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THE- OREGON DAILY JOURNAi; PORTLAND. " FftI DAY EVENING. MARCH" 16. 1603. fASTEST SHIPS 1(1 nVSTERV OF LIFE liJeoaciise SAOTJM I?iECiIft!LS THE WORLD siionii by in " 6 Pe Me TO 9 P:. ri. ' u . " u' (10 lr : . '. Last Testamtrit of AgedJE.nglish of His Effects. HE FLED FROM BRITAIN v and changed his NAME! Circumstances - Indicate- Cloud - Upon I r H '. RepuUtioar-Leavii . Aty , Hit PrertytoJIWifeHadjrhiee ' j Children.-- -- -.----u -(Journal MMvial Seek.) . - v gnu Frmrlwo. Htroli II. A mystery .. "In the life of R. Percjr Wright. the aed ' "barrister who died alone In his room - tn Pine twt th laltcf tr of lasl ,i-imntluw. vall by Die finding itt - a. wilt in which la ' made known . tii - -I trvf nam and the nam of his wife ! and children In Knglnnd. Hidden awajr ' among dusty lotnrt that -line the oham lxr . wherein he lived and worked, and died wan found the document which lays ', bare ttuvsecret of hla lonely life, ' Robei Wright , Earaaha w waa hla - tiame and his homa Tillage-waa Fence, ' near' Burnley,. Lancashire. Rutland. -There- he-waa born, eduratvd and mar. . fled, lie labored aa an accountant, - prospering In a modest way, becoming the ather , of three children. Then limn his' flight to America under ,lr V-umstances that seem to Indicate a Vloud upon hla name, for ", when he - reached Ibis country he was RPercy. ""Wright and iiener mute waa- he known jjby hls truejnameofEarnshawilJIe 1: practiced law here for many years and prospered In a quiet way. ,1 .. TJ f I'idtng at the will was- incidental to the sale at auction of all the effects f -the aged lawyer,. At th&tlme of hl ' that Wright left-no will. no' II was In TiuniDcnt uponrfcnadmffiWrrEtdrl- w um caajga o an bis Beioasmaav In settling the estate It .waa determined to dispose of the books, desks and for. Cishtngs of the office and the auctoij as held yesterday for that purpose. . It waa while the old caaea and desks , were being dragged, from their places to the auctioneer's block that J. M. Newbert. deputy of . 1'iibllo AOmlnla lrator . Htults came upon the wIlL It .was concealed between the papers of '. the old cases . of litigants long dead. The will tells the story of bis Identlt -and, sloes all ha has -to-bia-wtfg.The -auction realised I800. which -Will be sent to hla wife In Kngland. -SIGNAL CORPS OFFICERS : SAILING IN BALLOONS (Jearnal Special Service.) New Tork, March Hi Tha army slg. rat corps officers who have to do In I II ill t liHIIiiiuilin siw miiw Timumi In some Important experiments with- process of manufacturing hydrogen. The old process required- considerable mechanism and- was not easily adapted for carrying on the work In the field. It la expected that the new method will be an improvement and will contribute materially to the efficiency of military ballooning. The new method offers a simpler way of produotng hydrogen to gether with an easier mode of its trans portation in a condensed form In tubes. -It is Intended by the army signal of fleers to conduct considerable work of a ' practical character with the military hallnnna In the running nmm.i- , of this work will .be done at Benlola, California, but It la possible that a bal loon train, with the mechanism for man ufacturing hydrogen, will he established at Fort Wood. New Tork. where the signal corps has a well-stocked depot ATETIJAWPATGNING - TO SUCCEED CULLUM Uaanul 8perlal Herrlne.) Springfield, IU March 1. Though It Is now five weeks since be took to the stump, during' which time he has been traveling constantly and delivered from two to a dosen speechea each day, former Governor Richard Tales showa no signs of letting up In his strenuous campaign for Shelby M. Cullom's seat In the United States senate. After speak ing In Lincoln this morning and at Car llnvllle this afternoon. Mr. Yates la scheduled to reach Springfield In time to deliver an address In the opera house tonight. Mr, Yates reports that he is well satisfied with the progress of his campaign to date and with the outlook for the future. ' From now on he will 4levote his efforts almost entirely, to 'Cook county and to the counties down the state where Cullom Influence la the atrong-est. DRUNKARD AT AGE OF HUNDRED AND EIGHT I Joenwl Rpedal Berrire.) Washington. March it. Barney Hughes, now In the district Jail under a short . sentence of imprisonment for drunkenness, -la celebrating hla 10th birthday today. The keeper of the Jail baa permitted the old man to enjoy spe cial privllegea In honor of hla birthday and Mughea Is . comparatively happy. Many persons have sent htm gifts of money and delicacies, tughes was found ' guilty of habitual drunkenness by a Jury in Justice Barnard's court about two weeks ago and, notwithstanding his bold assertion, that he had not touched a drop.of liquor fprseven years, the old . man was found guilty and sent to Jail to sober np. Hughes " remembers the war ef 111! with great distinctness, ' - t ' ' Olympla Bathkoaea Initiate. . . fgpedal Dlepetek to The Jonracl.t Olympla. Wash., March It. Twenty ""rVew' -mrnrbers were Initiated Into- tha new lodgeof Rathbone Bisters, Knights of Pythias, Wednedaxevenlnjg. jrb'9 i ruiis'be mehSbershlp up "to! the . 109 mark. Those Initiated were: ilr.' an'l Mra. J. M. Hltt. Mr. and Mrs. W. Csvanaugh. Mr. and Mrs. James Brewer. Judge and Mrs. Wallace Mount, Mr. and -Mta-FranJc-Msshs, Mr and MrMV. WW - locking, Will Faylor. Joe McOarrbghe', Stra.' FBo)l.-Mrg.-t7. B. Whit.- Mrt. bennett Hartman, Miss Mary Bennett gnrv Ott. COMB COPMPTtOW. - - v Mrs. B. W. Evans, Clearwater, Kan, writes: "My husband lay alck for three months. The doctors said be bad quick consumption. , .We, procured a bottle of Hallartrs Horehound flyrup and it cured hlin. That was si years ago and since then we have always kept a bottle In the house. We cunno do with out It.' For coughs snd colds I has ne eoual." Jic, 0c. and 1.. Weodard, 4 lark A 'a Butorilfes Mtacksofthe "manvtfatal-discases that-maketanhual-appearance , . . . ' at-ihiSi season rPecause you neeu a gquu and appetizer,--you iThe nostd ciriepecificfoi lFrhakesefeel:betterrlo It makes people well rand-keeps them It tones up the blood ;dispels"" lariguor and lassitude ; cures gestion rcreates a good appetite. Now is tiait.a-'lneet''rii'cniAtiel Saraat fioBl tilrlcirrthyhtet' thn properties of-trwy Sold by druggiata or sent by mail. 100 VIILSOII HAY VISIT Secretary of Agriculture Accents Invitation to Come to Wash ington State College. - ARRANCINCCOEIAJI Planned to Have . Big Exhibit of Western Products and Special Trains to , Carry Business Men and Farmers in; June.'" ',' '"'"' ' - (8pUl DUpstch te The Journil ) - Pullmanj- Wash.,- March 7 16. Fullman la to enjoy a visit from a member of TresIaenrTtdbWeiri cabinet, secretary of Agriculture Wilson hss accepted an Invitation to visit the Washington state college In June and arrangements are to be roads to run excursion trains to Pull man to bring farmers and business men of the Inland -empire here to meet him. -PatarMcOregor. a member of i the Washington leglsTaT Washington state college, has Just re turned from Wsshlngton. D. C where he went as a delegate to the National Livestock ' association meeting, repre senting the livestock interests of the northwest. While In Washington be was presented to Secretary Wilson by W.'J. Bptllman. formerly professor of agri culture In the Washington state college, but now bead of the experiment station work of the national department of agriculture. ."''' Secretary Wilson lakes a deep Interest In the agriculture of the west, owing partially to what - be has learned of thia section from Mr. Bpillman, who Is an enthusiast on the prospects, of the northwest sa an agricultural district, and when Mr. McGregor extended an In vitation to the secretary to visit Wash ington and the state college the latter accepted the Invitation and declared be will come west-In-- June -Jf congress adjourns In time for him to make the visit. Professor BpiUnu.n will accompany htm and thev expect to be in Pullman early In June. . - - Bo certain IS Mr. Mcurcgor inai me secretary of agriculture will visit Pull man that he has advised the arrangement of excursions to bring farmers here and hopes to have many farmers and others Interested In agriculture In Pullman to meet the' secretary, and also to have a fine exhibit of the products of the west at the college, where they may be seen by the distinguished visitor. President Bryan has taken the matter up and la arranging the details. The rail roads will he asked to give low-rate excursions for the occasion and to run special trains. If necessary, to bring the farmers here. It Is hoped the secretary will deliver aa address while here. The lenjrth of his visit and the time of ar rival will be announced aa the details catr- beryorked . out. . ' 1 1 1 :, PLAN HOSPITAL FUND FOR EUGENE UNIVERSITY ianii Minatrh te The Journal.) ITnlvernltv of Oregon. Eugene, March 16. Considering the many casea of oon taujudleaaes.thfltliave existed In Eugene, and' especially among the stu dents at the university during the presi ent school year, a plan of arranging a hospital fund has been started at ine t'nlvsrsitv of Orecon and In a few days the twganlsatlow whiob will. have charge of the matter will oe perieciea ana me fund started. It la planned" to have a fund whereby the members of the or- m.ntinn n. n receive the heat of tree'.- ment In Eugene et the expense of the organisation to wnicn ne Deionga. ine amount of dues to be suited rrom earn student wishing to Jbeeome a member la placed it It t year or $1 a semester. -'-i ,',tteaee Flaeer aromad. (Ssell rilspatre te The JeanuL) Bsker City, Or, Msroh .-Actlon hss been bcought In the circuit court by I A. Ross lo recover the sum f 34.7 sligl te be due from tho Pine Crl Oold Mining compsny for work and material furnished. About 30 a.era of placer ground on Burnt river, he longing tr the defendant corporation, eras attached by the sheriff yesterday. PULLLIAII. JiALDO DISTRIG 1 - -i JHotyrTTScMT RPVAM IS I i niaWiiyiBiie w s i j should take l H ood's . SarsapanlfaZ Is the World's Greatest priong EvDogOuipDinio wh6le system ; purifies and ; renovates jhe ortSoSlntterpfetSr llifeamille liHUUlut ell as tn the nmial Hqqid fprm. doaea one dollar. U. I. flood Vo., NEW RAILOAD TO T Josephine. Citizens Settles . : Question of Line. - WORIC WILL COMMENCE WITHIN SIXTY DAYS Road Will Extend to Copper Mines and Is Backed by Eastern Capital Bonded Stock Already Subscribed by Residents to Be Given Company. """" ISpedit Wspstrh t The Journal.) Grants Pass. Or.. March 1. At an enthusiastic meeting - of - cltlsena . -of Grants Pass and Josephine county, helJ here last night, the proposition of build ing a railroad from Grants Pass to the copper mines of Waldo district waa fin ally settled, f Work is to begin on the new line within the next (0 days, ac cording to the announcement given by the management of the California & Oregon Coast Railroad company, which lne, and which la backed by eastern capital. 3. CB. Ounn of Francisco is general manager of the company and Colonel T. T. M. Draper la chief engineer. " At last night's meeting it waa decided to turn over the bonded stock, recently subscribed by clttsens to the new com pany, when actual construction of the road begins. Stock to the amount of about $80,00 has been subscribed, and this will be tn the nature of a bonus to the company, though all who have subscribed are confident of ample In direct returns through the Increase of property vslues by the entrance of the road Into southern Josephine county. A. C Hough of Orsnts Pass Is attor ney for the new company, and repre sented the corporation at last night's meeting. The local Interests were rep resented by Repreaentatlve Robert Hmlth, It C Kinney and H. I Oilkey. While much apeechmaklng was done, it waa particularly a business meeting, snd the questions that have long hung fire were definitely settled. ' The rltl sens made it known that the road from here to the Waldo copper mines, and to southern Josephine county has be come aa absolute necessity and must be built, even though It has to be done by local effort.. - The company headed by Mr. Ounn al- "Thls nn time for atlrtH er laughter, 'Tie the-cold gray daws at tat awrslag sfter. There will be no "morning after," if you will carry a box of CALIFORNIA PRUNE WAFF.R8, and take a few be fore going to bed. 'iney win nx you an right and tone you up befrfre breakfast, 00 Wafers 25 Cents.-" - SJ. , SkMmere 'ft Co BrasglstsriSX Thirl St., sola areata for Portland, Or. I ;L' ". ". . - , rAiUfcKiWirr UCnUSlKT hss- done wonders and Rained Z?t distinction among sll the civilized nations of the earth even relieving wild beasts when suffering from toothache. We use the very latest Americas methods that have proved their worth. Our skill and dexterity in dental work help us to work fast enough to attend to your wants quickly snd cheaply. Ask now cheaply. v wise bros. - ! tM. TIt4 asSWuhlaewa. Opes eelnc asi Saoeaf. Werk done es easy feysMsta, I Meeting of Grants Pass and 1 ::.c" tonic, uiuuu punucr "V. "IV ; "2 f dyspepsia and indi- the time to take it. 1Dii-m'.iu i.ew pntMnr'P UsmVt By rednclng Hood'a garggpgrilla to I BradrsiBajpgradiant . .. loweu, Aiaas. ready has a route 'surveyed from here to Waldo, and from Waldo to Creaoent City, California It also bas the neces sary tight of way, and bas options an-1 bonds on station grounds and terminal sites. - The new road will cross Rogue itver-' at Grants Pass and Applegate river six miles west of bare. The rout will then lead south over the divide between the Illinois - and Applegate rivers, running through pne of the finest sections of fir and pine timber in Ore goiv aa well as through th richest -copper belt It will then drop down into the Illinois valley and cross Illinois river at the old mining town of Kerb The present terminus of the road will be Waldo, but the line of survey extends on over the Slsklyous Into Del Norte county, California, and across Del Norte to Crescent City, where It wlll-ultlmato-ly connect with a line from Eureka and fur i n a aaar railroad elnnsitne coast from Grants Pass to flan Francisco. i Allen Lewis' Best. Brand. STOIffi 207 THE LAST GUNS VH1 BE FMD SATURDAY AND MONDAY ; .. .. ' " ,, -..-,..':."''..' . ' ' ' " '"'.' NEVER AGAIN WILL CLOTHING, FURNISHING GOODS, MEN'S, WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S i SHOES BE BOUGHTATTHESE SACRIFICIAL PRICES. THIS POSITIVELY WILL - BE THE WINDUP OF. THIS . . , TO RflUST 1M IT ALL 1MMATELY SO WE MAKE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE PUBLIC MAY JCNOW THAT, THE LAST DAYS ARE ALMOST UPON US and such values as we are offering now will have forever passed from the arena of human opportunities.. To accom- modate, therefore, those who will want to take advantage of the closing moments THE STORE WILL BE KEPT OPEN 'SAT URDAY TILL MIDNIGHT AND MONDAY TILL 9 P. M. ; Then all will be over and the remnant of the stock will be sold to ' gome dealer at a lump aum for everything that's left. ' $30.00 Suits at $9.85 $18.00 Suits it $7.95 $15.00 Suits at $4.95 $10.00 Suits at $2.95 IAre Jndex'e'.'' fof what 'may be expected.7And in this final wind up we shall hand out , . "" " ; $30.00 Overcoats and Craycncttcs lor $7.80; $15.00 English Kersey Overcoats tor $3.95 Fine Imported English Topcoats tor $8.45 $10 Taifor-Made Trousers will go at $ 2.05, $2.50 English OmftmiTtst-lil3r-$iO "Pants at fl.3O,"$2.00 Worsted Pants at 70, -TotinfiTMen's-Worsted, Serge and Cassimere $15 Suits ' at 93.05, and MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS, UNDERWEAR. HATS - AND CAPS, GLOVES. SUIT CASES, GRIPS, RUBBER -AND CANVAS COATS at EQUALLY UNPARALLELED J -----w TRIFLING PRICES. ; T - - 7 1 b. - - .. -. . This is the only Creditors' Sale now in progress in Portland and the only store at which these astounding values are to be had; Those who can come in early tomorrow morning or better still, this evening will confer a great favor upon us by taking ad vantage of these hours in which to do their trading, but we shall have an extra force of salesmen tfirtare for all who cannoj drop in till a later time. - Vv- , - . ' ' t . , ' "' ; -T STORE 207 r . .'.... - Nw-Twlnurbin:Biing-Buill "for" Cunard Company Will ' Break All Records."""" GOTHAMTO LIVERPOOL AND BACK IN A WEEK Lusitania and Mauritania Will - Be Longest Vessels Afloat by Almost "If uiidr ed r Feet, r and - the -Hand. someit. , :::"?:T"- -r'r. ' llnarul flaeelal Sarvtea.t New York, March It. A steamship that could run away from a subway express train and race over the see a from New Tork to Queenatowu tn I days and II hours, or there and back-In a week, . will be an accomplished fact whan the Cunard llrie'a turbine vessels, Lusitania and Mauritania, begin their ocean express trafflo next winter. They will be the longest beats In the world by almost 100 feet.' broader than any of the German leviathans,' and at the same time, nossesslng the shapely lines of rrevhounds like the Lucanla. ' The Lusitania ta building on ths Clyde and the Mauritania on the True. They axe expected to develop a speed of II statute miles an hour, making It possible to cover the distance from New Tork, to Queenstown In S days and IS hoursThe new turbine steamera are 77e feet kmg between perpendloulara,-or soe feat counting the stern overnang. The new Cunard twins will carry 00 first-class passengers, -400 second-class nil about 1.00S third -clasa passengers. The Interior furnishings and appoint ments will be the fittest of any ship In the world. All the woodwork wiU be of mahogany, walnut and satinwood. There will be a system oflevators carrying thytSaWttwrwi part of the ship's depth of feet.- WiraMETTETaiUIEET PACIFIC IN DEBATE (Special Dbpefft te The Journal.) Willamette Un nlversity, Salem. Or., March 1- Willamette university, flushed with victory In the debate with O. A. C challenged Pacific university to debate- which hae Juet been ac cepted. Paclflo has an honorable rec ord and t will be a conteet of Greek against Greek. The Methodists nave not met the Congregatlonallsts In a debate for four years, and tn the last contest Pacific was defeated. .The local tryout - wilt be neia . in me. university chapel. March 14.- The three that make this team will be composed of the ere am Of Willamette. " Two cf Wlllsmette-s oeex aeoeiera will be In the local try out ana every contestant is striving bard to make the team. A. Masker, last year's orator In the Intercollegiate contest, will try out for the team. B. Carlson. G. Simpson and R- Shields represented Willamette when" the"-varsltrdef eated Oregon Ag ricultural college two weeka ago. They exnect So compose the team again, w. BaadereJ J. Reichen, R Hewitt, G.t FIRST STREET - . u n fAKALLULbU THE PERSONS FINANCIALLY INTERESTED SAY THAT HRST STTIOT - . r . i aoyal Enam Regular -Value ..65c : r; 65c - Wo. 5 Steel Fry Pan 30 Cents iiliVL Smith. B. Robblns and C Tolls are. try ing out for position. The question to be debated- ts- "Re- solved,-That. the United States should maintain -the principles -of -the- Monroe doctrine tn Its relations wita roreign powers." The debaters wm aevoie- nemeeivee to a general study ef the aubject ror the local tryout, as neither university will know which side of the question they will have until after the local tryont. The debate will be held tn Bal em April 17. - Athena people In a Tew hours raised 1809 to have a mile of government road construe ted near that town. - . - BET. TAYLOR SOME ASTOUNDING TO) " Men's $2.00 Working'Shoes at ........... 1 . . . ', TOf 7 Men's $3.00 Dress Shoes it.r.;.V. . . . . . 9110 Men's $5.00 and $6.00, Dress Shoes at. . ... ?2.03 J Ladies' $2.50 High and Low'Shoes at.. ........... ,1.91.10 Ladies' $2.50 Oxfordfli in vici and patent leather, at... .00 '"The American GirlShoes for ladies, T in high and low cnf, several different styles of .leather, the. best $3.00lLadies' . . - r Shoe in the world, at; ............... . . . . . . .9173 Misses' and Children's $1.50 Shoespvrf?-rTTr - r"w73- $2.00 BoyV Shoes at " ........ t ; . 77.7. rr.OO - BET. 1AYL0R ' " V Regular j- ' Value ;. - Regular Value 30-Cents- PLANS TO REMODEL V : BATTLESHIP OREGON 4 -Uenraal fteerlel Serrke.l Washington, March 1. The battle ship Oregon, now on - Its way from Japan to the United Btatea, has been ordered out of oommtsslon. - Upon its return to the United States It will at once be taken to the Mare island navy yard near Ban Francisco to be exten sively overhauled and thoroughly mod ernised. It Is expected that the work on the battleship will probably consume-aU-eummer and the ship wlU not be placed In commission again until some time lh tbe fan,s?..T:T'- ". I AND SALMON AND SALMON ' ' I