THE EUGENE DiCIL Y ABX)
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Of RAILROAD MtUHANIUo
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BOHAPARTE IS
NOT READY TO
RESIGN OFFICE!
uiathik rop.i wr
101: .viniiiwiisr
I m it ic heeiuDlng i
W1'.. Canadian Pa-
HJTfor I hard strugg e
:3fL trained In the ra.H
'he Pacific coast and,
of . hare arrived aud
,he!H
. , it IViirk
t -There is little
'5,. strike situation. All j
ei,rf Canadian Pacific
eCa notified to begin,
of strikers,
LCedto obeythe order in
ttewww" ' . h , Ben.
who are now threatening to attack
tho Promontorlo mine, where the
survivors have taken refuge, accord
ing to private advices receivea nere
today. The letter, telling of a massa
cre which took place on July 24, was
received by friends of A. D. McPhee,
superintendent of the Promontorlo
mine, which is located about 20 miles
from Montezuma, Sonora.
Without warning a band of Yaquis
swept down upon the Lamnazas and
slaughtered thirteen members of
three families. The other persons at
the mines saved their lives by fleeing
to the Promotorlo. An alarm was
sent to the ranchers throughout the
country, who have also taken refuge
at the mine, and at the time the letter
was sent was aiding In preparations
to resist any attack.
Yesterday's baseball scores: Port
land, 4; San Francisco, 3. Los An
geles, 7; Oakland, 6.
Lvnuvs I The Modern Woodmen of America
I SUV THIRTEEN MIXERS I have passedi tlie million mark In
I 1 membership having nearly double
t., Ane 6 Thirteen 1 the membership of any other benefl
'.?..:, ,.6'.hl 1 -mnazas clary organization. Its growth has
.Taico, by Yaqul Indians, been marvelous.
Raltimorn ti,r ? .
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era! Chnrl.c 1 It. 1..
n-, hi a sin.'tl
Portland, Am:. 7 Ore
gon and Wasl.ii.gtun Fair
tonight; Saturday fair ami
waninr in caster, 1 portion.
Idaho- Fair t. uigat ; Cool
er ill SOtlt ll We Kl Ilirrti....
1 urday fair, warintr in north
ern portion
CHARLES J. BOXAl'AKTE.
statement, denies that he will resign
before the end of the present administration.
U'lTID MI ST WKAK
A I NION I.AItOK STAMP
! Chicago, Aug. 6. "Darling. I nm
.in good standing with my union. Will
; y; u be my wife?"
: Tnis will be the stereotyped form
1 of pr.ipu-al hereafter, if the plans to
jday by uiricors of the Woman's Trade
I I'uion League are adopted at its na
Itional conterence to t.e held simulta
neously in Chicago, New York and
lloston next month.
The scheme to be considered at the
conference Is to send out cards to ev
ery member or the league setting
forth a few rules for the guidance of
those matrimonially Inclined
j The league wants Its members to
j agree not to marry a man unless he
I is a member of a union and holds a
fully paid-up card.
DEMOCRATS OPEN
CAMPAIGN OFFICES
IN WINDY CITY
Dr. J. F. Titus returned home last
evening from a business trip to Rose-burg.
Corvallis is to have free mail de
livery by October 1. Thirty mail box
es are to be installed at once, routes
are to be established and canvassed,
and an examination of applicants for
ma'il carriers to be held soon.
THIS IS EUGENE'S BUSIEST STORE
Another Sale of
Wash Dresses
'e will sell every Wash Dress in
k; to do so we are making the
"Joit one-half $3.75 Dresses
; 2.50
'We wash Shirtwaist suits $2.50
Camp or Canoe
Pillows
sIk pillows for the boat nr
Wins; assorted colors; sale. 20c
pl'd Sun Bonnets
' Sunbonneta,' while they last lr.c
"""""reaoollSiinbonnets.. 10c
's Rompers
ri laments are ,..
colors; special
each 40c
Children's Hose
Reduced
!.-.c
"lie. boys' heavy,
Us pair . ,
liUrr, "ne ril'1"'1. light
rabIe Damask
'inched Tahl 1,
Wwriv.k "aniask: flo-
'"t yard . ,,.
2oc
?"Wain Material
wj ,... r
l He nZ !"'d 20c
kT-'f.troIW; yd. iV
SATURDAY'S BARGAINS
Dry Goods
Wonderfully Undcrpriced
Every department is being
stripped of goods used in the
summer months. Profits are
lost sight of;cost not considered.
Object now is to sell the goods
which are liable to be carried on
our shelves till next season. This
is your opportunity. Will you
improve it?
Saturday's Shirt Waist Special
$2 shirt waist, embroidery and lace QO.
trimmed, Saturday each,
Saturday's Long Kimona Sale
$1.25 long lawn kimonas, floral 9
designs, Saturday's price, each
Saturday's Silk Skirt Bargains
$6 taffeta skirts, all wanted colors, A CQ
wide flounce, Saturday, each.-.yr"-
Saturday's Curtain Sale
$ 1 . 50 white dotted Swiss ruffled C 1 (()
curtain, Saturday's price, the pair N-
6.50 lace curtains, 3 yards long,
beautiful patterns, Saturday, pr.
Wash Goods -Price
Balance of our lawns, mulls, poplins, in fact en
tire line of these wash goods to be closed out at one
half price.
20-cent materials : '"iji
25-cent materials A i
30-cent materials
50-cent materials 25c
. Copyright 1908 by
, Hart Scharfner Sc Marx
A FLYER FROM
THE
Wool Remnants at -Price
Owing to ihe extra amcunt of business during
these days ot merchandise nloving:, remnants are
accumulating very fast. To keep them sold out
we mark them al just one half the former price.
$2.00 remnants at 1 "u
50c remnants at
25c
Nazareth Union Suit Waist
Just the best undergarment for children yet: Naz
areth with the best shaped drawers auatucu,
the suit.
50c
CLOTHING
Department
The prices we are going to
name on some new spring and
summer clot hi ig should sell
them out befcre'noon.
The opportunity you should
not overlook. The price is low;
for one day only.
25 spring and summer suits
ranging in pn:e iro:n 4.tU to
'$20.00.
54.50 Suits, Sale Price
$2.25
$8.00 Suits, Sale Price
$4.00
$12.00 Suits. Sale Price
$6.00
$15.00 Suits, Sale Price
$r.5o
$J5.0rJ Sui's, Sale Price
$10.00
KHla CLOTH
1HE YARD
25
cents
Hampton Bros.
558-564 Willamette St.
WHERE CASH BEATS CREDIT
85c
D?f.cS SHIRTS
50c
I'hloaRo, Auk. ". Heinlqunrti-rs of
tho national committee were formally
opened here today by Chairman Mack
and he has issued a call to the heads
of the various sub-committees to
meet him here Monday to confer on
Honeral plans for the campalnn.
Chairman Mack stated today that
the situation is extremely urallfyinK
to the Democrats, especially in the
Kust.
fusal of the Western Traffic Associa
tion to miike special r;ites to Lincoln
upon tho occasiou of tl." notification
on AtiBUst 1J.
Hryau is availing himself of the
cool weather by utilizing every span'
moment In preparing several sptech
es he will make this month. The one
on thp tariff at I'esMoines Is expected
to he an exhaustive treatment of the
subject.
MAY IlKCIDK KATK OK TAKT (il)K.S TO SKK.
(iOVKKNOU lll'tillKS COl'XTV HOItSK. KAMI
New York, Auk. 7. Chairman
Hitchcock left today for Oyster Hay
to be the uuest of President Roose
velt at luncheon. He admitted he ex
pected there would be a discussion of
the .New York governorship nomina
tion, but discouraged the suggestion
that aa a result of the conference
there may be an official expression of
preference of the national Republican
leaders as to the renomination of
Hughes or the naming of some other
man. He reiterated that he had not
deviated from his policy of taking
no sides in tho mutter.
Hot Springs. Atig. 7 Mr. and Mrs.
Taft anil other guests left today for
a forty-mile drive over the moun
tains to attend the llreenbrlar coun
ty horse show at White Sulphur
Springs.
They will return Tuesday by train.
Taft will not be called upon to make
a speech.
RAILROADS GRANT NO
FAVORS TO ItRYAN
Falrview, Aug. 7. Mr. Bryan was
in conference over the long distance
telephone with Chairman Mack at
Chicago today. It is understood the
conversation had to do with the re-
IOIIN KK.RX TO
j srKAK IN IOWA.
j Charles City, la., Aug. 7. Prepa
rations are bring made for the enter
tainment of a record-breaking crowd
i at the local Chautauqua assembly to-
I morrow when the sneaker will be
John W. Kern, the Democratic can
didate for Vice President. The ad.
dress will be the only one that Mr
Kern will deliver before he begins
his active campaign work In Sentem-
' ber.
ELMER DOVER
RESIGNS FROM
CAMPAIGN JOB
r'hicago, Aug. 7. The Dally News
tod ty Mates on what Is claims to be
ibsoluta authority that Elmer Dover,
: 1
ELMER DOVER.
secretary of the Republican nntluual
committee, ha resigned.
THREE KILLED
MANY INJURED
IN TRAIN WRECK
lmboden. Ark., Aug. 7. Three
were killed and four others badly In
jured and a number of passengers
slightly bruised when the engine pull
ing the San Francisco passenger train
left, the track early today, lhe en
gine dashed over a twelve-foot em
hnnkment. pulling Ihe mall, baggage
and smoking cars after It.
The Killed:
Engineer Cooper, Memphis.
Klromnn Lee Rocker, of Memphis
Mall supposed to be H. K. Overy,
residence unknown.
ATLANTIC FLEET
ENCOUNTERS STORM
Auckland, Aug. 7 A wire-
Icsh message from the Allan-
tic fleet to the supply ship
Culgos slates that the fleet
yesterday encountered the
heaviest wether of Its voy-
age..
The ships pitched about In
the heavy seas and spars were
knocked down, but the fleet
kept Its formation easily.
BEGINS TO REBUILD
SUCCESSFUL AIRSHIP
Frledrichshafon, Aug. 7. Count
Zeppelin has given orders to begin
building a new airship, possibly two
on different models. I'rtvate Individ-,
mils have already placed $7.'i,000 to,
his credit lor the purpnse. ,
A national committee has been !
formed at Stuttgart under the pres-M'.-ncy
of Prince von Hohenlohe-I.t1.11-;
genliurg to raise a public stibscnp-;
lion for Count Zeppelin. Already
more than $:t7T,(Htn has been nilso;l
and the promises received reach dou
ble this amount. j
Auckland, Aug. 7. With the fleet
but three hundred and sixty mill's' off,
the city Is taking on a gala appear
ance. Parliament has 'adjourned for
two weeks Hint Its members may de
vote themselves to the entertainment
of the visitors, there being only two
objectors, both Maoris. II Is ex
plained that the Maoris are in no
way enthusiastic over the visit of the
American tleet because of the atti
tude of the AmerlcHiM 0:1 I'.e culm
line.
FAMOUS TEMPERANCE
WORKER IS DEAD
.Springfield. Ohio, Aug. 7.
-Mrs. Elizabeth .VI. .Stewart,
the noted temp- ranee advo-
cate, known as "Mother Slew-
art," died at. her home In
Hirksvillo last night at the
ag of '- She eslaldlslieil
the first W. C. T. I'. In Ohio
and organized the I'tilon In
4' England In 1X76.
ASTORIA MAN
COMMITTEraiCIDE
Redding, Cnl.. Aug. 7.--W. I..
1'lenliart, formerly of Astoria, com
mitted suicide by shooting last
night. He was aged Gu. and itnd long
been a stltfep r from rh umatlsm. lie
was a son of Lloyd I'leuJiart, who is
assistant general lue-'iiugc agent of
the San I'edro A- Sal. l.-"k" road.
in.tiio r.vni.E
t;i i:
III si 1. Kits
1 i' in 111 i n t:i:s
COURT RECEIVES
EUGENE-HAPLETON
ROAD PETITIONS
IIINDRKDS OK SKiNATI'RKS TO
IWI'LltK ASKINti Itm l'K.RMA
NKAT IMPROVKM KNT OK IIKill
VA Y MAY IH'ILD SOLID
I RI SH K.D IMK'K ROAD I1LAST
OKK lil M IIKR ROi'K
Several monster petitions for tho
Improvement of the county road be
tween Eugene aud .Maplcton were
presented to the county commission
ers' court this morning. This move
ment was Inaugurated by the Eugene
Commercial Club soon after .lohti II.
llartog. manager of the Club, passed
over the road going to and from the
rhododendron lestival nt Florence
early in the summer. He noted, the
wretched condition of the highway,
and at once took steps to bring the
matter before the people so that it
could he properly presented to th
court. Petitions were circulated
throughout the county and hundreds
of signatures were secured.
The court took the matter under
consideration, and will probably take
no definite action for sonic little
time. It is said the court Is opposed
to a plank road, owing to Its lack of
durability, but this morning, the
members of that body talked favor
ably of sending one of the county rock
crushers out there to make a solid
crushed rock road al) the way from
(Continued on Page Four.)
BALDWIN'S NEW
ARMY RALOON
' HAS MADE GOOD
Washington, Aug. 7 The new mil
itary dirigible balloon built by Cap
tain Thomas S. Ilaldwin for the Unit-
CAPTAIN TMOIVIAS JM.DWIM.
Itiillnou (vpert wild rum IikIII 1 lMr
llrlgible ciall for Ihe linvcr nt.
('(I .Staus army niado a . succeHsl'ul
flight this week with Captain Ilald
win piloting and Clenn II. Curtis han
dling the motor. ,
At B:4U o'clock, after a final test
of thf motor, Captain Ilaldwin gave
the order: "Everybody let go but
me -let h, r go, boys." With the pro
pellor revolving nt moderate speed
the airship rose slowly to 11 height (,f
fid feet. Heading for Arlington cem
etery to the southeast, Mr. Curliss
Increased the speed of the motor. As
he dl.l so the speed kept the ship as
cending by 111111111 of the planes. Cap
tain Ilaldwin brought It about, head
up against the wind. A seml-circlo
was described lo lhe south and then
the ship was brought completely
mourn! mi .hat it laced I lie north,
riM.'.ing with the wind. Passing di
re tl (....- the Marling point, Cnp
t;iln lia::!wl:i made another circuit,
I'h wii at a height of about
I i" ! The landing was niado
within t!.i::y let of the starling
p .Int.
six 1v.11 m:i in
Al TO AI'CIDK.XT
Philadelphia, Aug. 7. Seven pel
sons were hurled fr 1111 11 skidding au
lotunlille late la-l night and six In
jured, (.ne probno'y fatally. .Miss !. -nil
lliown aW pinned beneath the ear
and is sintering Irotn ( oik us.-lnn nt
the brain.
Lewb-l 11. Idaho. Aug Two of
the Idaho cn'tle ru-tlei, woitn ! d,
footsore ami weary troin being chas
ed two days by Idaho deputy sll rills
and pOKses through the limber of the
I'pp r Clearwater brakes, surren
dered yestcrlay without righting, and
the third one. w. p. Red. the man
with a record and a price on tils head
is either dead or dying from the loss
of blood and lack of food, or Is by the
ruse of this surrender making his
get-away over well-known trails to
the Molilalia side of tin- llitf r Root.
Opinion at Or;llno is equally dl
viilel on the (iiestl'ti of what has
hapi'cli'd to Held. Sloan and lil'e.
who surrendered to leput.v Siienf;
A II. MniHleis :oilav. sav t ,al when
1 hey last saw Held Monday night h
was weak from lojs ol blond, ami
rimed back and toiil rleni t i -avc
f heniselves. that he Was d .tie tor and
must have lie J!' a lo Ip
KILLED RANCHER
IN SELF DEFENSE
l.os A Ice. Aug. 7. After shoo'
Ing loin time.-. fatally w'.iunding
W. K. II. ale, a rancher. Ollie (). (lor
ley. Mild to be son of an Oklahoma
stale senator, surrendered himself,
claiming m If defense. He declares
He.ile threatened htm several tlni'S
with a knlle.
( AIIIIIV I, (.IIUUIVS 4,
IS IMPItoklMi
Rome, Aug. 7.-. Cardinal
(liblH.Iis Is nun h l. Iter to-
dav.
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