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PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 2, 1902.
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VALENTINE
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IN ORDER TO MAKE MORE ROOM FOR THE NEW SPRING FABRICS
All Remnants and Odds and Ends
of Jill Merchandise Will Be Sold
AT A SACRIFICE
EVERY DEPARTMENT WILL MAKE STRENUOUS EFFORTS
FOR MORE ROOM AND GREAT BARGAINS CAN BE EX
PECTED IN REMNANTS AND ODDS AND ENDS. & & &
TOMORROW
OPENING DISPLAY
OF SPRING FABRICS
SPRING SILIiS
Monotone Satin Regance, Pekin Stripe, Print Warp Regance,
Printed Foulards in plain and satin finish, Satin Liberty
Silks, Iron Frame Grenadines, Novelty Grenadines in new
and exclusive designs.
COTTON DRS FABRICS
EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE ASSORTMENTS
Mousseline de Soie Fancy Stripes Linen Batistes, fancy silk stripes
Corded Mercerized Chambray Printed Batiste, Printed Dimity
Fancy Striped Mercerized Madras Dentille de Soie, Printed Cambric
Fancy Stripe Grenadine Novelty Madras, Dacotous
Embroidered Swisses Plain Cheviotte, Galatea
Shadow Print Batistes Linen Gingham, Zephyr Ginghams
Fancy Weave Canvas White Figured Oxfords
Dentille de Soie Fine Dress Ginghams
SILK. WASH FABRICS
Lace Stripe Silk Grenadines.
Silk Zephyrs.
SPRING DRESS GOODS
Wool Taffetas, Wool Etamines Albatross Cloths
Wool Crepes, Peau de Saut Chalk Stripe Suitings
Striped Etamines Mohair Panama Cloths
Self-striped Brilliantines Heavy Panne Cheviots
French Batistes, Twine Voiles Pebble Cloths, Etamine Frieze
Panne Cheviots Unfinished Worsteds
Melton Cravenettes Mohair Sicilians
French Challies Granite Cloths
Silk and Wool Crepes and Popelins Mohair Whipcords
EMBROIDERIES
Swiss, Nainsook and Cambric Edgings and Insertions with
All Overs to match, Band Trimmings, Skirtings and
Flouncing, newest effect.
SHIRT WAIST LENGTHS
'Of Finest Imported Madras. No two alike. Exclusive
designs. On sale at Men's Furnishing Department.
We Take Pleasure In Introducing to the Portland Public
The Gibson and Maxim Waists
In Black and in White Moire Velours. All the rage now
in the leading fashion centers. To be shown for the first
time in Portland in our Waist Department, tomorrow.
FIRST-STREET FILL
City Engineer. Chase Dis
cusses Its Practicability.
COST WOULD REACH $15,000
South Portland Improvement Associ
ation -la Urjreil to Make It, n.s It
Would Be Permanent and
Raise Property Values.
The members of the South Portland
Improvement Association met In Hob
fclrk's Hall last night and listened to an
address by City Engineer Chase on the
improvement of streets. Before Mr. Chaoe
was Introduced, Councilman. Bronaugh
made a few remarks as a report from the
committee of which he is chairman. The
committee, he said, had investigated the
loss of -weight, but this is not true of a
nickel. I think the carrier should be held
to the rule that If it ejects a passenger
who tenders a good payment It does so at
its peril."
GREAT COLONIZATION PLAN
Ilarrlmnn Lime to Fill Up Unoccu
pied Lani! In South-tvcst.
CHICAGO. Feb. 1. Officials of the traf
fic departments of the Southern Pacific.
Union Pacific and their allied lines are
meeting here with a view of perfecting
the largest colonization plan ever attempt
ed by "Western roads. It is the purpose of
the men controlling the Harriman lines to
provide occupants for millions of acres
of fertile and unoccupied lands in South
ern California, Texas and Western Louisi
ana. The general plan will be to send Into the
Middle and Eastern States and possibly
Into some of the Northwestern States
uflly 1000 immigrant or colonization agents,
whose duty it shall be to induce immigra
tion to the territories mentioned. Tho of
ficials who arc arranging the details of tho
plan aro J. C. Stubbs, traffic director for
the Harriman lines; General Passenger
Agent Lomax, of the Union Pacific; S. F.
B. Morse, assistant traffic manager of the
Texas lines of the Southern Pacific, and
B. Campbell, traffic manager of tho Oregon
Railroad & Navigation Company.
"In the Southwest," said Mr. .Morse, "wo
BIDDLES ARE DEAD
Pittsburg Jail Sensation
Brought to a Close.
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MRS. S0FFEL WILL RECOVER
Finding of a. Love Letter Clears lip
All Mystery About the Escape
She "Was to Go to
Canada.
BUTLER, Pa., Feb. 1. At tho close of
a day of intense excitement .and many
conflicting stories, concerning the chances
for life of the wounded BIddle brothers
and Mrs. Kate SofTel, the unexpected has
happened. John BIddle, who until late
this afternoon was considered the more
likely of the brothers to escape present
death, succumbed first and died at 7:35
latter part of this month they decided to
take their time. The whole plan as de
vised at that time, he says, was carried
out just as they anticipated, and he says
they had no fear that. tho warden's wifo
would fail them.
MARQUAM GULCH, SHOWING PROPOSED FIRST-STREET FILL.
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A CHICAGO 3IUIIDEII.
AVealtliy Cnlowner Killed By One
of His Drivers.
CHICAGO. Feb. 1. C. O. Harz, a
wealthy liveryman, was shot and instantly
killed by Edward Coughlin, one of his
drivers, in the barn at 500-502 Dearborn,
avenue, today. Mr. Harz is said to havo
been the largest cabowner la Chicago.
Coughlin was arrested and confessed tho
shooting. The driver. It is alleged, was
sent out on a telephone order last night.
Later he returned to the barn and said
that his customers, on the pretext of
calling at a house, had escaped without
paying their fare. This morning he cama
again to the stable, and asked Mr. Harz
for money due him. Mr. Harz ridiculed
Coughlin's story, and it is said told tho
driver the money would be taken from,
the latter's salary. Angry words followed,
and Coughlin drew his revolver. Two
other employes rushed to restrain him,
but were not quick enough. The bullet
lilt the liveryman square in the forehead,
and death was Instantaneous. Tho
amount of money involved was only 57.
Harz's estate Is said to be worth $200,000.
A Bookkeeper in Disgrace.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1. James D. Cor?
was arraigned in court today and held
for trial, charged with the larceny of $7000
from LeBoutelller Bros., where ho was
employed as a bookkeeper. Corr came to
Xew York three years ago from Beverly.
X. J. About a year ago he commenced
to pay attention to Ida Wall. She had a'
sister, Edith, who became deeply infat
uated with Corr. About a month ago
Edith, believing her love for Corr was
hopeless, on account of his infatuation
for her sister, commuted suicide by drink
ing carbolic acid. " This circumstance
came to the knowledge of Corrs employ-'
ers, and they had him. shadowed for two'
weeks. Last "Wednesday the firm, re
ceived an anonymous letter saying their
bookkeeper was juggling with the funds.
An investigation was begun, and It Is al
leged developed a shortage. Corr learned
of this fact, and booked passage on a
trans-Atlantic steamer, but he was arrest
ed before he could sail.
FOR WHICH SOUTH PORTLAND IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION IS RAISING FUNDS
matter of the "filling of Marquam Gulch
at the First-street bridge, and had in
terviewed the officers of the railway com
panies. Further than that, it would re
port nothing until answers from the com
panies were received.
Committees Are Announced.
J. W. Sherwood, of tho executive com
mittee; announced the selection of the
following committees:
Committee on Programme Judge J. F.
Caples, D. L. Povey. J. E. "Werlein, F.
Hucheny, W. M. Gregory.
Committee on Parks and Public Grounds
E. A. Prince, Mr. Trumbull, II. Lowltz,
E. A. Sessions, T. McNamee.
Committee on Sanitation and Drainage
J. X. Mntschek, J. E. Courtney, X. H.
Bird, E. Ryan. P. V. Gillette.
Committee on Boulevards and Drive
ways Dr. W. H. Saylor, Mr. Zimmer
man A. C. Lohmire. T. Schneider, C. "W.
Leick.
Committee on Transportation and
Bridges J. M. Underwood. H. K. Jonee,
J. L. Montag. J. II. MIddleton. A. J.
Vantlne.
Committee on Manufactures Mr. Col
well, C. E. Smith, I. Powers, Mr. La
Selle. R. J. Jones.
Committee on Police and Fire Protec
tionWilliam Fleidner B. J. Joncf. C. T.
Belcher, Mr. Worrick," E. C. Bronaugh.
Committee on Lewis and Clark Fair
J. E. Werlein. H. Tcrwlllgcr, J. Weber,
J. W. Shepard.
Committee on Public Utilities. Water,
Lights and Telephones F. Hacheny, D.
H. Povey, D. AV. Hoelblng, H. A. Beldlng,
W. R. Walpolc.
Committee on Public Schools A. A.
Courtney. A. F. Searo, D. H. Povey, J.
Jacobberger. V. IC. Strode.
Committee on Commerce, Landings and
Bridges D. S. Stearns. R. Foulkes. F.
Tillman. S. C. Priestley. C. J. Schnabel.
Committee on Membership W. Bodman,
W. T. Burney. J. D. M. Abbott. D. M.
Dean. H. II. Stcinforth. W. II. Churchill.
Tho executive committee also recom
mended a commlttcee on statistics, to
consist of three, as follows: J. W. Sher
wood, J. E. Werlein, S. A. La France.
The committee also recommended that
the committee on transportation bo In
structed to Include In Its work the ques
tion of securing railroad connection with
the Union Depot.
City Engineer's Address.
City Engineer Chase was Introduced to
the audience by Chairman Caples, and
spoke at length on South Portland thor
oughfares. Speaking pf the First-street
fill, he said It would be In the nature of a
permanent Improvement. A culvert could
be built under it. The cost of the two
would be about $15,000. He. favored the
fill because It would add to the property
values and also because It would be a per
manent Improvement. There were too
many temporary improvements In Port
land, he said, and It would be better to
have something In the line of permanency.
He spoke about steel aqueducts, and In
answer to questions gave information
about their strength and durability. A fill
by a Bowers dredge was impracticable,
and street sweepings unsatisfactory. As
an instance of the failure of a filling by
street sweepings he cited the Alder-street
bridge. That structure, he said, had been
practically ruined. The cheapest filling
was the sand which the ships arriving in
port carried in ballast.
Mr. Chase was asked and consented to
ascertain the cost of filling the First
street gulch, and then a vote of thanks
was tendered him for his address.
"Water Question Discussed.
A question about the low pressure of
water, which leaves many persons without
the fluid at different hours of the day, was
brought up by Mr. Llcht, and was re
ferred by the committee on public utili
ties for investigation.
have over 3,000,000 acres of fertile land
which would make good homes for indus
trious people. We believe that no section
of the United States has a more brilliant
future than Texas and Western Louisiana,
i.wl n.A i.-i nnni'lnnul tliflt fill thflt 1 a
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nocessary is to let the public know what
we have got."
It is announced that within a short thne
that every one of the 1000 or more agents
will be at work through the states east of
the Mississippi River. From time to time,
homescckers' excursions will be run to the
territories mentioned, and special induce
ments will be offered to get the public to
visit the Southwest and Southern Cali
fornia. Graded Transcontinental Rates.
ST. PAUL. Feb. 1. A movement is on
foot which may result In important mod
ifications to the "postage stamp" trans
continental rates, which were the sub
ject of a decided protest from jobbers of
the Middle West several years ago. Sev
eral Western lines have agreed jointly to
request the substitution of graded arti
cles for these rates at the coming ses
sion of the transcontinental freight bu
reau. Under the present schedules many
classes of articles aro carried from Xew
York to Chicago and common points -and
the Missouri River at rates precisely the
same as those from Xew York to San
Francisco and Pacific Coast points. Rates
to interior points In Pacific territory, on
the other hand, are hlghej than the rates
from Xew York through to the opposite
coast. It was Indicated today that one
of the most important of the Xorthern
Coast lines will support any movement to
substitute a graded basis.
Sane Man Six Years in Asyluni.
XILES. Mich.. Feb. 1. Aged and bearing
marks of violence which he eald were tne
result of brutal treatment received dur
ing six years confinement in an ftsane
asylum, at the Instigation of his son, Mi
chael Kennedy sat in court and heard
read a verdict awarding him $1500 dam
ages from his alleged persecutors. Ho
had sued the son, Richard Kennedy, for
$10,000.
On tho witness stand the father had told
a distressing story of hardship and depri
vation, said to have been suffered while
he, a sane man, was kept a prisoner in the
asylum. He was the owner of a large
amount of property, and he charged that
the object of the son was to secure pos
session of this.
Gntes Hit? Profits.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1. The snlo of certain
"link" railroads in the Mississippi and
Missouri Valleys to the Burlington is said
to have brought John W. Gates a profit or
$1,000,000 or more, according to the Trib
une. The deal, in which the Morgan-Hill
pool is the purchaser, is said to involve
not less than $10,000,000. and the Kansas
City. Peoria & Chicago Railway is thereby
absorbed Into the Xorthern becuruies
Company. The lines Mr. Gates sells were
Incorporated into a minor railroad sys
tem only a few weeks ago, but It became
Important to tho Burlington to obtatn
that system to fill up a through line from
Kansas City to the Atlantic Coast.
A Great Northern. Cutoff.
school committee, with the Episcopal
BUTTE. Mont., Feb. 1. A special to the
Miner from Great Falls says the Great
Xorthern Railway Company this morning
abandoned the old line of the Montana
Central between Great Falls and Florence,
a distance of 25 miles, and all trains will
hereafter bo run over tho new portage
cutoff.
Smooth Nickels Good for Fare.
ST. LOUIS, .Feb. 1. "Smooth" nickels
must be accepted at their face value, ac
cording to a decision rendered by Judge
Ryan in the Circuit Court in the case of
John ,F. Ruth, who was awarded $2000
against the St. Louis Transit Company for
being ejected from a car, arrested and
locked up over night because he tendered
worn coin. Judge Ryan said:
"There is no such thing, as assumed by
defendant, as a nickel of less than full
face value. A gold coin may be worth less
than Its face value, because of abrasion or
Securities Compnny's Dividend.
XEW YORK, Feb. 1. It Is stated that
a dividend of 1 per cent has been declared
by the directors of the Xorthern Securi
ties Company and that the checks have
already been mailed. It Is understood to
be payable to holders of record January
31. and is the first dividend paid by the
new company.
Rio Grande Appointments.
DENVER, Feb. 1. An official circular
from headquarters of the Denver & Rio
Grande Railway announces that M. H.
Rogers, heretofore chief engineer of the
Denver & Rio Grande, will become con
sulting engineer, and E. J. Yard, ex-chler
engineer of the Rio Grande Western, will
become chief engineer of the entire system.
Automobiles In Yellowstone Parle.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 1. Automobiles for the
Yellowstone Park, to replace the stage
coaches, arc a novelty promised next sea
son by the Union Pacific Railroad, which
controls the western entrance to the park.
"Wholesale Lumbermen to Met.
XEW YORK. Feb. 1. The National
Wholesale Lumber-Dealers' Association
will meet at the Waldorf-Astoria on
March 5-9. Telegraphic announcement of
.this fact has just been received by J. E.
Defenbaugh, editor of the American Lum-
1 berman.
P. M. His brother Ed, who had been un
conscious all day, and who was consid
ered in a dying condition last night, sur
vived until 11 o'clock, when he, too, went
over the great divide. Both men died
without any apparent suffering at tho
close.
Mrs. Soffel developed symptoms of pneu
monia this afternoon, after passing
through an operation this morning for tho
extraction of the bullet. She has a chance
for life, and unless some unforeseen com
plication sets in, will recover.
The death of Jack Biddle was caused by
the bullet wounds in his abdomen and
body. Early in the day the physicians
thought peritonitis was the principal
danger, but Internal hemorrhages set in,
and proved fatal In a short time.
As long as he was able, Jack was ex
tremely talkative, and was at times
boastful. But as soon as the shadow of
death began to fall on him and he recog
nized it he became repentant.
"I know," said he, "that my time is
short, and you can say for mo that I
am a Christian and will die a sincere
believer In God, and hope I will have
strength enough to say so at the last. I
know I have taken part in many wrong
deeds, but I have never killed any man,
and was never implicated with any one
who did. I wish I could sec Mrs. Kahney.
I would tell her the truth about tho killing
of her husband. This life has been pretty
tough to me, anl the end cannot come too
quick, and I don't care how."
A sister of the Biddies arrived in town
this evening, and was admitted to the
Jail, but Ed was unable to recognize her.
After a consultation at the hospital In
the case of Mrs. Soffel this evening. Dis
trict Attorney Haymaker decided to al
low the woman to remain here, as her
condition is such that the trip to Pitts
burg tonight might be attended with fatal
result. Mrs. Soffel Is suffering from her
wound and the attending physicians fear
that her removal now would cause gan
grene to set In.
Excitement was unabated today, and a
dense crowd of people hung about the
jail doors all day, trying to get in to sec
the two criminals. The most persistent
of the crowd were women, many of whom
express the deepest concern and sympathy
for Ed Biddle, and declared their belief
in his innocence. This belief seemed to
deepen when It became known that Ed
BIddle made a death-bed confession to
Rev. Father Walsh, of this place last
night, declaring his innocenco of the crime
of shooting Groceryman Kahney and De
tective Fitzgerald.
A lost love letter from Blddlo to his
prison sweetheart, Mrs. Kate Soffel,
found In the snow near the bloody scene
of their capture, reveals the long, careful
plot for their escape from the Allegheny
county jail. The letter clearly shows the
hazardous undertakings of the infatuated
woman tb secure the escape of the Bid
dies. Since December 2. 1901, they had
been making preparations to escape. The
epistle tells how Mrs. Soffel carried the
saws to tho cells of the BIddle3. It mani
fests the extreme enamoration of Mrs.
Soffel for the murderer and burglar. It
clearly shows the wonderful Influence Ed
Biddle had over Mrs. Soffel.
Mrs. Soffel fell in love with Ed BIddle
in Xovember. The burglar soon realized
his power over her. It was not long un
til he started to write love letters to
her. His affection was reciprocated. Mrs.
Soffel fell madly in love with him, and
about the early part of December he
proposed a plan of escape to her. She
consented to lend him her aid. Between
December 14 and 1G they had completed
all arrangements to escape from the jail.
Then they learned of the Governor's re
spite. After this Ed BIddle almost per
suaded Mrs. Soffel to fly with him and
his brother. The contents of the letter
show it was .originally agreed that Mrs.
Soffel was to leave the city for Canada
on the eve of the boys' escape.
Forged Ills Stepmother's Name.
KAXSAS CITY. Feb. 1. Rollins Bing
ham has surrendered to the police at Dal
las, Tex., and asked to be returned here
to stand trial on a charge of forging deeds
to property In Kansas City 12 years ago.
Bingham has been a fugitive from justice
since November. 1830. He was prominent
in politics, and was a leader in society in
this city. He is the son of General G. C.
Bingham, artist, writer, politician and one
of the best-known men in Missouri. Bing
ham forged the name of his stepmother,
securing $20,000. He had spent his money
recklessly in speculation and in other
ways.
Stolen SilverTvare Recovered.
XEW YORK. Feb. 1. Detectives recov
ered today a wagon-load of silverware
stolen yesterday from the Meriden Britan
nia Company. It was found In a noteL.
The thieves wero not caught.
Burfflnrs Killed a Policeman.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 1. Policeman Charles
Mayer was shot and killed early today by
two burglars, whom he discovered trying;
to break into a University-avenue butchen
shop. The burglars escaped.
TEA MEN DIVIDED.
The Plan of Escape.
PITTSBURG. Feb. L Late this after
noon, when John Biddle realized that' his
hours of life were few. he told a detective
that he and his brother had begun to saw
the bars of their cell before Christmas,
and had completed the work before Gov
ernor Stone respited them, January 11.
He said they intended to leave the jail
Sunday, January 12, or early Monday, just
as they did last Thursday morning. When
they were notified of the respite until the
Some "Want Tax Repeal to Talcs,
Place at Once.
XEW YORK, Feb. 1. There is a wido.
difference of opinion among local tea.
merchants and Importers as to tho time
when the proposed repeal of the war tax;
on tea should take effect. Some mem
bers of tho trade seem to be quite sur-.
prised by the announcement from. Wash-j
lngton that the ways and means commit
tee has recommended January 1, 1903, as
tho date when the appeals would take
effect.
As yet no concerted action has beetii
taken by local tea Interests and grocers,
on the matter of date. It is receiving;
careful consideration, however, and is the
subject of conferences of members of tho
executive committee of the Xational TeaJ
Duty Repeal Association. Xo definite
stand on the question has been taken by
the committee. It has been decided to
secure the sentiment of prominent lnter-j
ests In various parts of the country be-,
foro taking final action, either in favor
of January 1, 1903, as the date for tho
repeal act to take effect, or an earlier
date. Inquiries are to be sent at once by
the committees in order to learn what
other sections think about it.
That the trade is divided on the sub
ject Is shown by the fact that some favor
January 1, 1903: others would prefer July
next, and still others argue that the re
peal should take effect Immediately upon
Its passage.
Ogden-Lncin Cut-Off.
SALT LAKE, Feb. 1. The Commercial
Club of Salt Lake today received a tele
gram from General Manager Krutt
schnitt, of the Southern Pacific Company,
stating that he would arrange for a con
ference with the business men of Salt
Lake before letting contracts for the Og-den-Lucln
cut-off. The telegram was In.
answer to a message sent yesterday to
President Harriman requesting that the
Commercial Club, representing business
interests of this city and state, be heard
by a committee of Southern Pacific offi
cials before the contracts are awarded.
At the conference the members of tho
club will endeavor to show tho superiority
of the route around the south shore o
the lake over the Lucin cut-off. Should
the south-shore route be decided upon,
Salt Lake would become the eastern ter
minus of the Southern Pacific instead of
Ogden, as at present.
New Kind of Duel.
TRIXIDAD, Colo., Feb. 1. Two Aus
trians met under the West Main-Street
Bridge in a wrestling match to see which
could put the other under the. ice. They
disrobed and Charles Penosa was forced
under by his opponent. He was unable
to get out and froze fast. He was dis
covered later by two men who thought
he was dead. Restoratives brought him.
to life, however, and It is thought he will
live.
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