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EUGENE GU A
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LIST AT FERNIE j crowsnestregion
GROWS LONGER:
'Mini and $1".-
i Villi.
I Ki-niii' has 1m-. 11 wlpul nut and the
I ."-m, in itosiner, ldko
uis.m and
! ed
THEY NEVER
4
. ine 3. The
HUMS. " . A
LTwke out again 7
P". . ..j unsraer. The
Mi Michel
Mictd d
L rising
Women.
being rushed to the stricken region.
Fires near Hosuier, Michel and
Cranbrook, .which threatened those
tcuns, have apparently Been checked
and there Is less anxiety today. The
latest news received at Michel places
ihe number of dead at Fernie at 102,
with 64 others burned In the logging
camps of Elk river. An unofficial
statement, said to have come from
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Aug 2. Fernie, places the total list of dead, J
01 reruie ttiiu dumvuiiuius iaui)ia ni
ni:.i IX OXK (AMI'
Vancouver, H. C'., Aug 2
A report from ('lanbmok,
the first station west of Fer
nie, says that 01 men and 2
women were burned to d-ath
In No. 4 logging camp cf ,),,
Elk Klver Lumber Company.
The camp was surrounded
by fire and not a single person
escaped.
Hundreds or refuges are
being brought through Fernie
to Cranbrook tonight.
Sparwnml.
Cokato are ivnorteil imm. i
-Miiuaei is i lrenTeii.-. ....i......
flames are checked.
T - fire Is still raging.
Towns llennm-d In ,y Flames.
The disaster is unique In the his
tory of Western Canada. For an en
tire section of country towns, rail
roads, bridges and forests were swept
away. Ilosmer, the pet town of the
Canadian Pacific Railway Company,
and Michel, 2S miles nest of the point
where Ferule stood vesterdnv n'i. im
properly loss of $8,000,-1
U pieces of news "(,73, with
'ttnib from , 000.. ,
toelomeBts have been njgnatches received by the under- Vancouver, n. c. Am 9 i.
L,iy(rorat .fternoon
Ha, l! no mu "lRce tne Canadian Pacific's new coa'ana "rkness tonight burned for 40
mica uiuus me cik river valley. In
. t.if n ace me caaaumu
L,mstonave numc tinpIe ls valued at $250,000. A dls-
Km for the present. patch from Winnipeg declares the
L dispatch from Nelson, death total will reach 400.
L..mhpr n( knoitn dead atl Vancouver wired $5000 for relief
ij ettlmatcs the property loss; yesterday, and a tralnload of supplies
to.lOl, but the exact uuuiun t
mar never be known.
P1Ja.J . . ... . ... irnltnn nn Pn era Tenn-1
:a of (ooa ana raiuieui. me ' . n
wnai is Known as the Crows' Nest re
gion of East Kootenay.'
Loss of life has been heavy. Some
1 "ports make the death list between
I "0 and 100.
Property damage has been estimat-
emie siuoa yesterday n'ur
noon, are making a desperate effort
to stay on the map. These towns are
surrounded by flames, and if thev
burn tonight the added loss of life
will be comparatively small, while the
property loss will be practically dou
bled. When 'the blaze occurred at Fer
tile yesterday afternoon wire commu
nication was wiped out. This after
noon at 4 o'clock the Canadian Pa-
cittc had succeeded in establishing a
, temporary station one mile west of
' ij'e town.
1Oss of Life Appalling. ,
rruui there, Cranurook, the next
divisional point to the west, learned
that not less than seventy lives were
known to have been lost In Fernie
alone. In Nelson, which is fairlv well
in touch with the situation, this esti
mate Is regarded as conservative. The
total death list in the valley may
reach twice that number when the
(Continued on Page Four.)
THIS IS EUCENE'S BUSIEST STORE
wther Sale of
Wash Dresses
ill sell every Wash Dress In
; 10 do SO We nro n,..l,l....
- "minus me
tot one-half is 75 n
'eish Shirtwaist suits Sao
-aap or Canoe
Pillows
p Sun .Bonnets
Vi Pillows for Ik. .,.
-'H'. assorted colors; sale. 1
'"tbotJHs,
hile they last !.-.
7folirfJ Doll Sunbonne:
10c
unnu
'Jt color j ;
MdreiV
Rompers
are (treat labor
special, eadi Jo..
Educed
s Hose
".bp.ri
I5f Pair ,
'' Hos,
heav
ril,l., ,.,
. l.V
light
"ne rililio 1
li'llty; ,),
tot
e damask
Ta.,le
Material
- r.;;Do,u'd s-iw. 2ftr
AUGUST SALE
Of Wonderful Underpriccd
Dry Goods
This is the time of year when
the economically inclined improve
every opportunity offered to se
cure' dependable dry goods at such
a saving. We are placing our
summer stock on our counters
greatly underpriced. This list of
special prices is only a partial
Out. Every department shows
the keen price cutting. Summer
goods must and shall be moved.
Shirtwaist Mel ring away Rapidly
$1.25 waist, open front or back lonor short
sleeves ..$1.00
J .50 waist, sale price, each 1.25
2.00 waist, lace and embroidery trimmed 1.15
2.50 very sheer lawn, fine embroiderey
trimmed, X sl-eer, sale price, each 1 .75
5.00 and $6.00 Kimona sleev e waist, extra
fine; only fe-v left, half price. $2.50 and 3.00
Wash Goods -Price
Balance of our lawns, mulls, poplins, in fact en
tire line of these wash goods to b; closed out at one
half price.
20-cent materials 10c
25-cent materials -- 12!4c
30 cent materials 15c
50-cent materials 25c
Wash Belts of all Kinds
Every white wash belt in stock wor'.h from 25c
to 75c on sale at, each 1 9c
Wool Remnants at JfPrice
Owin? to the extra amount of business during
these days of merchandise moving, remnants are
accumulating very fast. To keep them sold out
we mark them at just one half the former price.
$2.00 remnants at $ ' 00
50c remnants at
25c
Long or Short Kimonas Reduced
$1.25 long kimonas, sale price $ I -00
1.50 long kimonas, sale price. 'aTt
40c short kimonas; sale price.. ..25c
Nazareth Union Suit Waist
Just the best undergarment for children yet; Naz
areth with the best shaped drawers attacneo,
tre suit... ..50c
Copyright 1908 by
Hart Schaifner & Mar
High Grade Clothing
at an Ordinary
Quality Price
May.Hj you ncvi'r huiitfht one of
our suits. .Most everybody has, but
if you lU-vi-r (lit! you should 'do it
now" and get them at the reduced
pricp. You ran save a his day's was
ts 011 ev-ry one you huy.
You know the famous all woo suits
HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX
make. V."1I, wt
their home, and
aiivwlu-re else, n
can pet suits from S-1..VI ;u:d up.
Hell them -this is
you can't get them
n.jr any as good you
To Wear Everywhere
On
pair.
vny . o; rasiuii and In every
Aliayn suitable, always I"
ta.-.!e an.l K'J1 styh-. Try a
nrTCIIKKH TKOrSKIIS nlve style
rrmifiirl und service al fl tm;ioraie
,rt. r;uara:i!eed. 1 Of a l.ut ton.
?. rip.
SPEAK AS THEY PASS BY.
irsfek vfriElfiS -'iJwikz
-ThpndUa in Bultimor ,
BRYAN'S ACCEPTANCE
SPEECH NOT LENGTHY
Falrview, Aug. 3. Contrary to ex
pectations, the speech of acceptance
of W. J. Bryan will be short. It Is
stated today that by actual count It
contained rive thousand three bun
dled words, and while the IssueB of
the campaign will be discussed thev
will not be pone Into at great leng h,
his views being reserved for more
elaborate treatment in special speech
es. Bryan's letters from all part's of
the country bring encouragement as
to the political outlook. KspMliilly
gratifying are the advices frf.m Dem
ocratic newspaper reporting teadl!y
rnwiiia conn Tmiilons to' i,i,- enni-
palgn funds.
TAFT'8 HEALTH IS
VMSUAIXV (.OOl
llol Springs, Aua. 3. About 30
nicmbers of the Virginia Bar Associa
tion called on Tatl today to exchange
felicitations, and there was universal
comment among the lawyers on the
splentlid physical appearance of Judge
Taft., who said he was hiever In better
health, for which he gives golf much
crvdit. i
Today's early hovirs were as usual
devoted to correspondence, after
which followed a tour-mile trip oter
the golf course.
EX-MAYOR DAVIS
PLEADED GOUTY
GETS FINE
PRICES SOAR IN
WHEAT AND CORN
IN CHICAGO PIT
Portland, Aug. 3 V. M. Davis,!
ex-mayor of Allianj-. Or., pleaded:
guilty today under an indictment fur i t
conspiracy In the United States court I
W. J. BRYAN, JR.
Only son of the Jicinocrntie pre itl
ili'udal raiiilliliile. 1'lif iiiiig mat. v X-iiei-ia
tu fulluw Juuniiilisiu. i
A not In))'
n'rjuvy
tnay and was fined $5i
Indictment auaiuM lilm
was di inlsseil.
Clark K.. Loilllli.H plf.'ulrd lliltr; (D
an Inoii't mi'iu churplny cotispli.-u-.?
and senictice was Ktifiieiiili il on m-
('(Mint or l.iiiimiK lieing a witneiu in.
the KiTiliann case.
Many indirtlnents hroiiht by ?Ii'
ney have been disini.s:s'l.
The cnhes against ll'iuiaan itl
S'lllia!iiHUK will lie deposed of ;:it
the concliinjon ot the IUII ca.-i.
1
4. 4 4i4. 4
. ... TODAVS (Jl'OTATlDNS
Chicago, Aug. It Scorch
ing hot weather throughout
the corn belt and the Dakotas
and Minnesota 'threw thu
board of trade into wild ex
clt'ement loday und sent the
priice of wheat Hind corn soar
ing skyward. The former ad
vanced nearly three (rents a
bushel and the latter showed
utmost an equally sharp bulgo
tin price.
BOOTHS AND
SINGLETON WERE
QUICKLY ' ACQUITTED
SICNATOK BOOTH WAS KOl'M)
NOT (il ll TV ON I'TKST ll.I.U)T
AXI OM.V TWO Jl KOItH HKI.n
OIT At.'AIXST SIMM, All VKK-
iiht ix hixiahd to otiikh 1)k
fkxhaxts uiwknsk 1xtiu).
iii'(t:i) xo testimony.
rortland, Aug. 3. Separate ver
dicts of acquittal were reported In the
United States court at 9:30 o'clock
yesterday morning against each of
the three defendants In the Booth
Slngleton conspiracy case, Robert A,
Booth, ex-state senator; .tallies Hen
ry Booth, ex-receiver of the Uoseburg
land office, and their brother-in-law,
Thomas E. Singleton.
The jury retired at 2:40 p. m. Sat
urday and agreed 011 verdicts In fa
vor of all three defendants at 9:15
Sunday morning. -Judge Wolverton
was notified and tho verdicts wore
received and read shnrtly before 10
o'clock. Hubert K. Davis, of this
city, was foreman of the jury.
1'YicmlH Hear the Verdict.
It was a glorious Sunday morning
for the three defendants nnd the
members of their families and several
Intimate frlendB, who were In con
stant attedance during the three
woeka' tedious trial. Patiently and
confidently did they loiter In the
court room waiting for the message
"not guilty" from th Jury room until
midnight Snturday night, when Judge
Wolverton ordered tho jury locked
up for the night. Karly yesterday
morning they were back In tho court
room apprehensive lest the Jury
should fall to agree.
This feeling ot uncertainty was
dispelled about 9:30 o'clock, wheiy
It was announced the Jury, had a
Vort to make. When the Jurors ouk
terod the 'courtroom the Interest
group, from an Inspection of the r3
men, was convinced that only jfcood
news was to be expected. 1
ive Way to Tears (
Tears mingled with heart con
gratulation when ;C1erk Mars! finish- 1
ed reading tbn verdicts, whlc(i declnr- '
ed the Innocence of tho threa accused
men.. It was not until the acquittal
of his two co-conrpiratt.rs was assur
ed from the reading of the verdicts,
that Hobert A. Btiolh surrendered to.
his emotions, and, with tears roll-.
Ing down his cheeks, joined with the
lother defendants personally In thank-.
Ing each of the jurors.
1 The verdict ncuiilttlng Robert A.
Bomb of any complicity In the nlleg-.
ed conspiracy amounted to a complete,
vindication. It was apparent to those,
attending the trial that the govern-.
riilcaso, Attk.
lteunibert ?4
3 S ptember. 91 ;
; May. $1.01 Mi.
1'ortlancL Aug. 3. Wheat Is firm
'anil higher. Club. SS; red. XC; blue
mmin, 91 ; n-nillt y, SS.
FMR TOT'S IM
W OUT ON STRIKE
1
'H"ston. Wun. o. The pi:er makers I
T the tniHir of the I itU'rniti I'Uta Pa-,
m comiiitA , nf vhtkj'h jilnc It! i
.New Knpliiml, are nfiVded hy the!
Ifilrlke on'lM' of I'i'e:;iW'iit Corey, of
t.l-i - liiterrihi h iiiil Urol Ji rhut'il of I'a
;iti 111a kcr-v mi a'Ton.'i: ut t he r'ei r n r ,
i?t)t(HineeM'nt 11 r a eTritH in t he 1
vii.-;.' sch .ijh. On (hi.- jmcuuii' sniii"
cl;ilie iiiillfiril t he ciiiii f ! hm-e inj
VV (
mum
i
t-i-i fur k'-mmji
r'i-.i'ied ii'1iii"il.
7 e of Ihf ' rik
kir, and oilier
wttifh l.'sev-us th
order
HERMIT ROOSEVELT.
Cm of the presiiieni who will
innpiiny nun un his shouting
Afrl.a'uext ,nli;
nc-
trip In
CIVIL WAR HERO
DEAD AT DES MOINES
6c
FUNNEL
5 cents
Hampton Bros.
558-564 Willamette St.
WHERE CH BEATS CREDIT
I
85c j :
DFTI5S SHIRTS J
d 50c I
Ui-tt Moint'H, A iik. S. .M
Jor KelloKi;, who offeri-il In
the Iowa leuHlat ure t fa
in on h resolution pled .(!!;
IoWii'h faith, i r i!it and i-unuf'i-i-s
0i men itno" motieT (i
I tiO H';i in'ell.i rice nf t i rr. -
it :nal h- fy-r durlui; the -;vJ
w ;t r, I ; il ;. t lily u ,n- i"T
' i:i.;ii(-
iris, .Sun In JU-hTlotis are lliat
t'fl- I'lK eiieiai strike nf the (euelill
J'cit-'ration rf l.ahor will Jie u fall
urv Many rniflesnieri r--;!ll-il uul aU
MHirely r,f to join l!je loveiti'MIt.
HEAVY FIHE LOSS
OCCURS IN CHICAGO
Chi-Mgn, .np. Kin- toilav ib-!
slroyefl the llurnugiun iranfer dock
Hid wari'lioHse jit Carnil and Six
teenth ssieiis. ni.e liiinili'iil box cars'
id eleeators K Mid K, iminil In- tln
KuiHiiKion and run niniiii.' ovi-r hall
a lllilmji lile'lu-Js 1. 1 L'lillll HWTMll b
niem ha 1 lai.( to conneet him wit It
the irnnsacilon mil tlmt the Jury so
legarded Hi,. ,,lM, cinfMnieii by
he fail that It voted unanimously on
the first hallo! f: hi a'-iiulttaf.
fll.ly IVn fur ( iiivirliiin
lint II was In considering th- cases
of .lames Henry Month and Singleton
Unit the Jury jailed tu uurim f..r uv
oral hour. Km al no time did nioro
than I wo i,l the li men vote tor c.in-vli-tlon
un aKaii.Ht either of tnese
fend, in is.
The defense Intrndiici d no testi
mony In the ease, r. Htinu It In the
hands of the Juryim n ( a the evl I nc0
siibiiiltled by the governmen'
AruH.iir. T!i
$ 1,;, iili.neii.
;i 'l-
: .mat
,1 I'l.
(I 1,1 i
GOLDEN GATE
TRAIN IS WRECKED
Slx'v five dwelllltig
cnur.-'(5' const ruci Ion
linn nil In
In IIIKIjoro.
Sal in il''i '.-, In'-,
'and. i:: S in I'rai
:; l.'.S AllL'ele-. s
Sal KrrilK'isi fi. li ;
nliiusl. Oakland,
J-'i.
i- ii, 'i
S. in. lav
I'onlan I,
7-U ; l.os
l'i
l.os ri';.! . Am;
:nie I. he I:. ., I. .
1 rnkell lall l':..
Hem. ,n, en - lt,
Oakland. 1 1 ii i k:i. i,v, r ,,
H' urei: !iaiiiH run in the i i.a
i in in- four I i . i.i ;
Angeles, 1 1 1 1 i-T . three others pile lit !v
'olhers severely shaken up.
I':
"I'
C .'dell
'II U .'I
i. lie ir
Ifle
':" I: Nl.'ind
fii'in ll 1'asn.
I H I'.iiuyly
at'il many