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I THE MAIL cwfflHT.'.S!!!Jy. VOL, I.
IEDF0RD, JACKSON COUNTY OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1898.
NO. 17.
Circulation 1900
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ffiSOIVILLE
iHBLE
J. O. WHIPP.
Does General Contracting in all lines.
GRANITE AND MARBLE WORKS.
Jacksonville
PHOFEBBIONAL 0ARD8.
KIRCIIGICBHNKK,
PIIYHKIAN AND HUIIMKON,
Mrtlfortl. Oregon
V-'V.Uffloo-I.lBilley llullillnv, Hovcntb Hlroet,
doncoUn Couuly road,
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J, M. KICICNI5, 1). I). 8.
OPKKATIVK DKNTIMTItY A BI'KCIAl.TV.
Toolbmlraotod wllliout piilu.
Oflloo.ln AilUlnri-Dounl block, Mcdford, Oin.
V. 8. JONKS,
I'HYHIIIAN AND BUIIUKON.
Modlord, Oregon
SJfOnico-Opora luoU.
COLVIO & RBAMK8,
W.M.Colrl. A. K. Koniuc.
LAWYKIIH.
Ortti lllock. Jaok.onvlllo.OroKon.
Will praolloo In all Ibo oourl. ol llio .into
Carelul couiuhiI In all waller.
J, S. HOWARD,
HUnVKYOIt AND CIVIL KNOIMKBIL
V. Deputy Mineral Hurreyor lor tbo Biato
ol Orcxon. I'o.loSIo. addraw:
Modlnrd. OrtRon.
W, PARKER.
ATTORNKY AT LAW,
1 Hamlin Ulock. Medlord. Or.
JJAMMOND & VAWTER,
Au.tln 8. Hammond. Wro. I. Vewlor.-
ATT0HNUY8 AT LAW
0mc-l. 0. 0. r. bulldluc, Mcdfoid, Ol
J.B. WAIT,
NIYtUCUN AND HUU0K0N,
omcc In Chllder.' lllock.
Mcdtbrd, Oi
B. PICKEL,
1'IIYBICIAN AND SlJltOr.UN,
Offlrc tiours-10 to V2 a. m. nuJ to 4 p. m.
Bond.y-liu.l. Mrttort.or
OrSce: Ilaikln Block.
Chas. Perdue . . .
Practical to and
Bicvolos ripairod on short
notice at living prices....
Shop in J.
warcroomB
A. Whitman's
Wilson & Huasaker
Blacksmiths
Aro to bo found at tbo Brick Shop
Shooing liorsi'B, plain or fancy.
Wo will manufacture wagons or
hugglos to ordor.
Calland boo our now cart wlicole
already tired. Wo guarantee
our work.
Wood : Shop ; in : Connection.
To Care Constipation Vorevsr.
. Take Osscsrets Candy Oothnrllo. ice or Me.
II 0. 0. 0. (all to euro, druggists rofond money.
That tMmtm SanU aa In M
e with
tr.
r. UUm' tiiL&Vli PLABTBR. OnUc
FRANK'.W. WAIT
...STONE YARD
Gonornl aontt'aotlnp; in all linos of stono work. -
Cemetery Work
a Specialty
All kinds of mnrblo and granlto inonumonta
ordered dlroct from the quary...
Vara on O street
Ooramnrlolol jrotol Dlook
WORKS
!Propr.
CUMETKRY WOIUC A SPECIALTY
- Oregon.
NEWS OF TUB WORLD.
HAPPBNINdS OF THI PA8T PBW
DAYS FROM ALL QUARTERS.
California Cherries sjriaf HIH rU
in Chleage l,o.lne.r.t)earl Oary
Realgat-Shern. May !! ratal
Ti.ln Wr.ik UKtf Tark.
C'brls Marry, nonvlclnd at CIiIckro of
Hie murder of Ills wIIii, whs ImiiKod
l'riday.
It is suml-olltuiully duiiifd Unit (Jur
niuiiv Intonds to rnopmi tlut Hnniouii
iilnstliin at tlin proitoilt junc ture
Cioirral ('r.p, llio Vuiivzutla lead
er, win killuil rocoiitly whilo lending
an ullnrk acalrhit rabuls at Cnracns.
The Weir llow, company of Mon
mouth, III., made an (alignment to I
8. Klniimaii, mana(r of the company.
Krnest 0. C'hamburlaln, managing
ditor of I he New York Eveairyt
World, died of pneumonia, aged Js
yatrs.
Tortcr Hrol liars couinattyttff Cllicago,
.old two botes of cherries, whlcb rre
shipped from Vacavllle last weekly
eipreo, at 110 per boa.
Mr. Mary l-oiido Potter, widow ol
Howard Potter, the bank.es, and motif
r of Jamas Brawn Potior, Is dead at
her home in Now York, aged 00 years.
Bonator Kdward C, Walthall of Mle
sIsi'iddI. died In Ms apartment at Hie
Carlo, Washington. Hemitor Waltliall'i
Illness dated from Jnnuary lost, when
he contracted a cold.
Kdward Bellamy, the author, ie dy
ing of consumplluo. lie hat been
staying In Denver for omo lime, bnt
recently left fer hit home In C'hioopee
Falls, Mass.'
Tin Kenuhlicans of tbo Tenth Ohio
dl.trlcl, on tho W7th ballot, nominated
J. Morgan of Jucksou for congrewt, to
succeed Congressman Kenton, who Is
serving his first term. The convention
was In session a week. '
In ordor to Increase Gorman trade
with tho east thoro Is a projoct beforo
tho Itelchslag of establishing a fort
nightly Horvire between Germany and
China, wilb sleouieni making at least
1 4 knolM an hour. The subvention Is
to be Inureasod to 1,600,000 marks,
The Ohio IcgUiluluro baa given llio
trial Jury tho option of saying whether
a llrst dogreo murderer should be elec
trocuted or imurlsonod for life. Par-
donlnB nowor la operative only on
proof of innocence beyond reasonable
doubt.
The concealintoroftho Morning mine
at Wallace. Idaho, win dostrdyod by
fire. Tho loss Is $IOU,000; Insurance,
JttO.OOO. Three hundred miners aro
tlinnvn out of oniiilovmoiit for six
months.
A decree wik published recently for
bidding importation to Austria of Am
erican frenli fruit, plants, fresh fruit
ro fine, fruit wrappers and fruit pack
ings, etc.. in cases where the examine
lion at nort of entry rovealcs the 8an
Jobs scale.
A freight wreck on tbo Newport
Coutral at Kairport resulled in the
death of throo men, ono man boing
dangerously injured, and over $10,00(1
worlb of 'properly boing destroyed.
Tbo iiiimes or the dead, who wore
nil residonla of Syracuse, arc: John
Hare, conductor; Kdward JonuH, brako
niau; Krauk Doa-d, fiieiuan.
German Burguona having demon
strated that wo can do without our
stomachs, an English aurgeou has
shown that wo do not nf d tho other
end of our lusldjjs. He c'Ujiit the on
tlro rectum, sigmoid flqi)r6 ft1"1 V
scendlna color of A si-Viar-old girl,
who is nqw running about unconscious
of her loss.
PniliiiHUr-Oenernl ne.lcn..
Postmaster-General James A. Gary
has resigned, mid the nomination ol
Oharlos Kmory Smith of Philadelphia
aa his successor was sont to tho
senate and Immediately confirmed,
The retirement of Mr. Gary comes as a
complfifi -U'PI!Mi2 the general puo-
"MEDFORD, OREGON '
BUCKLE ONTO
A GOOD THING..
J. Q. TAYLOR'S
j Hu
Harness and Baddies
The good quality of
eputatlon unrivaled
MEDFORD, OREQON
Ho, although' it wai tonnorun i5 Uw
presiduut Home llmo ago, and its ac
ioptnni'O was delayed until liU succes
sor had been clioton. It is slated at
the White house tint t Mr. Gary's resig
ns lion has nlMolululy nothing what
ever to do with our present foreign
complication". It was owing onliroly,
It was staled, to the condition of Mr.
Gary's hoalth. lie U millcrim; Innn a
go n oral breakiug down of I In- ystein.
Mr. Gary makes llio same k'u ouieui.
Charles Rmory Kniith, the new posl-atastcr-guneral.
is the editor of the
Philadelphia Press. Ifo hn beii
minister to Kiiia, ii an oaruuHl, active
Hepubliciiu, anil known to uililic men
throughout Iho United Hlatc.
Redlands and Itlverside lire overrun
with burglars.
J, 0. I-awlnr, was convicted at Mar
tinet, C'-al.. of having burned the barn
of II. T. Peuiiiman Inst Kobrnary.
Tho Dear valley roaorvoir in Sap
Bernardino oouuty la vary low. Oq.It
oue-lburth tho usual supply of water
U on baad. iy vertldp uncbera are
Drtoualy concerned over the prospect
of water this summer.
V n Blnre mid Cantaln A. H.
Pasoi have made Anal arrangement
for the) Valley ftond Jo entr Bakeri
fleld. lu ooaference eUh the oltiApa'
committee it waa decidedihat tfft flTU
train will eater BakersAelil May 3!7,
wlisn a big celebration will be held.
Tho Celling Industry on lowerBaget
aousM is having a Iremepoeua g rowin.
Iat Tear the Pusat.iOuad salmon
pack amounted to 404,000 cases, valtred
al ll.sa0.000. If the run of fish la at
Lrm u exooolod thia year, it it Ifl'
tended to double, last soaaon's paca,
and nreoaraUons are going forward
with thai end in view.
Charles II. Walkor, an Indian, com-
mitlau siiiciuo or uuiikiuk nimaai.
... i r i , i i
In lllie couuty jail at Redding.
Walker was under arrest for brulially
beating an Indian boy to duath.
Christian Re is has beeu appointed
treasurer of the city and county of San
Francisco vico Uuaiavm Widbcr, in
dlctud for emlirzilemoiiL
Helen Stack, a handsome Sail Fran
cisco girl of 21 years. of age, committed
suicide by drowning Lorsoil m the bay
near I lliuroii. i;auso ihikiiowii.
Secretary of Slnto Sherman has an
nounced his intention of.roatgning his
office nt an early dny.
Tho case of Charles It. Dawson, for
Charles Krancoo va. W. J. Hill, In the
mayoralty eloction contest of Salyias,
has boen appealed to the supremo
court for final Bottlcmont.
Frank Pcderas, a San Diego county
ni-convicl. and Kd KIlBWorth have
boon arrested at Saoramento for steal
ing chickonB. They admit having
stolen 1000 fowls within tho past five
months.
A Frosno, Cal., dispatch says that
union Bomothlhg nt present ontirely
unrorsoon hannons, lully IU.oou liaad
of Bhetp and cattle will dlo of starva
tion in that county, owing to the lack
of grafting grounds. Urgont ropresonta-
" t - l J - Un..n,nv Wl.iln
lion nas uewii mnuu . ,iniui . "
asking that tho Sierra reservations in
thnt port of tho slato bo thrown com
pletely opon to srreop nnu catiio una
year with no restrictions to tho nation
al parks.
Spanish and French women of the
bighor class nro usually expert swords.
womon. Tlioy nro taught to fonoo as
onrofully and aoouratoly ns thoir broth
ers, and there aro numerous schools in
tho two countries whero young women
are taoght not only to fonoo, but to
haudle tho broadsword.
r RATES FROM...
Si to U PER DAY
. : : . ,.
Medford, Oregon
Tho NnBh Is ono of tho most popular hotels In Southern
Oregon, and no pains avo spared for tho comfort end
accommodation of guests. Evorythlng about the nouso
Free Sample Rooms
THE HOTEL BAR
best brands of wines,
Many good things
can be buckled on to at
are going clieup thin spring.
my goods lias won for tliem
Repairing promptly done .
THE WAR IN BRIEF.
Important Kraal. That Hare Oocarrt
During- the Week.
A mi'.llon dollars will be spent by the
war department this week for supplies
for voluuloeio.
The Spanish bchooner Mathilde of
Havana, was capturod Saturday by
lie torpedo boat Portor.
Tho war has seriously affected tbo
ihlngle business, and over 200 mills
tu Pugct sound will be compelled to
ihut down.
Karly Sunday morning the gunuers
sf Mora ensile again tried thoir guns
tn tho fleet, but their shots were with
tut effect.
Havana is described as helpless. The
batteries there would not withstand
the shells fiom jlhe American fleet for
ny length of time.
The Bpanish steamer Miquel Jovet
was captured by the gunboat Helena.
She la worth about (400,000, and is
ooBsldered a valuable prise.
H The president has issued a call for
124,000 volunteer troop to serve aur-Ina-
the two yaers, if not sooSer dis-
cbtBzed. California's ratio will be
2878.
A Waetiingtoa diapatcb says that
racssacel recetrcu. al at -war as pan
meat from governors of states show
that 800,000 rotun Iters are ready to go
to tU front
At the powdor works at Santa Crns,
Cal. ZZ8 man aTt now cmployea
Qnards watchJbs nlllt day and nigQt.
The government contract fdr powder
amounte to about 3,000,ow.
Abont ten shots were fired from Moro
Castle Friday night at the American
crullers. The sliotaj went wild and did
no damage. ThSTquadrdn did not ro
turn the tire.
The American Utter New York ar
rived at New York, April 24 from
Southampton, and has begun making
ready to Join the Heet. i tie bt. lxmte,
which arrived the night previous, was
ready to take on guns Monday morn
ing. She will be used as a scoutsiiip.
A declaration formally declaring war
aeainat Spain was introduced in Coil'
frrAiifl Mmi iIhv. The nresident sent a
moasago to congress Monday, setting
forth the facta of the cash and asking
congress to formally deolare win tn
order that there may be no mlsunder
staediui on the art of other nations.
Friday night after an exciting chase
the New York captures the Spanish
freighter Pedro of Bilbao. Bevinl
shots were fired at the Pedro while
ebe waa trying to escape. One aht
came dangerously near her, and she
hOvo to and surrendered. The vessel
was put in charge of a prizo crew and
taken to Key West.
Unless administration plans go wrong
the first groat naval tight will take
nlaca off the Philippine islands. Com
modore Dewey, with the Asiatic
squadron, will ' engage the Spanish
fleet in those wntors. The Commodore
has recoived liU orders, and by this
time is on his way from Hongkong to
the Philippines. With the flagship
O'.vmnia n-id tho Baltimore, VQitgn,
Raleiirb. Helona, Concord, Monocacy.
McCulloch and l'utrul he Is expected to
enzase fcSnain s voxels now in the vi
cinity of the islands.
Tho co-operation of tho Cuban ad
ministration with the United States
navy and army in tho war against
Snain has been delmalely settled In
Washington. From reliable informa
tion it is undo ito.jd t:mt tho Cubans
will recuit their nruiv lo 50,000 men
and, helns thoroughly equipped by the
United Slates, wi-1 uiovo on Havana,
or whereever llio Spaniarda are, and
I. L. HAI1ILTON
:o...pnopmtTOH ...
"STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS
"n commehoiai. men .
Is always suppllod with tho vory
liquors ana aigars ....
1
j. seek & go.
DEALERS 'N Hardwa.e ron atld Stl,
Stoves, Tincuatfe, JF i
Guns, Ammunition, j
Paints, Oils and Glass.
wltlflfie aid" oT
mm
attempt to captSM. ih BDtt
Should the tnpve be alicoelsful
not be ncce'asjinr to sehd AffiVrtiaBt
to Cuba and Abject them iho thl fital
diseases ttiat come witii tne rainy
season.
AT THE NATION'S CAPITOL.
Urlef Not. Concerning the Doing, of tk
rifly-Ffth Scion of Congress.
Congressman Castle recently had a
bearing beforo the house judicarv
committee on his bill creating a new
udicial district in California, to be
known as the central district, xne
plan is to have eight central cotyifes
in the district ana tne seat or toe
court at Fresno. The committee au
thorized a favorable report and too
blu will bo pressed. Senator Pefkjha
apBduuced that tie would urge the bill
in the senate.
Aftar one of tbe hardest foueht bat
tles Between the two houses known In
maty years, Cgngreis. at an early hour
catu to aa agree-
lOtt momentous quet-
with in a third of a
century.
Tha Cuban resolution was pasaea
and was lent to the president for his
afanatdFe. It provisions mean the
expulsion of Spain frtra the Island of
(June - Dr me armeu lorcos u. m.
United States.
The resolution, as finally adopted,
waa: that feoo'rted frees the senate
committee on foreign relatione, with
the addition or we loann seoiion,
known aa the Teller amendment, dia-
elalralng any intention on tha part of
the UntUd BUtes to acquire moa.
Tbe 38th eooventroa of the Medical
association of California was held at
Fresno last week.
Another murderer haa succeeded in
obtaining an extension of life through
an appeal to the state supreme court.
Ysabel Molina, whtee execution was
et for Friday, April 0, has followed
the procedure so frequently resorted
to by condemned men, and Warden
Hale of San Quentln received notifi
cation of kppeal, which acts as a stay
of execution. Molina murdered .
Ramos in Bakersfleld on December Z,
11HI7.
The west-bound overland on the
Knnta Fe railroad was stopped by two
bandits at a place known as the Point
of Rocks, which is abont a mile and a
miarier west of Uro uranae, iai. as
a result Engineer Daniel Gilford was
shot and instantly killed, while one of
the robbers, Tol (Jones, is seriously
Injured. There was one other bandit,
but when toe snooting commenced ;ne
took to the hills and has not since
been 'seen, but it is thought that he
will be captured. A. U Molt, tne
Walla-Fareo Express messenger, con
fronted the robbers and succeeded in
sjiootlng ono and driving the other oft
doing so, however, a stray anoi
from his gun struck Engineer Gifford
and Instantly killed him.
Stale Treasurer Levi Rackliffe died a
ittle before noon on Thursday last at
his residence in Sacramento. As soon
as his death was annbtfheed. Governor
Sudd ordered the vault door to be
osod and sealod, and instructed Dep
uty Treasure Judson to remain in
oharge until other arrangements were
made. Mr. Kackliire naa neon in al
most from the time he took office His
ailment, which had made him very
week, was dropsy, nna tnis, coupiea
wth the fact that he had recently
taken a sever cold which resulted in
pneumonia, was the cause of his death.
In the last general election at waicn
Mf. RacUUBe was chosen treasurer,
big popularity was demonstrated by
(h f.cl that he not a larger plurality
than any ether caneuaate on toe its-
aVuoan tfefc
. Tested.
"What is his reputation for troth and
YeraoUy?"
'Pretty fair. He lailed to pass on ex.
amlnatlon f or a position aa weather prog.
nosttcator. ' ' ChipagoFost..
Prescriptions Carefully Compounded.
Mali. Street ' ? " " Medford Orefon. :
MEDFORD, OREQON.Q
pacific coist ke
THE CREAM OP THE WEEK'.$ Nfe(f
PICKED FROKH-HB DISPATCrftiT
Slat Treasurer BeetllS DleeA
Held f uta the KagtaMr atlUa4A .
Llnenta raf U Death Ij MfcajlA
Murderer Cfar( Hear, the Oallewi
ti , -'
Tho Sunset Telephone comoany haa
fc.en granted a franchise at Redjtld
Ventura has s, typhoid fevf Jdn
demio and the people aro drlniJW
boiled water. - sy
Vancouver, B. G, ruffered a lossof
040,000 by flre one day last week.
fire occurred on the water frpnt, rfljyi) ;
Meat Inspector Hughes of Loa An
gelet continue to find colts antt hdHfj -,
dressed for meats on Al at the loeU
markets.' .; . :i L.-it
At the Riverside elections the Pre r
hibitiotrsls carried the day agaiaat
the. high license advoeatee try a deda .
ive majority. .
BeporU from Southern Hnebeia
are to the effect that March froets hm '.
not materially iajnred frnlt biojjs
therefore an abundant crop la : anHcf- -pa
ted. i ...
Miguel Linares, aged 64, who 'oait
Merced Oreaaard. aged 78. in Lo Aar- '
gelet. for $30,000 damages for oreaen
of promise, haa been given damage '
for 1, plaintiff and defendant to pf '
their own eoet. , ,
The fast river steamer H. J. Corcor
an waa launched at the shipyards he
8tockton last week. The steamer ; lay '
designed to make the trip betweeai ,
Ban Francisco and Stockton in four
and ono-half hour. i
Charles Froid. a luieman. employe .
by a teleph- ne company of San Fran
cisco, was burned to death last week '
while at w rk ou top of a telegraph.)
pole. He was at work on the wire) (
when one he had bold of broke, and
coming in contact with a live wire
shocked Froid, killing him instantly..
Tho second section of the njilitnry
train bound south, ran over Jerry
Lucy at Port Costa, and badly mangled
both legs. He died an hour later.'
Lucy was nt tbe depot waiting to e).r
the soldiers go through, and It la
thought be attempted to get on the '
train while in motion, nena. uo
foreman of the Southern Pacific coat
bunkers there for years. - ' '
Judge Hale, of Grant'.' Pass, Or., .
proqounced sentence or death upon
aged Charles Fiestor for wife murder,
fixing Friday, June 10, as the day for
execution. Fiester'a crime was drown
ing his wife in a pool of water in May,,
1895, holding tier unaer unwi aeau.
The mioreme court decided that Geo.
Ebanks must hang for the murders h
committed at tho Mussel beds in San
Diego county over two yeare ago. He
was sentenced to he hanged by Judge -Torrance
of San Diego county, hut a
stay of execution was granted, and
the case was taicen to me suprenin
court on an appeal from the order de
nying a motion for a new trial.
Constable J. B. Smith or Arbuckle,
Colusa county, shot and killed K. H. .
Campbell.tnear Ukinh. Smith had a
warrant for the arrest of Campbell on
a charge of seducing Smith's daughter.
The constable declares that ho tried to
make the arrest and when Campbell
resisted he fired and killed him. -
george W. Clark, of Napa, undor
sentence of death for the murder of
his brother, AVilliam Anderson Clark,
hat been brought ono step nearer tho
gallows by the non-action ot ins at
torneys, they having allowed the llmo
grtnted teem in which to file their bill
of exceptions to lapse. The only ro-
course now In law is for them to tako
all appeal on the Judgment, but there ,
la small likelihood of this being done, (
al JP5 ? for "r eMU-
Uo3, wilt probably see tho fulfilling of
the senttnet of death. 1 '
THE MORTAR
D$UG STOfE.
G. H. HASKINS, Prop'r.
Ha. ntmim. in the iim. or 1 1
Pure Diugs, Patent Medicines, Books,
Stationery,
PAINTS nd OILS,
Tobaceoes, Cigars, Perlumery, Toilet Articles and
Everything that ia carried In a Brat
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