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; ' daily j cm.. ; i:c:,-dav . . j. august C7, V J I '?!!n IT: r? iiTAI : . IHIiiK esus : U Mi Tio Great and Unprecedented Rush Compels Us to Close From 1L . rrtT . limns n 1-Bcsido Body of Unburied Wife oaid to Have Undermined Health , of the Corbett Estate Will Build Hand- some New Home for Xerr' Brothers! proeers. : V , - - ; .( rjri.iiant wstpryan;.?.' CONCRETE FOUNDATION -FOR MITCTtELLTBLOCK Corner First and Salmon Streets A f ''-if f Thomas ' M ulr . Oct : Contract for Buildinc Mia Iaom'a Home-Sky scraper Nearly Ready forPTaaterers Other News of Interest. ' '-' iiiii TF i r J La i t Lf.. : ft". i ' rt ft 4. f '!: '-. '4 V- it , V ' .it ' ' t , , 1 4,;- - tl .V "tut J i -- ---- . i rMt-?-:jeTi.J-lt:.. i.,!lVi,i.f Thorn W. Lawson, .Who It Said to B Broken in Health, - OnimI IpMlU arTlc.t Boitoi. a. ST. The sutamant that Thomn yv. Iiwion la la a atate of nantai and phyaleal eollapaa In eonaa quaaoa of fjia wtfa'a daath la aupportad by dataJlad aUtamanta of tha astnw caat forma In which hla arlaf haa been man If m tad and la firm arlalralllfuda br hi proloaaad abaanea from hla off lea and abatantlon from alt bualnaaa. Tha Btory haa baan quietly whlaparad about State atraat during- tha lut two weeks and haa rained wlda credence. Mra. Lawaon died Aucuat I. - BInoa tha funeral aerrloa at Iraamwold tha body of lira lawaon. encased In a steel oaaket. haa remained In a quaint little English cottae ' on the aetata, whloh aha , heraelf aeversj years ago called "Tha Neat.' At thia cotUge Lawaen spends hla whole time, day and night. Brooding orer hla bereavement. , Shortly after tha funeral ha bad lounga placed -near tha burial casket. Lawaon then began a . eeaaeleaa vigil, and alnca then ha haa apent tha greater Sart of -each day and tha night thera. la la obllvloua of hla aurroundlngs, and It la eald hla prolonged vigil has af fected him mentally and physically. CRACK SHOTS GATHER AT . seagirt eons ' ' Greatest Gathering of Riflemen In the Hittory of the , ; , ; . Famous Ranges. - V , - (JoornsI Special Berries.) Seagirt, N. J., Aug. 17. During the two weekB beginning today tha famous rifle ranga here will ba tha Boene of tha greatest gathering of rifle ahots In tha fjnlted Statea avar witnessed. The occasion la the rifle matchea under tha auspices of tha national board for tha Sromotlon of rifle praotlee, tho National :10a asaoclatlon of America and tha Mew Jersey State Rifle asaoclatlon. Tha tournament opened today with tha matchea of tha National Rifle associa tion and tha New Jersey State Rifle as aoclatlon, which will continue through tha week. Tha national board matchea will begin neat Monday, and continue through Thursday and probably longer. - Nearly 40 atate teame are entered. with four from the regulars and one from Weat Point The new 'contestants thla year are Alabama, Arkansas, Lou isiana, MlaalaalppL Colorado, New Me lee and Oklahoma. - Victory In the na tional match, acoordlng to the opinion of a majority of the experta here, probably reata among New York, tho United States Infantry, Ohio, tho marine eorpa. New Jeraey and the District of Colum bla. Cash prises aggregating l.40 will ne aiairiDutea among me winners. -. ' The Oregon rifle team left Seattle Auguat 10 In company with the Wash Ington team. When the men' left Atnerl can lake they were fit as a fiddle and prepared to giro the eraek eestern teams a hard fight for aupremacy. Tha Fort land mambera had been ' In trim for weeka, and were showing tip well In tneir work on the ranges. At American laka they devoted their entire time to target practice and - became proflctant in tneir work. ,-,....,.,,, The Portland men at Seagirt a ret Sergeant A. A. Schwars. company K: Mualelan O. B. Upton, company K; Ser geant-Major J. A. Royle; Lieutenant WU llam M. Penney, company F: Sergeant Major V. S. Howard; Sergeant B. 1 Band, company F: Private C. R. Hotch ktsa, company K. Brigadier-General William JE. Flnser accompanied the Ore gon team on the' eastern trip. ; Half-ft. Cylinders 50c Gold-Moulded X. P. -Cylinders 25c 10-In. Disc - 60c 12-in. Disc $1.00 Catalogue of 75,000 In stock. Oalflfs, $1.00 ' down and $i. 00 per , ; week up. ,-. WftMaa taenatee wlta wreay entat stgrnee f maanfaetare. - i" ALWAYS RELIA BLE lit I rV Columbia Phonograph Co. - Columbia Bldg., 371 Washington St., , P0R7LAKD . . - OREGON Tha Corbett estate, owners of - the property at the aouthweat corner -of Front and .Oak 8treete,0ave taken out a permlx to build a four-etory struoture pn. this property, whjloh was' formerly ocoudled by Kerr Bros.' wholesale gro- oery store, which -was deatroyad by fire several months ago. The building will be of the slow-burning type of construc tion and will coot between f tt.009 aira 126.000. . Tha Western Concrete Pile A Founda tion company haa been awarded the con tract for putting In -the foundations for the new . brick warehouse . of Mitchell, Lewis Staver on East Morrison street. between Kaat Second and East Third. Tha foundations , will cost .upwards of 111.000. W. IX. Ladd has sold to Thomas Turn er a fractional lot on Factory street.' between Thiirman and Vaughn, tor 17(0. Emu aonacnt. the architect, will rel ceiva Diae until Saturday for tha plaa taring, plumbing and painting of Wll llam Reldt'a new home at Mount Tabor. Mrs. John Kehrll has purchased from Jennie Tan Zante a houaa and lot on Eaat First street, near Irving, in Mc Millan's addition. The eonsldsration Is announced as ,700. , The contract for the new. home of Mlsa Mary F. Isom, the librarian of the publlo llbrary, haa bean awarded to ThomasV Mulr, and active Work on the house haa commenced. It will cost about 14,000. v- , ' That the work on the. wells. Fargo at Co. building Is progressing rapidly is evident from the fact that the archi tect announcea that next week he will receive bids for plastering the akr Bcraper, the Idea being to have the work start in September. Mra Oeorgtne D. Oelsler has secured a permit to build a two-story house on Elm street ' between Twenty-first and Twenty-second, on Portland Heights, It win cost -upwards or 91,000. K. W. Dixon has started work on three bounce on Eaat Thirty-fifth street. between East Madlaon street and Haw thorne avenue. They will eoat fbout $2,000 each. E. S. Jackeon Co. have sold for the Irving! on Tract aaaoclatlon to C.' U Pariah a 00-foot lot on the south aide of Weldler atreet, between Eaat Nine teenth, and Eaat Twentyflrat atreeta, for tl.H0. Mr. Pariah will erect on the lot at one aji attractive two-etory home of the aaral-colonlal type. . SINGING FESTIVAL 1 ' V ENDS THIS EVENING (BsecUl IMsneteh te the JoaraaL) " Taeoma, Aug. 17. The fourth annual singing feetlval of the Norwegian alng- ing societies of the elUeo Of the Faclfie northweet will eloae here thle evening with a banquet. The two concerts of the meat took place yaeterday afternoon and laat evening at the Taeoma thea tre. The building was packed ea both occasion a, - and the music produoed equala in exoallence any ever heard in the elty. Profeaaor Carlo A. Speratl, the director, handled the choruses with an eaee that won admiration from musle lovera of the elty. Miss Emma Theo- line Loa ef St. Paul, who did the nolo work, and who la already well known here, won for heraelf the plaudits ef her audlenoes time and again. Moat excel lent violin solo work waa alao done by Profeaaor Olof Bull. The buelneaa ses sion of the meet took place thla morn ing. In all nine aocletlee took part In the feetlval representing the el ties of Pert land, Astoria, Taeoma, Ballard and Ev erett. , COLORADO ENTERTAINS NEWSPAPER PEOPLE (Joaraal SseeU Berriee.l ' Denver. Aur. (. The sixteenth an nual convention or the . International League of Press .clube.N for which the newspaper men have been preparing for montha, promises to be the greatest gathering of newspaper k workers ever bald In America.' Today was devoted to the reception of the rlaltora, who arrived en every -train. Included among them a ret many promi nent writers from all parts of the United Statea, ; and from Canada and Mexloo. The convention will begin lta sessions tomorrow morning. . Plans for tho entertainment or tha visitors will Inoludo a tour of the state. visit te the leadlnal mining oompa. coal flelda and acrloultural districts and excursions to the mountalna, where eev aral unique features will be Introduced. One of the Inducements held out to vis iting newspaper folk is a prise of a $1,000 gold bar, which la to be awarded to the winner In a Colorado prise story contest. .' : j v ,v ' ; v. CANADA MAKES DISPLAY FOR WORLD'S APPROVAL ' (Jearnal Special tor Tire.) Toronto, OnL, Aug. 17. Canada' a great Industrial exhibition waa formal ly opened today. . Exhibitors are much more numerous Jhan thexwerelaet year "and ' Include a number of Ameri cans. This 'year iioe.ooe nag ngeen spent In' new buildings and ' tha premi ums are In exceaa of 141,000. - All de partments are well filled, but particu larly noteworthy ' are the livestock ex hibit, the display 'of manufactures and the art collection. A special feature la the dog and eat enow. - - Athletic games and sports have a prominent place on the program.' - The ramous second Lire uuaraa nana irom England will furnish part of tha mualo. In the livestock section are exhibited fancy cattle bred by King Edward and by Lord Rosebery, Lord Rothschild and others. The elty la fast filling with visitors and tne management ex- reets the attendance to eoltpaa the 00,000 mark, which was reached laat year. The exhibition will remain open until September 10. y, - . PeaaaylTaala Teeerana. ' (learaal peelal Service.) ' " Bethlehem. Pa. Aug. 17. The Sec ond Pennsylvania Veterana' Heavy Ar tillery of the One Hundred and Twelfth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, held Its annual reunion here today, with several hundred members In attendance. .; f pita a a OTgplfl . ."-. - aVa' r r r s s , Mm iu ar aj an Of Burgess ft Co. has stirred all Oregon to action -never before In the history of this city has such great crowds attended a safeand never in the entire history of the Coast has there been such a fine stock of Men's, Women's and Misses' and Children's Clothing, Hats, Shoes and Fur nishings and a general stock of fine Dry Goods sold at such a ridiculous slaughter. A complete early fall and winter stock at 10, 15, 20, 25, 35, 40 and 45 per cent of their real value. 5-CENT COUNTER Burfess' Fine Stock of New Notions, Etc- Ar . . . tides Worth. 10 Cents to IS uenta. Curling Irons, Toilet Soap, Hairpino, Toilet Paper, Hatpins, Thimbles, - Erasers, rendu, Hooks and Eyes, Tooth Brushes, Tape, Beauty Pins, Safety Pint, Silk Thread, Shoe St rinse, Pins, Pmholders, Collar Buttons, etc. 10-CEtyT COUNTER 7 Articles Worth 10 Cants to 25 Cants. . r1-!!... t...... n.... cv.:.i. r.,tt iAr. Willi A Ul .III VIC Vlli,IUI WW Tooth Brushes. Steel Pins. Chamois Skim. Box Writinr Paper, Perfume, Cube Black Pins, Fin ger Brushes, Hatpins, Whisk Brooms, Linen ri .j ir t-wt... cnAH.. tr-ij:- r...l IUIHQi vt living , auicii, wvsiact viuiiis vutr ing Irons, Talcum Powder, Box Toilet Soap, etc - 15-CENT COUNTER , Burgess' Bankrupt Stock of Articles Worth to : ' 3 cants. Purses. Leather Pocketbooks. Mirrors. Talcum Powder, big cube Steel Hairpins, Fine Toilet Soto, fine Quality all kinds of Combs, Bone-Han dled Finger Brushes; Bone, Shell and Metal Back Side Combs; Ventilated Dress Shields, Silk and Worsted Hose Supporters, etc 25-CENT COUNTER Burgess ft Co.'s Bankrupt Stock Articles Worth ., to 60 cents. Clothes Brushes. Mirrors. Extra-Quality Soap, Scissors, Listerine, Perfumes, Silk Hose Support ers, Hst and Beauty Pins, etc . TOWELS . :V; 1 for Towel Ends worth Sc. Be for 10c Towels. 12 for 25c Towels. 10 for 20c Towels. , 20 for 40c-50c Towels. f for Luster Cotton and Coates' Best Thread. WOMEN'S WRAPPERS 33 for 75c Wrappers. 48 for $1.00 Wrappers 98a for $2.00 Wrappers. 1.25 for $2.50 extra fine Wrappers. 48f for $1.00 Flsnnelette Underskirt!. . PETTICOATS ' 48 e) broken lot Black Sateens, worth $1.00. 98 for fall styles, all kinds $1.50 Petticoats, f 1.48 for fall styles, all kinds $2:50 Petticoats. -WOMEN'S-ANO-MISSESOATST-' Burgess & Co.fs most complete and handsome fall stock of Ladies' and Misses' Cloaks, Coats and Jackets, at the greatest bargains since the days of Eve, consisting 6f over 200 styles, 3,000 garments. , f 2.9S for fall styles, $5 to $7.50; dark, medium or lisht color: plain or fancy coats; all lengths. 3.45 for tailor-made fall styles, beautiful fashions, in all colors; jackets, y, H and mil lengths; a most elegant assortment; worth up to $8.50. " k . f 4.95 imported materials, all wool, band tail ored., latest shadow plaids, also blacks, blue, gray and fancy mixtures; worts to sittl. T.95 for a superb lot of Costs and Jackets, the very latest and choicest styles; worth to $20. 9.85 for latest London and Paris styles, in all hand-tailored garments; worth up to $27,501 - BLANKETS - 48 for $1.00 gray wool Blankefs. 9 for $1.25 gray wool Blankets.1 98 for $1.50 gray wool Blankets. ' M 11.48 for $2.50 and $3 gray wool Blankets. 1.98 for $3, $3.50 and $4 gray and white wool . . Blankets. ... . . ' . SKIRTS Burgess ft Co., one of New York's leading stores, have placed at your doors here in Portland their elegant stock, giving to the women of this city the greatest bargain event iq history in fine Suits, Skirts, etc " 81.85 for choice of a broken lot up to $5.00 Skirts. 92.98 for all styles of $5 and $6 fall Skirts. 13.85 for all styles of $8.00 and $10.00 Skirts. 5.85 for all styles Skirts, worth up to $12.00. fT.85 for choice of over 100 elegant hand-tail ored Skirts, worth up to $18.00.. .. LADIES' SHOES - 10,000 pairs, direct fall stock of Burgess. & Co, st about 38 per cent on tha dollar, value. T9e for Tuhets. worth S2. . 98 for big lot, all styles, broken sites, worth $2. f 1.3V for elegant tall patent, via, aongoia, etc, worth $2.50. 91.45 for elegant fall patent, vici, dongola, etc, worth $2.75. -91.85 for elegant fall patent, vici, dongola, etc, worth S3. 91.95 for hand-turn welts, patent, etc, worth $3.50. . 92.45 for French kip, vici, etc., Goodyear, wortH to $5. MEN'S SHOES 5,000 pairs, consisting of every known grade and style, will be slaughtered at -unheard of prices. Step quick. . 98 for big lot odda and ends, worth to $2.50. a.icw for-all sizes and kinds ot $.uu noe. -1.45 for all sises and styles of $2.50 Shoes. 1.95 for all sites and styles of $300 Shoes. 3.35 for all sites and styles of $3.50 Shoes. ' 92.95 for all kinds ud to $5.00 Shoes. 49 for $1 Leggins. T9 for $1.50 Leggings." MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S SHOES 59 for children's $1.00 Shoes. 89 for.miaaas'. and children-'a-$l.S0 Shoes 81.29 for misses' and children's $2.00 Shoes. 91.99 for tnisiee' $2.50 and $3.00 Shoes. . v . - boys' shoes ; ; ; 89 for odd pairs, worth double. 81.29 for best $2 Shoes. i -81.95 for best $250 Shoes. 91.95 for best $3 and $3.50 Shoes. KNEE PANTS SUITS : A mountain of the finest Boys' Clothes to be found in America, at less than the cost of the cloth. All the very latest styles. . 88 for s big lot, broken sites, up to $2.50 Suits. 111.85 for a big lot samples, etc., worth to $3. 1 11.85 for 100 styles, regular $3.50 and $4 Suits. 1 12.85 for 100 styles, worth up to $6. 113.85 for 200 styles, worth up "to $10. ''" '" HE WdDRI ODD KNEE PANTS 12 for 25e Pant. 29 for 50c Pasts. 19 for 40c Pants. - - 89 for 75c Pants. 49 for $1 and $1.25 Pants. ; BOYS' CAPS AND HATS 9 for 500 odds, worth up to 35c 19 for 500 fall atvles. worth to 50c. ' 39 for bovs' finest $1 Caoa. leather, etc 49 for youths' fall styles, all colors, $1 Hats. eoer tor extra tine young men s tall $2 Hats. OVERALLS 29 for boys' and youths' 50c Overalls. 39 for bova' and youths' 75c Overalls. 23 for Brownie sites Overalls. .. r MEN'S HATS Over 5,000 Fall Hats from the Burgess stock, Soing to be fold for a song. 9 for a broken lot $1 soft Hats, all colors. e9.:for elegant fall style soft and stiff $2 Hats. 98 for choice fall style $2 soft and stiff Hats. 81.35 for all styles of $3 Hats.. 91.85 for elegant fall shape . and! shades of Hats up to $5. - MEN'S CAPS 19 for all kinda of 35c Capa. , ; . . 39 for all kinds of 75c Caps.' 'V 69 for leather, velvet, etc., up to $1.50 Caps. ' hy'-:!. ."MEN'S SUITS The most elegant fall stock of Men's Goods to be found under any one roof in Oregon is right here at the Boston Store on Sacrifice Sale at one half and two thirda value. See the stock. Bur gess ft Co., was good enough for New York, and the equal of the best in the world. S3.45 for several hundred $7 and $8 Suits. 4.85 for all kinds of $10 Suits. 8.95 for all styles of Suits, worth up to $15.. 8.95 for all kinds and styles, hand-tailored up to $20 Suits. ... 911.45 for all kinds and styles band-tailored up to sza suits. 913.85 for all styles and kinda, best on earth, up to $3S Suits. ... ... ,. MEN'S PANTS he sale that will stir you up if you are s money-saver. . , . .- -. 49 for Corduroy, worth $2, not perfect 89 for Corduroy and Cassimere, Vest $2 quality 91.39 for Corduroy and Cassimere, besC $3 quality. , ' . -91.89 for tailor-made cassimere and worsteds, worth up to $4.00. f - ' - . 92.89 for Imp. Goods, best ' tailor-made, up to $6.50 kind. 85 for choice of 1,000 odd Vests, silk cloth, etc, worth to $5. . - J YOUNG MEN'S SUITS Sites 14 to 20, Long Pants, tailor-made: 93.45 for a big lot of sample $7.50 Suit. 84.95 for all kinds of $10 Suits. T.45 for all kinds of $15 Suits. w 99.95 for 50 style Suits worth up to ( 1 I The Cheapest Store in the United States The larrest whoUzi 1 .dealers (spot cash) west of New York -The only concern ca t! j handlinf bona fide bankrupt, marine and railroad distress mercht::: 5 ner First and Salrrion streets. 1 r C
