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Till: OKECON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 2. 1CC3. i fillLEV PAID i; FEES ill Swindler! Took Advantage of Hit .- Millionaire Friends to ; V.;, Fleece Them WIFE'S SACRIFrCE TO HELP SAVE HIS HONOR Contented to Divorce to Permit Hla - Wedding Marie Ware So That the Latter Would Not Have to Testify "Against pim. i : :'f'"'- c (Special Dtepates te The Journal.) La Crosse; Wis.. Dec SI. The nun ber of ths La Croaae losers end the extent of the losses here through the forged certificate operation of Horace McKinley probably never will be Known. They include lumbermen and ex-lumbermen, banker, real estate men. mer chant, federal and county offloera and leading- politicians out of of floe. ".' One business man of moderate means Is . known to have dropped 110,000, another 112.000, and a syndicate of politician headed ' by Postmaster Tscharner dropped about 120.000. : The merchant and politician are the men hit' the hardest, though the smallest Investors, for they made their deals wholly with, McKinley, and all of them. It is expected, will turn put. to be fraudulent The larger Investdrs men who out tn hundreds of thousands ; In western pin lands dropped larger. amounts to McKinley, put maae raeir losses up In whole or In part by shrewd Investment , through other . source. Thus Hiram Ooddard, ' whom MoKlnley , and Puter are said to have relieved of from 150.000 to $200.000 Mr. God dard himself refused to reveal the sura insists that bis Investments In Ore --arm -lands will show a net profit. In spite of McKinley- - ' Altogether La Crosse investors bought from McKinley and Puter worthless certificates on about 100,000 ' acre of land at prices ranging; from 7t eenta to S and 110 an acre, repre senting a net swindle of from 1160.000 to $500,000 on the transactions with 'these two men. , " ,r ' Confidence la McKinley. '' ' , The confidence La Crosse men of ma tured business -Judgment reposed in Horace McKinley. considering the fact that he was under indictment and after ward convicted of attempting to de- ' fraud the United Statee government, all , this months before be made his deals with' local- lumbermen, must be one of the features of the case most Surprising i to Oregon people who know him only as a man tried and convicted of high . crime, but an appreciation of the eon dltfcmatin1r - which hie peculation were possible-would dissipate that as tonishment. ' j' .. '" -r ' ; -.i-'omlsg of a-family against which no r.proaota had ever been littered 'and himself considered . a coming young man, McKinley -was trusted by every body ' and his genial disposition made hlra many influential, frlenda .Even after he had been Indicted and eonvloted 1 at Portland, his standing here was but 1 little Impaired. It was currently be lieved that he had done nothing worse than to assist some lumbermen friends ' to obtain timber land la the only way possible to get It, and which all their competitors were - doing- by inducing persons to enter the lands and transfer title to the lumbermen or the men rep resenting the lumber companies. , - Long before - the investigation began at v Portland It wae commonly under stood that McKinley' waa -engaged In that sort of work: that he waa taking men from La Creese and the country around tt to Portland to make dummy entries, and the matter was put before the La Crosse public In a manner to - give him a reputation for being emart Instead of criminal. When McKinley was first arrested EUGENE MAN ARRESTED ON BURGLARY CHARGE : .'V Spertal Dispatch te The JesraaLt ; - Eugene, Or., Deo. It. Joseph Prevost. a painter, "was caught trying to rob Clem -Hode's saloon In this city early - yeaterday morning1 and he -ts now In the county Jail awaiting trial la the circuit court next March.".. . . - Prevost .was noticed prowling around the rear of the saloon before closing LAOD Snapshot . of Ingertoll. Lockwood. former fy the attorney " and eon- fidant ol Mr. Todd, the wealthy ' Id New York woman, who waa mytttrietitly murdered. ,. - .. . . . -. riTnroo Ii LIHiLOO CERTIFICATES ha was the recipient of much sympathy and offers of assistance. lie was still received by the best people and re mained a social favorite at La Crosse and West Salem, his home, a village It miles east of here. Between the time of his Indictment " and trial in the United States court at Portland, - Ma Klnley appeared at the largest and post exclusive banquet ever ' held at La Crosse and made a favorable Impres sion uoon the wealthy men attending. At that time he was championed before tha assembled company by a young business roan who had recently Inherit ed a fortune of $000,000 .as an honest man who waa merely the victim of cir cumstances and would yet vindicate his name. That same young man, Haskell Withee, now holds forged eertlf testes on 18,000 acres of land as the penalty for his own confidence tn the man he championed. ' Leonard Lottrldge of West, Salem, president of the La Crosse , County bank, and a man of 101 years' experi ence In the banking .business was one of- those who are said to have been most liberal - In supplying McKinley with funds and trusting to him to re pay all loans either In cash or land. Another Instance of his personal mag' netlsm waa in inducing Prefsssor F. J. Toland, , president ef the Wisconsin Business university, to accompany him west and testify In hie behalf at his trial as a handwriting expert. ' Toland wa paid for hla expeneee and service In land certificates and la now. wonder ing whether they are worth anything. Xctaey Brokea-Xearted. ' McKinley home. Is at West Salem, Village of 1,000 people and one of the most beautiful - in Wisconsin, v Near here on his father's extensive estate he wes born and raised, at Salem he attended school and here, while quite young, he -was married to Miss Mayme Edwards, the village belle. When he first went west he waa considered one of the most promising young men In La Crosse county and with wealth and Influence behind him It waa predicted that ho would make hla mark In Jhe world. But all le now ' changed at the MoKlnley home at Salem. The father, James McKinley, a lumberman and land owner, for yeare a leader la the Pres byterian church, died before hie son disgrace could become known" to him. Hie wife, broken-hearted by the dis closures of her husband's relatlona'wlth Miss Ware, United States commissioner at Eugene, atlll loved him so well as to permit him to obtain a divorce without opposition and to marry Marie Ware, tnat a possible witness .against him at the then expected next trial might be disposed ef. At Salem. Wisconsin. It waa firmly believed that the marriage with Miss Ware waa for no othar pur pose. MCKiniey s brother and sister still live at Salem and his mother, pre maturely aged by the trouble which has come upon her, but believing In her son in spit of all. la now living alone la ui old home. . . , Horace - McKinley grandparents, William and Nancy McKinley, came from the - same part ' of Ireland that - . President-McKlirfeya grandfather eml-1 gratea Trom,- and is claimed rthat there Is a distant relationship between the two families. .in.. . - ! , PUTER NOT IN EUREKA. BelaMvee There Sear That ts J riettdar Sua Old Btosee. ' --- (Srw-lal Ptaoatefe te Tb. JoaraaM - Eueka, Cal, Dee. 11. -The Report that 8. A. D. Putter, charged with gigantic land fraud in Oregon, la In Eureka la without foundation. Relatives of Puter here aay that they have no knowledge of his whereabouts. If Puter wee here be would certainly have been recognised, a his early youth was spent In this city and he Is known - to- hundreds' of citlsens. No reservation has been made for him, on the steamer Alliance and no Intimation received - that he will be here when the vessel sails next Satur day. Friends of Puter In view of recent development are Inclined to think that he has already left the country and will not appear for trial. time Wednesday night, arousing the sua plclons of tha bartender. The officers were informed and about SO mlnutee after the place waa closed Prevost was seen insula. He Bad entered through a window. Chief of Police Stiles and Deputy 8herlf f Harry Bown entered; the saloon through a barber-shop, which la connected wltb.Uhe barroom by a door, and caught Prevost 1st the act of rob bing the slot machine. . At hla examina tion . before the Justice of the peace yesterday be pleaded guilty and w bound over In the sum of $100. He Is unable te raise the ball and will stay in jau umu circuit court convene. More Popular Each Year. . That practical gift-giving Is becoming more popular each year la forcefully ex emplified by the enormous aale of costly pianos. Pianola pianos. Pianolas. Orchea trellee and organs, at Ellers Piano House this year, which la the largest In the history of the bouse. ''Only two day mere. To make mat ters specially interesting during the spe cial holiday dlsplsy, four special hlgh grad piano, regularly retailed for tto, are to be sold at less than half $110, $t down and $ a month. Store, open evenings. ' Ellers Piano House, til Washington street, corner Park. - 1'. e Tot forget, Calef Bro In the low-rent district. Holiday furniture at greatly reduced prlcee. l(4-(-l East Morrison street. HEAVY DAMAGES ASKED BY PORTLAND WIDOW - . t . ..... . ' Mesraal Specie Bar-tee ) " ' , San Franciscoi Dee. II The widow of L. H. Buddemer, the Portland plumber who was killed by a fall from the bleachers while attending the -game between California and Stanford In Oc tober, 1M4, bea presented a claim for heavy damages 'to the state university authorities, and will bring suit to force payment Buddemer occupied an unflr Ished portion of the bleachers and the fall reeulted In fracturing the spinal column, which caused death. on of BIDDERS AT KLAMATH ""LOOKING OVER GROUND (Special Ma-etch te TV Jeanal.) " Klamath Pails. Or Dec. II. With the object f clearing up all prelimi naries an arranging for tha payment of all obligations, against the gorern ateat la connection with tha Klamath irrigation project. Supervising Engineer J. B. LipplncAtt. for tha reclamation service la California aad also having charge of the Klamath project, baa ar rived here. - A' dose prospective) bid ders are here leoking over, the ground wlth-a view to making bide en tha ton ne! work aad first nine mile of the project. These bide wilt be opened la Baa JTranciaco December It. Tears, The w Deals C nnnr o r A l m 1 1 ar J- I 4, i Clothing; Shoes and Furnishing Goods w A FEW BARGAINS IN OUR vDoys . end Men's D All Wool Merino Sox ; other stores charge you 60c ellC Closing Price 0 . r Ladies' 'Fancy Bordered Hand- ' 1 kerchief. . ' J ll :r j Closing Price.. ....... gC Men's Fancy Negligee Shirts ; , pair of cuffs with each one; other ' stores charge tou $2. ' A , Closing Price U U Meat's Linen Handker chiefs. Closing Price. . 2c Men's Heavy Suspen- O ders. Closing Price ...... .O w Police and Firemen's Suspenders, Closing" 18c ,Price... Boys' and Men's ' Caps. Closing Price.. . ....... 15 c Sanitary Fleece Lined Under ; ; wear. : ::'v ' '-..."c;.:; -. Closing Price. .. eVyv Men's Heavy Fancy Sweaters, , biggest . bargain ever offered. Splendid Xmas girt. OA- ' Closing Price. . ; . . , . . ., Black and Tan Hose. 5c Closing Price...., i t ti Men' Fancy Silk Sox; regular $2X0 and SL50 kind. 23c Closing Price.'....,. Silk Initial Handker- 1 chief's. Closing Price . . . I J C Ladies' Hose. . -''Qa, - Closing Price. ............ifC Children's Heavy Stockings. Closing K : " 1 1 Price..; ............I IC Children's Ribbed ' shirts and drawers. Underwear. 9c Closing Price. . . ........ ' OCFering you such bargains at this time of the year when other merchants hold their prices be- "' cause they know you are out to r spend your money for Christmas gifts.,. '; .;.', v''. . . . : Yoij will remember us as long as you live. ' - .'" We are your friends. ,' X " j I MMMM Extra Special I $5.00 and $4.00 Fancy Silk Vests, in light and dark col ors. Closing uut race, tne $i.io! last two days. . . i ...... . . i - . - Remember the Address-It Is 128 Fifth St., 2 Doors From Washington. Walch for-ihe Bifellow Sin 4 THOUSANDS OF TOYS TO GIVE AWAY FREE OF CHARGE, COME AND GET ONE OF THEM. YOU WILL RE-v- MEMBER THE SALE AS LONG AS YOU LIVE, IF YOU COME VISIT US FRIDAY OR SATURDAY. .! t M4 M ALBANY COLLEGE tNDS 1 flfaZS A SUCCESSFUL TERM (Seeetal tMssetcfe te Tie IWb.1) Albany. Or- baa tl. Tb Drat tarn of Albany college for the year closed last evening and has proved" great socceea la every way. The new faculty j " has enforced discipline and ha breaght la many new departures tnat have beea of vain te the school. - It waa an nounced te the students yesterday that their number had been dropped II till I 11 A . from the roll for Inattention to hi work and It Is rumored that several more will be refused admission at the beginning of the new term, after .New 1 1 for the sane reason.- , college is on a batter footing ananctally and every other way thfi ever la Me history, and the outlook for tha future la very good. 'b-:-' . " Cared Pareiysla. -.. - . ' 1 7 , I. W ii " ' wife had been surTeiins Ave veere with, peralyela la her arm. when I aras persuaded to use Ballard's Know Lini ment, which eured ber all light, t have aim need it for old snrea. frostbites and skin eruptions. It does the work." rd. 11a rk IO. J SstsUiM4 irra. B'' tud It Oatalesas. tto-e Ofmu Kmii las oiiui VAliJlj;!Kl(l1 PCDSDTDVEL LAST SALE CLOSES ON EVERYTHING MUST GO. WE HAVE MARKED THE GOODS AT PRICES THAT WILL , MOVE THEM. COME TO THIS STORE THE LAST DAY LIEBER (& CO. GOES OUT OF BUSINESS SATURDAY NIGHT. .MEN'S Wo Will Divide BARGAIN TABLES NOS; 1 mrrrtm ainflrl ki AmiVA mtA w 0 - m-vwww aaws si wMai-ia, v m t-V VafJ BMVIse 'l Vv Kse from, consisting of cheviots, Thib- A : 'ancy worsteds; suiu we regularly: ; ". XriA V H ior $9, $10 and. $12.50. ClosingOut . l, JJ; to choose from, consisting of et!. fanc sold for Price. BARGAIN TABLES NO S. 3 AND 4 Choice of any of our Dou ble Breasted and Single Breasted black clay, serges,' imported wor- Bicue, ocauuxiu ianc caevtou, gudranicca - absolutely all wool or no sale and money re funded if not satisfied; regular price $13.50, $14,50 and $16.50. Closing Out BARGAIN TABLES NOS. 5 AND & Choice of our best Suits for Men and Youths, made of the newest' fabrics, up-to-date styles ; suiu we regularly sold for $17.50, $20 and $25 about IflOQ in all WW w s Bbb mj vvsm .v 7 t ew WSJ ssaaw-er wskM-ea) -frw W-W efW-r m ewaM oose. from. They must be . got out . g- - 5 house by Saturday night. Here's 07 O law 5 chance. ' Come take your, . fffjjJ) -Tp , i.e.... . t .... ..a.. . ' . - .. to cnoose. trom. 1 Tney must of the your chance. pick. HERE'S SOME SLASHING IN OWRCOATS or r.. i t f I or U1C uiuitc OI ,- bur Boys' $3.50 and $4.50 Overcoats. Clos- ing Price. ....... ..... . ing S2.45 for the choice of all pur .40 tor tne cnoice oi au our soys - ... - --a. , ercoats; $100. $5.00 . and $6.00 : i (JJ j) A W a. Last two days of- j) J) !..r. ,......... ,....... ........ -. , Overcoats; ' ones. sale. $3.75 for' the choice of all our Ker seys. Fancy Paddock Coats, long with belt, beautiful designs. 'Come quick. S4.55 for the choice of all our $12.00 and $15.00 Overcoats. of a lifetime. They're yours ....................,.f.. eA on f . t-:.'iJia n - ipp.o ior luc uokc oi our eiow and $17JJ0 Overcoats, thousands to -choose from. Come take your pick; hurry up...... $8.86 for the choice of our You can have these in all the beautiful designs. Biggest bargains ever of- fered anywhere nd at any sale, and they are yours, but come quick. , CRAVENETTES : Well, this is where we shine. Lieber has only got two days left, and you will have to hurry if you want one of our Cravenettes. Genuine Cravenette, Guaranteed Water-Proof At This will make merchants of this city sav, "Where do they get the goods," but we want to turn the stock into money, and every article you buy in this house Friday and Saturday we wil lose money on, simply because we have got to turn them ..into cash. Our time is up. ; .; ';, ... ' ; i.jt. MMMM EM FOR (MIST MAS GIFTS G;P. Rummelin C6SECOX3STnlctWd3UniloaandAIderSts. 4 Children's Furs Neckwear' and Mnffv in Grebe, Koimmer, Bearer, White Thibet, White Angora, etc. . i ..." kdlcs Fur Neckwear Mink. Sable. Ermine. Chinchilla, Bearer, Otter. Black Ljnix, For etc v 1 ITS COATS 'Alaska Sealskin, Otter. Bearer, Persian Lamb, -etc. run caps, fur cloves. . , FUR RUGS AND ROBES LEADING AND KILIAELK. tVtLMJXKS l.r 11 lllijMgllic: SATURDAY AT for Men and Boys SUITS .i Thcso Into 3 Tables AND S Cholce'of any of our hand- W.9 A V...t. -1 -OA cheviots, Thib :e'of any-of our Dou erges,' imported wor- e of our best Suits for :s, up-to-date styles; Kakoiiv 1 nnO in all Price. be ; got out ' f - afa' ' f& - IV: II "UP isw , tjj Jj J) .. . Boys' $10.00, Chance' "-a -.' Cttt mrkA J; (Yl HiMr'Aiti $19.00, $20.00 and $25.00 Overcoats. latest styles. . mm .. . . . " ; ... $6.03 l e)ew S4.55 MMM MM ...MM.MMMMMMMMMM.MMMMMMMMIMt EZZZS TOY ONLY ONE WEEK r.lOItE . ' Entire stotk of Toy. must go. The largest toy store on the ground floor in the city, (Brsnch at 109 Sixth St, be, tween Washington and Stark.) ; v - ' Also Japanese snd, Chinese Curios, consisting of fine bronse, siivrr, cloisonne, new brass satsuma ware, decorated tea sets, embroidered kimonos, matting, etc. v;,-. . V LOWTST PRICES U TI:E CTTV & Sons a Knlls mmm m S7 PAY (r MIDNIGHT at Your Own Price SOME BARGAINS IN t MENS PANTS Lot No. 1 J Consisting of all our . $2 and $2.50 Pants. Friday and Hr.??.:..:. :89c Lot No.; 2 All of our $2.75 and ' $3.00 Pants, consisting of fancy ' worsteds and cheviots. They are :: your for Friday . VJ 1 - J and Saturday... ,.aJ 1 a) 4 ' 1 Lot No. 3 All of our $35, $3.50 and $3.75 Pants. They are yours the last two days JJ 1 Q of the great sale. , p 1 7ea 500 Frock Suits. C 1 O Q ' Closing Price. ..,.) 70 250 Doxen Boys' Closing Out - ' Knee Pants. 16c Price. ...... Visit our 2d Floor Greatest Bargains Ever Offered -' in Christmas Offerings, Solid - Sterling Silver Trimmed Silk Suspenders, one in a box; other stores charge you $2.50 to $5.00. Closing Out A ' Price. .V. ......... f J C $2io and $1J50 SQk Neckties, one in a box. Come take your choice, but come quick, they A 1 will go fast..... v.... I C Silk Mufflers, 5,000 In all; they - have got to go. Splendid Xmas gift, . ; ,--rr Your choice.... 19c SHOES On Second Floor On pur second floor you will find thousands upon thousands of pairs of Shoes. The prices will range like this: $2.50 Shoes. . ; Closing Price...;., 1 Va $3 and $3.50 Shoe J 1 (T O Closing Price.,... Jj) 100 AH nobby and up-to-date styles. Thousands of Toys Given Avay Free The Entire Toy Department UI.MMMM.MM.MMMM Posiuveiy jt3X Day, Coiae-Coodt tt Your , Own Prices. Thy Have Cot to Co. x I..: i TOY SMI T MORRICC-: i '