THE EUGENE DAILY GUARD
VOL. 31
M'liK.M-:, OKKtiOX, Tl'KSIlAY KV KMMJ. liKCKMltK.lt 17, UNIT.
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HENEY WILL TRY
OREGON LAND FRAUD
CASES IN JANUARY
r. nnnA Tloe 17 rtn mnlUn
"Francis J. Heney, who arrived in,
Portland yesieroay, I'liutu states
district court today set January 13
next for the resumption of the trials
of the Oregon land fraud cases.
which have been hanging fire' for;
more than a year.
Heney himself will conduct the
government cases. Before beginning
work on them, however, Heney will !
go from here to Washington, where
he will visit President Roosevelt and 1
from there will go to San Francisco.
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HOUSE DKC1DK8 i
HOLIDAY RECKSS
Washington, Dec. 16. The house'
today passed a concurrent resolu
tioo providing for adjournment from '
next Saturday until January 6.
NEWS NOTES
The principal feature of the ses
sion of the United States senate yes-
Yoii'll Have to Hurry!!
Christmas is now Only Six Days Away
The Big Sale of Overcoats for Men and Boys Continued
Not always docs it happen one can buy High Class Clothing such as Hart, Scaffn:r & Marx, All jWool
King and other at such a reduction in price just when it is wanted. But it can be done here no v. I
Gordon & Ferguson Furs
After selling Gordon & Ferguson Furs for Eight
Years we can offer them to cur customers, knowing they
what they are claimed to be, the BEST GOODS the
money will buy. To increase interest in them we have
reduced the price in every piece. The volume of nur Fur
sales Monday surprised us.
$1.25 Neck Piece, now...?.- - $ -95
2.00 Neck Piece, now.. --- 1.60
2.50 Neck Piece, now.. --- 2.00
4.00 Neck Piece, now - 3 00
7.00 Neck Piece, now 5.60
9.00 Neck Piece, now 7-00
ALL PRICES REDUCED
51.25 Child's Set, now
1 5 ) Child's Set, now
2.0 J Child's Set, now
4.50 Gray Collar, now
Found in the Gents
Gordon Hats at .
Malbry Haf, water Drouf at
Stetson Hats at
G;nu'nc Dent Gloves at
Gordon Gloves at
Hansen Dress Gloves at...
Meyers' Gloves
Stealers, all colors
Fn y V-Sharcd Necks a'
Mens' Fancy Bathrobes at
HAMPTON BROS.
terday was a speech hy Senator Till
man. The South Carolinian de
nounced the president and attacked
asset money and clearing house cer
tificates. His Wils a resolution
which he recently introduced for an
Investigation of the recent opera
tions of the national .treasury.
The plasterers and hod-carriers of
Portland have all struck rather than
accept a reduction of $1 a day In
wages. Work on many buildings Is
tied up.
The Epworth League of the Meth
odist church will entertain the young
people of the church and congrega
tion Wednesday evening, from 8 to
10:30 o'clock, at the Woodmen's
hall, corner of 8th and Lincoln
streets. A royal good time In store,
so be sure to come. The members of
the First Chapter are requested to
come at 7:30 for a short business
meeting.
$l.oo
1.2o
1.5o
3.oo
Furnish'g Dept.
3 5o
5. co
2.5o
"$1.25 and 1.75
$1.75 ard ?. O
$1.25, 1.5o and 1.75
$1.25 to 5.oo
4.oo
5.oo
Other Tos
Pongee Shiit 52 50
Mohair Shirt S2..2.50
Fancy Suspend
ers 50c to 1.50
Neckties
Tccks 25c to .50
4-in-Hand25c to.50
Mufflers, 1.00 tc 2.50
dub Tics at -25
House Jackets
at $4X0 to 6,00
Boys'
Suits
Double
HUGHES BOOM
IS LAUNCHED'
IN NEBRASKA
Lincoln. Nl , Uec. 10. Geo.
K. Tobey, formerly private
secretary to Senator Hurkett,
today began lite organization
of a Hughes club, with Hur
kett as aspirant for the vire
presiilency. The delegation
was pructlcally pledged to
Secretary Taft by the last re
publican convention. but
Hughes and LaFullette men
will contest for delegates at
the next primurles.
TWO SECRETARIES
ILL WITH GRIPPE
Washington, D. C, Dec. 17. Sec
retary Cortelyou Is confined to bed
with the grippe aud will not be out
for a week. Secretary Metcalf Is
also detained at home with the
grippe. When he returned from
Norfolk yesterday be was compelled
Overcoats for Men
$10 Overcoats, now $ 8.00
1 5 Overcoats, now 12.00
18 Overcoats, now 14.40
25 Overcoats, now 20.00
30 Overcoats, now 24.00
Overcoats for Boys
$2.50 Overcoats, now$2.00
3.50 Overcoats, now 2.80
4.50 Overcoats, now 3.60
5.00 Overcoats, now 4. CO
6.5i) Overcoats, now 5.20
Christmas
Misses
Evcrv Child's and Misses' long Coat reduced
during this Big Sale. All makcs.all sucs,all prucs
sold for less.
$2,75 dark doth, mixed colors, $2.2o
3.50 eray striped coat, sale price 2.83
3.75 Diagonal cloth, velvet col.tr, -.oo
4.50 Phidsor Licks, all iz:s, s le price $3.10
4.75 Gray check, colurof ve!vrt an J braid, 33.HO
6.00 Tan or gray fU-d. ijncybuttcns.pr.ee $4.8o
COATS OF DEAR CLOTH FOR LESS
$3.00 white bear cloth, stccmI $2
3.50 bear cloth, during this sale. S2.SO
I '. i""Tw
A Suit for the Day will be most acceptable at this time
of the year, ages 4 to 1 5 years
Suits as low as
Mixed Cheviot Suits
breasted Suits
Dressy Suits of Blue Serge
Russian House Suits, for the small boy.
Brown suits
to take to h0 bed. According to
late reports he was too ill to have
the cabin of the Mayflower to review
the fleet.
NEGRO LYNCHED
IN LOUISAMA
Shreveport, l.a., Hoc. 17. A ne
gro member of a mlnttrel troupe,
named Homer Rogers, was hanked
bv a mob In Morehouse parish last
night and the body riddled with bul
lets. Rogers is said to have resent
ed a remark made by a white nun,
declaring that he was a ' Yankee
nigger" and did not propose to take
anv impudence.
This is the third lynchlug In More
house parish in ten days.
KAMOl'K KC1KNTIKT
NKAB TO OKATH
London, Dec. J 7. Lord
Kelvin, the famous scientist,
who is dangerously 111, Is
Bluking.
The Olendale State bank, at C.len-
dale, Douglas county, Oregon, failed
i to open Its doors for buttoess yes
' terday morning. It la said to be sol
vent, but Is sborl in casb.
S1-50
2-50
3.50
5.00
3.50
5.00
BEATS CREDIT
RUSSIAN ADMIRAL
THINKS EVANS' WORK
IS NOT DIFFICULT
St. Petersburg, Dee. 17. Admiral
Kojesm-nsky, who commanded the,
Russian fleet which sailed around
Africa and Liter met defeat In the.
Sea of .latian at the hands ol "the
Japanese, states he considers the,
voyage of American battleship to :
the Pacific coast entirely practicable.,
either in peace or in time of war, ;
According to Admiral Rojestvensky,
the chief criterion of Admiral K.vans'
success w ill be bis ulilllty to bring
every vessel of his squadron through ,
on schedule time to the various mop
ping places. Struggling, due to me
chaulcnl defects, w ill be hard to over
come. XO WORD FROM
ATLANTIC KLKK.T
Washington, D. C. Dec. 17 - l p
ROTTEN RING
CONTROLLED NAVY j
YARD POLITICS
I Paget Sound Nnvy .Yard, Dec. 17.
A. II. Krecksen, formerly clerk
i of tin- board of labor employment of
: the Pugot Sound Nnvy Yard, while
holdliiK Miii-h position by virion of
civil service regulations, win twice
- elected inuyor of llreliierton. lie In
. now lu ml inn trial for ll third time
on the charge of undue iiolttlcnl ac
tivity. Twice he wan ordered dis
charged liy the civil service coininls
; slon, anil this third trial Is u public
I hem-Inn ordered liy the navy depart-
tnenl with a view to his pohhIIiIo re
instatement. , Tl vldence submitted tended lo
show that I 'ii- civil service cimhltle
' controlled tin- navy yard politics and
that Kr ksen win 111 the combine.
other employes, it was charged,
dared not oppose the rlus lor tiar
; of losing their positions.
MAGOQN BOOMED
FOR PRESIDENT
Lincoln. Dec. 17. 0. O. Whedoti,
law partner of (lovernor llonoiul Ma
goon of Cuba, today wrote all mem
bers or the republican stale central
com milt isklng them to Institute
n direct primary to ascertain the
CJIAIII.KS ;. MACOO.V.
Selcrleil as proci-ional f",v,'r""r
of ('ill a (l'iriiijr llo" secfool ocetipv
tioii hy L'nitc '1 Staler trobps.
cle-Pe of Ih.. n-publlcnu vol. on for
pr ,.der,i. WIiimIoii 1 actively in..'l
inn M.ii'.ein lor pi.-.hl in.
IIIIUV l (ill Hl ( Kl lS
4- I. VI 41 l. K I It A.KIt
Hileni, Or., Dec 17
crrvir ( hninberlalli loday ap-
pointed Karl ''. llionsuKh lo
be circuit Judge lo Sliereed
the lam .ludK Kraier, The
new appointee Is a former
denexrat hut of late )ers
Iish been rcrarded as an In-
dependent, all hough register-
Ittg is a republican.
The rommlttee on the Commercial
club r-ceotl 'O for Wednesdr night
lias re-elved word from President
Campbell, of the fnlverslty, who
i io bsve spoken at the reception,
that he rsnnot be pre-ent as he will
he out of the city. There will be no
;-e h-inaklng further than a few
M-maiks by l'M dcnt Whltson, of the
(lib, It Paine ami Manager liar-t"
to 10 o'cljck this morning not a
word had come to the navy depart
ment from the Atlantic fleet since
It left the Virginia capes yesterday.
Wireless mesKtiges are known to
have passed between some of the
vessels and. the wireless station at
Norfolk, but they were not relayed
to Washington.
I'KRM AXKST ltVX'KIVKU
KOR .NATIONAL
HANK
Washington. D. ('., Dec. 17.
(eorge F. Cults, national bank ex
aminer of New York, has been ap
pointed permanent receiver of the
National Hank of Commerce of Kan
sas City.
Chicago Wheat,
Chicago, Dec. W, The closing
price. May, 10".4; July, $119 1-K.
DARROW IS
STILL TOO SIGK
TO TRY CASE
1 Hoist. Dim. 17. Clnrenco linrrow
' wan itKitln too III lo attend the IVttt
hont Mini today nud KiIkiit Wilson
'continued In chni'Ku of th detenne.
Char lea Johnson, cuKcman nt the
, Vindicator mlnv In IH03, told of the
j explosion which killed MeConnaek
und Hock. Ho corrolioratt d Or
' chard'H narrative. 111m 'croHS-exftin-Inatloii
was devoted to hIiowIiik the
ma it iter In which t ho wllne wan
nuhpofiuu'd, the dcfciiHo hIiowIiik
that he received expetiwe money from
ihn I'lnkiMtoiiH at Uenver.
! Ah:ImI ant Secretary Naylor of
Vlelnr. asHinfani H'cretiny of the
Mine Owner a' Assorlallon, toltl of
K -dm? to ilie Vindicator inlno im
iio'dla'ely af!iT the ex p! on Ion and
fl ml I in; tin. hodl.'H. (i Identified
Mi - wire and the piece of u revolvrr
fotind at thi Kciie of the explonl m,
Itnd iliey were lnl ro;ncei In evt
ilenci. Th" cashn: ef the ('"iihody homo
i wait Introduced In evidence Juttt he
foi l ci hi 1 1 ad Jom ned for the "luon
recetm. It wan Idenriried hy C. T.
Heach, n pluniher of lenver, who
liiatiufaciured It.
PROMINENT RAILROAD
WAN PASSES AWAY
Portland. Dee. 1 7. Colonel Wil
liam CrookH, well known nx a kh Int
ent to tliM Keiieral manaer of thu
llarrlman lliien In the I'nclflc North
weMt, dll loday In thin clly n!" n
com pi lea t Ion k rowing out of a cold
ci nit ringed about kIx weekn ao. Me
Win 7t j ii i h old. Colonel Crook v
wiih one ot the Ix'Kt known railroad
lien In the I'arlfle Northwest, Me
rame h're from Kt. Paul, Minn.,
nliout ti n y I'm ik itco to hernnie n
Mlstant to the president oT the Or
U i Kallniiid Ar Navluatloii Co., und
wlfii that, company wan lald'ii ov.'i
i by I'm Miirrlutau m h! in , he tiefunn
HhhIIumI hi tilt
lio- ilarrlniau
.if-hlunion.
ij-'ilt'ial iiiaimn'ir of
ll.ii'H In Ori'Kon and
DEPORT KON UNION
MEN FROM BUTTE
Mill i . J''. 1 7. Hit noti-uiil in
teen i-mi f' 4'd lv ltd Telephone
com pa ay ha ve ,l'ori (("'ported ncu
ml InUhf by 'iiulm, pr' mi ma lily of
union men. Two non-union men
j w 1 1' f;i k n itfi'iMiH I he ill vldi; ant
j iilnht and waned not to return nnd
j n r noon tmuy ahoul riU'i turn look
fioir inori.i non -ii nli in hta from the
I It' ll hiiil'llnn him) ill I n't I'M k wt're
I'-rfdlnjc th'-m toward tho Jefferxoii
ffoiuty 1 i vi.
Til-- i iil' f of p'lllce and ft miiill
tity i- of in ii U i i r kii I f i x Llieui. .More
liiiiihl' -:' fi-iii'i- l.
SHOT WOMAN
THEN ENDED
HIS OWN LIFE
Chicago, Dec. 17 M. I.. Dillon,
aged 3i ypars, salesman, last night
shot and probably fatally Injured
Mrs. N (I. Cochran, while she was
asleep and Iheu killed himself. The
shooting was done In Mrs. Cochran's
room. In whbh IMllon concealed him
self while the woman was at the
theatre. Dillon. It la said, deserted
his wife and then, according to the
pollcl-, Induced Mrs. Cochran lo se
cure a divorce front her husband.
Later the woman liecaine penltetit
and refused to receive Dllloo'a attentions.
CITY COUNCIL
CONSIDERS MANY
PUBLIC MATTERS
TK.V I.KVV Kl.i:i) AT TKX MILLS
Klllt XK.XT YKAIt MILK OltlU
XAM'K I'ASSKI AXU OTHKU
IMl'OltTAXT .MATTKltS TAKKV
11'.
Tliero was aonte excitement at tho
rlty council niOftliiK lust nlKbt during
the dlcuHson of tbe matter of tak
Iuk the flro teitm off the street
sweeper and keeping It at the eoKlnt
house nt nil times to be ready In
case of fire. During tho discussion
Charles K. Cwjner, who drives lh
team, asked permission to speak,
lie was granted the permission and
made the stutement that the exer
cise on tho sweeper was not surb as
the horseso needed lo Kite them wind
tor long runsswlth the engine. Ma
yor Matlock at that Juncture Inter
rupted him and told him, In effect,
he had better keep still or he might
loso his Job.
It was finally decided lo keep tho
team on the sweeper for the time
being at least. It la understood that
the arrangement Is not permanent.
The question of the levy fif taxes
was taken up by the roiincll first.
The following statement was pre
sented by the recorder:
Present warrant Indebt
edness JII3,S0r..5
Amount In sight to be ap
plied 20.494.31
Deficit
Prospective expenses-
. . . H3.311.k-3
Street purposes,
Police
Other snlurlts
Klreinell
l-'lro team and Its care.
Incidentals
Interest on sewer
12340.00
11700.00
14,10.011
230.00
1200.00
20110.00
1231.2.1
Total t. 421. 23
This Bum. with the deficit of U,
.111. 'Jit, innkcti jr. ll, 7 I J.I s U lio
mined.
The nnertnmeiit roll nt rep:r'ed bv
th' iiHtteHHor amount to $.t,M3.4S7.
It wart dcdfd nfM-r eonf"reneo
that (he fullnwttut levy he nude:
Klv.i mills for the Keitcral fnmH two
ml I In fin mi i-iti'l mill i-tmH mi "iiti"ii
two and nlx-tenthn for Hewer nttr-
Poncm and foiii'-U'itt lis of a mill for
llhrarv purported, making a total
of to mills.
The chalrinnu of the t'.'Q nnd wa
ter committer reported ad .erily
on the petition to raise tho nalury of
Ihn flro chief from $M per year to
$10 per month, nnd the report of
thu committer was Adopted hy tho
council with Councilman lltirbuugti
dlHMeiillnfc',
I'nvliiK AttwenwiiH'iil.
Tho ordlnanco annvsilnK tho prop
erty on ell her ulile ot Wlllaaietto
In
('!IA!U.i:H KVANS IIL'CiIIKS.
(iovcrnor of Now York, who
j won faimi im nn itisiirniico invosti-
pator nml who is looke.l upon as a
priJuiitiul possibility.
street for paving the sir. et was
thereupon read and by the usual
tne'hod was passed.
This mnkes the cost of 11.86 per
front foot. The assessment ordi
nance for grading and grtvllng
Hitnilrt. street. Cheshire street, alley
between Third and Fourth street,
nd nnd alley between Seventh and
Klvhth street, were passed in due
form.
Milk Orinani-e.
An ordinance regulating the soil
lnu' .f tnllk and providing for a II
ceuse therefor. The ordinance pro
vides for II for license, and provide!
for the proper kind of cattle and the
Inspection of the rowa from which '
milk la received, and It doea not ap
ply to a resident keeping one or two
cow, for hla own use and selling
milk to neighbors In the Immediate
vicinity, but the rows shall he sub
ject to same restrictions. The ob
ject of the ordinance la to put. the
milk dealers under the supervision
of the city authorities as to sanitary
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