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.' nmsnecU (or the1
' ,k two men arel1e(Ip.
tfud theSonthern Pacific
lw.Ur the Interior of,
i'u nil it ooce 06 "mod
rL.. mill machinery in-
Of ieen apparsm.
i wool suits.
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mar.
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k;V. '98 by
Hats
three mills already here have been
crowded with work for a long time
! vnd each Is away behind on all or-,
vers keeping builders waiting In;
some instances several weeks, thus re-
larding building operations. The!
! plants are crowded to their utmost j
canactv, and are doing the best theyj
;can but they simply cannot handle t
all the business that offers. The Eu-
Iwna Planing Mill Company, whose
i plant is on Lawrence street and the
j ,'ailroad, have recently enlarged their
ininnt. but tnis am 1101 relieve me
nnfflATlXO FOH; congestlon to any extent.
Doubtless the new mill. If put In,
.,.ivfiX)R XE ...ii no frnin the verv start.
;U-;harrimAN GIVEN
RECEPTION IN 'FRISCO
i
Lai ol JSottter planing mill lm'aa was given a reception at the
oiant ol the kind ufacturers' and Producers' Assoola-t
vs. i:nira icaiua i iinn ill i,ai,iuim. v..w..-w mu-
L tarthe lease ol the Ing-;and business men were present.
ft h.iilrtlne on
Charles iChristle, who was shot
near Grants Pass by Win Llttlefield
bv mistake for a deer, died Sunday.
,'iulnFtaM l aHll In inll nwnttlnir n
I,,., mill machinery m- " ir::.T,l -
' i7 i. Piuected UD tr a on tne cnarge oi pginiing a gun.
. Ingham I expecteo up
"f" IChristle, that this charge will be dis-
l.Zttor mill of this! missed and a more serious one pre-
Theiferred against him.
STANDARD PATTERNS ALWAYS THE BEST -
ms and Skirts
For Women who desire styles that are
distinctive beautiful as well as practical
day that is meeting with greater success than we
iklaJies are ready to show you the greatest variety
'vo drtsmakers are constantly working makinj? the
k We cannot keep up with the demands. Suits have to be sent out of the house for
pages so as not to disappoint. If you would be ready
pursuit now. tugene will be well represented if you
Fall Suits from $ 1 6.00 to
Fall Coats from $ 1 0.00 to
Our
Clothing
has in stock the highest grade
of. ready-to-wear clothing
possible to be made by the
most skillsd labor the world
produces. No man will
iTtlr' evcr wear a morc styisk
I f 7 wcl1 5 made suit than our
I m mW Hart, Schaffner (& Marx
Varsity sacksuit. There's
distinction in it. There's no
style for .men so popular.
Other makers imitate it, other
dealers sell, the imitations,
dui tney iacK tne. style and
Wllty. Yn,.'ll :
r.. ("l , these clothes. -
this fall . ,
invisible stri. u owns ana greens
'an lit v Strf:s in harmonious colors.
t-t. y in thcse goods, either a suit
verco-,ts or Suits
Frm$l0to$30
yU in ,0 loc them over-come today
Hampt
5S8-564 Willamette St,.
WHlRt CASH BEATS CREDIT
HUNDREDS MAY
LOSE LIVES IN
FOREST FIRES
Duluth, Sept. S. Reports
received today indicate that
forest fires are rasing along
the northeast 6hore as far
Grand Marias, west to the
Western Mesaba ranges
south to within ten or fifteen
miles of Duluth, and as far
north as the extreme north-
ern edge of the ratines and
perhaps much further. Set-
tiers are being burned out by
' hundreds, and from six to
seven hundred settlers ate
fighting for their lives with
no avenue of escape open.
The fire has them penned
in and the flames are mh!n
toward the lake shore. Grand
Marias, It is said, will be a
total loss.
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BELIEVE BRITISH
HAVE MET DISASTER
San Francisco, September 8 Anx -
have ever enjoyed. Competent
of modes ever shown in this city,
alterations in the garments we
for the S I ATE FAIR secure
wear one of our "Wooltex
$60.00
$50.00
New Silks
We have on sale beautiful new weaves,
colors and designs in fall and winter silks,
also superb black taffetas, 36 inches wide,
values fully 25 better than has been
shown. The assortments are numerous,
almost every wanted color of the season,
rich stripes for waists, pretty patterns
for suits.
NEW BURMAH SILK with mcsseline finish, 27 inches
wide, colors blue, green and tan, the yard $1.50
PERSIAN STRIPES for waists, exclusive patterns, no
two alike, 5 yard lengths, the pattern. $6 to $7.50
PLAIN COLORED MESSELINE in all wanted 'shades,
the yard..,- 90c to $1.25
SKINNERS SATIN the kind guaranteed for two season s
wear, colors and black, 36 inches wide the yd $1.50
BLACK TAFFETAS, 36 inches wide, best values we
have ever shown, the yard $ 1 .00 and $1.50
New Dress Goods
Creations of rare beauty unexcelled in richness of color, in
values the have no counterpart, invisiDic stripes arc
prominent, solid colors most numerous, all new and
leading sha des, stock is complete ready for your inspec
tion,' an early choice will be to your advantage
the yard 50c to $1.50
Broadcloths $1.25 to $3.50
NEW B i LTS
NEW PULLEY ELASTIC EELTS with ribbon fastenings instead
ol buckles, colors and black, each -0c
LEATHER PULLEY BELTS finely tailored, ribbon as the abcc
each ---"
NEW NECKWEAR
New Persirn Collars, with wide rching each 40c
New Velvet Tics with drop ornament ends, all colors eaeK- 45c
i'ty In regard to the lint -h ship
,A.'in, sailing iron, ...,: ,,,,,-t j;ih
lor Samoa and not sin,,., i .-ported 'in
almost deepened to a cenainiv Vn'.it
,llie vessel has met witn di.-ust'er In
1 addition to the crew s.e had on r d
'Chaplain H. It. Patrick. ,,i .,. r ui':,'-,l
I States navy, and faioth. and the wife
jof Naval Lieutenant W. Kiddle.
NEW YORK WOMEN
LEAP TO DEATH
j New York, Sept. K. Two women.
7 I one grieving the death of her favor
Ti Ite son, and the other despondent be-
T'. I'ltllCM rtf lllnu I........1 . . . .... .
euubc ui iiiness, leaped to death to
nay irom the windows of their
homes. They were Mrs. Anna Kelson,
whose son was drowned recentlv, and
Miss. Ulian Reynolds, aged 50.
WIIKAT
MAHKKTS
S. Wheat closed:
December, 17 . ;
i September', 9S;
May. 1.00.
Portland, Sopt.
changed.
-Wheat is tin-
I George W. Palmer. 72 years of age,
was married at Albany Saturday to
Mrs. Mattie Peebler, til years old. It
was Palmer's second marriage and
1 Mrs. Peobler's third wedding.
Yesterday's baseball s.ures: Port
land, 5; Los Angeles, i. Oakland.
! 10-2; San Francisco, S-l.'
10c and 15c I
New Gordon
Hats
Each $3.00
ii Ik
DETECTIVES "HAVE
DESCRIPTION OF
EXPRESS ROBBER
Portland. Sopt. S. n.'t.vttves have
boon working for weeks to solve the
mystery of the itl.appearanie of $70,-'
00(1 worth of securities and other val
uables from the Tnlon depot office
of the Wells-Kariio Kxpress t'ompa-l
ny, of this city, and now believe ihev 1
have an absolute clue to the identity
of the perpetrator of the robbery.'
The package was shipped by J. H. Al
bert, president of the Capital Na
tional Hank, of Salem, to Joseph Mv
ers. who on August 21, the date the
securities wore shipped, was with his
wife a guest at the Port land hotel.
The package never reached Its desti
nation, but disappeared from the ex
press office late on the night ot Au
gust 21 or early on the morning of
the next day. .lust wh the man Is
who is supposed to have stolen the
package the detectives will not make
public. It is not certain that he Is
in the city or state, and his Identity
will not be made public until he Is
arrested.
The detectives are in Snlem look
JUDGE TAFT
MUST MAKE GOOD
ON TODAY'S TRIP
Sandusky, Sept. 8. Judge Taft as
a ready campaigner is to be given a
second try-out today. He is to speak
from here to Cincinnati, and after ad
dressing the old soldiers will make
the first political speech In the the
atre tomorrow here.
The speeches will be extern porane-
FRANK B. K ELLOGQ.
... u , i , .i. ,
of the Standard Oil case for the t'nlt-
ed States.
m
otis, and his efforts are Im'Ihk watch-
'd floslv hv polfl ifiaiiH wlmsc duiv
it is to pass final Judgment in his fu-
'uvf assignments in the ennipalnn.
Most of his Hp("ch"! " Ml lie madi .
on the way to Cincinnati.
I'.nvA.v coMi iis i
U Ii II l lti'V I I' Mil Its
Chicago. Sent. S - Hef'ire tlte 'ire-
lltninary Invasion of the Kast by Dry-
r z
siWSv IP
n the uiemoers of tile I leiuocral Ic T
Valium. I cmii. I...I.I : of
war today to study the plans deviser ; . ,
t-i hniig to the liciimiratic cause
victory. A general i .inference was ro.'ntlng adnilnl-li-riil to lie- venera-
lielcl In which llrvnn participated. hie stalesnian by President (lumpers.
It Is believed that Hrvan will lake of I In- American I'Vdorn I Ion u( La
the stump during the entire month of bur. Aiming the ihlngs Mr. (lumpers
October, and t,,ay p.is.-lbly come to saPI . HiIh:
'the Pacific cuast. lie spent tin- day n'fe .iw i annun s'aii'H III this
in (i.ntereiiee with the different na- cunntry as ilu- worst eieiny of ecu
'Monal cuMiiMittceiticn. and lunlght iiuinle. social and political reform
'HI address a K-ii-ral .onfereiiee of l!i:i the people have"
the (uniinitte.in. il. i ''' 'i"inpers read nnd iudursed an
The llrMin and Kern Musiiie . IHurial wliiih npnear-. in tlie cur
Men's A-.pi .i:i"ii. with Natliau r'-ut issue uf a w eek iy m.t ca zi ne whicii
! Strauss, of New York. ire-idenl. and d" lares tli.it nt the m,, evils liiena -i
i: I.. Il'illia. uf St l-niis. viie pn si- tin: the country Kim Ii- teller an, I
dent'. wa f '.rmally la u nche.l In tlie I'aiim.ii the ,-li.-r ', ; ;;r.-aier
nul il ::a! ea at a nu-et inn of t he I letn- ' v 1. T'l" iker ;n ii' t H r ' il 1 1 v
ueia'ie Nati--n:il 'onimiMee toila'.
'I'!,,- work of ors-atiizing thes,,- clubs
Will be ll - 'led Vis-Ui oilsty.
National t'otuiul'teetnan Miller, of
(l--i ''on. 's among those pies,. in con-
ferrlng' w:h lliyau and Chairman
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sM f;oMPl lts i: it
"i i.n .km:" canvov i-
t'er vlllo. I!! . Sept.
If "I nrle
., this af-
front pon h
.loe '
of I
a ti
Cannon lis'ened
holer. b'T". ' il 1 V. I II J to o'd
-s ;,ij, 1 enlovinu Ihe he.-uitv of
,.,, i.js mind at r-!
,.- ,o.k.d a 'h'- -aire an
k ,:;-;i;- !o eij'ii. have
'., ,,-,!,,, .. r -j:. I-,.,...
o , mi i' .r as !,. -. 1 - (in
h:
ing up a number of peculiar features
connected with the case, and it Is un
derstood that If an arrest is made It
will be lu that city.
Myers' Family Is Silent
Salem, Sept. S. Joseph Myers and
wife held many consultations today
with their attorney, but Myers re
fuses to discuss the robbery with any
body but his legal advisers. Attor
ney Hlchardson, who represents Mv-
ers, made several trips to the bank'
today, evidently to consult J. 11. Al
bert, who expressed the missing pack- j
age. Iteyond saying he did not ex-'
I'Mi't any sensational tlevelopemnts
today, IMchnrdson declined to discuss
thi- case.
The elder Myers boys, who Insti
tuted proceedings of insanity against
their father when he announced bis
intention of marrying, have been In
close consultation with Ihelr attor
ney, but would not make any state
ment regarding the mystery or their
dllferences with their father.
FOUR KILLED
MANY INJURED
IN HOTEL FIRE
Denver, Sept. 8. Four men lost
their lives and a Hcore of persons were
j injured, severnr'serlously, lu a fire
I that gutted tho Belmont hotel, a
, three-story building at 1723 Stout
i street, early today. The guests, awnk
lened from sleep by the ery of fire,
rushed pell mell Into the halls, and
' were hemmed In by tho flames on all
I sides. In their mad effort to escape
ithey fought and struggled while thu
rescuers were forced buck by col-
, unins or name and smoke.
I Most of the killed and Injured
I jumped from windows.
NICK'S FINK HTAIII.IO
ii:s'niovi:i nv Finn
Cincinnati, Sept. 8. Congressman
Nicholas hongworth's two-story brick
stable was completely destroyed by
fire early today. Loss, $;10,000. The
horses ad servants sleeping in the
building escaped.
WOMAN CONCERNED ,
IN RUSTIN CASE
Omaha, Sept. 8. In the Inquest
today on the death of Dr. Frederick
Kustln, Miss Anna Dlneen, a maid al
the Kustln homo, testified that Mrs.
Abble Hleo came to the Ituslln home
during Mrs. Itustln's absence In the
country with a man wearing glasses.
She served dinner to them, Dr. Hus
tln being present.
In her statement to I ho police Mrs.
Itlce snlil that she and Dr. KiiHthi hail
agreed to die together. Dr. Kustln
went home to carry out his share of
'the compact, but Mrs. Hire's nerve
failed. She savs she tried several
,,,., nm (h.lt ,.',,, '
out llu coin ia t.
iniiii OllftllO Till
UlYA uALUKo lAIL
TO ELECT SENATOR
IH-s M-ilni's, la., Sept. 8.
The luw.-i li.glslnture Is dead-
lucked todiiy over the choice
of a i'nlteil Slait-s senator.
M:
ili
as , a - a II Ole- 1 Ml' t Ion! -t of
-1 , most coi .i , i at loii - hou lei
t . .
Mr. Caution was a hid" -bound, nar-
mm old polltn Ian. v ie, ... .-.s no g-,..,
u ni-y reform, ac-. rding to the labor
I.-.- 1 .-1 . vim li.-niiei) ihe pi-ipl" fur
tig sheepllke" lo Hie polls OHM.'
' linn and heiuliai; this man to cou-
MtlM IW DIMIK ltIS
MKI.T IN (om;tki
H I .-llil I . Sept. S Tin- llelllO-
. ..! of Molitaca as in I, , -, .
t. I"" ' a f.ill -iiao- li.k.-t.
Cov.rnor Norils ! no on:,..-:-ion
...i . -I '.m i liar loii . and I liom Long,
.,t K. .ii ,ui, n t;. i. ni:, of
f . . aie lie- ! adllig . mill. la'- - I ir
NO. UI.J
REPORTED ATTEMPT
TO KILL TEDDY ,
MERE SENSATION
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ACCOl'XTKIl m HV DPKXIXtJ
UK lll .NTIXti SKANOX JOHX
OVCilll.AX IKCI,.KKI 1XSAXK
AXI TAKKX TO ASYM'M
Oyster Hay, Sept. S. Tho
sensational reports of an at-
tempt mado to shoot tho
president apparently have
their origin in the fact that
the hunting season has open-
ed on Long island. Close In-
vestlgatlon falls to reveal
that there, has been nny overt
net directed against tho pres-
Idem anil Secretary I.oeb says
that no official attention will
be paid to tho matter.
-
Mlneoln, L. I., Sept. 8. John
Coughlan, tho nrmcd man arrested
for attempting to roach the president
yestorday, was examined by physi
cians today and pronounced insane.
Mo was taken to nu asylum.
Oyster Hay, Sont. 7. A crank arm
ed with an antiquated bulldog revol
ver, was caught near the president s
house today by secret service RiiardB.
The man described himself as John
Cnughlin, a dotectlve, and when
stopped by socrot service men pre
sented a card upon which was Inscrib
ed his nnmo and tho word "orricor.
He said he had come to ask the pres
ident to order 10,001) troops to cateh
the "yeggmon" who have been terror
izing Boston.
A secret service man stopped him
and asked him his business. They
tried to put him off with tho excuse
hpv'fllSHT. ioa
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The sensational report was pub
lished In the morning paper today ot
an attempt to assassinate the presi
dent. The affair, however, seems to
have consisted merely of the suspi
cious actions of a crank who was
commuted to the asyl today.
Unit, the president was busy and was
not seeing visitors. Coiighlln hesi
tated and slid his hand Inward bis
back pocket. Secret. Service Agent
Ailiims grappled with him. Coiigh
lln Is a slight, man and Hindu Utile re
slstiitice. In Ills back pocket was tho
revolver.
WIRE PERFORMER
FALLS TO DEATH
Torotilo, Sept. 8. Mile, Marie
HImiic, a performer at the Toronto
exhibition, wns probably fatnllv In
jured last night. Willie sliding down
a wile hlreli-lied from a high
llOl"
and banging by her teeth, the
polo
i.-ane-i ov.-r. causing thu wire to sag,
iiirowiiiK nor to i lie gro i
and
iit'.-.il.iiiK lu-r spine.
UT..Tin:ir roiux AsT
t i i in i Mi I II H l.S l
Oregon and Washington
l-'nlr tonight with light frost;
coole,- except near the coast.
Wednesday fair and warmer
ex. -opt near the comt, Norta-
' west winds.
Idaho Kulr and e ml.-r tu-
night; light frost; Wi-dnes-
day fair and warmer lu nur-
t i ii--1 ii u ii 1 1 p iip.-i hit-i hhis. T
Mil (i IIOV IHIIIW l II
DICINKIMi .IT SPl!l(i
tlierii ami southwest iiiirtlons
'eW.oit. Or , Si-..;. The lin.
y. at- old son of It i.ei l WIKiains. liv
ing te ar hero, ;o ,n . -plenlally
ilrovMiid l ulie whi'e nt i em pi ii:- to
I' t a drink out of a si :. The lit
tle I. How , vi.t. ntly l.-:i in head first.
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