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About Eugene weekly guard. (Eugene, Or.) 190?-1910 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1908)
o O vol.- * x< i IMIN MISSOURI AMERICAN FLEET LEAVES SIBERIANS EAT MANY MINERS ALSO HAS FATAL WIVES. BROTHERS SYDNEY TOMORROW ENTOMBED IN TRAIN WRECK AND CHILDREN BLAZING MINE RESISTS PAYMENT ——------------ Sydney. Aug. 26.—The American fleet today enjoyed the last of the festiTitie» of the past week and will MI1 for Melbourne tomorrow. The government gave a luncheon to visit- Ing ard local journalists at noon to- dzy at which Admiral Sperry was a guest Forty thousand persons, including Governor-General Northcote, of Aus tralia. and wife. Sir Harry Dawson and wife and many officers and men of the fleet gathered at the cricket »rounds to witness the evolutions of the school children. Eight thousand children In vari-colored dresses par- ticlpated in a living tableau repre- seating 'he words "Hall Columbia.” At the Stadium Bauer defeated Fred- erick for the featherweight champi onship of the fleet. tee of five to n. sales of stock Saturu M«t<thed sales were '--------- —------ • the heavy St Petersburg. Aug 26.—Details alleged are given by a Yakutsk newspaper of a revolting case of cannibalism among the I.atnuts tribes. One of the No mads, driven desperate by hunger, devoured the bodies of bis brothers, wife and four children. During the melting of the Siberian snows the tribes pass a precarious existence and endure many hardships. TAP] 1 IVIi I UU Rfl OH FISHING TRIP ' ku $• Arraan __ SENATOR TURNER oLRRiun lunncn evening for Middle Island. Bass Inland. ”rI he wl11 spend a week fishing ... ............................. _ lluluuer Mr. Taft has received a number of communications indicating tha the support of the colored voters has not been withdrawn from bin ADDRESSES LAWYERS Seatelt, Aug 26.—The feature of the morning session of the American Bar Association t day was an address WHEAT MARKET AT PORTI.AND by Former Senator George Turner, of Washington. The remainder of the day was devoted to reports of stand INVESTIGATE HEAVY „ ing committees. SALES OF STOCK s ATI III) • milling sorts—track prices Club. 89; bluestem, 93; turk.-v red J2 New York Aug. 26.—President valley, 90. Export standard quali-x Yesterday’s baseball scores: Oak Thomas, of the New York Stock Ex- Club, 88; bluestem 9”- turk- land, 11; Portland, 9. Los Angeles, change, today appointed a commit-< red, 92; red Russian 86 ' 3 ; San Francisco, 0. Springfield, -Mo., Aug 26 The Southeastern Limited on the St. Lou is A- San Francisco Railroad, from Birmingham tor Kansas City, was de railed early today. The fireman was killed, the engineer aud mall clerk McAlister. Okla . Aug 26 One of fatally injured, and seven passengers the worst mine disasters in the his seriously injured. tory of this part of the southwest oe- curred at Haileyville, fifteen miles east of here, today, when between 2 5 and 30 miners were entombed in the Hailey-Ola mine as a result of a fierce fire which started from a bar rel of oil. The fire is burning so fiercely that rescuers cannot enter the mine. t The miners arc all for eigners, and the grief of the crowds ♦ Seattle, Aug. 26 -A spec I of w ildly excited women and hildren ♦ ial dispatch to the Times surrounding the shaft is pitiful. ♦ from Valdez records the atro ♦ cious murder of Peter Kavor- ♦ zoof, who recently married a ♦ young girl and took her to his ♦ farm. George Pestriakoff. a ♦ former admirer of the girl, ♦ followed. The young woman + hated and feared her husband ♦ and induced Pestriakoff to ♦ kill liim, which he did in the + presence of the dead man's ♦ 1 2-vear-old son. ATROCIOUS MURDER AT VALDEZ. ALASKA CARVER GRADING LINE TO MONROE p Eugene’s Busiest Store 1 he Mail Order House of Lane County JUDGE BAKER REPLIES TO ALLEGES THAT SENSOR IX MTION OF LEVYING TRANSPORTATION \S- FOR Is arriving at the local mills over the M 1.1. and von» Corvallis At Altea Railroad, the first cars having been received Saturday The road Is to go to Monroe Instead of Bellfountain, as was originally in SEEKS TO EX.IOIX S1IERU T FltOM tended. and grading has been done In the streets of the former town. Only I'ROPEltTY OF i mile or two of grading remains to LAXE COI XTY be done, when the road will be ready for the rails to Monroe. Negotia FOR I OI.I.IXTION OF 82*29.21 tions are said to be pending by which the line may be ultimately extended to Eugene The length of the line when completed to Monroe will be 17 miles. The W ells-Fargo Express Company will resist the payment of the tax as levied by Assessor Keeney, of Lune county, against the company's rights and privileges on the South Twin Falls, Idaho, Aug 26. I. F. ern Pacific Company's railway lines Tupper an I his six-year-old son were in Lane county for 1907. A suit has dr >wned in the Snake river yesterday been instituted In the circuit court, seeking to enjoin the county from while fishing. colectlng the lax. The title of the suit Is Wells. Fargo A Company vs. Lane County and Harry Bown, sher iff The complaint, as filed this morning by the attorn,-.* for the c ompany. Snow A McCamant, of Port land. is In substance as follows That in his assessment for the year 1907 the assessor of Lane county as sessed the* property of the therein as follows: Tram, rights and privileges ov miles at 1200, $15,180; property, $75; total. $15,21 That said pretended asae Xtlantii, Ga., Aug. 26 Damage es aforesaid wan tranaeferred I timated at $500,000 has been done roll of Lane county for 19 »I a by heavy rainstorms in this vicinity. tax levied against the plaint At Camden two Ilves were lost last sum of $231.40, of which I night and the situation Is critical. a tax on personal pfopert Reports from Augusta at noon today plaintiff, aaaeazed at $75. a) are to the effect that the City is en 21 was a tax levied upon the alleged tirely flooded The principal thor transportation rights and privileges. oughfare Is four feet under water. Merchants are making desperate ef That it was the Intention of the as sessor in levying the assessment of forts to remove their goods to the $15,180 aforesaid to assess to the upper stories. plaintiff the railway lines of the Ore gon & California Railroad Company and all other railway lines in the county operated by the Southern Pa cific company. That plaintiff has no Interest whatsoever In said railway lines or In any railway line» in Lane I county. That the railway lines were likewise assessed at such a sum as the assessor believed to he their val Cottage Grove, Aug. 25. Two ue. That the assessment Included the dwellings were burglarized at this value of the railway lines for all The residence of purposes, Including their usefulness place last night. .1 H. McFarland was entered through for transportation of express matter. ............. avers that the aaseaaor the pantry window. The thief en The plaintiff tered the bedroom of Frank McFar had no authority and no power to land and taking the occupant's trous levy a second aaaesament on the rail ers carried them to a vacant lot, way properties against the plaintiff. where he rifled the pockets. He se or any one else whomsoever; that plaintiff has no connection with the cured $18. Oregop A California Railroad Com A similar job was worked at the pany, or with the Southern Pacific' residence of Mr. Hanson, a Southern Pacific railroad employe living on Fourth street. Entrance whk gained through a window and Mr. Hanson’s trousers were taken from his room to the porch. Fifty cent» all the money secured from trousers. RIGHI*. RAIN STORMS GREAT DAMAGE Our Suit Department is like every other department of our store, which in magni- tude and variety of goods displayed has no counterpart in Eugene We are showing new fall 1908 suits that are distinctive, beautiful as well as practical. We were never so confident concerning a fall assemblage of ready to wear suits. Vie never opened the season with such a large stock and never so RICH IN STY LE AND VALUE FOR 7 HE PRICE. We have always been leadersand every season places us much farther in advance. The high quality of our merchandise, the low CASH PRIC ES which always “beats credit explains our great success. Suits arriving daily by express ranging in price from $ 16 to $60 Wash Dress Goods Nearly all Sold Balance of our lawns, batistes and all thin wash materials closed out at X-price 10c lawn _ 5c 20c lawn 1 Oc Long or Short Kimonas At, a Make-Room Price Every garment reduced. $1.25 long’or short kimonas, A ^r* make.room price, each __ _ OJV Wash Dresses Closing Oat at % Jacket suits and shirt waist suits, some pique, others of India Linon, all at %-price $10.00 suits . $5.00 $3.75 suits ____ $1.88 Wrapper Sale Contin’d Mercerized Ginghams Pure Linen Suiting Dark wrapper dressesof black and white, gray and blue,and white calico and percale, all for less now. $1.26 quality now $ I $1.50quality $ 1 25 $1.75 quality now $1.50 25c mercerized ginghams, blue, brown and light checks. Make-room price 35c 36-inches wide linen suiting blue or lavender. 18 cents The yard 27c Zephyr Ginghams 33-inch zephyr ginghams, wanted colors. (See window) Linen Finished Suiting Lisle Gloves 36 inches wide, white only 75c long lisie gloves, 12 button length, 55c Si long lisle gloves. 16 button length, 85c SI.35 long lisle gloves, 16 button length, SI Goshen, Ind., Ang. 16. Judge Francis Baker, of the court of ap peals. which reversed the decision of ludge Landis In the Standard Oil ase. has replied to the criticisms against the court. He said it was not the Standard Oil Company, ln- orporati'd under the laws of New- Jersey, the parent concern, on trial, but tl.e Standard Oil Company of In liana. an offspring undoubtedly, but i much weaker organization. But when it came to passing judgment It was on the offenses of the parent ompan.v that the Indiana offspring vas found guilty, and that against he property revenues of the parent ompany the fine of the offspring vas gauged. If li was the desire of he court to punish the Standard Oil 'ompany of New Jersey, that com pa ly should have been indicted. HOLDUP WAS MADE TO ORDER i Butte, Aug. 26 According to Mrs. 7. A. Ironside, who was a passenger >n the Meteetse-Cody stage which was held up yesterday, the hold-up. CLEARING UP AFFAIRS OF BROWN & CO. New York, Aug. 26 The work of clearing up the tangled affairs of A. O. Brown A Company, whose suspen sion was announced yesterday, be gan today, ft Is believed it will take several days before the liabilities and assets will be ascertained. The fail ure had much less of an effect upon the stock that might have been an ticlpated Reports were circulated In the financial district today that an offlc al of a New York trust com pany - ared In the speculations which sw. pt Biown A Company under un'li he saw the venture was abn.it to re sult disastrously, when he withdrew. pair all The yard 15c The yard 12^c New Fall Dress Goods Are Now Ready plain, fancy and the invisible stripes which Dame Fashion has decreed the most popular, are here ready for your selection. The best arc sure to be •elected tir$t. The assortment is complete Latest, of the Laie Seen in the Clothing Department ( wo-piece suits for men, light-weight for warm days, dark or light colors. Prices fr tt $4.50 to $15.00. They 7 C A are vours for one-half $2.25 to4* * «JV Men’s Work Shirts and Sox Extra heavy, dark colors, 50c each................. 3 pur heavy white sox 25c •o».................... .......... harvest hats 35 and 45c Sale Prices 25 Cents TROUSER BURGLAR AT COTTAGE GROVE J7 COLONEL W. F. 8TEWART. Army officer w bo wi« •'hanlsbed" to a desert fort In Arizona by order of President ItooaevelL INFANTRY WINS NATIONAL TROPHY Company except that the plaintiff fill I >■ goods over the railway llhes That th« sum of $229 21 so un- d»r ;.k.n i.»be levied ns a tax against the plaintiff In the manner and f irm 1«rein before aet forth la not due from the plaintiff, and said tax Is wholly void and the proceeding* undertaken Newest of the New We caii your attention ’o the full line of "Dutchess Trousers” now on display. Fresh from the factory. No used-to be or has-beens. New, snappy up-to-date stylish goods and every pair backed by the celebrated guarantee (Continued on Page Tw«h. ) RAILROAO OFFICIALS LAST REGIMENT MAY END STRIKE LEAVES SPRINGFIELD PRESIDENT AND WIFE Humors from AT JORDANVILLE the Ca- 111 •• I of a f 10c a Button; $1 a Run It you don't know what it means, ask us. IN PHILADELPHIA Hampton Bros 558-564 Willamette St,. WHERE CASH BEATS CREDIT ISIDOR RAYNER. Maryland senator who Is champion ing the cause of i olouel Stewart, the ■'exiled'' aruiy officer. Copyright lyA DuUhe»« Mfg Co. injurien