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THE great rush of people to take ail vantage of our extraordinary offers in uncalled for suit and overcoats has been marvelous from the very beginning.
The popularity of these suits has become so great that we have been compelled to open correspondence with over one hundred of the largest Tail
oring concerns throughout the country in order to get these suits fast enough to supply the enormous demand. These are not misfits, but suits
made to order on which deposits have been paid and which for unk'own reasons remained uncalled for. Such things happen to every Tailoring establish
cstablishmcnt. It'is by advertising and making a feature of selling' these suits that they find it more advantageous to consign them to us than to attempt
to dispose of them from their own establishments.
Uncalled for Garments at Half Price.
$20.00 Suits and Overcoats, $10.00
$25.00 Suits and Overcoats. $12.60
$30.00 Suits and Overcoats, $16.00
$35.00 Suits and Overcoat, $17 50
$40.00 Suits and Overcoats, $20.00
These garments are so far superior in
style, fit and finish to ready-made cloth
ing that comparisons are od;ous. Call
and examine them and see il we can
fit you. i
Suits I Order
We make suits to order from 5.00 to f 15 cheaper
than any other first-class tailoring establishment
in Portland. ...
We are Tailors, Bear That in Mind
Not cheap garment makers, the only thing cheap about our suits is the price.
Our suits have that style fit and finish about them that well-dressed gentle
men appreciate. Astorians are cordially invited to call and inspect our goods
whether they buy or not:
250 Washington Street, PORTLAND, OREGON
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ENGLISH DOCKYARDS AND
NAVAL STATIONS ACTIYE
Unprecedented Preparations Are Reported
on Every Hand.
THE ' RESERVES ARE UNDER ORDERS
Work on Uncompleted Ships Rusted Day and Mght European
Nations Pulling In Their '
Horns.
LONDON. Oot. J5. Tb, fitont of
rtiltluli preparation rcvtkd by to
day'! Information caunol a strong re-j
Iteration of rumor of serious fojvtirn
complication. It la now said that ttesr
Admiral Lord Charles Beresfoird will
command the Mediterranean squadron,
and details of the activity at th dock-'
yards and naval stations' are coming
In hot and font. ,
The Associated Press learns, how
ever, 'that whether or not Great Britain
seriously fears Russian or French ag
gression, tlx" naval preparations hav
been under consideration for several
months, and It was the admlralty'a In-'
tentlon to put them In force as soon as
war whs declared, deomlr.fr. It neoes-'
snry to Increase the. active strength of
ithe navyyard to Insure the large fleet'
of transports against every possible
contingency. j
Whether later developments have
transformed the admiralty's precau-'
tlonary measures Into preparations for
a naval demonstration necessitated by
European hostility Is the question of
the hour, and la as much a mystery to1
mary high naval officers as to the pub-'
lie.
The exact condlUon of affairs oon
ilsts of ordering the naval reserves to
be In readiness to Join their ships at 24
hours' notice, while all the cruisers of
the Yeserve class have been ordered to
bo ready lo sail In the same time lim
it. Time vessels, although at the dock
yards, are never out of commission, and
are always supposed to be ready for
Immediate manning. A dosen cruisers,
ranging from 6,000 to 11,000 tons, are
now only awaiting the order to embark
crews.
In addition to those preparations,
work on the uncompleted vessels Is be
ing hurried by day and nlglvt, special
attention being paid to the cruisers
This Is taken by many navtil au
thorities to Indicate that Great Britain
Intends to form a meraclng flying
stiuadron. In the term "menacing" It
Is meant the force at sea Is capable of
preventing any Interference In South
African waters.
While the British officials do not con
ceal their knowMga of German,
Trench and Rusulan antagonism and
thedr Irritation ther?at, they do not give
the slightest hint that European hostil
ity will crystallse Into any overt act
But the belief that Great Britain Is on
the verge of a crisis or even a conflict
far greater than that In the Transvaal
has many supporters, though the lack
of all official confirmation favors the
conservative view that th remarkable
military and naval activity Is due to a' English at the bottom, although the
desire to take thorough precautions, ! traditions of :he Fivneh press prevent
which, though ominous, have at present them from saying so. The views en
no special bearing upon Great Britain's ; tenalned by M. Vi Casse, the mln-
Kumpeun relations.
Inter of foreign affairs, aiv precisely
Advices from the continent strength- the sains, and It Is nonsense o de-
en this view. For Instance, the Frem
denblstt of Vienna today says: "Noth
ing points to eventuality of Interven
tion in Kurope In favor of the Huers."
The paper adds that "Germany espe
cially has resolved not to depart from
her attitude of neutrality."
clar, as some of the Paris papers are
doing, that France and Russia propose
to Intervene in Africa and help the
i:oers.
France Is watching with great Inter
est the attitude of the German emperor
with regard to th war. For Dome years
past every successive French cabinet
has been hypnotised ty the movements
of this young potentate, Just like some
historical subject under the manipula
tion of a professional mesmerlxer.
Whatever Emperor William does or
seems Inclined to do, calls for a great
ornery here.
Paris, whlrh is empty mor-s and more
both politically and socially, bids fair
to become a mere hall of echoes,
Th Fivrch are Inclined lo btllrve
that Emperor William is no loitf.T
symputhellc with the U er
Itusslu is entirely disinterested in the
Transvaal. The Kuaslan press de
nounces Great Britain on broad prin
ciples of morality and Justice.
With Russia Indifferent and Ger
many friendly, Great Ih'ttain has noth
ing to fear from Fiance. Moreover,
France has now but one Idea, and that
Is ihe Paris exposition. Any statesman
who would Jeopardize the success of
BOTHER ENGLAND1 th,i,t how wouM bHns about a revo"
lutlon.
Fisher's Opera Howe,
L. E. ielig, Lessee and ITgr.
Saturday, Oct. 28
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New Orleans
HINSTRELS
FREEBORN :"& CO.
DEALERS IX
A BRAZEN COMBINE.
All Manufacturers of Brass Will Unite
In One Giant Organisation. ,
NKW YORK. Oct. 23. A giant brass
combine Is being formed, which, It is
stated, will comprise all the plants In ,
the' Naugatuck valley, Connecticut.
The main office will be in this city.
Among the concerns that are reported
to have already entered the trust are
the Waterbury Brass Company of Wa
terbury, the Ansonla Brass and Cop
per Company of Ansonla, the Coe Brass
Company of Torrington and the Cot
Brass Company's new plant in Ansonla.
The nucleus, It Is said, represents an
annual business of $25,000,000 and a Joint
plant of JCOOO.OM.
FRANCE WILL NOT
HAS OTHER FISH TO FRY
Will do Nothing lo Jeopardize ilic
Success of ihs Paris
Exposition.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-A dispatch to!
the Times from Pa'U says.
There Is much uncertainty as to the'
real state of affairs In the Trans'-anl
and until the Frineh know which way.
the cat will Jump, their opinion la not'
very frankly f.xp.'eas-sJ and in there
fore difficult to guess. All their nows- i
papers are outwardly liostile to Great
Britain, but the editors of the chief or
gans to whom your correspondent has
talked admit that they are "with the
NEW LEASFJ OF. LIFE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25.-Harry
Winters, sentenced to be hanged on
next Friday at the state prison at Fol-
som for the murder of C. M. Andrews,
has secured a temporary lease of life
by the death of Warden Ault of the
penitentiary. The prison directors have
net yet chosen a successor to Ault, but
have appointed a deputy warden. At
torney General Ford has decided that
the deputy is not empowered to carry
out the sentence of the court.
BEECtmrr spills
cure bilious and nervous ills,
sick headache, disordered,
liver and impaired digestion.
10 ctinu nod S eenti, at all ras tor
The Greatest Brightest, Best, ot
modern minstrelsy. En route in
their own train service. The
only hieb-olass minstrel show
tbnt will be here.
Composed of a Mighty.
Avalanche of Talent
More new features, new acts,
laughable oddities than any sim
ilar enterprise. Complete Gold
Sextette; Great Crrscent City
quartette. Hear the Only Solo
Band in Minstrelsy.
See the Matchless
Street Parade.
Reserved 6eats, 76o; jjallery, 50c; seat
ale opens Friday morning at
Griffin and Reed's.
fisher's Opera House
L. E. SELHi, Lessee ant) Mns'r.
Thursday NISht, October 26
Smythe and Rice
Comedians
With the droll comedian
Walter E. Perkins
Presenting
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My Friend,
Prom India
A legitimate farcial Comedy
as played by Mr. Perkins"
for 150 nights at the Biiou
" Theater, New York City.
Two and one-half hours of
genuine comedy.
ADMISSION:
Reserved Seats 75c. Gallery 50e.
Seat sale opens Tuesday morning
at Griffin A Reed's.
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Are you awaro there is a movement now on foot
which proposes to combine all business interests,
and to issue and use combine ; credits instead of
money, and to make those credits absolutely safe.
If this succeeds, interest on money will be a thing
of the past as far as the commercial world is con
cerned. If you wish to understand the plan,
send 10c in stamps for a copy of Van Oraatn's
pamphlet, "Credit versus Cash.v Address
Jones' Book Store
291 Alder St., bet. 4th and 5th, P0RTLAFD.
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