $5 Sale price $3 95. We also have many other bargains in our Shoe Department. ! j ! I ! Blankets!! Sweeping reduction on all Comforts and Blankets. We overestimated our wants when purchasing our comforts this year, and in order to reduce them we are offering the following prices: $7.25 value, one only $5.75 6.50 “ reduced to ... 4.75 3.50 “ “ “ 2.75 2.25 “ “ “ .............. 1.75 4.50 “ one only ......... 3.39 2.75 “ reduced to . . 1.S9 2.50 “ “ “ 1.95 3.85 “ “ “ ............... 2.85 Big Reduction on Men’s and Boys’ Suits and Overcoats. Boys’ pants, 75c and $1.00 - $ .50 “ Vests, values 50c to $1.00 .25 A limited number of boys’ long pants safe price 50 cents to 99 cents. One large corduroy vest free tj any man whom it will fit. 2000 yards of calico going in this big Reduction Sale at 5 cents per yard. •33 1-3 off on one lot of Dress Goods. Come while the assortment is good. Big Reduction in Outing Flannel 2500 yards of Outing Flannel go on sale Monday, Dec. 7. This is the time of year when you need this class of merchandise and it will be to your interest to come while the assortment is good. Regular 12 1-2 and 15c outings go during this sale at 10c per yard. Ladies’, Misses and Children’s Coats greatly reduced in price. It will cost you nothing to call and get our prices. Big Sale on umbrellas, large assort­ ment, new, regular $1.25 and $1.35 reduced to - - $1.00 Just received a new assortment of dishes. Suitable for Xmas presents. 10 to 25 per cent off on Ladies’ hos­ iery. _ I T H E C o n g r e s s i o n a l I n v e s t i g a t o r s Sail for Colon F r o m C h a r le s t o n , S. C. C h a r l e s t o n . S. C., Dec. 28.— T h e 14 m e m b e r s of t h e h o u s e c o m m i tt e e on i n t e r s t a t e a n d f o r e i g n c o m m e rc e , w ho a r e g o i n g (o P a n a m a to in v es ti­ g a t e t h e c a n a l w o rk , sa ile d fro m h e r e to d a y on t h e P a n a m a lin e s t e a m e r A llla n c a T h e y will r e a c h Colon on J a n . 1 a nd will s p e n d f o u r o r five da y s on the Isth m u s T h e a r r a n g e m e n s for t h e i r r e t u r n h a v " not b e e n m a d e , b u t they will le a v e In t i m e to be bac!: In W a s h i n g t o n on J a n . 14. B IG E R IC K Don’t forget the place. C O R IN E R S T O R E NELSON B. LaCOURSE F o re s t G ro ve ^ ! GOINGS IN OREGON : In tere stin g Item s G a th ere d F r o m AM [ ' a r t s of t h e S l a t e . V i r g i n ia City, M ont., Dec. 28.— T h is c it y w a s s h a k e n by t h e severest of t h e s e r i e s of se ism ic d i s t u r b a n c e s th a t h a v e been g o in g on for m o re t h a n a w e e k , at 4 : 3 0 o 'c lo c k S u n d a y a f te r n o o n . T h e e le c t r i c p o w e r a n d light p l a n t was put o u t of c o m m is s io n . T his p lan t Is l o c a t e d 10 m ile3 d i s t a n t from V ir g in ia City, a n d a s te l e p h o n ic c o m ­ m u n i c a t i o n w ith it h a s been i n t e r ­ r u p t e d , it Is im p o s s ib le a t th is t im e to a s c e r t a i n t h e e x te n t of t h e d a m ­ a ge done. D u r i n g t h e p a st week th is city h a s e x p e r ie n c e d m o r e t h a n 30 e a r t h q u a k e s , in w h ic h t h e e a r t h m o v e m e n ts h a v e b e en very pro ­ nou n c ed . New L a w s P r o p o s e d P o r t l a n d — V a r i o u s m e a s u r e s of p r o p o s e d le g isla tio n will b* c o n s i d ­ e r e d by t h e M u l t n o m a h c o u n t y leg is­ l a t i v e d e le g a t i o n . M e m b e r s of t h e le g isla tiv e c o m m i t ­ t e e of t h e P o r t l a n d C h a m b e r o f C o m ­ m e r c e will a p p e a r b e fo re t h e de le ­ g a ti o n to u r g e t h e a m e n d i n g o f th e p i lo t a g e law t o c o n f o r m to t h e P o r t o f P o r t l a n d t o w a g e law T h e sa m e o r g a n i z a t i o n will a s k for a law r e ­ p e a l i n g t h a t p r o v is io n of t h e I n s u r ­ a n c e law w hich r e q u i r e s f o r e i g n c o m ­ p a n ie s to d e p o sit $50 ,0 0 0 b e f o r e be­ in g a llo w e d to e n g a g e In b u s i n e s s In t h i s s ta te . In t h e sa m e c o n n e c t i o n t h e C h a m b e r will p r opose a n o t h e r la w c r e a t i n g t h e office of S t a t e I n ­ s u r a n c e C o m m is s io n e r . The O regon Hum ane S o c iety , t h r o u g h Its officers, will a s k fo r tlie I n d o r s e m e n t by t h e d e le g a t i o n o f a bill p r o v id in g f o r a n a p p r o p r i a t i o n of $ 3 0 0 0 a n n u a l l y f o r tw o y e a r s f o r t h i s society. | O regon » - ” 8 n o w e n *° r c e d a s a g ain st grate a n d c o u n t y em ployes. V IR G I N I A C IT Y , MONT., H IT A G A IN BY S E V E R E SH OCK S E A T T L E MARKET!*. W h e a t — B lu e s te m . $1.01 O a t s — » 3 9 « 34. B a r le y — $26 5 0 0 27.60. H a y - E a s t e r n W a s h in g t o n tim o ­ thy. $1* t>or t o n ; P u g e t S i u n d hay, $ 1 0 0 11 p e r t o n ; wheni hay. $ i l per ' o n : a lf a l f a $9 50 0 1 0 p e r ton. • B u tt e r — W a s h in g t o n e re a m e r y . H e per lb ; r a n c h . 23* p e r lb 0 g g s — Se lec ted iornl. 4 3 0 43«. Ribbon ! ! Comforts! Fifteen miles of ribbon go on sale Monday, December 7. Every known shade, New fancy Dresden and floral patterns. You will find any kind of ribbon here that you may want. Our big Ribbon Stock is at its best and during this sale all the choicest and newest things go along with all sta­ ple kinds, at a bi reduction in prices. OFF TO LOOK AT CANAL PORTLAND MARKETS. W h e a t — T r a c k p rice s: C lub, 90c; re d R u s s ia n . 88c; b l u e s te m , 96c: Valley, 92c. B a r le y — Fe e d, $ 2 6 .3 0 ; rolled. $28 if 23 Oat»-—No. 1 w h ite, $ 3 2 ; gray. $32 H a y — T i m o t h y . W ll.'a m e tte Valley, fancy. $ 1 3 : do. o r d i n a r y , $12: E a s t ­ e r n O r e g o n , mixed, $ 1 6 ; do. fancy, $18; a lf a l f a , $12 SO; c lo v e r. $12. B u t t e r — E x t r a . 36 0 37c; fm ey, 3 3 6 34c ; c hoice. 30c; s t o r e 18c. Eggs E x t r a . 40 6 43c. Hops— 1 9 0 8 , c hoice, 6 ® 7c; p r im e . 64) 6c; m e d i u m , 4 it 5c; 1907, 2 6 4c. W ool— Valley. 146 15He; lb ; E astern Oregon. 8 016c, a s to shrinkage. M o h a i r — C hoice, 1 8 0 19c Sale We think you will think, that it is to your interest and everybody’s interest to get busy and attend this sale. Its a money-saving event for the purchasing public. You will find throughout the whole big store rare bargains in all lines of merchandise carried in a big General Store. We don’t figure on profits in this sale. Our object is to reduce our stock. These goods must go and they will go, because we will make the prices that will make them go. THE GRAND O PE N IN G DAY will be worth coming miles to attend. We are going to make a superhuman effort to sell more goods, give bigger and better bargains, take in more dollars, turn out more well-pleased customers, wait on more people, reduce our stock more on this Grand Opening Day than was ever done in one day by any store in this county, or any ether county in this great state ol Oregon. AFTER BEEF-PACKERS ORCHARD TO TESTIFY Clearance U nion L a b o r A d v o c a te s New Hills. P o r t l a n d — At le a - : t h r e e m e a s u r e s i of le g isla tio n will be p r o p o se d a t t h e c o m i n g session of t h e l e g i s l a t u r e by | o r g a n i s e d labor. Tfiey a r e a n e m - i ployera ' lia b ility law , a m e a s u r e pro- t i d i n g a g e n e r a l e ig h t - h o u r w o r k - | d a y a n d a law t h a t will pu* a n end t o t h e e m p l o y m e n t of c o n v ic t s in j c o m p e t it i o n w ith un io n l e b o r The ! hill fo r t h e e m p l o y e r s ' l ia b ility law j ha* been p r e p a r e d a n d t h e t w o o t h e r 1 bill* a r e » r i n g d r a f t e d . T h e s e t h r e e j m e a s u r e s h a v e been I n d o r s e d a n d I »H I he s u p p o r t e d by t h e S t a t e | G range T h e tr a d e * u n i o n i s t s a n d I t h e G r a n g e h a r e a p p o i n t e d l*glsla- t t r e ^ o m m l t t e e a . w hich will h a r e c h a r g e of t h e p r o p o se d bills In t h e leg islatu re An effort will be m a d e t o e x t e n d t h e pro rib ion* o f t h e e i g h t - h o u r law t o a p p ly t o a ll c la ss e s o f w o r k m e n I ffnch a r e g n lg U o a o f h o u r s o f l a b o r P ' n n t o C u t U p L an e C o n n t y . E u g e n e A m o v e m e n t h a s been net o n foot hy t h e people of C o t ta g e G r o v e to fo rm a new c o u n ty with t h a t city a s t h e c o u n t y seat. It Is p r o p o se d t h a t th e line s h o u l d c r o s s t h e M iddle F o r k of t h e M c K e n ­ zie, r u n n e a r G o s h e n a n d t h e n c e we»t to t h e p r e s e n t b o u n d a r y of t h e c o u n ­ ty. T h is w o u ld leave t h e B lue R i v e r m i n i n g c o u n t r y In Lane, w h ile t h e p r e s e n t B o h e m ia d is tr ic t. In b o th l-an e a n d Douglas, would be In c lu d e d w i t h i n th e b o u n d a r i e s of t h e new c o u n ty . F r o m t h e B o h e m ia d i s t r i c t In D o u g l a s the line w o u ld r u n w e s t to t h e c o a s t a n d I n c lu d e w ith in t h e l i m i t s of t h e p ro p o s e d B o h e m ia c o u n ­ ty t h e t o w n s of Y onc alla, D r a in a n d G a r d i n e r , all of w hich a r e a t p r e s e n t tn D o u g la s c o u n ty . C a n n o t C olle ct F r o n t D u n b a r . 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