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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL; PORTLAND. TUESDAY EVENING. AUGUST 16, 1901 SPREAD OF IS BEING CHECKED McKeazie. Fires Confined to Certain Areas.! by Back FiringMany Blazes in Washington ; Destroying Hundreds of Acres of Timber; IVM IMapetra to The JootU.)' " Stiffen. Or- Avg. 18.4cKenl fire j ar In a measure checked. Tbe danger of spreaatns to the ettlemenU baa beea f obviated. Th Booth-Kelly Lumber conpur icic)iiiuiicu i that his Tore of men bad succeeded v in eon fin I n the lira to a cortatn area by back Ares. About J0 acrea hav "been burned over, and probably 7 or J00 mora will be burned before the - flames are finally checked. - ' between McKenala and Mohawk rivers, 'i rapidly proceeding toward Wendltaa. , where the Booth-Kelly company bav a bis mill located. A force of men are at work and it la thought that tha flames will not reach the mill. '..'' '; ' Report cornea from Wlldwood, between Cottage. Grove and the Bohemia mine. , of the largest fire In the county deatroy v in an Immense amount of tlmber.,--It haa not been learned her in extern u i territory covered. . -8 . -, , " ' ' r Thoaaaads of of Tirftn o , . oaarroyeo. .- v : V. Special Dispatch to Th JoareaU . Seattle. With., Aug. 18. Forest Area ' are atlll burning In every locality re ported yesterday. A new blase haa broken out north of Green take, a few Tntlee -from the northern-boundary -of the city. Thia la heading for green tim ber and It ia feared the. lose will b - large. Mayor Bellinger uwniu, nonn of the lake. 1 threatened. :; ? ' At Bothel there 1 no change. Tn flaraea are atlll eating np thouaand of ; feet of virgin foreet and th earn 1 tha 'Condition at Redmond- . " In th Maple valley a large tract of valuable cedar and fir timber owned by the Weyerhaueer syndicate la In th ' path of th flames and Uttl hop la held out of saving It The mill and th camps of tha Maple Valley Lumber company have been saved .only after a hard fight, which lasted all yeeterday af- ternoon. Th loss .titer is eatlmated at about 8000. ' ' , From no point 1a ther any indication of an abatement of th flames. Th i. - . wnrlilnr hun dreds of men to save their bridge in the path of the flames. None of th structure haa been seriously damaged rauroaa smwii"'" . " Fir Warden Relf atnted thr 1 no prospect of stopping the progress of any of the fires until a heavy rain fall. Jn th meantime thousands of men are trying to confine th damage aa much as possible to th timber. - a rr,i,mh estimate of th loa In this county up to last night placea tna FLEET IS HARASSED (Continued from fag On.) ar at a loss a t the present naval situation. i . OondltloM BeaperaW. ' 'A dispatch from Rom this morning contain late news, which la authentic and which says the situation at Port Arthur thre days ago was actually des- perste. - - j 1 - ' The bombardments up to tbat time - had done enormous damage. General Stoessel' headquarter were . among the building absolutely - de stroyed by the terrino shelling, but were unoccupied when struck. Dosen of other buildings hav been reduced to mer heap of stone 'and mortar. Added to all thla terrific deatructlon 'ia tha lack of supplies. , and nearly all the horses in the tmleaguesed city hav been slaughtered for food. The report Is wired in by th vice admiral commanding the Italian squad ron in th far. east, who gathered hi In formation from a non-combatant who bad escaped with- permission from , tb r city. . ' ;:. ' . , ' - bktoxt xxraaiAjr cajtcaxtizs. J Official Statement Shows That Theu t . aaad of Xea Axe Being Bit. : t (learns! Special Serrlce.) " St. Petersburg, Aug. 1. Official re- port of Russian casualties at Port Ar tthur between August I and 10, when "the Japanese msde another desperate attempt to take the Port, bav been re- celved. Seven officers and tit men were killed; tS officer and l.fcll men wounded, and ton officer and 81 men ar missing. XTmOKX AOAXsT ATAJfCXS. " . (Jovreal Bpeelal Servlee.) . Tondon. Aug. 10. A dlspsteh from S01ND ADVICE ' ' If ' ' rv : "L Inspector McCarver Has Been Passing a Tip Among His . Railroad Friends , i Th following sutement, mad by a ; well-known . man or .romana, maaea it plain that a word to the wis should b sufficient. In this case at least; . .. H. R, McCarver, of 21 Cherry street, t Inspector of freight for th Trsns-Con- iln(a rmnnttnv A. m.n ivhn la vrt well known among the railroaders of ror.iand. says: "noan's Kidney Pius ; are among the few patent remedies wnicn no au. mst is niimtu tor inem, and they, hav my thorough confldenc. I first got them at the Leue-dvls, prug Company's store, at Tamblll and Third rMti and uih mem lor Baraacna ino other very marked symptoms of kidney trouble, whlrh had annoyed me for montha : I think a eold waa responsible for the whole trouble, it seemed to settle In my kldneya Doan's Kidney rilla rooted It out. It i several montha sine I used them, and up to date there baa been no recurrence of th trouble I hav recommended them to a number of th boys about th freight house, and I know. If they gav them, a fair trial they certainly must hav beea pleased with th resulta". . " . . For sal by all Sealant, Price (9 cefita Fnater-Mllburn Co... Buffalo, r. T, sols .auieeits fot th United State. ' I Remember th nam Doan's and tak no aubatltuta. ,. .. . ; . FLAMES amount at somewhere In th neighbor hood of 150.000. . ., . TCMS VM SatAMAJTXA OOVJTTT. roresv Banger Hudson Asks for As v ., iataaoa. - (Special IHe?at-h to Tbe JeornaU Hood River. Or.. Ang. Id. Ranger Hudson of th. Rainier forest reserve arrived her laat night, to eecure men to. assist blm In fighting th forest fire that are raging in th mountains pf Skamania county. ' These flres have ' been burning for -a week or more and th atmosphere at this point on th Columbia liver 1 ma filled with amoks that the mountaina on th north aid of th river ar barely discernible. Ranger Hudson, with th assietanc of the settlers In th Che nowitb neighborhood, have been able to kep th flame confined to th stump ag lands, though th fires have com pelted th logging camps of th Oregon Lumber company to shut down, and some of th settler bav lost barns and other outbuildings. ' , . rntBOTTDXD non. Welob'a Camp Baporta jrumeroua Small - . yiM la th Kill. ' (geeeUl Wasatch te Tbe Journal) ' Welch's --Gamp. Or, . Aug. 18. Th foothllla ar today canopied j with. dens amok . that la rapidly growing Impenetrable, - Numeroua small fires are reported, almost all of which, how aver, are said to bav been started by settlers la clearings and under control. Fear la expressed by those familiar with conditions that some of these fires may have spread and ran beyond (con trol. Th forest rangers are making great efforts to prevent th kindling of any fires whatever until arier nvavy rain hav fallen. ,: . ;i - V nu mgA faui orrr. (Special Olspatrh to The JownsL) " Bllaa, Or.. Aug. II. What might have been a great forest fir ha been checked and put under control by th crews of th Coast Rang Lumber com pany and -Bryan-Lucas sawmills, a few mile west of Falls City. For three daya th fir has raged, taking it own course over the slashings and small timber, 'threatening tha mill and th great timber belt around them. . It waa only by th greatest of labor and fighting that they were saved. Th country for miles around Is dense with smoke, and It waa reported that to mills had burned, but.lt waa a. mistake, Tha fir started by an attempt to burn a hornets' nest. . ' Llao Tang today state that th Japan ese tinder Gen.. Kurokl hav again ad vanced on. th Russian outposts, and that there is continual skirmishing. The outposts hav met near Hunglaasu, the Russian fore being driven back. The dispatch adds that It is believed that Kurokl''' fore has been weakened by reinforcements sent to Port Arthur. ., DXAVA tS SATB. Dispatch State That Bhs Z soaped to , Tladivostok's Harbor. . ' ' 1 . (J-oumal I portal Service.) - : '. 1 Si Petersburg, Aug. It. Th family of on of th officer of th Russian erulser Diana today recelvda telegram announcing th arrival of th Diana at Vladivostok. ; Th Diana escaped Port Arthur during th sortie of August 10 and eluded tbe Japanese fleet. ; xJj.. WABSXZPS ABB SISMABTUSD. ' Osarowtta aad Thre Torpedo Boat Ar f ' Bow Out of tb Wa V. ', (Journal Special Service.) ' " Klao Chow, Aug. it. Th Ruaalan battleship Csarowttt and three gorepdo boats which hauled down their flags yes terday were dismantled today. It la by this act certain that they will not be further participant In th war,' thua taking away a great fighting strength from Russla'a fleet. STEAMER IS CHARTERED : . (Continued from Pag One.) not put it In that way, etatlng that th Asteo ba been chartered. She ia of 1,101 ton gross, and 1.2IJ tons net, register. The steamer la Ht.t feet long, 48 feet serosa the beam and It.l feet deep. She was built at Newcastle, England. In 18(4, and shortly afterward purchased by th present owner. It la claimed that her actual carrying capac ity la in th neighborhood of t.000 tons. While she will probably be unable to handle all th freight that Is offered. It ts believed . that arrangementa can be effected for exporting the balance, so that no on will be greatly disappointed. . Quito Cam Too BIgb. Until late yesterday afternoon It was believed that th British , steamship Quito would b chartered. , The only reaaon that she was not. It is explained. Is because the owner Insisted upon, too high a freight rata They offered transport a full cargo at tha rat 16.60 a ton, while th exporters war anxious to get their enlpments to th orient at the regular tariff of 14 a ton. A new plan I being formulated by the Portland Aatatlo Bteamshlp com pany. Instead of hsvlng th liners coal at Mojl for tb round trip, a haa been the cuatom heretofore, they will only take on enough coal at that point to last them until they get to Portland. Th freight specs gained by thla arrange ment wilt enable them to bring larger cargoes on their Inward voyage. It la said that no difficulty will he experi enced Jn securing full cargoes for th return trip alnc th local line haa been merged with the lines operating from Ban Francisco. Frequently th freight ers from the Bay City ar mere than taxed to their full capacity on their re turn trip. Often they had to leave freight until It could be taken car of by on of th other steamer of the Una Now all goods of that character will be turned over to th steamer from Port land. , . -...-. t , BOYS PTTT mrpzB BOBS. fflpeeiat Mrpatrfe to Tb Jaa'naL) . La Orande, Or., Aug. 1. Tb three boys who so nearly wrecked an O. R. A N. train at Steel Spur, near La Grande, Sunday, by piling stuff "on ths track, were given a preliminary hearing and placed under $100 bonds to swatt tb action of tb circuit court in October, POLICE IDENTIFY BT MBABS OP . TXBT YAIEBTXBB TBXT OZSOOtrBB TBAT SBB IS 'nMMTM STSZBBB OP SBATTUB XXB BVSBABB ZS SKPX.OTBB XB TVBBX& TBXBB. ' ,- '. , - 'I- .( ' . t - Jennie Stelner. a pretty Swedish wo- jnan, wife of a workman employed In the Great Northern tunnel at ueaiue, drank carbolic acid In her room at the Burlington house, 8tt Third streut, be tween 1 and t o'clock Sunday afternoon and died. Mrs, Julia Harris, landlady, v.; JENMB BTEINER. aaw her Ufelesa form upon th bed, but. thinking her only asleep, left her and did not discover th death until 4 o'clock yesterday. , - , " Horrified. Mra Harris rushed from th room, screaming - to ' Iter husband that Mra Stelner had been muroerea. Froth on the suicide's mouth, resembling at a distance cotton, led tha'landlady to th belief that soma, one had killed ber lodger, stuffed, a gag in ber mouth to silence her and fled. Subsequent - in vestigation showed the facts, however, of th woman' aelf-deecruotlon. The body was removed to the morgue by Coroner Flnley, where it 1 held pending Instruction from her husband in Se attle. Only a Uttl valentine served to iden tify the woman a Mra . Steiner. She treasured the bit of cardboard more, ap parently, chitn anything In her posses-. Ion. . It must hav been because of its connection with ber dearest experience, for, although she deliberately destroyed everything els that aha owned that would tend to Identify her, sh loved th tattle remembrance too dearly, from all appearances, to tear It: to shreds as sh did her letters and other effects. It bore her name in a fin handwriting. "Tb poor girl waa very sad ever since' renting a room, which waa thre week ago last Saturday." Bald - Mra Harris, th landlady. "She confided to me that her name waa Jennie, she went ber br th nam of May Brown. She at first. told me her-husband died coming from Sweden, but later admitted he is working In th Seattle tunnel. She was a . good girl. but. shs had had' trouble. and wished ah waa dead. She said sh worked In Seattle a an Ironer In a laundry at 11.(0 a day, but did not want to work at that again. Only once did -a man call at her room. I aaw her band him a aack of fruit. He then left. Tbat waa laat Friday afternoon. ; '1 went Into her room Sunday' after noon and aaw ber as though asleep on tha bed and left. You can well Imagine my horror -when I again opened the door at 4 o clock yesterday and .discovered ber in the earn position,- dead." ; . -' HEREROS SLAUGHTER J .., THE GERMAfiS ,'' (Continued from Pag One.) ; given, one tb rebel gain th as cendency. : i Blnce th new became public in Ber lin great crowd surround th bulletin boards anxiously awaiting any further new from th seat of war, and officials known to ba in touch with communica tion from that district ar eagerly be sieged for Information. It ia not known what action th kaiser has decided upon, but It Is thought prob able that In view of th proportions th trouble is aasuming, a heavy re inforcement of German troops will be dispatched to tb assistance of th force now in aouthweat Africa, j - , WHEAT ON A RAMPAGE (Continued from Pag One.) of yesterday, of 8 centa This was tb heaviest rise today. Bealde th centa advance yester day. May wheat Is up an additional t cent today, having closed at 81.04 bid. May option reached the top at 8107, the blgbeat point of th year. On account of heavy bear operations both corn and oat ar showing a loss of about H cent Reports from other cities tell th same story a witnessed ber today. The ton wss especially strong at lu luth, September closing at 81.08 bid. The most terrific excitement sttended th trading today, broker who have, not in peraon appeared ' on the floor In many montha being aasembled and di recting the operation of their clerka The gong waa heard at the.oloee of busi ness with a decided air of relief. "i ROCKEFELLER'S BANK ACCOUNT FATTENED (Journal Bpeelal Berries.) . ' New York, Aug. 14. John D. Rocke feller has fattened up his bank account again. Th additional dividend declared make a total of 88 per cent declared o far for th year. Btandard Oil com- moir has Just added 88,(00.000 to Rocke feller's Income alnc January 1. Mr. Rockefeller Is credited In Wall street with owning "Jl per cent of the shares of Stsndard Oil common stock. Ths dividend rat of Standard Oil alnce It reorganisation, In 1898 has been on an average of 80 per cent per annum on the 8409.000.000 capitalisation. In other words. Rockefeller owning 81 per cent of the stock Issue, pocketed the tidy sum of about 814.48,448 annually or 81.600,000 per. month. , BX-OOYXBBOB ' aVOOTTSBVBY BIBS. (Joaraal Special Srrrlr. j Rldgefleld, Conn., Aug. 18. Ex-Gov ernor Lounsbury died at hi resldsnce la Farmington thla morning. : . WEST POINT CADETS MAY VISIT FAIR SenatoMitcheU and," 1905 Fair. Officials Wffl Endeavor to Secure a "Battalion of the . ; ; . Famous Corps for Next; Year, v V; y ; . Steps will ba taken to secure an en campment of th West Point cadets In this city during ths twls and Clark fair next year. Senator Mitchell heart ily indoreea the plan, and President Goode of the fair la also In favor of such an arrangement, ' ' - . Th West Point cadsts have been se cured for practically all th big fair that hav been given In this country In recent yeara They hav been the chler attraotlon wherever they hav been and will certainly b one of th moat at tractive feature that eOuld 'b ar ranged at th Lewie and Clark exposi tion. . ' '. r : . ; . 1 -At tha RnfTaln avnoaltlon thev were by far the foat Interesting attraction, and at th St. Loula fair they hav di verted a great deal of attention from th regular exhibits. The cadets them selves art said to enjoy the trips Im mensely. A trip .to the coast would "un doubtedly meet with hearty encourage ment on th part of tha cadets. ; "Th suggestion la certainly a good one." said Senator Mitchell today, "and I will tak pleasure In doing whatever I can to carry It out In my opinion It would be a good thing for tb cadet to see this part of the country that they are supposead, to defend. In all prob ability ther ar vry few of them who hav ever seen th Pacific or who bav sver been in th west at all. ' ' LONE ROBBER PLUCKS AUTOMOBILE PARTY Thre merry chauffeur came to grief out on th Mount Tabor road late one nlrht laat -week. . They wer passing leisurely up a steep grsd when their machine came to a sudden stop, and to their surprise found themselves looking Into th barrel of a pistol. -The threat travelers, who ar all well- known Portlanders, gav liberally of their worldly goods oeiore tney were allowed to. proceed on their - journey. They hastened back Into town poorer but wiser men. and ao oeepiy cnagrineo PACKERS ; REFUSE I TO ARBITRATE SPTOBTS OP MA YOB BABBZSOB BATS SO BAB BBOYBB IMJT1XB PACXXBS ASSIBI TBBT" BAYS WOH STBIXB XYXBYTBXtTw XS (Joaraal Special Servlee.) ' ' Chicago, Aug. 18. At a secret meetr i . n hA vmbwa ama mnrauntatlVM of th packer IK la understood that the i A W. n . K k n.nlf ,F, mayor wilb inxunuvu w - tbat. ther would bo no reopening of peace negotiations on their part, aa they wer working their plant to almost full capacity: and that they bad won Ihe strike. They also, 'It la said, wouia not consent a Mnn.nw.miaA with the strikers, and assert that It Is utterly impossible for them ' to discharge new employes 10 make room for th striker. Undaunted by the uncompromising aU. tltude of th packers. Mayor Harrison arranged for a meeting with Donnelly and other representative of the unions v ni hnnnfijl that a common meeting ground may be found. Donnelly has given up hope or a settlement ana said: "I bav no proposition to tnaka and I do not think th mayor can do any thing. W will tell him of the ttua tlon and treat him courtaoualy." , - Mayor Harrison, at th cloa of th conference with the labor leaders, said they bad expressed a willingness to meet th packers, but the latter wer Indifferent He 'stated that while the I.,.-, -i.i.ki4 thv had tha atrlka won. they would learn that th 'con trary was tru. lr tn statement oi . i-vam 1 - - - tn he taken aa an Indication. Th atrlka leader would be willing to meet any agency, likely to proraot peace. ' . " Th mayor admitted hi efforts to He has no further peace plan In view, but will take aavantage oi any lunum opportunity to- mediate. t a. crrnll anelal a vent of th department of commerce and labor, ad mitted today mat ne waa inira, wnu It assistants. In Investigating th al leged beef trust and tb present labor difficulty. ' ' ' y ' Everything is quiet in in' sioca yards district thl morning, and all In dication point to a contlnuano of th t,ntii after the efforts that are now under way by Mayor Harrison have reached their nnai conclusion. 1 9 mm inMiri the naVera con tinue to withstand all efforta toward ar riving at an amicable settlement. It is feared by many that riots of more or les seriousness may oocur at different i 1 hnn rdi nt nn Inn man avvA,,w,w, - . are congregated, and waiting patiently for an end to tn present negotiations that ar being mad by their represen tatives. . , ? OXTY XABB BSrEBSABY. 1 Injur! XafUcted by Striker Caas fot ' Bamag Salt, ' tJoorosl Special Serrlre.) VmMmmm CtV Kart . A II ff. 18. ThlS CltV has been made the defendsnt In suits brought by thre packing-house em ploye for personal Injuries sustained in attacks upon xnem oy sinners. lne suits ar Instituted under the -state law holding a municipality liable for mob damages, and aggregate iio.oow. SUSPECTED ESCAPES ARRESTED AT ALBANY (pedal Dispatch to The JoarnaL) . . , Albany, Or., Aug. It. Sheriff Whit arrested this morning two -men oa sus picion f being Jallbreakera from Jack son county. .Th hsrlff Is expected from . Jackson this evening , to secure th men. Their descriptions tally with th escapes, snd th Jackson county of ficers asked that they be held.' , Fred Jerrett and Ouy Rorere, two re form school escapes, were csptured hers todsy. Officers are out after four others: Jerrett showed fight and A pistol Waa uaed to overawe blm. . "ThlslK presence ber would be a great attraction for tha fair. From re port they hav added si great deal to th other fair they hav attended and there la no reason, so far aa I can see, why they cannot be secured - at the Lewie and Clark fair. Aa soon a I am requested to do so by th fsir offi cial I will direct a vvmnunletlon to tha aeeretary of war. aaklng that tha cadet be assigned to this city nex summer." . President Good of th fair also hopes th cadeta may be secured. He will In vestigate at once, ba fays, and It such an arrangement la possible th Wst Point students will ba on of tb at tractions at th fair t yr. "I will tak th matter up at one," he said. "In case it I found practicable and the cadeta can be secured, they will certainly be here. I had thought of th arrangement before, but bav not gone Into th question. It I early yet, however, and ther 1 plenty of Mm to complete, ail dctalla ... "At St Louts th JrVest Polntr wer th atar attraction. Thy ar certainly an imposing body of troope, and whan It come to drilling or anything that pertain to parade, It U a fin pec tacl tb watch them. I am heartily. In favor of th proposition and will do all I can to bring it about" . were they that they never reported th holdup to the officers. ' ' - The robbery took place on one of the teep grade near Mount Tabor, where tree shade th road. A rope waa stretched aero to bring ' th machine to a atop. . , - Councilman Fred Merrill say he think th highwaymen wer after him, aa he travel over thl am road every ether night on hi way to hi ranch, where he goes after b 1 through with hi duties In the city. WILL ASK THAT 1CKES BE FREED WTTZB BBBSBCrtmOB SAJJ TO BB ' TBB CAVSB OP BIS ABBS ST ABB , COBYIOTIOB BZ83 BABBOB WXUt PBOSAB&Y SAYB' ' B3M PBOat BABXY BEAT C . v, v.-v ?t ?flr-. .-'.' . Executive clemency will b asked in th case of William Icke. sentenced to serv ave yesra in ths penitentiary for assaulting - hi youthful sister-in-law, Umma Oater. A petition has been pre pared and is now in th hand of At torney Ed Mendenhair and "Robert Gal loway, aaklng Governor Chamberlain to pardon th man on th ground that b Is a victim, of persecution. . It la a matter of doubt whether a pardon ' will do Icke any particular good. H la suffering from cancer of th face, and' July IS was removed from th county Jail to th county hospital by order of Circuit Judge Sears,: acting on th advice of Dr. S3. P. Oeary, the county physician. During hi Incarcera tion, owing to lack of exercise and other causes, the cancer became so bad that It will probably result fatally. This man Is the victim of a lack of funds," said Attorney Mendenhall. "H sold his property for 8871 In order that hia counsel might be paid and witnesses located who. could prove th girl waa acting by tha advice of Mra Ickea Th latter aecured all th money and kept It Sh bad to admit on tha stand that aha had got more than 400 of th money.. "Th affidavit' in th transcript on appeal ar made-by responsible persona. They show that Mra Icke heraelf ad mitted her husband had been accused of th crime In order to get rid of blm, be cause of th sore on his face." . It ha been reported that District At torney Manning recently reached tb opinion Ickes I not guilty and favor bis receiving a pardon. Thl Mr. Man ning .denies. He says that-to hi be lief the evidence clearly showed Icke guilty.. ' - - CAUGHT BENEATH GRINDING. WHEELS . " ,:. ' '': '' ' James Gardner, IS years of age ant a on of Rev. William J. Gardner, of Sag inaw, Or., bad both of hi Irg - badly j mangled yesterday while working on th Southern Paclflo railroad near hi home. In company -with other, the Injured man was moving a Pullman sleeper by hsnd a - short (stance--on th -trck.7- He slipped and fell under" th wheel. He wa brought to Portland this morning and placed tn the hospital. It I said that he will recover. Mr. Gardner I a student of the Willamette university, and wss working on th railroad during bl vacation. . -v- , ... Th experiment of making brick out of Coo hay sand Is succeeding. ' , "aTy falherkad beea s o8?rt frai slet teajaebe tor the laat twaaty-Sve yeara aad save fossa say relief natll he kagms taklag year Caeearets. Slae he haa to ran lea In Oeeearete he has saver had the headache. Thay bare entirely eare hlau Oaacareta it what yom reeoatmaea Ihesj to So. I will fire yoa the srlrilata ef salnc hie sews." S.M. Plahaoa, 11M lUelaet Be W JBdlaaaoUa,laV Pleaaan. Falatahla. Pntept, Taate Oned, Te Seed, Karar Itl'-haa, Waaken or tiripa. Ita, u. too. Marar SMit la balk. Tha f-nolna tahIM aUno4 0 0 0. saraataed te aare or roar sxay haaa. Sterling Remedy Co., Chicage or N.Y. Jot READflG BE L, jls Ths Dowels y' -a 8aT aaasaassaasamaaB mm lilie: nnn THE BIQ STORE j :: IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BLOCK. ? 69-71 Third Street, ' Between OaR and Pirte Well gYt possessiori of No. 73 Third street almost any ' day now. The' heaviest and most difficult part of the Great Store Alteration and Enlarging begins by tearing out the big brick wall between stores Nos. 71 and 73. The'Sacrifice pSale of Fine Suits, Pants, ' continue! through all the muss - All plans that are piailed bearing postoffice date not later than 8 p. rru, Wednesday, August 17, will be accepted and considered. 50 FOR A ; On the opening 'day of our new ttoys ana cniK dr'en's Department, in" September we will distribute " 00 gold-plated watches and 60 silver-plated watches to boys under 18 years of age. We want the best and most impartial, plan that can. be obtained. No lottery ' schemes or giving them- with purchases 'considered. ' -Think of a good plan and send it to us.-If it is the best we will give you $50. Address Adv. Mgr., The Chi cago, 69 and 71 Third street, Portland, Or. V y ; N. B The $50 will be given away. ta only question of who shall receive it. In case that we do not receive an acceptable plan and have to user our own idea, the $30 will be given to one or more charitable institutions, to be decided on by the boys receiving the watches. Plan to be accepted wilj appear in papers Friday evening, August X9.- a ; ; "l We have taken about 600 fine Suits, all colors and styles, 'that sold early in the season at $12.00 to $20.00 and put one . price for choice of the entire lot Black, clay worsted, blue . serges, gray clays, Scotch tweeds, fancy Scotch casslmeres, . light and dark cheviots, pure all-wool worsteds, vicunas, etc ' in the very newest and best styles. Not a suit in the lot . but is hand-tailored, with, shape-retaining fronts and broad shoulders. . . JUL f-r T None held or reserved. A11 our $20.00, $18,00, $15.00, $12.00 and $10.00 Outing Suits are on our counters, a, s . s . . 'aw arvar,7 a , ..'". ana in tms sale at ea.uu tor Over" 2,000 pa(rs btthe very latest and best styles, in wor- steds or all-wool casaimeres, days, cheviots, tweeds, in cluding choice of all our finest quality Outing Pants. ' There never haa been such a grand opportunity to secure so large an assortment of really fine can fit any person from 30 to Don't think of buying Pants jlftN AtCj : aa, ... QaTf V li. j'r'V 'M. A II Vol VGvk I . V a 1 Hats Shoes and Furnishings with unabated fury. ' THOUGHT For AM-Wool Si 2, $15, $18 and $20 o For Choice of the ; ; ::ry , Best - SUMMER OUTING IN THE STORE cnoice oi uie Desu For $350, $4 nd $5 EXTRA QUALITY V ALL-WOOL . TAILOR-MADE Pants at so low a price. We, 48 waist or 28 to 37 inseam. until you see therrt. . j - , - EAST PORTLAND ; FENCE & WIRE WORKS - Manufacturer of WOOD. IRON AND STEEL . ..... B-jtNciNC :; And th TJnivsrsal Combination Fenc ELKVATOR KNCLOSURES ETVE RTTHINQ JN WIRB1. f. ' I. KoiTisoa St- BortaaA, Ores; on. Xelephooa Unloa 814. vr; N-W- -.