VOL. 35
lCl'GKXK, OHI-XiOX, SATl'KDAY KVKMXO, JAjNTAllY 11, 11(08
XO. 10
GREAT "FIREPROOF" SKYSCRAPER -
BURNED LIKE TINDER CAUSING LARGE
LOSS WITH MANY NARROW ESCAPES1:
NEW YORK BANKS
HAVE MORE MONEY
THAN REQUIRED
NewTork.Jan.il. Fire early to-1 sixth floor when the building col-, to actual settlers onlv at the rateil
. Anmnletely gutted the Parker lapsed. They were forced to climb not exceeding $2.50 per acre."
y . vitBnth treet and ! t0 eighth floor, where they were The attorney-general has replied I
building at Nineteenth street ana , rescued by their fellows, who ascend-; tllat proceedings will shortly be taken ' t
Fourth avenue, the building Deing a,ed the precipitous and tottering walls ! to determine the rights and resuon-lT
.M,ten-stnry structure, and owing to with scaring Udders. A score of fiie-sibilltles of the Southern Pacific Com- j J
water pressure tne nrei""" i"jui uui mS me cuuua-, puny s nuiuing ime to ine tanas men
nB '"" ... gratlon. iiniu.H
.. t iun Fn on limn lr whh .... .
could nub i v." ..... .. ,K01)ert uoyer, the missing printer, - Further than this the attornev-
New York, Jan. 11. The
weekly statemeut of the clear-
lug house banks shows a sur-
plus of reserves, under the re-
quirementg of the 25 per
cent rule, today for the first
time since the financial strin-
gency begun in October. The
surplus was $t,0S4,0r0
above the requited iegui re-
serve.
!
i general says he is not authorized by
I law nor permitted by practice of the i
! department to speak. He reconH- :
I mends that the writers take no ex-'
pense upon themselves In regard to!
I the matter except on tho advice of ;
mill TrPT nniilTP counsel of unblemished reputation!
WILL ItSr GRANTS, a"l standing. I
in ruins. The loss is variously esu-1 was employed on the fifth floor.
mated up to ?li,oou,uuu.(
Although it was accounted fire-
proof the great building burned like ROUCD fJMPNT
tinder, and three firemen and a print-1 uu ""' - '
er are reported missing, tho search j
for bodies progressing under dlffl-.
culties. There were many thrilling I
Rescues. Fivefiremen were caught Washington, Jan. 10. Attorney-! A restaurant will probably go in
on the roof and must have certainly j General Bonaparte recently' received ! where Julius Goldsmith formerly
perished had not a rocket carrying a j a number of inquiries relating to the Had his branch cigar store in the
tnnt rone been sent up from the roof ! status of Kinds held under the rail-; Coleman building. The man who in
. a- hniMin. rwn tHi i road and wagon road grants in Ore-itends to open It went to Portland
o(an adjoining Duuaing. uown mis n whlch have not b dBI)osed 0fthis morning to buy his fixtures. Ho
rope they slid to safety by the grantees, and 'asking If the will have a lunch counter and install
Three men were caught at the 1 present holders "have to sell the same' boxes In tho place.
STOLE JEWELS WORTH
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND
N'ew York, Jan. 11. Tho police
have arrested Frank Itlva, his wife
and his brother Carlo for theft of
jewels, valued at $25,000, from the
home of Charles F. Hrooker, at An
sonla, Conn. Klva was formerly the
butler in Brooker's home, and jewels
were foand in an Fast Side tenement
to the value of $17,000.
JANUARY UNLOADING
S A This unloading, sale continues to attract crowds of fore-
JTa flg rVV sighted shoppers. It is the buying time of the year re-
ductions from every department, Goods underpriced all
over the store. Look which way you will, goods on display witri prices reduced.
Wise buyers will make this time a money-saving- event. Some goods are marked
one-fifth off, others pne-third off, while many are sold at one-half price; others
even less than half price. ' Spring goods are arBving and we must have room.
HENEY TO BEGIN
JOHN H. HALL'S TRIAL
ON NEXT MONDAY
Children's Worsted Dresses
One-Half Price
at,
Children's drosses of brown, blue and
red enchmere, navy serge, black ,
, and white chocks and fancy plaids,
worth from $1.50 to (t.(M); sale
price 7ic to yil.OO
' Ladies' Wool Waists for
1-2 Price
Our entire line of ladies' wool wnlsls
undorpriced. Hod," brown .and
blue wrgos, black anil white nio
hafr bias plaids; many combina
tions of colors; all new goods,
worth from $1.50 til !S:.50; mi It
price 75c to $1.75 )
Ladies' Coats at 1-4 Price
In the coat and suit department
prices are just Irri-sistablc; spring
goods are coining; wo must have
room.
$12.50 to $15.00 mats of black, tan
or rod broadcloth for about U
their valno; your choice, each. .
' $:l.50
You can buy any Coat in stock for less.
Ladies' Suits at 1-3 Price
KarKaln-seokins; women will avnil
themselves of this price-cutting
sale to get then suit at a great
saving; $15.01) to $22.00 suits,
sale price, each $7.00
Kverjr suit in the sloro reduced.
All Dress Goods
For Less
l--lneh to ,-,i.ucli cnivenetto gmids,
mixiil tan, blues, grays, olive,
'lack nnil white; worth from $1.00
'he yard t ijta.50 the yard; sale
lii', the ynnl km- l -'.oo
Dress Silks at a Great
Saying
."(HI
of iipuvi- i,f .in.. i .,.., him. nil jiml crci'ii.
plain, iliivks and .stripes; regular prior' $l.5ii tin- yard; mlc
I"-'"', I he j '
2.50 to 3.50 Mackcntoshcs$I,50: Ladies Cravcnncttc $7
Domestics Underpriced
Kveryliody knows cotton gotuls are higher than they linvc been in
ovi-r 40 years, but we arc soiling thein at orjioar old-tlmo
prices. We are unloading.
IxiiimIuIo Muslin, the yurd He
8!i Apron Ginghams, the yard 7c
Twilled Toweling, tho yard 5c
12?4c Cream and White Outing l'lunuel, the yard 10c
Clark's O. N. T. Thread, the spool 5c
12Jr Flnnnelottos, all colors, the yard 10
:15c Table Linen, tlioyard 25e
Bargains Here and There
.Now is tho time to buy. It is economy.
Allwool tricot flannel, tin- yard 20c
:15c Srotcli flannel wnisting, tile yard 25c
10c and 12 He laces, the yard 5c
Dross Trimmings '. HA1,F PltK'K
20c lndiis'. girls and boys' hose, tin pair 15c
rmhrelliis, good strong ones, each 05c
Heavy floored lined vests, each 25c
50c ladies' union suits, ouch 25c
I2?r juid 15c embrohlery, the ynnl . 10c
Ididios' wool hose, the pair .... '. 25c
50c Outing l'lanuol Drowses for Children 25c
Clothing Department
We arc ever ready to show you the best, biggest and
newest stock of Clothing between Portland and Sacra
mento. Our Overcoats have the style, the fit, they arc
the look well and wear well kind. Everyone from $8.50
to $30.00 at a reduced price.
$8.50 Coats, sale price $6.80
$10.00 " " 8.00
$15.00 ' " 12.00
$20.00 " " 16 00
$30.00 u " 24.00
Wc carry the celebrated
Hart
Shaffner
Marx
Clothing for men. v
35c Corset Cover
Embroidery
25c
Hampton
Where Cash Beats Cfi.t
work on Monday, when the cuso of
j former United Slates DWti li t Attor
; ney John II. Hall will bo called for
I '.rial.
: Hoiu'y In omplintic in his statement
' that tlu di'i'ision in tho Williaiusim
; cast) tlous not aftVct the other land
: fraud cases ponding in Ort'Ktm, and
I shvs t hoy will ht pushed to trial.
; lleney will not conduct any of the
cases after ho Is finished with the
. Hall manor. Inn the prosecution of
; future eases Is'larjjely in thn hands
. of T. Becker, who has boon ap
. pointed iisslstant to lleney.
llenMnlintf the Fulton episode. 1 lo
in ey says: "Wo will show Mr. Fulton
.before we set through,' but. beyond
! that ho would say little affortiiiK tho
' case.
! Speaking of (ho doposal rtf W. C.
! Bristol as United States District At
torney, lleney says ho recommended
Bristol to Attorney-General Bona
parte as tho best man In tho country
to carry on tho prosecution of the
land frauds, and still sticks to his
opinion in this respect.
rKANOTS J. 1LEXEY.
Portland, Jan. 11. Francis J. Ile-
wldely heralded foo of
FATHER JOHN CRONSTADT
HONORED BY CZAR
St. Poteishurj;, Jnn. 11. The em
peror baa manifested hln confidence
...w., - j In Put her John, or Uronstadt, oy a-
wrons-iloers, arrived in the city to-1 pointing him to purticlpnto In the hIU
r..... C 1?i..,,,n!..n, in i.itinu llti, I ,1...... nT I 1, ul.,,,wl I.f I I, I U Villi,' II I'll TP
prosecution of th alleged land j honor for a non-monkish clergyman,
frauds In this state, lie will begin t l enjoyed by but, two other men.
JUDGE GROSSCUP
THINKS ROOSEVELT
AN "OVER-IDEAL"
Chicago, Jan. 11. JudBO Peter S.
Grosscup thinks President Roosevelt
an "over Ideal." In an nddiess at a
bnnquct of the Heta Theta PI fnvteir
nity last nisht Judge Grosscup said:
"I may not be sure but what Roose
velt Is n over Ideal. We must not
go too far In the practical sido of
REBELS DECLARE
HOLY WAR AND
FRANCE IS WORRIED
I JUDGE1 PETER 8. GROSSCUP.
I
Tanglor. Jan. 11. Mulai
Hafld was on January 4 pro
claimed sultan at Fez and a
holy war was declared.
Purls, Jan. 11. Tho gov
ernment is considerably dis
turbed by the unexpected de
claration of n holy war at
Foz, and la anxiously await
ing Information as to tho
number of tribes who will fol
low the rebel sultan, Mulul
Hafld.
I
I
$1.25 1
o Gloves 1
60c
life, to the exclusion of the Ideal.
They go hand In hand and accomplish
something more than dreams. Ideals
uro often overdrawn und wo may
earry Ihoni too far. it Is In tills re
spect 1 refer to the president. We
should not devote ourselves in this
commercial age to mere Ideals, buti
should look further." I
EX-MAXOR SCHMITZ
A TIRES OF PRISON
San Francisco, Jan. 11.
Application for the release on
ball of lOugeno 10. Schmltz,
former mayor, confined In nio
county Jail for eight months,
was made to Superior Judge
Dunne this morning by tho
counsel for the mayor. Ac-
tlon was postponed until Mon-
day.
San Francisco, Jnn, 11. That the
prosecution of tho bribery graft cases
will endeavor to revenge Itself upon
Abo Itiiuf for the reversul by the ap
pellate court of the conviction of
Schmltz on tho chargo of extortion,
and nullify all extortion Indictments
agulnst Schmltz and Kuef by refusal
of immunity to the former political
boss, and by prosecuting lilm on
enough of the KM) odd Indictments
returned against him to insure suffi
cient conviction that they will result
in practically a life sentence, even
though it is found necessary to drop
all other cases, was the statement
made to the Associated Press last
night by a person closely Identified
with Kuef.
HUSBAND AND
WIFE FOUGHT DUEL
TO THE DEATH
!
Oakland, Oil., Jan. ll.-Pletrl
Sarocobl, an Iron worker, and Ills
.wife fought a duel to the death this
morning In their collage. lie was
irni"l with a liii-ue butcher knife
and she with a razor. After righting
twenty minute the husband slew hit.
wife find cm hw own :hnit from ear
to e-ir, evpiring mi her ib .'nl Im'' .
Wfii-ry over rn ,n y. .:ii I I i le' deposil
. 1 In the I'alll rui'i Tri-.t Savins
Hank, and ill" fail thai !'is wli" !
him sic ral tlm. i rifi nily. jii-k lie
ll"V"d t" li vi' ;, "',i am ia' the i-aiii.es
of the fatal iuai ti I.
V. V. Cbessmaii li ft this aftern ion
for points north.
I p. ii ic i i.i:i:t mv
isn i'i (;i;r s(;i d
f Wailni'Ji'in, Jan. 1 I.-- 4
Admiral Mvuns' licet may
tn.ik" a trip to Pile"! Sound 4
i nl'ti-r leaving San i-nincliio 4-
this summer, so It Is olliclal- 4
I Iv siaii'd.
1 4
'
- Chfcago W'hmt Mai-kel.
f'hliago, Jan. 1 I . Wheal, closed:
May. l.u.- July, lis ,r.-n; S ptl'lll-
bet, Il.'i 1-S.
MAJOR BEAKER
TALKS OF ARMORY
APPROPRIATION
KXPIiAINS THAT STATU AI1MO
ltlKS Wll.li UK SAVING OVKK
PKKSHXT SYSTKM OF ISKNTKU
11 All.S
K
P(UTI,AM ;IAIS1 Ol'FIC'KK IS
DltiFXH TOIIAV AXI WILIi
lioiiK iu:i,iXQi K.xcv runiT
TOXKiHT TO TKV MICMItKKS
WHO FAIl.K.I) TO ATTFXI) TAIt-
;i;t pis.uticf.
Major F. S. Iteaker, of the Third
Uegiment, and inspector of ritle prac
tico of Hie Oregon National Guard,
Is In I he city from Portland for tho
purpose of trying 87 members of
Company C and two members of Com
pany A, of this city, for non-attendance
at rlflo practice luiing the pa&t
year. A delinquency court over
which Major Heaker will preside will
be held In the armory tonight and the
members of the companies who have
been sumoned to appear will be asked
to state their excuses for not partici
pating in the practice, as required by
law. Tho -penalty Is a fine of from
$1 to t't, and If the flue is not paid
the law prescribes a jail sentence, but
it is not probublo that any of tho lo
cal delinquents will choose to sorvo
time. ,
Major lleaker was Interviewed by a
Guard reporter at lunch at the
Snieedo Hotel today In regard to tho
O. N. O. armory appropriation, which
who held It up by the referendum
along wllli tho University of Oregon
appropriation. Ho slated that as fur
as hu can ascertain the people of the
state In general favor letting tho ap
propriation stand, even those who op
posed It at the time It was passed and
who. held It up by the referendum,
being favorable toward It since the
matter has been thoroughly explained
to thorn. Tho legislature appropriat
ed $11)0,000 for the erection of ar
mories In the stale, $2 5,000 to be
available each year until tho money is
exhausted. It will be a saving to the
state, Major Dcaker explained, to
build the armories. At present the
stnte pays nearly $10,000 a year for
armory rent. If the state has Us own
armories it can readily bo seen that
within a few years they will pay for
themselves. Most of the companies
outside of Portland have very poor
quarters, whero It Is almost impossl-
DR. 8IMON FLEXNER,
Dr. Flexner, a New York physician,
has discovered an autltoxiu for Bplnul
meningitis.
hie to keep the slate and government
property In decent shape, and on ac
count of luck of facilities and poor
quartern tho propery rapidly deterio
rates In value and usefulness, where
as In the slate's own armories every
thing could bu kept as It should be.
Anolher good feature of the stato
armory would be rending rooms, club
rooms and gymnasiums, a plneo
where the young men of the towns
' -M '""- "iiiht.f
XTEEN LIVES
LOST BECAUSE CF
SENSELESS PANIC
A,.i-.,i-,!l.' 1 1 . ,.,
l - ii ,.i:,i. it, in
Washington, so liio !'""lal liewipa-
n-r fiirri'-poiiili'iii say. Senator Ful
liiil Is full of fii;hl ami will oppose I
llto coiil'lniiall.tn of Chris Sch in liel
i-is district it 1 1 ii-mii i- f,ii Ii..... ... I
i Senator Bonnie it-led' to have Sciiue
! iji'I confirmed ncim-fi I enll,.,,i.n,
leached Washington, nui. Hie somite
j comnillti'o held It up.
Harnsley York, Knulaml,
.Ian. 1 I . A senseless stam
pede of a crowd In n theatro
In this city resulted In a
Hhot-kiur; oti.piter. Sixteen
persons. Including a nniu.ier
of children In anus, worn
crushed In death nud miiay
others liiluri'd In the rush to
get. mil of the buililin:;. There
was no il ingnr nud nn rire,
and only lu an unai-cmiualilo
panic the crowd found en-e.-S
from the theatre liampered liy
ilf. nuuibers.