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T H’. EUGENE WEEKLY GUARD UNVEILING OF PHIL SHERIDAN MONUMENT Washington. Nov. 25.—With mill- he turns to his men. waving hat in and splendor, an heroic “und and snouts t turn --- to ---- them luvm to tzry P°n11’ General Philip Henry1 back. He is mounted ou his cele- stztue of lKAtnnnh°r3e Rienii' ' Sheridan was unveiled in this city »50,000 was appropriated by ( ti Con- ,ay Th« President of the United gress for the statue which is said stztes and member» «1 the cabinet. to contain more molten brass than ,hL diplomatic corps, justices of the ever before cast in this country. The Xreme court of the United States. piece is 12 feet long, 9 feet wide and Unitors. Representatives in Con- as completed the entire bronze piece v. rans of the Civil War and is 14 feet in height. Especial interest was given the oc many others prominent in official .1(e S5 well as a large concourse of casion by the presence of the widow citizens were persent. Thousands of of the dashing soldier and her son soldiers of the regular army and of Lieutenant Phil Sheridan of the Ar the National guard and United States my. The statue was unveiled by Mrs marines and bluejackets from the Sheridan, herself pulling the cord Navy weic assembled as a tribute that held the drapery in place. The statue is located in the most to the dashing soldier of the Civil War whose effigy was displayed to fashionable '«sidential section of the ‘«Qown as Sheridan the public gaze for the first time in city, in wk», Square at . ■ «¡on of Massa this city today. -bird and The statue, the work of Gutzom chusetts Avett». R. streets. It is suFil -any Borglum. was admired by everyone splendid mansions and' is „ who saw it. It represents General Sheridan on horseback, his steed be of one of the most popular dri» ing shown in a position of action of the city. The military parade was headed rather than standing placidly as Is the case with so many of the eques by General J Franklin Bell, chief of Staff of the Army, with General P. trian statues of this city. The statue is one and three quar Duvall, as his chief aide. The 13th ter times larger than life and de Cavalry, the 4th Battery of Field Ar picts General Sheridan at the age at tillery. the 17th, 44th, 45th and which he performed his greatest 104th Coast Artillery, Companies E STATUE IN MEMORY OF AMERICA’S GREATEST CAVALRYMAN. deeds The pose is taken from the and H, of the United States Engin rhe picture allows the fine aqiMwtrUH statue erected tn Wa^togpan In occasion when he returned to the eers, Batteries D and E of the 3rd Field Artillery, the 15th Cavalry, 4 lienor of < eu.rul l'lill Sheridan, the famoua cavalry leader e< tMe »tvtl war field at the Battle of Cedar Creek. It ii . h ,le„n;ued by Gotzon HorgUim. tlie acalptor wb<< hi Cuiibblin ae engy He had been defeated by General ' > Il -1 Illi«-, for the Cathedr»! of'HI ><A>> the IMv4»ie la New TsM Early and as he reins in his horse (Continued on Page Twelve.) THE ALWAYS RELIABLE STANDARD PATTERNS You’ll Be Prepared For Any Weather anv sort of activity—business, pie i ure, social affairs—and any sort of company if you get into some of our Hart, Schaffner & Mar i clothes. We are leaders in stylish we r for Men, and we make ^ood this statement with the finest Suits and Overcoats ever shown in this town. There are no clothes in the market that compare \\ itn our Hort, Schaffner & Marx garments. For style they are unsurpassed; tor all wool quality of fabrics, thorough tailoring, correct fit, you may look the country over without finding the equal of these clothes. 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A CITY WAI ta BOARD APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR Ordinance Creating Board of Five Passed By Council LATEST—At last night’s committee meeting the amount This Morning of $51.089 was reported raised. With all large subscriptions raised, the Y M C. A fund at the noon report today had reached the total sum of $45,830. No ONE MEMBER SHALL BE reserves were left on the hands of any of the sub-committees. ELECTED EVERY YEAR I B Rhodes stated that this entire .urn would have to be raised by “hard bucking" through the small subscriptions. With this much raised, there is to be gathered in during this afternoon and Mayor Is Chairman of Board evening, up to 10 o'clock, *4170. and Ex-Officio Member. While the workers at the noon luncheon were jubilant at the success so far, it was duly impressed upon them that the hardest One From Each Ward effort is required to complete the full $50,000 by 10 o'clock to night. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ For this reason any who may have held off until the last hours of the campaign are requested to telephone their pledges to headquarters. Telegrams are being sent to different places Mayor J. D. Matlock.. today by the enthusiastic captains and their workers. One was ♦ I’. I). Newell. 1st Ward. sent to California, and a response is expected this evening. ♦ W. T. Campbell, 2nd Ward. K. M. Day, 3rd Ward. Many are also expected to increase their original pledges. ♦ D. K. Yorau, 4th Ward. For today's work the city was divided into four sections by ♦ ♦ last Eleventh and West Eighth streets and Willamette street, which run through the whole breadth and width of the city. The northwest district is in charge of Captains Wetherbee, Grif The city council at a meeting this fis and Wheeler, the southeast is in charge of Captains Dixon, forenoon passed an ordinance creat ing a city water board, and the ma Speacer, Straub, Dunn and Eaton, the nertheast is is charge of yor made the appointments as pro •aptains Bingham. Howe and DeNeffe, and the sonthwest is in vided for In the ordinance The ma yor Is chairmau and member of the charge of Captains Hull, Shelley and lug. board ex-officlo and the remainder Later reports this afternoon indicate that during this even of the board consists of one man from each ward. After the passage ing about $2000 will have to be raised. At 8 o’clock there of the ordinance the councilmen each ward named their choice will be the second meeting of the day for the captains and their from for members of the board and the teams. If the sum is not raised by that time, work will be con mayor made the appointments ac Those appointed were ae tinued until 10 o'clock. Reports of teams on today's work were cordingly. follows: P D. Newell from the as follows: First ward; W. T Campbell from Second ward; It M I>ay from No. 1, $330; No. 2, $1000; No. 3, $252; No. 4, $105; No. the the Third ward, and D. E. Yoran 5, $286.25; No. 6, $330; No .7, $255; No. 8, $428; No. 10, from the Fourth ward. The ordinance was read first, sec $253; No. 11, $140; No. 12, $107.80; No. 13, $20; No. 14, ond and third time and placed upon $15; No, 15. $40; No. 16, $50; No. 17, $66; No. 19, $40.62; Its final passage. The ayes and noea were called for and the vote result No. 20, $58; executive committee, $2528; total, $6310.42. ed as follows: Ayes, Garrett. Roach, Moon, Gilbert and Berger; noea, Williams and Fisher Heller was absent. The mayor and city recorder at once signed the ordi nance and It became effective at that time, as It contained an emergency clause. Offers a Sulmtitue. Before the ordinance came up for Its final passage. Councilman WI1-. which Hams offered a substitute tA'"" provided for the appointment of the board at the present time, all the members to hold office until the city election next spring, when the Valeta Island, Malta, Nov. 25.—Nearly 200 passengers and terms of each should expire, and the people should elect the entire board crew of the Ellcrman line steamer Sardinia are believed to have at that time. The substitute was perished today when the steamer was destroyed by fire just af voted down. The ordinance that passed provides for the appoint ter it had sailed for Alexandria, Egypt. The Sardinia was was ment of s board by the mayor, on» scarcely a mile off Grand Harbor when the first sign of fire ap member'» term to expire next April. successor to be elected at that peared, but with a strong wind fanning the flames the whole I I Ills time, and the term of one member I to expire at each succeeding annual ship was soon ablaze and the passengers and crew had but little election. chance to save themselves. There were wild scenes on board | Provisions of III«* Ordinance as the flames drove the passengers to the rails. Many of the Following are the provisions It» of the ordinance creating th» excited ones jumped into the sea before the boats were lowered brief water board: The member» shall be freeholders Others were trapped by the flames and roasted'or smothered and elector» and shall hold office to death without a chance for their lives. for a term of four years until their Several tugs and other small vessels went to the assistance successors are elected and qualified, except that In the organization of the of the doomed steamer, but owing to the heavy sea and gaie it board one member shall hold office was impossible for them to approach aad they could do very little until the regular election In 1909 and the term of one memlter shall in the way of aid. I expire each year thereafter an«T year thereafter a member of The Sardinia left Liverpool November 14 with a cargo of It each he Ixiard »hall tie elected by the general merchandise for Mediterrvaoxa ports and a . c, / < f 4 4, electors of the city. There »hall be one member of th» with twenty first-class and six second class passengers. Most board from each ward. The member» »hall determine by of the other passengers who were taken on here were Levant lot their roapectlve term», one to ites, Maltese and Egyptians. expire each year at the same time The flames originated in the forehold, where a quantity of as the terms of other city officers. Vacancies In the board shall be naptha was stored. filled by appointment by the mayor The captain and crew stood nobly at their posts serving out until the next annual election. The mayor Is an ex-officio mem life belts and doing everything possible to help the panic-strick ber of the b«>ard and shall be pres en passengers, most of whom were Arab pilgrims. There were ident. The hoard shall elect a se retary only eleven Europeans on board in a total passenger list of 151. and trasurer to serve one year. The treasurer and «11'«'or Up to 3 o'clock this afternoon fifty bodies had been brought secretary. shall be required to give a sufficient : ashore. bond. Th* members of the board shall Seventy persons were rescued. The dead include 100 Arabs, receive no pay and shall not be in five European passengers and eighteen of the crew. It is not terested In any contract for furnish the board supplies I impossible that others may be saved, as it is believed some are ing The board shall have entire con drifting about at sea, and a large fleet of small vessels is pa trol and supervision of the water plant and Its operation and manage trolling the vicinity. ment An annual report of the In made The board »ball make rules come and disbursements shall be governing the use of water, etc. SCHMITZ BONDSMAN CONTRACT LABORERS In <a»« of misbehavior of any memtier of the hoard be can be re FAILS TO APPEAR MUST BE DEPORTED called by the recall amendment to the state constitution. Washington, Nov. 25— A sweeping Mrviaion of < Inert er. Han Francisco, Nov za William Pursuant to • resolution passed by I I. Dingee. one of th* bondsmen for d«|*>rtatlon or violator» of the con I former Mayor Schmits, did not ap|e-»r tract labor law» has been ordered by th« ma net I at a meeting last night , the mayor at the meeting tnl» morn I In court today for examination a» to '■ his qualifications to remain on the the department of commerce and In ing appointed lb»* following com- . to revise and amend the I lr>nd for 54PO.OOO, Riven Jointly by bor. Fifty-three peraon» who can I him and Thomas H. William» to »*- Into thia country under alleged ai. I city charter. The charter in amend ' cure th»- release of Schmitz The ful arrangement» with the Firth Car ed form is to be submitted to the i»eo- ' pie at th« nest annual election. Tho « ;h*HM«na could not be served. and he L. T. | was given until Monday to appear It pel Company have been ordered re commission 1» aa follow»: in thought that Iringee will be ro- turned to their noiue» In England (Continued on Page Twelve.) and Scotland. plated on the bond OVER HUNORüi LIVES LOST WITH STEAMSHIP