VOLIMI <-
CLEVELAND PASSED
AWAY TODAY AT
PRINCETON' HOME
jyTHTTHSTAN DING
HKALTH
OF
EXCURSIONISTS
DEGREES CONFERRED
FROM PORTLAND
TODAY ON SIXTY-ONE
EUGENE’S GUESTS
EUGENE JULY 4
OREGON STUDENTS
LONGEST PARADE
F A ILIN G
EX-PRESIDENT
KM> WAS NOT EXPECTED—ON-
LY MHS ( I.EYELAND AND I’HY-
SICIAX" AT DYING MAN’S BED-
SH»E—» < MPI.lt ATIO.N
JASES
< Al SEI»
OF DIS-
DEATH, ,A<
(ORDING TO OFFICIAL STATI
MENT.
Princi-'.on, June 24.—For
mer President Grover Cleve
land died here today at 8:40
a. m.
x
GROVER CLEVELAND
Princeton. June 24.—The follow-f
fug statement, signed by Doctors
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jwph D. Bryant, George R. Lock- after eight o'clock began to fail, partnet Jun. 2, lssH. and t ur chil-
wood and J. M. Carnochan was giv Physicians worked over the patient dren were born to him. One of them,
who lapsed
into
unconsciousness Ruth, died some time ago
en out:
and at 8:40 passed away.
Mr. Cleveland for many years has
As soon as Mrs. Cleveland, recov-I ’
guttered from repeated attacks of ered partial composure, she sent for
putro-intestinal organs. Also he had Professor West of Princeton, who at- j
u long standing organic disease of tended to many details immediately1
Irving, June 23 (Special).—R.
Heart fall- necessary, with the assistance
the heart and kidneys,
of Cook has been sawing wood through
pulmonary
ure. complicated
w’ith
Professor Hibbln.
the country this week.
thrombosis and oedema, were the
Mrs. Cleveland is prostrated.
Mrs. Nancy Bushnell is visiting S.
immediate causes of his death.”
L. Bond's this week.
Obituary
Sketch.
The passing away of Grover Cleve-
E. W. Zumwalt has built new
Grover Cleveland was born at
hnd was not immediately announced,
porches at his residence and a new
Caldwell,
Essex
County,
New
Jersey,
pending the preparation of the offic
roof over the same, making quite an
ial statement. While he had been March 18, 1837. His father was improvement.
Richard
F.
Cleveland,
Presbyterian
seriously ill frofa time to time, the
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McDonald of
Moses I
announcement of his death came like minister, ajid his ancestor,
Eugene, accompanied by a sister of
a thunderbolt to those who had been Cleveland, immigrated from Ipsurch, Mrs. McDonald, of Portland, were
England to Woburn, Mass., in 1665.
watching his Illness.
The ex-president was christened j visitors in Irving Tuesday.
Myral Bond spent several days in
Last night the visit of Dr. Bryant Stephen Grover Cleveland, but of
treated some apprehension
that late years Signed his name Grover Eugene this week.
Misses Rosa
Dill and
Pansy
something was seriously wrong but Cleveland. He received an academic
the statement of Mrs. Cleveland that education, taught school and studied Worther returned from London, Ore.,
there was no occasion for alarm re- ! ____ He was in turn district attor where they have been visiting the
assured their friends . Mrs. Cleve-1 ney and sheriff of Erie county, New- past week.
land was at home when her distlng-' York, mayor of Buffalo, and govern-
nished husband passed away, but the! i or of the state. He defeated James
children were at Cleveland's summer G. Blaine for president in 1884; was
home at TOunworth, N. H., In charge defeated for re-election by Benjamin < 86 1-8;
of Mrs. Perrine, Mrs. Cleveland’s Harrison in 1888, and In turn defeat-j
mother.
Portlaiul Unchanged.
led the latter for re-elect ion* in 1892.
Portland, June 24. -Wheat tm-
Those at the bedside were, Mrs. I,At the close of his last term he
Cleveland and the three physicians. moved to Princeton, New Jersey, and changed.
The former president spent a fair became interested in Princeton Uni
C. C. Matlock arrive;! in Eugene
ly comfortable night, pot withstand versity. He was married to Francis '
this afternoon from Spokane.
ing the oppressive heat, but shortly Falcon, daughter of his former
Wash Goods
Reduced
One-Half
We are planning for a record break
ing business Market Day. You can
buy goods cheap. Wash goods worth
front 25c to 75c a yard; for just one-
half ............................. 12 1-2 to37 l-2c
VARI» WIDE CHIFFON PANAMA
$5e Chiffon Panama. 36 inches wide,
Market Day price, yd.......... 1- t-Mc
W. C. CORSETS,
-
,
$1.50 and $2.00 W. B. Corset; Mar
ket Day pric-, each ..................... 5Oc
SI.F.FA I LESS VESTS
It 1-2 Sleeveless Vests, Swiss ribbed,
Kb
each .
U»G LISLE; GLOVES
H button
black
or white lisle
Gloves for more durable than silk.
Market Day Price....................... X5<
ttLTs
$00 women's Belts, worth from 75c
to $1.5o Market Dav, each'. 25c
Lane County people will see the
longest parade next —
Fourth of July
that ever marched through
the
streets of Eugene, and as well as
long it will be full of Interest, of
clever floats, and comic features.
such as the otil and famed plugug-
material to the core. The most sac
liea.
Already the committee in
red institutions and observances are
charge has ascertained that they will
coupled with the practical. And
have at least sixty floats, which wtth there others receiving higher de since the w »rid demands, first of all.
other features will make the column grees, were pushed out int > the cold success, the men who win Its laurels
over a mile long.
must first all be practical "
harsh world of life this afte
From morning until night the day the Unlverriiy -f '!>«gon s
Later ' he said that the trend of
will be filled with events. There will
moderns is toward specialization. The
second
annual
commencem?
be speaking by orators, though the
. i Meets used to do everything but
committee are so desirous of getting cist >mid i> host of admii ,i
m AT it Bt ■me that our civilization has
and
relatives
und
w.ll-wl
b
><
the best possible speakers t.iat they
di Id ad . i<! tstr.v Into pockets. into
tors.
With
this
afternoon
are not ready to make any announce
w ieh m n must slide. But ye: there
the
class
of
ISOS
passed
I
r
ments.
he pla » for the broad sld. <1 man.
r
with the best commence
There will be races for the ath- , hat the I’nlverslty ha- <
> ea n
ithetlcslly connect and
•i
letic inclined, with suitable prizes. 4
l.-'i mid hold together different de-
’resident Campbell cant r
• i
and for those that lots: music the grets on the class.
tmenta
The expert
gives the
Creswell and Eugene bands will vie
a s ;>f
line, but the really prae-
Before the degrees we • * c infer •• •'tical broad ninded man organizes
with each other in giving free cou
I)r. Albert Bushnell Hart >f Hari ir
certs nt the city plaza.
But i f 11 thing“ needed, the
Unlveslty, delivered the
limen ?C -
In the evening will be fireworks! ment addr ss. in a vole tl at c< ill' sp aker th ught. confidence is the
such as never lighted the skies of I be heard in the hattway o Vili d m 'st no 'es ary. And to obtain this
Eugene before,
Rockets, «hooting as well as in the main r
i idltoriu i, eoifiden e every man must lead the
stars, hot air balloons, and a aeore
scor ■
ki d of life which
gives others
of features that please the heart of
fath.
the oldest inhabitant as well as the
In his Introduction, Hart Raid that
youngest will be seen to ascend Into
of all the fine things that Impressed
the heavens from Skinner's Butte.
hint In Eugene, two stood out prom
Among other special features will
inently, the first
was the banner
he a drill by the $1000 fire team of
near the I'nlverslty, "Bltulfthlc Pave
Eugene. An a.Xual house will be
ment. What made Eugene famous."
burned somewhere near the depot
and another "Cook With Gas." The
Another Interesting exhibition will
first he thought, must have been
be the pole vaulting of Kuykendall
flown to the wind In honor of the
and Fred Moullen, University stu
president of the University to show
dents, who are crack Coast athletes.
that his qualities of mind and heart
For the visitors In Eugene there
were firm, elastic and wearing. The
will be free automobile rides from
second reminded hint of the good
which may be viewed the city's pro
things to eat he had already had,
gress and the sights, while at the |
and what more he expected.
same time they feel the pleasure Of
Unveil Portrait.
riding forty miles an hour In a horse
The most memorable event of the
less wagon.
week and of this afternoon was the
In the evening a free dance will al- [
| unveiling of the splendid portrait of
so be .given
in the armory which:
President Johnson, for when
the
will last until morning.
white covering was drawn away, the
But don't forget the parade
Miss
hundreds of alumni and old students
Belle Van Duvn will be the Goddess
present had memories of the man
of Liberty and her float
will be
who may be called the founder of the
drawn by six black horses.
That
University of Oregon.
alone will be worth coming ten miles
I
Professor F. 8. Dunn delivered an
to see.
address, telling of the life of Presi
Johnson and his wonderful
I dent
P. L. CAMPBELL.
Influence. The speaker, now at the
President of Oregon State I'nlverslty. head of the Isatin department
of
which Professor Johnson so long had
he told by accurate definitions and charge. Is a graduate of the Univer
Three Rivers, Que., June 24,-—Th apt Illustrations, what kind of men sity, and dulrng his college career
estimated actual
ass In Monday's the world now wants, and disting here, was always in close and Im
fire here is two million dollars. The uished It from what has been called mediate contact with the first presl-
liabilities of Insurance companies are for in the past.
i,
_____
"The world of today.” he said, “is*
(Continued on Page Seven )
$1,066,750.
Largest
and -
Best
Store
South
of
Portland
Bargains
in every
Depart
ment
for
Bargain
Day
Market Day Bulletin
Saturday, June 27th
I
DAINTY DISTINCTIVE NlIT STYLES AT ONE-HALF PRICE
Entire stock of women s Suits at the almost ridiculous reduction of
one half price. A display in magnitude and variety that has no
counterpart in the city.
Every Suit from $15 to $40; Saturday, June 20. «7.50 to *20.00
WASH SUITS AT THE GREAT SAVING OF 1-2.
I inen Percale, in fact all the most wanted Wash Suits reduced one-
half ;,Sults from $3 50 to $ 10.00
Saturday..
«1.75 •<. *5.<»o
100 dozen men’s Strhw
and prices. Get one
it all summer. ’ Each
Eugene is host today to 160 Port
land business men and a few of their
wives, who arrived here at 10:55
this forenoon on a special excursion
train. The occasion is the opening
of the fine new passenger station of
the Southern Pacific Co. and the
commencement exercises at the Uni
versity of Oregon The streets of the
TOM RICHARDSON
Manager Portland Commercial Club.
city are in gala attire and each citi
zen is vlelng with his neighbor In
makng the visitors feel that they
are welcome.
The excursion train arrived at the
depot five minutes ahead of time. A
crowd of a thousand or more people
was waiting for It and as the loco
motive, gaily decorated with green
and yellow, the University color»,
and pulling- a baggage car and four
coaches loaded to the doors with
Portland boosters, puffed Into the
station, the excursionists were greet
ed by stirring music by the Eugene
Military band and as they alighted
from the cars they ware warmly Wel
comed by the citizens assemble^ with
handshakes and hearty words of
greeting. Nearly every person In the
party knew someone In the Eugene
crowd that had assembled, and ex
changes of friendly felicitations was
the order for a few minutes.
A few minutes after the arrival of
the train the formal exercises began,
arrangements having been made for
them on the south platform of the
depot. Dr. D. A. Paine open d with
the announcement that Dr. W. Kuy
kendall would deliver
the address
of welcome. The doctor w loomed
the citizens of “the most progressive
<<lty on the coast to the most cultured
Men's Sults sold at a substantial
saving.
More boys will have new suits /or
the Fourth.
This Is the great clothing market
of Eugene.
100 Men's Casslmcre Sults; sold
regularly at $12.50;
market day
special; the suit
«10.00
KIMONAS
35c and 40c Kimonas, figured lawns, pink or blue.each . . .
BOYS’STRAW HATS
50 dozen Straw Data for the yonn gster We'll fit
|.V to *I.<H>
him ail right; each.......................
«1.75
. . . *2.50
.
$3 00
«3.50
(f
ize
.. »I.5O
and new
MEV’S HEAVY WORK SHIRTS
These are full ala«-», extra long, well made, e
SOIT HA Ts AT
Mens’ Heavy Work
Socks, 3 pr fcr 25c
nmrnv
FORM ALLY opini 1» and < OM-
SHIRTWAISTS REDI < El»
Every 12.00 Shirt Waist In the stock.
On sale Saturday, each......................
I
•
The "Mrs. Jane Hopkins’* kind; you know they're
good.
dozen fin»
lar $1
will be a scene
of activity
Market Day
FIXE NEW P ASSI Xt.l R DEPOT OF
IM<K SKIRTS
100 white and colored duck skirts; well made, full sweep;
Each............................ ...........................................................................
to «.too
Linen Collars; all
Department
I
MIN FROM OREGON'!» Ml l ltOP.
Boys Knee Pants Suits
MEN S STR AAA HATH
100 dozen m
shapes, ea
Clothing
III
colors, worth
«2.<HI
MENN SI MMER UNDERWEAR
100 doz-n Sults men's und'rwear, thin but, fine
and firm, the garment
Hampton Bros.
WHERE CASH BEATS CREDIT
Headlight Overalls
the best ever 51-00
35B-564 Wilimette
ar.d most beautiful eltv on the coast"
In his usual happy manner H« sooke
of th'- good werk the citizens of Port
laud did for the University In giving
such a lai go majorly in that city for
the sppropratlon and spoke of the
splendid work that the Southern Pa-
'Iflc Is doing for Eugene, in the ex
tensiv • improvements now In prog-
on the company’s property here.
'. W. Cotton, general counsel for
Harriman lin s In the Notbweat,
ras Introduced by Dr. Paine as the
man who ever declined the Unl-
Sfates rtenatorship when handed
Im on a gold n platter. Mr. Cot
ti .a.>k.. In a fluent manner of the
trnwth of the Willamette Valley an I
of Euytie, and laid particular stress
( aas.»« tkv.t uo panaiiuoj)
b