Vol. 37
EUGENE OREGON
WEDNESDAY
No 13
APRII. -.0 1901
The Water Line of Vladivostok, Russia’s Important and Well Fortified Siberian Seaport, Which the Japanese Have Been
Menacing by Both Land and Water.
BIG FIRE
i THE NEW BUTTON
i I LESS SUSPENDERS
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Something that every’ man should know about,
“married or single.” This suspender fastens to
the trousers with a clasp and securely holds.
If you are shy a button come in and let us shew
you how this difficulty can be overcome. They
cost no more than other makes - 5Gc.
MEN’S SHIRTS
A line that CAN NOT be duplicated
in Eugene. All ti e new embroidered
and pleated bosom effects. Coloring
to suit the most particular.
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Special Prices
On Oxfords. Come in and see what
we have for
COMPANY
$1.25 and $1.50
They can not be duplicated for twice the
price.
Agenbs for Lhe Standard Patterns
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See our Windows.
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J W. KAYS’ FURNITURE CO ]
Enbalmers and Funeral Director I
Djy & Henderson, Undertakers
and Embalmers. Cor. Will ard 7.
CHAMBERS,
H E. ANKENY
President.
Vice President.
OARWIN BRISTOW, Cashier.
CHAMBERS-BRISTOW
BANKING CO.
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Of Eugene, Oregon.
iatai Bank
Paid Up (Cash Capital
OF EUGENE.
900,000.
<aid uo Cash Capital - $50,000 Notes and mortgagee bought. Money
loned on approved security. Interest
. $50,000 paid on time certificates of deposP.
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5E EUGENE,
OREGON.
*' GENERAL BANKING BUSI-1
aaae don* od reasonable terma. |
siRdrafte on Chicago, San Fran .
and Portland Oregon.
n of exchange sold on foreign .
°°ntee. Deposits received subject I
cck or certWcata of deposit.
AceEections enUueie.1 to us will
receive prompt ntten'.Um
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Se'-iral barns and outbuildings in off and volunteered to tell how the i
the neighborhood caught fire and Are started and all about it if they SUICIDE OF A
would have been destroyed but for would let him go. The men may
LITTLE GIRL
the chemical engine, which did some hare had a hand in starting the tire
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good work and proved its value. The and will be held on suspicion.
whole fire department is to be com­
NOTES OF THE FIRE.
mended on its excellent work. After
It did rot take long for a large Eleven Year Old Child at Silver
[ an hour’s work the tire wae gotten crowd to assemble at the lire. The I
Lake Takes Strich-
1 under coutrol and finally extinguish streets nearby were crowded with ex
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cited people.
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None of the buildings were insured
People are not particular about
and none of the losers held Insurance their dress when going to a Ore. It
A letter was received this weak by
excepting J. M. Muthersbaugh, who was impossible to recognize your
T roy
Laundry
and carried a policy of $1200 on the fix­ friends
(Currin
Cooley from Silver Lake giv-
at the fire this morning, es­
details of a remarkable trag­
tures and machinery of the Troy pecially some of the women. 'one
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Blacksmith Shop
laundry.
man Btartei out last night with only edy which occurred at that place last
I The origin of the fire cannot be ac- ! bis underclothes od , and carrying week iu a family well and favorably
counted for, but it is the general be-' an umorelia, but was stopped by a known at this place, where they for­
Destroyed
merly resided. The principal in the
lief that it wae the work of incendia-; friend aud geut home
rles, with the intention ot exciting: Property owners in the district tragedy was the little 11-year-old
tne neighborhood and robbing the I where the
tbe fire
flre occurred say they can
cau- ­ diugbter of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Martin
who colly aud deliberately suicided
residences.
not
afford
to
carry
insurance
on
their
Ten Thousand Dollars Worth of
buildings on account of the heavy by taking strychnine. She had been
NARROW ESCAPE FOR CITY.
at school all day and appeared bright
Property Went Up in Smoke
It is apparent to every one that had insurance rates.
and cheerful and returned home In
Camp
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It
was
a
close
call
for
J.
R.
—Other Buildings
the weather conditions been different
the evening apparently in good spir­
build-
ball's
barn.
The
sides
of
the
the biggest fire in the blBtory of the
Damaged.
its. However, she prepared aud took
tng
were
badly
smoked,
but
the
chem
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city would bare resulted and nearly
a dose of strychniue, of which she
ical
engine
saved
it.
Mr.
Campbell
’
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1 every Jtuildirg in tte business dis-
immediately informed her mother,
This morning shout 2:45 o’clock
I trict might bare been wiped out. en­ ben bouse was ruined and the roof of who, upon questioning her daughter
fire which broke out in the blacksmith
hie
dwelling
house
came
near
catch
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tailing a terrific Joss. Had tbe weath­
as to her motive in taking tho poison,
shop of Johnson A Bnrbacb, on Olive
er been dry and had there been any ing Are several times.
was informed that she had no motive,
street between West Eighth and West
F.
L.
Chambers
kindly
treated
the
wind at all, the whole row of fram®
and no cause whatever for the rash
Ninth streets, destroyed the two
wet
and
hungry
firemen
to
coffee
and
buildings on West Eighth street, to­
act could be given. The child died be­
large two-story buildings belonging
gether with numerous barns and resi­ doughnuts at the Hazelwood after fore assistance could be obtained.
to John B. Coleman and part of the
their
wo-k
was
done
this
mcming.
dences, would have been destroyed
McFarland blacksmith building. The
The explosion of a box of rifle cart­ I'he case is a most strange and pitia­
aud the flames would have crossed the
ble one. It is the supposition that
total loss was io the neighborhood of
street to Bang’s tig livery barn. In ridges during the lire made a scatter- the child did not realize what she was
810,000. One of the Coleman build­
ment
of
the
crowds
in
the
vicinity
of
that case the flre would have easily
doing.—Cottago Grove Leader.
ings was occupied by Johnson & Bur-
spread to tho business houses and it the laundry.
bach’s blacksmith shop and Wood &
As ne-ir sh can be learned the tire
would have been impossible to check
Bloomfield’s paint shop,and the other
starter! on the outside of the black­ NEW MINING
it.
by the Trov Laundry. Everything in
smith shop next tc the alley. People
HOUSE BURGLARIZED.
these buildings was lost. The south
living in the vicintiy heard an explo­
end of the McFarland build¡Dg was
Wbi e the fire was raging and ex­ sion and immediately afterward the
partially destroyed aud^was occupied citement v as at a high pitch a man flames coaid be seen.
by Tom Brown’s upholstering Bhcp entered the residence of A. G. Math­
and 8. B. Finnigan’s wagon and ews and burglarized the honse, bis
blacksmith shop.
booty amounting to a gold watch and
Oregon Pacific Mining and Mill­
THOSE WHO LOST.
several rings. While going through
ing Company Incor­
Following is the list, of those who the bouse he met some of the board­
bold
bad
man
by
name
of
Toll
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suffered loss by the tire and an esti­ ers and is an excited way informed
porate,
mate of the losses:
1 them the house was on fire and for ver came to town Saturday and late
J. B. Coleman, two buildings, 82,- them to pack their clothes and get in the evening engaged in a light with
The Oregon Pacific Mining and
600.
out. In the darkness the burglar Bill Vaughan, coming out a little the Milling Company has filed articles of
Johnson .t Burbach. blacksmith was not recognized, but was a strang­ worse for Ide encounter. Beth man incorporation with County Clerk Lee
er with a good knowledge of his buei- w,re arrested and were told to appear The incorporators are J. E. Hard
shop, fixtures, etc., 81000.
before the recorder this morning.
Wood A Bloomfield, carriage and ness, for he worked them cleverly.
man, B. T. Underwood, E. F. Gray,
paint shop, 81000. In this shop were
Two men, who are very likely ho­ Tolliver fulled to put in an appear­ G. G. Graham, George Cox, J. W.
two buggies belonging to B. L. Bo­ bos, were caught carrying off clothing ance. Vaughan appeared, but the Cox, J. I . Mill« i ¡.id '■ . M. ’ i-orge.
gard, one buggy belonging to J. W. from Poindexter’s cleaning works case was postponed until tomorrow, The capital stock in 8600,000, dividea
Hobbs, another to Dr. C. E. Loomis, and were arrested and thrown in as there were no witnesses against into that, many shares. The princl
another to J. W. Clark, and | everal jail. The fellows tried to burn the Vaughan.
pal otilce is at Cottage Grov“, with a
other rigs belonging to different per­ stolen gcods, but succeeded in burn­
Wilhelm A bon have ju«t rceleved branch office in Han Francisco.
sons in town.
ing only an overcoat. All the other a car load of Racine buggies, the best
The new company owns and control
J. M. Mufhersbaugb, owner of Troy clothes were restored to Mr. Poindex­ made, and are giving a special sale several rich mining claim- in the I!o
laundry, 82500; insurance, 81200.
ter. One of the hobos tried to beg on them at th' ir Junction house.
'hernia district which it will operate.
W. lu. McFarland,damage on build­
ing, 8500.
Tom Brown, upholsterer, 8500.
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S. B. Flnigan, damage to wagon
shop and supplies, 8300.
F. C. Potts,the cigar mauuafeturer,
suffered a small loss of probably 875
or 8100 by having bis goods moved
out of the building.
DISCOVERED BY MRS. MATHEWS |
The fire was discovered by Mrs. A.
O. Mathews, whose residence is on
West Ninth street, and who was awak­ i
ened by tbe light ehlDing into her
74 in. Linen Satin Damask, regular 82.25,
60 in. Linen Damask, regular 40c, •» sale per yd
bed room window. Her cries reached
60 in. Linen Damask, regular 50c, sale per yd
sale per yd
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81.98
the ears of Policemen Croner and
62 in. Linen Damask, regular 60c, sale per yd
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Regular 90c Napkins per dozen
Eastland, who turned In tbe alarm. i
62 in. Linen Damask, regular 65c, sale per yd
Regular 81.25 Napkins per dozen,
The fire department was on the scene I
64 in. Linen Damask, regular 75c, sale per yd
In a short, time, but the Are had al­
Regular 1.50 Napkins per dozen,
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66 in. Linen Damask, regular 90c, ¿ale per yd
ready reached such headway that If
Regular 1.65 Napkins per dozen,
78 in. Linen Satin Damask, regular 81.00
looked as if tbo wbolo block was
Reguiar 2.00 Napkin* per dozen,
sale per yard
doomed to destruction. The firemen
Regular 2.50 Napkins per dozen,
2.07
68 in. Linen Satin Damaste, regular 81.25
fought like Trij»os ai d *uc«e«!ed In ;
Regular 3.00 Napkins per dozen,
2.68
sale per yd
keeping the Are confined to the build-
2.95 4
Regular 3.50 Na;.kins per dozen.
74 in. Linen Satin Damask, regular 82.00,
ing® on Olive
Regular 4.90 •' ’ :r. per dozen,
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I Surprise Sale of Table Linens
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