THE EUGENE
VOL. 35
ECtiEXE, OREtiOX, TIU'RSDAY EYEXIXli, JAXl'ARY i!, 11)118
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DAILY
GUARD
SERIOUS RIOTING
IN STREETS OF
MUNCIE, INDIANA
Muncie, Jan. 2. Rioting was re
sumed In tbe streets of'Muncie today
between the strikers and strike-
breakers in tbe employ of tbe Indiana j
Traction Company. Shots were fired ,
and stones and other missiles thrown j
and so far nine persons have been in-1
Jured. Cars were started this morn- j
ing without interruption, each car-
Tying from seven to nine strike-1
breakers. Later two thousand peo-j
pie gathered and stoned the cars, the !
strike-breakers being driven from the ;
cars at several points. It is expected ;
that troops will be brought from In
dianapolis. NATIONAL Gl'AHl)
HELD IN REAWXUSS
Indianapolis, Jan. 2. Three com
panies at the Indiana National Guard
are under arms in readiness to pro
ceed to Muncie, Anderson and other
places along the line of the Indiana
MAIL ORDERS FILLED SAME HOUR AS
JANUARY CLBAN-UP SALE
Dress Goods
The prices on the largest and best stock of Dress
Goods between Portland and Sacramento feels the keen
edge of the price cutting knife during the January
Clean-Up Sale,
FLANNEL WAISTING '.! "' "
25c all-wool trlcob flannel walstings,' comes in navy, brown, bluek,
green, red, pink and blue; clean-up price, the yard -'c
SCOTCH FLANNEL WAISTINGS j.
35c stripe and chck Scotch waistings in stripes and plaids of as
sorted colors; clean-up price, the yard 25c
BROADCLOTH
$3.50 beautiful chiffon broadcloth, 54 Inches wide, black and deep
red; clean-up price, the yard . $.1.00
BLACK DRES.s'gOODS i
Entire stock of Black Dress Coods, all thi-Jnew weaves, latest de
signs, every piece without exception Roes at Clean-Up Price.
Ladies' Coats Almost Given Away?..
$12.50 to $22.50 Box Coats Ininn, black and red broadcloth, che
viots and Meltons, Skinner's satin lined. They are last sea
son's goods, but you will find a wonderful bargain; clean-up
price, each .$;t.oo
Domestic Department ..
Matchless buying inducements in the domestic department. It
Is an unloading time this stock must be reduced.
FLA N N E LLETT ICS
12Vfcc Flannellette, assorted colors and" designs, suitable for dresses,
sacques, waists; clean up price; the yard 10c
HEAVY FLANNELLETTE
16' 2-3c Flannellette, light and dark colors, extra heavy quality;
clean-up price, the yard 12Hc
OUTING FLAXNEL -
Heavy cream or white outing flannel, the yard 10c
HOSIERY DEPARTMENT
Black or gray wool hose or black cachemer" hose, the pair .... 23c
BOYS' HOKE
20c heil'vy ribbed hose for sturdy lad, Btrong and durable, the
pair 15c
Embroidery
Ik It ! 1
QYAIs SS
WOUCESTKR.
Corsets -
$5.00
Teddy Bears '
$3.50
Union Traction Company, whose em
ployes are on strike. Companies at
Winchester, Kokomo, Greenfield
and Lebanon have been ordered by
Governor Hanley to prepare for ac
FINISHING TOVCHES
OF FRENCH TREATY
Washington, Jan. 2. The finish
ing touches were today added to the
draft of. the trade agreement be
tween America and France, under
section three of the Dlngley act. It Is
expected the document will be pro
mulgated by the state department in
a day or two.
CECILIA LOFTl'S'
CONDITION SERIOUS
New York, Jan. 2. Cecilia Loftus
is In a serious condition in a private
Hospital from an operation for ap
pendicitis performed yesterday.
Department
Brautiful rimbroiderics nn sheer nainsook
worth up to 2oc yd, Clean-Up Price
the yard - I lc
Corset Cover "Embroidery
35c Coi-et Cover Hint J'.dery, 18 inches
wid.', Clean-Up tfice the yd 25c
Corsets
11.00 and SI. 50 Corsets Clean-Up Price
each '. 50c and 75c
Lawn 'Shirtwaists
Entire line of L'wn V.ii-N. t Half Price.
Hampton Bros,
Where Cash Beats Credit
RECEIVERS FOR
SEAROARD AIRLINE
RAILROAD NAMED
Richmond, Va., Jan. 2. Judge
Prltchard, judge of the United States
circuit court, entered a decree today
naming S. Davies Warfleld, of Baltl-
more, and R. Lancaster Williams, of
....... ... ...... , mi . . . . i. . w .i.i.u iiuiuw-
rtintft nmupsftlnn nf th nronprtv nfl
the Seaboard Air Line railroad. !
Their bond was fixed nt SS0.000
each. :
R. Lancaster Williams is a member
of the banking house of Middendorf,
Williams & Co., and Warfield is pres
ident or me uonuneniai l rusi uom- j "
pany. Warfield is also a director of:
the Seaboard Air Line and was chos-. y
' en to represent the majority interests, ; 7"
while Williams will look after the
considerable minority, led by his
brother, John Skelton Williams, of
Richmond. j
About $25.0,00,000 of the $33,-
7So,000 of the bonds of the merged
!
compuny are neia nere. uperauon oi
the line will'not be affected by the i
receivership.
TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR
FIRE AT NEWPORT,
OR.
Newport, Or., Jan. 1. Damage ap
proximating $10,000 was done early
Gents' Furnishing Dept.
The general Clean-Up Sale in this department in
cludes Overcoats, Rain Coats, Underwear, Etc.
Overcoats of unfinished worsteds, Meltons and
Cravcnettes, high class and the finest grades. We have
the largest and best stock south of PoH-ir.i . - ,
OVERCOATS AND CRAV1N
NETTES $10.00 overcoats reduced to
$5.00
$12.50 overcoats reduced to
$10.00
$14.00 Cravenotte reduced to
$11.20
$13.00 Overcoat reduced to
$12.00
$1S.00 Cravcnctto reduced to
$u.-io
$25.00 overcoat reduced to
$20.00
HOYS' CLOTHING
The celebrated "Mrs. Jane
Hopkins' School Suits for
Boys" will be found here In
great variety of price and
styles, ages from 4 to 16 years.
Boys' two-piece suits $1.50
Well made School Suits. .$2.50
Extra quality Suits . .
$3.00
Navy blue double breasted
Suits $4.BO
Other styles and qualities to
$7.0
Boys' Overcoats...
Dressy llttlo top coats, long overcoatB to keep the legs warm and
dry, all styles, 4 to 16 years; prices $2.30 to $13.00
Men's Dutchess Trousers...
These goods are guaranteed not to
ity can be had for
One with more wear Is sold for
A better grail" with more days' service
We have a quality of better lookers
Heavy Fleeced Underwear...
Cray ribbed fleeced underwear, the suit
Warm heavy wool underwear, the suit
Extra quality wool shirts and drnwi rs, the sui"
Boys Underwear...
Boys' fleeced 25c shirts', sale price
Boys' b'-avy fleeced 75c. nnderwenr; .::le price .
this morning by a fire that ravaged
tho business district, consuming an
j entire block on Main strtot. The
I business houses affected, with losses,
are as follows: Dr. Davis, photo
graph gallery, $1000; Stacker's meat
market, $1000; G. Scholleuberg,
lodging house,, and Lee Williams,
(general merchandise, $3000, with in
j surnTuce light; G. Schollenberg, Jew
I elry and millinery-$2000, no lnsur-
j ance; F. O. Booth, jewelry, loss on
j building, $1000; T. G. HopklnB, real
j estate, on building, $500; McCIeary
ja Chatterton, butcher shop, $1000,
n0 insurance,
,
. , ,
1p
t4vK no pvr.T l
l,A K tM r..OUa.l
1XWERS DISCOUNT ItATK
Loudon, Jan. 2. The Bank
of Kuglnnd today lowered the
rate of discount from 7 to II
per cent.
New York, Jan. 2 The an
nounce) i:it that the Bank of
England had , reduced the
minimum discount rate to 6
per cent gives great satisfac
tion In hanking centres In this
citj.
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL
KILLED ON STREET
Samara, Russia,- Jan. 2. Colonel
Bobroff, chief of the provincial gen
darmerie, was shot dead In a crowded
street today.
RECEIVED
rip or lose a button. Oood qual
$1.2.1
$i.r
$1.73
$2.0O
. . $1.00
. . If2.00
, . $.Y(I(
o
Boys'
. Caps
25c and 50c
JAPANESE RIOT
AGAIN IMMINENT
AT VANCOUVER B. C.
Portland, Jan. 2. A special dis
patch from Vancouver, B. C, to the
Evening Telegram says that feeling
runs high In that city as a result of
an attack of a band of Japanese upon
three firemen last night, following
thebrcaklu g of a window in a Japan
ese store. One of the firemen play
fully shoved a companion lu such u
milliner that he could not regain his
balance and fell against the window.
In tho fight which followed the en
raged Japanese badly cut up the fire
men with their knives.
Only tho boisterous weather keeps
tho peoplo ofl tho streets, which lias
prveented a demonstration of more
or less serious proportions. The dan
ger lies 111 the fact that there are
M'LEAN TO BE
GIVEN FREEDOM
BY RANSOM;
Tangier. Jan. 1. Kaid Harry Mc
Lean, who has been a prisoner in the
hands of bandit Itaisuil since July 3,
expects release now al any time. The
British government has capitulated
SIR IIAURY irLEAN.
Commander of the sultan of Mo
rocco's bodyguard. Cnptured by
Raisuli, the Moroccan baudit, and
held for ransom.
to the demands of Kuisull and will
grant him $100,000 ransom for Mc
Lean, guarantee protection for the
bandit and his family and securo the
release of his Imprisoned tribesmen.
BRIDEGROOM SLAIN
BY OLD ENEMY
Butt', Jan. 2. K. A. I.awrwnce.
aged 22, of Butte, who was shot by
Krcd Baker, of I'lllon, Just as Law
rence and Miss Nora Baker, aged ID.
were about to step to the altar, died
to, lay. Tin' murd-'r wys tho riMiilt
of itn old utiarrcl.
JAMES PKEGLEY'S
BODY FOUND IN
Port land
.Ian. 2.--A special ilin
Kvenlng TelegraMi from
Miy:-i that Ih- body of
puich to til"
Annua, fir.,
lill.ies I'll. -Hi
prominent Caiibv'
: 'nun w Irive (ll-apiieiirance on llf-cein- :
iT 1-' '-re it. .I a ,.Oat ion. anil over'
wlib-h there was r.ni'.ldeialilii talk of
f.r.il pl.'.v. wa:t found a mile anil a
half Iroin that place Unlay In the
-, I
brush. Ills JiiL-ular vein was ru nnd ! the accident thai befell Colo his
he was stabbed to the heart. It ll' left arm was mashed off and he sus
I believed that It was a '-asii of mil- mined n fr tMred cki;!!. RLu;:;
lleldj.
hundreds of unemployed In the city
Tho five Japanese have been arrest
I ed as a result of the affray.
JAPANESE WILLIXO
I TO MEET DEMANDS
1 Washington. Jan. 2. Secretary
; Root has received from Ambassador
, O'Brien at Tokio a copy of the trans
; n ipt of the reply of the Japanese gov
ernment to the plan restricting Ini
' migration into Amerlsa, presented by
Mr. O'Brien. Boot has not had op
j portunity to go extensively into tho
'long document, but It. is stated the
'. reply exhibits a disposition on tho
i purl of tho Japanese government to
meet the desires of America lu a sat-
isfactory manner.
ATTORNEY GENERAL
j MAY BRING SUIT
AGAINST HARRIMAN
Washington, Jan. 2. Attprney
Oeneral Bonaparte, when questioned
today as to 1 lie truth of the state
ment that suit would soon
lie brought to dUsolvo t lie
relationship between tho Union
and Southern I'aelflc railroads
known as the Ilarrluian system,
would only say that the matter Is un
der consideration, but he was not
prepared to affirm or deny tho re
port. WOMEN ALLOWED
PBIVILEBGES OE MEN
New, York, .Inh. 2. -So suc
cessful has been the plan of
permitting women to smoke
in Hi public, dining room of
a prominent Broadway res
taurant that others will fol
low suit. Heretofore no first
class restaurants In the city
permitted women to smoke in
the public rooms.
ANNA'S EX-HUSBAN.D
MAY FIGHT DUEL
Bnrls, Jan. 2. Thero was a violent
quarrel today In front of the church
of St. Pierre do Challlot between
Count Iloui do Castellane and I'rlnce
Hello do Sagan. V Tho count Is said to
have spat lu the face of the pi-luce.
Another report says he struck the
prince, cutting his face. They were
separated by the count'B brother, and
a duel may result.
! DEAF MI TES DAXCK
OLD YEAR Ol T AT SEATTLE
Seattle, Wash., Jan. 1 Doaf mutes
from all over I'ugel. Sound met here
for New Year's eve festivities lust
night at the labor temple. Tho occa
sion was the first iinniinl ball given
by the l'uget Sound Association of
the deaf, and the program Included
merrymaking of a most unusuul char
acter. Waltzes, two-steps and Virginia
reels, nil without music fro mplnnn,
clarionet or 'cello, wore carried ofl
In almost perfect time, and with a
spirit and vim strangely Infectious to
one familiar with the silent language
of the fingers. Except for an occa
sional burst of laughter the dance
was gone through with almost noise
lessly. More than 50 persons were
there, most of them d"iif and dumb.
; although some wen; ilenf only. Mum-
hers were present front Bremerton,
Aniicorles and (leorgetown, while
one man came all the way frob
Blllte.
EIRE Ot'M Its IV
BEDROOM OE I'ltlN'CE
1 I
Merlin. Jan. 2. Eire In the bed
room of I'rlnce Eitel Erledrlcli, third
son nf th' emperor, residing at the
roviil chateau of Bellevue, In th 'Tler
graten. ciiiseil eoiiKlderable damiige
to t Iim cast le.
TKXIRIfe'XT
Hi ll DI(J
WRECKED
BY IKIMII
New York. Jan. 2. A dynamite
bomb, hellevd to have been fired by
th.. Ilbirk Hand, wrecked Hi" entire
low. r floor or a five-story tenement
on Easi Eleventh street last, night.
In 4lie panic one man was Injured.
Albert
l.raki
I.. Ci
man
le. th,
who
: Hunt hern Paei
was In lured In
var.li here Saturday night, died
.day In the hospital at Portland.
Review.
i
LIBERAL REWARD
FOR MAN WHO
FOUND HER PURSE
Atlantic City, Jan. 2.
Douglas Gibson, a chair
pusher on the board walk,
found a pocketbook contain
ing $400 In money and sever
al thousand dollars' worth of
Jewelry. He was counting
the money when the woman
who had dropped the pocket
book appeared. She praised
tiibsou's honesty and said she
would reward him. She then
carefully counted tho bills
and handed llibson two nlek
los and two pennies as a re
ward. DEEEXDAXT IV 1MREL
SI' IT SERIOISLY ILL
Berlin, Jan. 2. Harden Is serious,
ly ill and was unable to appear In
court today.
CALEB POWERS' '
FATE IN HANDS
OF. JURYMEN
Georgetown, Jan. 2. The Jury Is
today considering the evidence In the
case of the state against Caleb Bow
ers, accused of the murder of Clov
ernor William (lo.'bel. Arguments
CALEB POWERS.
Kentiiekinn who is being tried
tho fourth timo for tho alleged
murdur of (jovemor Willitni Goo
bcl.
were closed last evening and the Ju
ry retired, but decided to postpone
actual consideration of tho case un
til today.
wood's instructions :
,were;not ready
Boise, Ida., Jan. 2.-7Judgo Wood
waa not ready to rurnlsh the attor
neys with copies of his Instructions
to tho Jury in the Pettlbono case to- '
day, and an adjournment was taken
until tomorrow morning. Pottibone's
condition Is Improved. He returned
to the hospital after court adjourn
ed today.
I'ROMIXEXT S( ltf;iX)N
DIES IX CHICAtiO
Chicago. Jan. 2. Dr. Nicholas
Senn, one of t ho most widely known
surguons or the rnlti.( states, died
here today. He was chief or tho op
erating staff In the field during the
Hpanlsli-Ainerlenn wnr. I
PilLSEUilY
BECOMES CHIEF
OF NAVIGATION
Washington, Jan. 2. After a con
ference with President liosvi-lt
Secretary Metcalf i,m Captain J. 1:!
Plilsbury, the nniuiunceinent win
made thut the !. ter had been select,
eil as cbier of the luivlgatiun hurenu
or the navy department.
The Dalles Daily Chronicle sur
prised Its subscribers by c'.ianglng
to a nrirnlng paper. The new editor
1 ii. v, 'Wiiiis, tormorly or Fondle
ton. (
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