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temporary
hospital.
are inadequate.
HORRIBLE
Ambulances
LATEST-5:42 P. M.
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THEATRE
FIRE
Clearance Sale of
Men’s Overcoats
Iroquois Opera
Begins Monday Morning;
125 Ovtrcoats Lo Be Slaughter
House
Burned—Finest
In America.
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All Men’s $7.50 Overcoats
Sale price ..................
All Men’s $8.50 Overcoats
Sale price ....................
All M n’s $10.00 Overcoats
Sale price ....................
All Men’s $12.00 Overcoats
Sale price ...................
All Men’s >15 and $13.50 Over- C?
coats, Saleprice............... Nr
All Men’s >18 and >20 Overcoats
Sale price............................... H*
All Men’s $22.00 Overcoats
Sale price ....................
$5.00
$6.00 J
Matinee in Progress—Many In-
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jurtd, Others Missing—Fire
is Gaining and Mothers
Are Held Back,
$7.00
$0.50
Chicago, Dec. 30, 2:30 p. m.—The
new Iroquois opera bouse, one of the
finest iu America, is afire and a panic
is on among the matinee audience.
The fire seems so serious that a gener
alalarm has been turned in.
The audience is composed almost
entirely ot women
and children.
Many fainting ones are being carried
out.
The big spectacular production
“Bluebeard” was being given, aud
the tire gaiued so rapidly that the
chorus girls were unable to secure
their clothing. Several were carried
out by the firemen nearly overcome
by the smoke aud clad only in their
tights.
A^blizzard has been raging nearly all
day. Reports now ate that from fif
teen to twenty are injured from be
ing trampled upon. Nearly the.same
uurn Per of children ar. missing.
The mothers are being held back by
the police. The fire is gaining.
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All Boys’ Overcoats
Reduced In Same Proportion
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UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
LATER—4:30 P. M.
The tire started in the flies aud
spread all through the spectacular
scenery. The entire rear of the builri-
it’g is now a mass of flames. Fifteen
members of the troupe of cbcius gii is
are supposed to be dead in the rear
end of the buildiug where they were
trapped by the flames. The list of
missing children is coustautly gruw-
iug. One who escaped from the audi
torium says women fought each other
getting out so that aDy child which
was dropped in flight, must have met
certain death, "1 velve bodies, mostly
women, have bee ' taken out up to
this time, while 1. rge numbers are
still in the buildiug.
Special police «re necessary to hold
back the huge crowd.
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At 4:20, Fire Marshal Campion just
emerged from the building, says there
are at least fifty dead inside and Ally
others so badly injured as to be un
able to move. Flames are still un
checked,
constant streams being
thrown. Firemen are now trying to
rescue the dead and injured from the
building. Campion says there are
dead and injured all over the audi
torium, piled up on all sides of aisles
aud between the chairs.
LATER—5 P. M.
The fire burnt through the roof
space and burning boards dropped
through, adding to the terror. It
was a large typical holiday audieuce
which was iu attendance.
At five o’clock a hundred dead had
been removed. Several died in the
restauraut after removal. At five
o'clock police and firemen in charge
of the building say the dead will be
between two hundred and fifty and Does Not Consider Any
thiee hundred. A panic seems to
Da.iger of Fresh
have spread over the entire theatre as
bodies are fouud piled from pit to
galleries in heaps.
Outbreak.
No possible estimate at this time
of the number injured can be given.
The street scene > b becoming tumult
uous as hundreds are hgnting through Believes Russia is Aware of the
the crowd to learn the fate of their
Situation and Will Prevent
families, mothers are searching for
Any Demonstration Against
children and curiosity seekers are so
thick that avenues for blocks are
the Jews.
jammed. The police force augmented
iu an almost vain effort to keep the
Washington, Deo. 30.—Simon Wolf,
crowd moving and open a way for of the B'nai Brith, representing var
the constantly hurrying ambulances. ious Jewish societies of this country,
called on President Roosevelt this
morning regarding the threatened
FATHER DESHON
massacre at Kisbinetf.
No details are giveu out, but it is
NOTED PRIEST known
nothing further will be done
in the matter by the administration
so long as only a hypothetic case
Class Mate of Gen Grant Dead-- is made out.
All the consular and diplomatic re
Last Survivor of the Famous
ports show no ' recent anti-Semitic
West Point Class
demonstration aud no authentic in
formation is shown that fresh out
New York, Dec. 30.—Father De- rages are contemplated.
The administration feels that Rus
shon,one of the fouuders of the Paul
is t Fathers, a noted Catholic father sia is aware of the situation aud will
and superior-general, died at the take all possible steps to prevent a
parent house of that order in this renewal of the Jewish persecution«.
city today, aged 81 years.
Father Desbon was a member of the
famous W est Point military class that ATTEMPT
graduated in
1843. In this class
TO ESCAPE
Father Desbon graduate^ with high
honors, being second in the class.
General Grant graduated at the foot
of the class. The class consisted of
One of the Car Barn Gang Saws
30 members.
Father Deshon was not ordained a
Out the Bars of His
priest until he was past middle ago
Cell.
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in life.
The Paulift Fathers were organized
Chicago, Dec. 30.—Emil Rieksl, a
iu 1858 by Pope Pius IX, and are
member and accomplice of the car
especially for converts from Protest
barn bandits, was surprised while
antism.
cutting away the bars to his cell to
day in an attempt to escape.
The bar was so nearly severed that
EMPEROR FRANZ
it fell out and gave the secret away.
JOSEF INJURED Through this door they could have
gained entrance to the coiridor, giv
ing access to the outside window.
The officers are unable to find the
Falls Down Stairs and is Pain saw with which the cutting bad been
done. They think it was furnished
fully Hurt—Shows Much Im
by outside accomplices. A number
of detectives have been ordered so as
provement Today.
to reinforce the jail guard.
London, Dec. 30,—Dispatches re-
ceived this morning confirm the re- BURGLARS
port that Emperor Franz Joseph was
painfully Injured yesterday by falling
DO BUSINESS
down the steps when visiting bis
daughter.
Little credence has been given lhe
report that he bad a stroke of paraly Three Safes Cracked and Robbed
sis. He is much improved today,
In One Night -Good Re
and arose at the usual hour and ex
pects to bold an audience tomorrow.
sults Secured.
All first estimates seem small. Fire
men now believe the dead will prob
ably reach ^two hundred. Approxi
I mately seventy bodies have been re DID NOT OFFER
moved. A long row of dead cover the
CHAIRMANSHIP
pavement in front, about evenly di
vided between women and children,
many badly burned, some with faces
and
beads almost consumed. As
Roosevelt Denies Charge that
work progresses it is discovered the
holocaust is not confined to the pit,
he Offered the Chairman
but the gallery is littered with the
ship to Anyone
dead.
5:15 P. M.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 30. —An
The loss of life of member? of the
company is very heavy. Firemen swering many statements regarding
broke through the floor basement and the National chairmanship Roosevelt
are now bringing dead from every today issued an interview in which he
egress,
including the rear. The «ays be has’nt offered it to anyone
lie as
flames are under practical control. because it is not hia to offer.
The scene in the street is terrible sured Senator Hanna he would be
where mothers search for children. glad to see him get it.
Roosevelt placed ee|>ecial emphasis
Many sealskins, with rich opera gar
ments and jewelry have been picked to bis denial that the place baa
up and carried into a restaurant, been offered Root or Crane.
nearby, which is being used as a
CLOSING SALE !
Our big store is full of goods, all
bargains. Special bargains this
week too numerous to mention
Bargains are to be found on all
counters. Every article reduced
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REFUSES
ACTION
Bloomington, Ill., Dec. 30.—At San
Jose last night burglars blew open
the postoffice safe and secured over
$1000. They also blew open the safe
of Ulner’s Hardware store and se
cured $200. The same amount was
secured from a safe in a west side
saloon, that was also blowu open.
The burglars escaped in a buggy,
but the officers are on their track.
Brewery Wrecked.
Quincy, 111., Dec. 3O.-The five-
story brick brewing bouse, Dick's
Brewery, was wrecked this morning
by an explosion of the cooking tank.
One man was seriously injured. The
loss amounts to *00,000.
Fined lor Assault and Battery.
William Milledge, a farmer living
west of Eugene, was arrested yester
day on the charge of assault and
battery on the person of his step
Sale Cracked,
daughter Mabel Dotterwick. The ac-
cased appeared before Judge Winter
Des Moines, Dec.
Dee
Dee. 30—The safe of rneier and pleaded guilty and was
>. Cohen pawnbroker was cracked fined five dollars and coat.
>.
last night «nd over $8000 worth of
Six Killed.
tian onde were stolen.
110 suspi
St. Petersburg, Dec. 30.—Hix men
cious char
character*
act era have been arrested.
were killed and nine injured by a
naptha fire and explosion at Vetniuski
Fake Story.
today.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 30.—The health
officers indignantly refute the story
sent out yesterday that leprosy was
in the Russian colony hero. They
say the entire story was a fake.
Who stole the Bill?
Not I, said Clerk Jennings, 1
On Trial.
gave it to the page, 1 never stole
the Bill.
Pineville, Ky., Dec. 30.—The trial
ot Lee Turner, charged as being an ; Who stole the Bill?
Not 1, said Page Cronise, I never
accessory before the fact in the |
saw the Bill.
famous Quarter bouse battle, where
eight men were killed, began this Who stole the Bill?
Not' 1 said Clerk Morehead, 1
morning.
never saw the Bill.
Who stole the Bill?
A Marquis Dead.
Not 1, said Brownell, I never saw
London, D*c. 30.—John Browne,
the Bill.
Fourth Marqui* of Sligo, died at bis
Who stole the Bill?
home at Westport-Mays today.
Don't ask me, says Blue Chips,
1 won’t tell.
STRAYED.
Who did steal the Gambling Bill?
— From Corvallis Gazettes.
Strayed from my place at first rail
Who Stole lhe Bill.
road crossing sooth of Hpringfield, on
county road. Dec. 26, 1903, a two-
year old bay filly with a heavy dark
mane and tail. A small cis bell was
suspended from her lh . by a rope.
Finder please notify,
Frank D. Teachoot,
Springfield, Or.
STRIKE
POPULAR COUPLE
THREATENS
At Home of the Bride in This
CHICAGO
City--Mrs. Booth and Mrs.
MARRIAGE OF
Scarbrough Entertain.
(Deily Guard December 31)
Today at high noon Miss Etta East
land of this city, became the bride of
Fred M. Templeton, of Portland.
The weddiug was a quiet home
affair, only a few of the most in
timate friends and relatives being
present.
The bride aud groom were attend
ed by Miss Sybil Thurston and
Charles Templeton, u brother of the
of the First
groom. Kev. Cross,
Congregational church of thi« city,
performed the nuptial ceremony.
The Mandolin club was in attend
ance aud discoursed pretty uhi aio for
the occasion.
After partakiug of an elegant wed-
ding luncheon, the party wended its
way to the depot, where Mr. and
Mrs. Templeton took the train for
their future home in Portland.
Both Mr. aud Mrs. Templeton are
graduates of the University of Ore
gon. Mr. Templeton graduated with
the class of '97, and Miss Eastland
with the class of '98.
Miss Eastlaud has since been one
of Lane county's successful school
teachers, white Mr. Templeton is
engaged in business in the metropolis.
The young couple have the best
wishes jt their mauy Eugene friends.
Employers and
Order
of Local Engineers
Confer.
If Men Go Out the Business Popu
lation Would be Without
Heat, Light or Ele
vator Service.
Chicago, Dec. 30.—A conference
between the representatives of the
city engineers aud their employers
was held this morning aud an at
tempt to avert a strike which would
leave the greater portion of Chi
cago's business population without
either heat, light or elevator service.
Over a hundred aud fifty sky
scrapers would be the ones to suffer
most. The meeting failed to clear
the situation. The engineer«, while
not
refusing arbitration, declared
that under no circumstances would
they accept arbitrator« from the
ranks of cleigymen, judges or attor
neys, as in a previous case where a
rabbi, minister and priest composed
the board, the engineers lost instead
of gaining on their wages.
The engineers now get 28 cents an
hour aud are demanding thirty seven
aud a half cents an hour. Teamsters
are iu sympathy with the strikers.
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Mrs. R. A. Booth aud Mrs. W. K.
Scarbrough eulertained a number of
their friends
yesterday afternoon
aud evening at Mrs. Booth's home
East Eleventh, between the hours of
two and live, aud seven-thirty and
eleven. The house was a profusion
of loveliness, being decorated for the
j A boy wanted. He is wanted, and
occasion. The ball was decorated all
badly wauted by the czar who ha*
iu white, while the double parlors
four girls but no heir to the throne.
were iu pink aud green, aud library
Next summer—but it may be a girl
iu purple aud green. The dining
as usual.
room was decorated with laurestine,
palms, mistletoe aud holly. The
They have had another horror at
little Misses Barbra Booth and Flora
Auburn, New York, prison legally
Kelley received the guests iu the hall.
killing a man by electricity. The
Mesdames Booth aud Scarbrough
subtle electric current kills, but after
were assisted by Mrs. Laura Lowe,
ail it is no improvement on the rope.
Mrs. Cockerline aud
the Misses
The details of the repeatedapplieationa
Carrie Paine, Belle Van Duyne, Er
of voltage to kill the man, a negro by
mine Church and Lula Dunbar, in
the way, are sickening. And it was
the afternoon and iu the evening by
not long ago they had one still worse.
Misses Carrie Hall, Grace Bogart,
Lou Leonard and W iiinie Cockerline.
The Standard Oil Company has re
Progressive flinch was the pastime,
duced the price of high grade pe
both afternoon aud evening. Mrs. J.
troleum five cents a barrel. Ou ac
N. B. Fuller won the prize in tire
count
of Rockefeller's philanthropic
afternoon and Mrs. Goldsmith the
heart boating for the public? Not at
consolation prize, in lhe evening
all. He is after the scalp of a oom-
Prof. 1. M. Glen won first prize and
petitor.
Mr. Roberts the lesser token. Re
freshments were Berved by the host
Japan will be easy on one score
esses.
in case of war with Russia, Shipload
AFTERNOON.
after shipload of Hour from the Pa
Mesdames Chrisman,Kearns, Fuller, cific coast has been shipped into
Lilley, De Bar, Church, Whitson, Ju pan during the past several mouth*
Willoughby, W. G. Gilstrap, W. F. till the little brown men have a year'*
Gilstrap, .Robinson, Frazer, A K. supply ahead. If war with Russia
Patterson, Stinson, McCornack, E J. cornea they will not have to starve or
Frazer, Young,
Zeber, Sheldon, pay war prices for food.
Spencer, Chambers, Dunn, Straight,
S. M. Yoran, Foney, Goldsmith,
Luokey, Van Duyu, B' gart, Stafford,
Pre;.tice, Walton, Preston, Prosser,
Wilkins.
The little three-year-old son of Mr.
Assisted by Mesdames Lowe, Cock and Mrs. Frank Johnson was burned
erline, Roney; Misses Paine, Van- to death Monday afternoon at the
family home on the Ellmaker farm,
duyne,|Dunbar, Ermine Church.
west of Eugene. The child's clothing
EVENING.
caught
fire while standing before a
Mr. aud MrB, Potter, Kuykendall,
Osburn, Friendly, J. E. Gray, E, C. fireplace. The child went out into
Smith, Hall, LoorniB, C. S. Frank, the yard where the clothes burst Into
Rowland, Ford, C..S. Williams, Geo. flames, burning the little one to a
crisp before any one reacned him.
Kelley, John Kelley, Cockerline,
The parents have the sympathy of
Lowe, Roberts, Shelley, Sweetser,
their
many friend* J in their sad
Glen, P. L. Campbell, Adair, Ches
■til lotion.
hire, Bean, Kays.
The funeral took place thi* after
Assisted by Misses Hall, Bogart,
Leouard and Cockerline.
Barbara noon to the 1. O. Q. F. cemetery of
Eugene.
Booth aud Flora Kelley assisted in
receiving.
Noie and Comment.
Burned to Death.
Iarateveniug Mis« Florence Marquis
entertained a number of her young
friends at the home of her sister, Mrs.
E. D. Matlock, ou Oak street. The
amusement of the evening was pro
gressive panic, iu which Siduey Smith
won first prize and Wanda Logan the
booby. A aumptuo* luncheon was
served by the young hostess assisted
by Eva Allen and Olive Marquis. A
delightful evening was spent by all
One hundred and twenty eight bale*
of the Campbell A Walker hops were
«old yesterday to C. L. Fitchard,
bopbuyer,
of
Independence, for
twenty-four cents per pound.
HOW TO CUKE CROUP.
Mr. R. Gray, who lives nesr
Amenia, Duchess county, N. Y., says:
“Chamberlain”* Cough remedy is
the best medicine 1 have ever used.
It is a fine children's remedy ter
croup and never tails to cure.”
The marriage of Miss Agues Harris When given as soon as the child be
to Arnold D. Patterson, of Sacra comes hoarse, or even after the
manto, will take place this evening al croupy cough has developed, it will
prevent the attack. This should be
eight o'clock at the First Congrega borne
in mind and a bottle of the
tional church of this city.
Cough Remedy kept at hand ready
for instant use as rood as these iym-
toms appear. For sale by W. L. De
Lano.
Weather Conditions.
Many complaints are made regard
ing thia foggy wea'.ber. Travelers
report a curious condition In this
matter. In Southern Oregon, espec
ially in the vicinity of Grants Pass,
the fog is very heaiy and thick, in
Eugene the fog is light, but pre
dominates most of the day, while it
i* reported that at Portland they are
having clear, cold, frosty conditions.
o Jlk. IS 1«
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A COSTLY MISTAKE.
Blunders are sometimes very ex
pensive. Occasionally life itself is
the price of a mistake, but yon'11
never be wrong if you take Dr.
King's New Life Pill* for dyspepsia
bilousuess, headache, liver or bowel
trouble*.
They are gentle yet
thorough. 25 cent* st W. L. De-
Lauo’s Drug Store.
Among the tens of thousands who
have
used Cham Pertain'« Cough
Remedy for colds and la grippe dur
ing the past few years, to our know
ledge, not a single case has resulted
TO THE PUBLIC.
in pneumonia. Tho*. Whitfield a
Co., 240 Wabash avenue, Chicago
one of the most prominent retail
The two Creswell meat markets
iruggists in that city, in speaking of
this, says: “We recommend Cham have been consolidated and will con
busi nee* ondar the manage-
berlaln’a Cough Ren edy for la grippe tinue
Dr. 1'. E. Selover ha* returned in many cas , as it not only gives ment of
after b*ving taken ■ post-graduate prompt and complete recovery, but
Barnett A Soman.
also counteracts any tendency of la
course at Han Francisco aud can be grip[>e
to result in pneumonia ” For
Visit
Craver’s Racket «torà for
found in his new offices in the Beck sale by W. L. DeLano.
Dr. Setover’s NewOHice.
with balldlng.
prioee.
Creswell, Or.