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V ' - THE .OREGON DAILY -JOXTRflAZ, TCZTLAUt), TUZSff AY Zi : , , l II in i , v , I '153 COAL f-IIHERS MFHTOMREn ALIVE ' Explosion of Coal Dutt Wrecks f. 7 Alabama jMine and Kills All Men at Work. BODIES RECOVERED ARE M BLACKENED AND CHARRED Three Hundred Rescuers Work Thousand Teet Below Sur-' fice -Pr08reM Slowj- :" ?-' tJoerpal Special serrlee.) ' :v ' Birmingham. AIl, Feb. H. One bun .'' dred and fifty miners are entombed, and ' It Is believed all are dead, by an explo atop of coat dust at the Virginia mine. 'l J8 miles ouhwee of here, v": The explosion' occurred late yesterday, and the mine was entirely wrecked. Re . lief train wers aurrled .to, the acena v and workmen are Dusy aiggmg raw m ; , mines to rescue the ntombed miners. . The., imprisoned men are all union . men, member, of .the United Mine VnrkirL aiM .killed workmen. - Res. ' : cuers labored aU nih,-Mirring through tona of debris In the effort to reach ' the entombed meiy . Jt .- . reported '" early; this morning that ., bodies had ' .been. found, but It. la not confirmed. It ; la known the rescuers are .nearlng the spot where the men are Imprisoned. - , , "Practically all hopes of finding the 1 men alive have- been abandoned, aa the 'mine la filled with after damp'. Many rescuers .have .been overcome. and had to be taken to, the eurfaoe- and revived. By o'clock ..nine, bodies, had-been taken from the mine.' 'The faeea were ao blackened that they ..-were almost an' recognisable. - Three hundred rescuers , are at work 1.000 feat, below the aur " ' face - Progress is alow on account of tiis great disss, of earth between them and the dead -."' J.'L ' . The number of men in the mine at the tinea of the explosion is now placed , at 1(0. Including the bodies of those al ready recovered.. It la definitely known ''that the cause of the .explosion -waa , the action of the day shift Just before it left tbei mines' at o'clock in, over : charging one of the shots. . When the ' night shift came on and a "dry shot" .. was fired it sot fire to the gas In the .. air and a sheet of flams 190 feet high ' shot upward from the mouth of the .; mine. A great rail of timbers and earth " followed, completely closing the mouth of ice mine. ... , t . I THREE STEAMERS ; FROZEN IN THE ICE Vessels Locked In Michigan Ice ; u ; Floes Crews and Pas sengers in Danger. . ' j ..:'.'.-. ... .. .. r (Joersal SMdai gerrte.! - -Chicago. Feb. tlFrosen in 40 milea "L nf ice, thres large steamers are lying M l miles off , the aareer of -Panwsteiv Mich, crews and paseenKers - are Jn ' , grave danger of freeatrfg and atarvatloo. wniie in cnicago ana otner cities, on !' he laws 'shore,! frantic''' relatives and friends' of the beate-ed men are'. beg' glng for news.: The steamers, are the Pere Marquette, No. -4, sli mllea soutb- west of the harbor entrance, lcioriaoned ""lor 0' hours, and the Manlstlque, four . miles north of' No. 4, and the car ferry. which left Ludlngton, Friday 'noon,, to reiiev nm . nr . steamers, wnicn is .'now frosen In live mllea from No. 4. '. - This morning, the amoke stacks of No. 4 are thin and white, and there la little of it . Sailors aay the smoke la that of -woodl and the crew must be ' burning the -furniture' and' fixtures of the ship in order y keep from freesln. ; INVESTIGATING MISUSE OF WORLD'S FAIR FUND "-' (jearaalHIpeelU servle.t .Bait Lake, Feb. 11 Inquiry Into the financial anralrs or the'UUh commlssloa ' of the Iouistans. purchase exposition be Can in the house of representatives thi - morning. Very grave charges of the muhuse ofifands are made. -Ex-Jover- nsr-Wells "was the first witness. -v' Three witnesses, one of them a com Mission ofllclal and a member of one of ' the beat known famillea of the 'atate, cannot be found. ' . 1 .'it.- V , The stare senate has passed'. the bill ' lnereaainr the appropriation for ths Utah exhibit at the Lewla and Clark fexposl- tion to IIO.OOO. . , - ,'....-- V i .- Watch Repairing Thoroughly , Executed" : . i I- b--'.'...;- : .-. To propery adjust the intricacy of a time piece when required, is ' something our watch makers delight in do inif, for they are ex perts and know how. ' AVhen j-cleaninp; one; . : ' very jiece of mechan- tsm, even to the small-. - est part, is segregated, highly polisKed and rc- ' placed with the utmost attention- to details. ' Fpr this you ,pay, nb mnre than what is cx . peeled for f irtt-class work. ; ? Xa' & C" '"' '' ' FtLDENHDMER ' - jCof. TbW a4 WathlR.tM -. ...-:'!. V-''.j ' ., Jcwcrt, Sflmialthir Optidani . .': r t ' I CUPID HIDDEN IN ' A GOLDEN ORANGE i iii- Indiana Man Finds a Rich Ca fornix Wife by 'a : '.'' " Note. OREGON J5WAIN WINS ' -WIFE BY ADVERTISEMENT She Ships Her Household Goods ' Fom Seattle to EddyVille v 't-varid Follows LateK ' i , J -(Jonraal SpeeUl serrlee.) ' ' ' Klchmond, , Ind., Feb. XI. Eve lost paradise by eating an apple. An Indian mat) haa found paradise, by eating aa orange. The delectable yellow 'globe eame from. California.' It directed the way- to lonely widow's : heart, and, what ia Interesting, from a worldly standpoint, it also indicated the way te the widow's horde, .of gold. . Last spring .Jievi Isaae Ross "of Flora, this state, unpacked a box of oranges. On one Of the golden spheres was wrapped about a written mesaage ad dressed to nobody in particular. It bore the addresa of Mrs.. Anna Wolf, Lathrop, Cat It Intimated, with fem inine .adroitness, that the writer, was without incumbrances. Correspondence followed. Finally Mrs. 'Wolf, who was worth 1 190.000, suggested that the paa tor take charge . of, the 4 progressive Brethren church at Lathrop. Accord ingly Bev. Roes resigned his duties !a thla part of the world and bought ' a ticket to. the . golden state, where the magic oranges grow sad rich widows msy be haft for the asking. It was. a-ease of lovs at first sight About two weeks ago the clergymaa reached Uithrop. Awaiting him at the station putrorm was . tno wiaow, n longer lonely. They . ,; Immediately availed 'themselves of - another minis ter's ' services, and a quiet ceremony was performed. . '-, r-rr--, j. LINOTYPE PLAYS CUPID. ; Bddyrms rrofessoF Wta m eattls Bride by Advertising-. ' ' (flpeclal Ptapatch te The loorsaLl t - Albany. Or.. Feb. ' Prof. W. D. Eddy, son of the founder of the town of Eddy vine, on the corvaina jsaster railroad, secured a wife by advertising. Mrs. Hamilton of Seattle is ths woman of bis choice. After corresponding for some time they agreed to marry, and the widow sent' .to EddyVille half a ton of 'household goods. The bridegroom elect fitted up a small building original ly Intended for a backwoods store, and for the past IS days he haa met every train looking fdr his prospective bride. A Justice of ths peace waa near during all thla tlme buHt was not until last evening that the bride arrived. - It is eX-H pected that the wedding-bells will rln at Kddyviu this evening. . NEED NOT SELL LAND (Continued from Page One.) f not -morei.-.hao.-l .Sjcres-sod atv prtoe not to exceed 11.(9 an acre. - "The plaJntlff tendei-wr-TOO. in pay ment for 1(0 acres of the land lnoluded In ths jrapt .and particularly described. whlMr bead- be afleged- to b-of a-vaius IB excess of 12.000. and he prays that the defendant be. required by the decree of this court to execute and, deliver to him s deed of conveyance for the lands- for which ths tender la made. - , - , t ."The .grant is not law for the sale of the grant lands. It does not offer them for sale. That" waa left to the atate, subject to ths restrictions as to ths price at which they ahould be sold, and ths quantities that should be sold to any- one ' person. h These restrictions were not Incidents of the grant, mere regulations that the atate was required to. observe in selling the grant lands at such time after they were entered, as ths atate ahould conclude to atll them, - The object to be accomplished ln .no wise depends upon that. What ever rights existed in respect to these restrictions beloflg to the United States. No interest is created in the plaintiff. ' rtelatdff Wot m BenefUlajry. "He Is not a beneficiary In the grant. and be haa no standing to complain that ths state baa violated its -conditions In the manner In which- It haa disposed of the grant lands. -This Is a matter thaU can only be taken advantage of by the United 8 tales. . "Furthermore, above 30 : years ago' congress authorised patents to lasus to the. state or to any corporation or cor porations to' whtch it had transferred Its interest, and patents have issued to the state's grantees in pursuance of this law. It is not necessary to consider whether thla aot was a waiver by con gress of the conditions subsequent in the grant. The transfer by the state and the several subsequent transfers were open disavowals of the trust relied upon, if it could be mads out that there was. such s trust This great lapae of time la a complete bar to the recovery prayed for. i - "When the bill shows upon Its face that the plaintiff, by reason -trfr the lapse of time an hia own laches M wet entitled to the relief prayed for, the objection may- be taken by demurrer. The demurrer to the bill Is sustained." WEST POINT MUSCLE :; ?; BESTS JIU-JITSU SKILL i ' "J. ii a i - . b- ' O ,.: ' ? (Jooreel BpecUi serviea.1 ', West Point, N. T.. Feb. II. Throush the courtesy "of Japaneae Consul-General Uchlda, ' Wet Point was treated today rd the first 'exhibition bf Jlu-JUau by Prof. Tom i to, Japan'a famous exponent of the art. and his ssslstant. The ex hibition -tobk-place In-the gymnasium In the "presence of the corps of cadets, officers and ladles of ths post A first and fourth class man were picked out -to take a turn at the Jtu jltsu art Honors wfcre easy between the Japanese and'ths plebes. Then Daly, the famous quarterback, . waa In vited to enter the arena. I Daly held his own until compelled -tov retire on sc. count of s, sprained ankle. .' ' ' Then came Tipton, weal t-oint s star football center. Tipton handled the Jiu- jitsu experts at will, throwing them ail over the mat and even tossing one over his bead." Ths Japanese admitted West Pointers, were the hardest problems they have yet met In the United B tA tea. HOCH REMAINSlN JAIL . r. IN BEST OF HUMOR (Josraar Special Bervlee.) " Chicago, Feb. 11. Because the chem ical analysis of the stomach of Mrs. Walker Hoch Is not completed, the In quest oC the woman's exhumed remains will be postponed nntfl Thursday.- Hoch the -alleged bigamist; remains at the eonaty Jail KpparepUy la the beat ef hu mor. - .' , -i- ARTISTS AROUSE :;f.!UCII:EfJTIIllSIASfJ ::-' Splendid Success of "Concert at Which Miss . Case Made ' Successful' Debut, f, -: CONTRALTO VOICE THAT IS BOTH RICH AND DEEP Rosemary : Closz Whitney, Sur. i prises and Charms .All With . Melody of Sweet Soprano VThe Mary Adell Case conceit given lastVeventng at - the Marquam- Grand was Tt 'Vnuslcai treat of the highest or ders The -house was well filled by a thoroughly .repreaentatlv audience of Portland's most- refined society. , To say that the concert was enjoyed and . appreciated .. cannot . express . the spontaneous 'enthusiasm which swept over the entire bouse as each artist in turn captured iti1 -Mlsa Case has a. "deep and rich con tralto- Voice,., very" musical in quality. Her tones are we'll sustained and splen didly controlled; which gives a finish and smoothness ' like an organ tone, - Her singing displayed the posaesslon of that temperament which la of the very aoul of art without which no voice however, excellent can please a crltio - or win great distinction. Eire. has a very bright future and can easily . sing herself to wealth and fame, j ' A great surprise of the evening was the first appearance in Portland of Mrs. Rosemary Oloss Whitney. - The audi ence, was scarcely prepared to find in her a. dramatic soprano who- would do credit to the Metropolitan opera house In New York. Her singing of "Ah fare's lut."'. from Travlata, and a Hungarian song,' was- almoat if not altogether the equal of any alnging ever heard-here by world-famed artists. Bhe was re called again and again, and graciously responded to the tumult of applause un til the. audience felt disinclined to con tinue to impose upon good nature. Young, good looking, winsome, with a splendid physique, and a very picture of health, she waa enohanted by the jmualc of her own voles so that she seemed In spired by the melody. When shall we hear her again, ia the question many will ask. Still another surprise was found in Be- nor Rlcardo RUli, violinist.' He-played and played again. It seemed as If the audience could nof get enough. His technique is marveloua. Love, tears, sighs, sobs, mirth, Joy and laughter were all drawn out of his instrument by a master hand. . . " ' Those two ' new comers to Portland will And a royal welcome among musical people. .;-". MUlard O. Lownadale, Oregon's dis tinguished baritone, although suffering with a alight throat affection, 'sang- with hia usual Intensity of feeling. He haa a splendid voice. It Is a great deprivation that we,, are so , seldom permitted to hear It" ' ' -, I The accompaniments of Mrs. HarrV K. Brown and ldgar U Couraen were all that could be desired. Taken as a whole Portland haa had few concerts that can compare favorably with thla one, -, A. A. M. ."i. ii-ii . .i -i k , .".....-.iv : CENSURE ROOSEVELT FOR SYMPATHY F0R SERGIUS -:l" li.-. '. mi m ,' 1 1--v? . . (JoarDal Bpadal Sarrlea.) Washington, V. C, Feb. tl In a 10- mlnute speech, Baker (Dem.), of New York, criticised the president yesterday in congress ror sending ths csar a tele gram expressing horror at ths assassi nation of Sergiua He offered a resolu tion to this effect which the chair de clared waa out of order. Maddox of Georgia declared - that the Democratte side -of the house did 'not approve of "this damnable assassination.'' ' : . MAYOR .TOM JOHNSON J ; .MAKES BRIBERY CHARGES (Jearsal Special , serrlee. ) " . Cleveland. jOhlo. Feb. 18, In the city council last night Mayor Johnson ac cused Councllmen - Dewar and Wllke, Democrats, of having accepted bribes from - the - Cleveland Electric i Illumi nating company. He. also charged the Republican members of having been in fluenced by campaign contributions from a corporation during the last municipal, campaign. -The coUncfl Im mediately adopted a . resolution to ln VestlgatS lUelf. - -: ' CARINGTON IS GIVEN SIXTY-YEAR SENTENCE v '. (Joaraal SpecUl atrrtet.) ' Manila, Feb. SI. MaJ. Frank Caring- ton, who was con,vtcted of ' falsifying vouchers of the civil government to the amount - of . $1,500, has' been iTsentenced to a total of (0 yeara and f IV -days In prison on five 'separate counts, tfie separate sentence on each charge; betfrg 12 years and one day. An appeal will be made to the higher courts. . iTozimi nr muBsxA. : ,' (Journal Bneelal Servien.) 1 Theodosa, Crimea, Feb. 2l. OeneraT Stoessel arrived here this morning on mute to 8t.; Petersbiirg. ' - physician? EvjeryWhere Staow ths Talas of PyraatUI Pile Oars. "Gratitude alone Bromnts me to tes tify ' To the efficacy of Pyramid Pile Cure. Last March I bought a dollar pscasge at tne a rug store, wnicn cured me ofbleedlng piles, and I was a suf ferer from them for eight years; but I had not been, troubled with them since, until last September, when I gave birth t . a hikhv rlrl n n.1 m ftmr that I timA u very severe case of protruding piles, which a trained nurse said waa the worst case she ever saw and my doctor told wte to get f yramid file cure again which I did and was completely cured la three days. I have not had piles of any kind since and It Is all owing to this wonderful remedy. My nurse look a box, which I was glad to be able w give her. for I know she will be able te help tots of suffering people whom 1 COUJa never see or snow. "I recommend 'Pyramids' wherever I know of anyone suffering aa I did. It gives me great pleasure to be able to say I am entirely cured, which my doc tor says is true. I nay God bless Pyra mid Ptle Cure." . From a former great sufferer. Mrs. F. Ancott f!0 Unity Bt Frsnkford. Phllsdelphia, Fa. - - - This remedy, whirn la sold By drua gists generally, tn fifty cent and dollar oackases. ia In a suDDosltor form, la applied dirently to the parts affected and performs its work quietly and pain- iMHir. lis value is eviaencea oy tne testimony given above and we urge all sufferers to buy a package.- now ami sive It a trial tonight. Accept no sub stitutes and remember that there: la no remedy "Just ss good." . A little, book on the Cause and Cure of Piles Is Pub lished ry the Pyramid Drug Co.. Mar, shall, Mirti, and will be sent free te any address. - ' . CIIALLEkjE TO DEBATE 1 (Continued from-paaa One.) Wltbirtany -others who desired an allot ment Of the bonds. I wis nVesent We i were erowdSd Into a smau room, ana renewing ths direction o young nr. Eckels, whs handled the transaction. we handed over to him our bids, which, according to the : aAvertlsed program. werq In sealed envelopes. After all the bids were submitted mine was for a number of millions the envelopes, were taken by Mr. Eckels Into a rear room. Then a few of the leading financiers present among them John A. McCall, of the New TOrfc 14". J. Plerpont ator gan.r and one 'or two others of tbe System's' foremost representative, got their heads together and began an earn est conference. Certain of them went out of the room and after awhile re turned for a further -conference. -The re were several such confabulations snd comings and goings, until finally, after a monotonous delay, tne tins were opened and the bonds awarded. ' Mor gan. MoCalt et el bad secured the bulk of ths lasua at a price many points above what anyone had been led to be lieve tbe bonds would sell lor. , ana many nolnta hlsrhter than the "System' and the government had proclaimed to the people they could possibly selt for, yet at a price which showed millions of profit a few hours after the 'bids were opened, v- '- ; "I do not charge that the public's envelopes' were opened and "peeked. Into before the System s' bids 'were sealed. Buch a charge ia net necessary, t naa been mads many times by the press. Mr. Eckels, to tbe minds of such of us ss could see through cracks In a. floor wids enough to drive a four-ini-hand coach into without unhooking ths lead ers, had lived up to bis role as a finan cial phenomenon, and when., some-1 time afterward It was bruited abroad mat this able young man was to have the presidency of ths City bank, or any other largo bank belonging to ths "Sys tem1 that he might select there was no surprise, although : much comment in Wall street Mr. Eckels finally accepted the presidency of ths Commercial Bank of Chicago, , where ha now ia one-of the Important, cogs in the System s' ma chine. .- ;'-'.. -"The case of James M. Beck has points -of similarity. Mr. Beck, a young Philadelphia lawyer, obtained a valuable knowledge or the secrets of tns depart ment of Justice in Washington as as sistant United States attorney-general, and In the prosecution of the Northern Securities suit got an Insight into tne System's' methods. It will be remem bered that st the trial of the suit he made a great appearance and became famous aa the young champion of the people who had succeeded in busting' this notorious trust Ths victory was hardly announced before it- became known that the TjrUllant assistant attorney-general had renounced the cauae of the publlo and had been engaged at a large salary as chief counsel for Henry H. Rogers, of Standard Oil. "Mr. Beck haa proved a most avail able and flexible aervant in the cause of his master. He has done Mr. Rogers' bidding In a manner befitting .the beat traditions of 'Standard OIL'- Almoat his first work war ths "trial of the fa mous Boston Gas suit In which for weeks he "steered Henry. H. Rogers while on the witness stand - in the Massachusetts supreme court The very night before this esse was to be called for trial the eminent young trust buster and people's champion called on my attorney and made htm pro posi tion.' It wrr that X should' meef . him snd agree upon the details of certain testimony' that Hr;- Rogers, and Kidder. Pea body and Co, ltn -systems- Boston representatives)," and myself would be called - upon--to give apon tha witness Stana neat. aay. sty ju-turntr . crvugni the propoeltion to ma t . " -Great heavens!' I said.' Is it pos sible that thla man nas ths audacity to coma to Boston and ask me to commit perjury T -. ' . , '"He does not put it. tn Just those words,' my attorney answered. , "i-Nft but he says ba wishes to match up testimony with -me so' that we may all testify alike.' ...... "-That ia it- my attorney answered. ' "But' said 1,-1 have gotto state the facts, and ths facts are diametrically opposed to what Mr. Rogers and the others are to testify to. This looks to me like subornation, of perjury.' "My lawyer - would not have It that way,, and I -Instructed him to secure from Mr. Beck a .writing as to Just what he wished .me -to do, and that writing I have at the present time. In It he states that if I do not see htm and agree upon ths testimony to be submitted in the supreme court of Massachussets the following day, it may bring develop ments which will be decidedly uncom fortable for Mr. Rogers and perhaps ths rest of us. "I did not meet Mr. Beck, and Henry H. Rogers and Kidder, Pea body 3c Ca told one story and I another. Bald perjury was committed by soma one. However, I will give all the facts. In cluding the. match up' letter, when I come to it in my story. -. -Mr. Beck and Mr. Bckele are the two men designated by the . 'System' to at tend public .gatherings and ' vilify Thomaa W. Lawson. . They are at it. Industriously, Mr. Beck is billed to de liver another broadside in Boston in a few days, at which -time I shall try to make It Interesting for him." 'K DONOHUE ARRESTED. Kogers. Bdlto galled Upon a Charge of : T-'i;Crrtmlaal tWMt, , -,,- '(Joarsel Special service.) ' New York, Feb. 11. Denis Donohue, flnancisl editor of the New York Com mercial, has been a Treated on the charge of criminal libel preferred by Herbert Gray of Haverhill. Masa Tha arrest is based on an article fin Publlo Opinio mads In answer to I Aw son's -Frensled r inaocs- - ursy cnarges- mat uononue refers to him as the former keeper of a gambling house. He saya ha never kept a gambling house and is a breeder of blooded, horses. Wall street is Inclined to the opinion that Lawson is behind the charges against Donohua THUG'S VICTIM IS' . MAN OF WEALTH a. . (Continued from. Page One) ' -r- told was the sole eccupent of ths ear which he took to his cabin, tOO yards from Oatman station; Ksl arrived there about 10:10 o'clock, the! .hour he was assaulted and robbed.---From this cir cumstance the police have formed ths theory that ths robbery waa not com mitted by north end "bad man," bat by some person or persons familiar with his life, habits and reputed wealth. They are also, of the opinion that the thugs preceded him .to his lonely cabin and lay in, wait for him. " - X:raiy Charley" la'sald to be a man of eaoentrlc habits., Hs has been known, bis neighbors say, to place tha wheels on his wagon with ths inner side turned outward. "Small boys In tbe vicinity have been tn the habit of throwing atones at htm, which rendered him so surly) In demeanor that people of tbe vicinity have avoided him as much as possible. - ;-i . Ha JM4 an old "British, hiluf" v wtmXBS fi'iB f A 'C'r'-'.' -'v-' - .; -v-t '-'; -v.--'-.-- .-,,.' f..-j'-:- trl it nnircr tiiit t.i rnfinrTiTinit nti TAiiril.. I ". -V ; AT PRICES as long as 25 TO SO PER Mail Orders Promptly ; Filled NO TIME NOW FOR 9 n FURTHER DELAY Club "AM Is Nearly filled and Many Join Other Clubs j Each Day. Everybody Taking YHold of Thlf Co-operative Propoaltlon In p Most Vigorous Way. :':''- -Buyers erh wish toWa .nt the clubs under me ienn "Sr. r not afford to delay, as It Is fllllns ao very rapidly. " ' . ' ' - In thU club are some tof our stronsrest barralns. The pianos In It .are reBU- ,--J tlSS to 1100. ClUb members ars securlnr tbem for as little as 1117. ana rrom xnav o " ?.".'''.- a .. n .nu are SDlen- did Instruments, fine toned and beautl- . ei .w A a at s.es I east ins smallest ot 'prices and Instilments. By paylns a oown ana . . , can buy any-piano Included , In this club 01 167 mempers. ' x . i " OTBSS OXVBS. . Oubs "B." "C," "D" and "E" ars all nillns rapidly, and, In each one the sav lns; la correspondingly areat . -. Huh "F" consists of a miscellaneous lot of pianos discontinued ' cau- IQfQB BlTie Ul lmv..ii., .. ....... . . , . . . i . ... fmtwMa a n,1 numerous different makes, in ew-nanae lor m nw uu . C . , ... Kr. n . 1 popular -janoia-i-itim, ! . -new, latest stylo Weber. Chlcaerlhs; snd Kimball pianos; a number of used pianos In splendid condition snd also samples of vsrious makes sent us by the 1 n svery OLuar pu0i m iuitou... vm vain. " - - - . Is is an opportunity you cannot al to miss, and clubs are filling ro lly there Is danger In delay. . - Thla ford to Remember., every Instrument fully irusranteed and money beck In every In stance where piano falls in any way to prove exactly as rrnrrsflniru. i-.iiwr. Piano Mouse," 151 Washington street. and most reliable concern on the Coast. Tolver. with the' guard -off Uls trigger and one cartridge In the cylinder, ia his hip pocket when hs was beaten Into Insensibility. When hs recovered con sclousness, hs saya this revolver was found on a dry goods box. Wis Victim of the assault was taken to 8t' Vincent's hospital last 'night, where he has since been nnder the care of City Phyilolan Zan and his assistsnt. Dr. Slocutn. Thla afternoon. Dr. Mulr, ths house physician, expressed ths opln Ion ' that Bachtold -will recover, his condition, however. Is serious, on -,ae count of ths length of time he was ex posed after ths assault . . A UsMly as of Plse'S Oars oftea jrevessj pvtifivonla. - ' - Dr. B. E. WRIGHT TasSstsatlf Is Baattrt ' that re lieves all pain hi dental operations. ataf WMhtatftss St, soc. Ssraatk, BusyVorknien! Busy Salesmen ! Busy Customers ! m. ' I 1 - THAT NO COMPETITION That's a ttory as atartling as it ia brief. Workmen are ham mering and sawing in bur store y Salesmen are striving to give all the attention possible to customers, and customers are surg ing througtflhe store gathering up the bargains that are found in every department . The opportunity comes to you because we need room and the merchandise .must be sold. , Fine Worsted Suits which $15 and $18 Values, and we sold "at $8.75, they last, your choice CENT REDUCTION ON SHOES Rubbers -atLs the Wholesale Prices Land Is Sayings Bank! This Is particularly true when ''.you can et land that will . ;; T ' -v - ,:'r - ' '.' ' support you.'.' ;. ':' ; - ' . , ' 7: ': ': ''"-v-T ' " iviontaviiia -r-. -J' J ' - -v . . . i .. ...... . .. :.v-" 5-Aere WiH do this. You ask how. The land cannot be excelled for strawberry and fruit culture. In your idle moments you - can raise enough and more to anawetali your needSr-The " . ' surplus can be sold at a profit . . " Should You Get 6iit of Work The place to always find a living is the land. The Monti, villa tracts are ' the ideal place. It is convenient to the O. R. & N. railroad and the ,trolley cars. The elevation is .. ; . "',-' high. Just the place to raise children. . r ;;':as UN; INVESTMENT " It cannot be excelled. 'Values are sure to advance! but even . if they did not you would own your home and be independent . .' ' '. -.' of the landlord. ' ; V' - " DON'T DELAY! V mVESTIQATE TODAY! ' - - -.' 'p. -"; .-'",' -v i :' ':l v THE PRICE AND TERMS-- ARE RIGHT. : SlOO down, B. I'. LOMBARD if 814 CHAMBER COMMERCE. I- " ' . i v - " ' CAN TOUCH were will be, Satisfaction . or Your Money, Back. the Bbst .' month.. $4.75 Tracts ' . '; i-, . . - .. . - . 1 4 c . -. ' . i .. ..i "... '. . . L, ':4;:' r. 41 .-' ''.:! ; '.!,'vV .