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NEGRO IR ON
IN TEXAS
I Associated Press Dispatch.)
HOUSTON, Tex., June 22. Last
night nine negroes met death at the
hands of a nob In the- vicinity ot
Hemphill. In Sabine county. Today
both. races have secured arms and.
th tension Ik such tonight .hat. a
race clash Is Imminent. Lynching
followed the killing of two white men
by negroes. Two weeks ago Hugh
Dean and several other wnite men
visited a negro church where a dance
was In progress, presumably In quest
of liquor, it being the custom of some
negroes to sell whisky during the
progress of such affairs. During the
evening Dean was killed and six ne
groes were held for the killing. At
a preliminary examination evidence
was given tending to show that the
plot was planned at the dance to kill
Dean.
Saturday last Aaron Johnson, a
prominent farmer, was assassinated
while at his dining table with his
wife and child, the bullet being Bred
tbrongh the window. For this crime
Perry Pierce, a negro, was arrested
and It Is stated that he confessed.
Implicating Robert Wright, a rela
tive ot one of the negroes held for
the Dean murder. Price declared he
waa offered fa to kill Johnson. Then
followed the forming of a mob last
night, the overpowering of the Jailer
and the lynching of six negroes held
for Dean's murder. Five wore hanged
to the same tree, while another who
attempted to escape was shot to
death. Later, William McCoy, a ne
gro, was shot while standing In front
of the Johnson home, and this morn
ing the bodies ot two more negroes
were found in a creek bottom.
Wright and Price were taken to
ilcaumont for safe keeping.
OREGON PROMINENT.
Kultoa's Chairmanship of Credentials
Committee Ha Good Effect.
CHICAGO. June 20. Much com
ment was caused throughout the con
vention by Oregon's prominence
through Fulton's chairmanship on
the credentials committee. Judge
Williams waa chosen on the original
list to second Taft's nomination, and
though he was cut ont when the de
cision was reached to hasten pro
ceedings, It was pretty well ander
stodd that party leaders had begun
to take notice of Oregon, which, al
though a Republican state, has de
veloped symptoms of political Inde
pendence. Hence the managers
thought It would pay to heed that
state In the future.
"Oregon has been safely Republi
can for years," one most prominent
party leader said. "We haven't
found It necessary to do much to In
sure It carrying. Ton will observe
hereafter we will give careful atten
tion to the cute."
Anoth- prominent leader said:
"We haven't found It necessary to
do much to Insure the carrying of the
state. You will observe hereafter
more careful attention to the state's
needs will be given. We will culti
vate the people of that common
wealth." DEPUTY POLICE OFFICKR
. SHOOTS TWO DISTURBERS
(Afodated Press Dispatch.)
' PORTLAND. Or., June 19. A. E.
Walker, a member of the Tongues ot
Fire sect, holding a camp meeting on
(the outskirts of the city, shot Stone
C. Ward and a youth named Olds to
night. It is alleged that they were
members ot a party of disturbers
who interrupted religious services.
Neither were, .seriously Injured. Wal
ker was arretted.. Mayor Lane had
annotated him a deouty oolice offi
cer.
TOWN IS WIPED
OCT BY tiREAT FIRK
THREE RIVBRS, Que., June SB.
Fanned by a high wind, a fire which
broke out In a stable today destroyed
the greater part ot the lower town,
containing the business section of the
city. Three hundred buildings were
burned. It was necessary to send to
Montreal, Quebec, Sherbrooke and
Grande Mere for assistance. The lose
will be considerably over 11,000,000.
So far no loss of life has been re
ported. Oyster Bay Welcomes Teddy..
OYSTER BAYt L. ., June IS.
No formal arrangements have been
made for the reception of President
Roosevelt on his arrival here from
Washington to upend the summer va
cation, as the prfesiJtjht has Iriuifatc
that he prefers the Informal greeting
which haa been extended him In the
last few Tears by his admiring fellow
cltlsens.- f?
Member of the president' execu
tive force have engaged room at a
local hotel, aa have the secret service
ma, who srtU aerra as the prestdent's
bodyguard during ft suss aw.
The People aud Troops Claitli lu a
llloody Battle.
lAsFoclated Press Dispatch.)
TEHERAN, June S3. After a
bloody fight waged around the par
liament buildings all day, the city is
comparatively quiet tonight, al
though the Cossacks camped In the
streets and squares. Cossacks early
today surrounded the parliament
buildings and T'"Vr- thai surren
der of several person, .whose arrest
the Shah demanded' - The parliament
refused and shots were fired at the
Hoopers, several being killed. Or
ders were trailed to bombard the par
liament buildings, this commencing
about 10 o'clock. '
While this was In progress bombs
were thrown from the parliament
building and mosque, disabling one
gun and wounding the gunners.
Eventually the parliament building
was cleared, but not until many were
killed and wounded. The troops also
attacked political clubs and resi
dences ot the member of parliar
ment.
The number of casualties 1 not
known, but Is very large. The peril-
ament building Is practically in ruins.
A large number of leading nation
alist, including priests and members
of parliament, have been placed un
do' arrest.
LONDON, June 23. Dispatches to
the Mall from Teheran say tbat the
responsibility for filing lie with the
parliament, which took advantage ot
the momentary weakness ot the
Shah's troops. A dispatch says the
day ended In practically a victory for
the Shah.
BERLIN, June 23. Lokal Anzte
gers' correspondent at Terehan say
the disturbances ended in a victory
for the Shah's party, the opposition
forces being entirely dispersed.
ELLIS REPLIES.
Replies to W. J. Bryan' Attack oa
the Republican Platform.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
COLUMBUS, June 22. Attorney
General Ellis, who was the chief
author of the Republican nation, 1
platform, replying to criticisms of W.
J. Bryan, denies that tlo draft as
published before the convention was
changed, "with Intention to displease
or disappoint the president or sec
retary Taft."
Ellis say six of the seven oit"
slons referred to by Bryan are not
issues before the people at this time.
and there has not been any attempt
to make them such by the adminis
tration. The seventh, concerning1 in
junction. Ellis says. Bryan's criti
cism exhibits his usual recklessness
of statement and his readiness to -w-sume
his own lack of Information
might be the prevailing condition. El
lis say that the Republican dec'at
atioa was not with the Intent to "de
ceive the laboring man" is "unworthy
the candidate for the presidency."
The charge that the plank merely
declares the existing law and will
give no relief In cases where there
ha been abuse Is unworthy ot any
lawyer who ha examined the ques
tion. He saya the resolution It a
frank, clear statement of the Repub
lican party's position.
THE MFK STRENUOUS.
President Will Make Ray Today on
' His Farm.
(Associated Prss Dispatch.)
OYSTER BAY. L. I.. June 23.
President Roosev?lt supervised mak
ing hay today, but tomorrow will
take a hand In the work himself.
Making hay is one of the yearly oc
cupations engaged in by the presi
dent and he enjoys it thoroughly.
Tomorrow afternoon the - president
and his family will hoard the May
flower and go to New London, where
they will arrive Thursday morning.
Secretary Loeb announced tonight
that the president will not meet Mr.
Taft at New London.
PLEDGE RAILROAD FUND.
V
Salem and Stayton Agree to Raise
f 100,000 Within Two Weeks.
SALEM, Or., June 19. A commit
tee of business men ot Salem and
Stayton closed a contract tonight
with A. Welch of Portland, by which
the latter agrees to build a trolley
line from Salem to Stayton within
one year. The railroad will cost ap
proximately $300,000, and the busi
ness men ot Salem and Stayton are
to subscribe $100,000 of this am
ount. Work will begin on the road
in about two weeks If the $100,000
has been subscribed.
COMMITTEEMAN It ART.
Man -Known Here Was One of Con
ference Committee.
E, E. Hart of Iowa, treasurer of
the Crater Lake Lumber company
ot this city, wa a member of the
committee to confer with Secretary
Taft la Cincinnati yesterday. Mr.
Hart I well known recall?.
CITY BONDS
ARE SOLD
(From Sunday's Daily.)
John Xutcne Co. ot Chicago
have purchased bonds issued by the
City of Medford to the extent of
bsos.immi. These are the bonds au
thorized by two special elections held
recently anil the money Is to be used
for the construction of a gravity wa-'
ter supply fur tills city. The bonds
were bought at par.
The ImiimN are for a term of thirty
years and ny ft per rent Interest. The
cost to the city In making the deal l
about SOUO, so that the city now lias
available funds to the amount of
nbont KI60,0(IO with which to bring
water to this city from Wasson can
yon. The city officials were notified
of the sale yesterday by telegraph.
The news spread about the city
hall rapidly yesterday when the tel
egram wa received that the bonds
had been sold. While there was no
question but that the bonds would
find a purchaser, still the news that
was received yesterday was good
news, for now it Is known that there
can be no hitch in the construction
of the gravity water system.
The bonds were purchased at par.
It wna thought that possibly the
bonds would be purchased at a pre
mium, but the amount realized satis
fied all who were told of the sale.
Recorder Collins haa gone to work
In getting out a transcript showing
the legality of the deal and by what
authority the issue wa made. The
bonds are for a period of 30 years
and carry 6 per cent interest.
The bonds were authorised in two
Issues. The first for 165,000 and the
second for tSOu.OOO. The second is
sue was made when the city council
waa Informed by a Portland broker
.hat there would be no difficulty in
making the sale.
The question of a water suppiy for
this city hrs long been a pertinent
one. 'Recently It waa decided to
bring the water from Wasson canyon,
a distance of 20 miles from Medford.
The water Is said to be abundant and
pure from this source, and already
surveyors have been in the field nak
Ing the preliminary survey for the
line. The estimated cost of con
struction for the line is $10,000 a
mile. The sum of $25,0.00 is to be
paid for the water right, leaving In
the neighborhood of $135,000 to con
struct the reservoir and to do other
necessary work with. -.
The work upon the new distribut
ing system for this city Is progressing
In splendid shape and two years
hence Medford will probably have
one of the finest water aupplles in
the Pacific Northwest
MAIL POUCH FOUND.
Clever Thief Slips Through the Hands
of Police.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
KANSAS "CITY, Mo., June 12. A
registered mall pouch which con
tained $50,000 In money and t"iC.-
000 worth of diamonds and jewelry,
stolen from a mail car at Untin Na
tion here on the night of June was
found this afternoon by the switch
ing crew In the yard of the Rock Is)
and railway In Kansas City, Kan. The
pouch still contained a numbur of
valuable articles of Jewelry, but
enmty envelopes which had contained
$50,000 in currency showed that the
thief made good on the smaller part
of his haul.
The theft of the pouch Is highly
mysterious. It was consigned from
Los Angeles to New York. ' The re
ceipts were shown all the way from
Los Angeles to Kansas City, where
the pouch was lost sight of. The
case Is made still more notable by
the fact that the thief slipped
through the hands of the Kansas City
police.
One June 7 detectives arrested a
negro near the depot. He was tal-en
to the station and $10,000 worth of
Jewelry and several hundred dollars'
In money was found on him. The ne
gro sent for an Influential lawyer
and offered him $200 It he would get
him free. The attorney bad the
charge changed from "Investigation"
to "vagrancy" the next day, and
there being no other charge, the ne
gro was ordered to leave-town. Ten
days later the federal authorities la
sued photographs of the negro knovn
as Charles Stephenson and various
aliases. This picture was recognized
as being that of the negro who hid
been under arrest. Federal author
ities Immediately struck the negro's
trail and traced him to Denver, where
the search waa apparently dropped.
A reward of $2000 has been offered
by the government for his arrest. The
postofflce officials refuse to divulge
Llie value of the jewelry discovered,
but it is believed to be almost all of
the original shipment.
Marriage License,
Louie D. Colver and Minnie D.
Roblson: W. F. Blacken and Ida
Jennings; George Frederick Smith
and Annabel Hendry.
Kale of Two Schools to Be Derided by
State Board.
SALEM. Or., June 23. The board
of regent ot tne Oregon State Nor
mal school-i will bold Its annual meet
ing in this city on Tuesday of next
week, and it is probable that at tbat
time the normal school question will
be practically settled.
While the board baa no. absolute
power In the matter and .the-question
of hon n.any and which normal-: shall
be nislnlaiiied Is one for-the .legisla
ture to determine, yet It was under
stood when the board was created
mat future legislatures would be
governed largely by the recommen
dations of the board.
Legislatures have never been in a
position to act Intelligently upon the
normal school question. The board
has had control of all the schools
for a year, and had pieced all of
them upon a uniform working basis,
both as to courses of ftudy and l.ns
Inesa management. Statistical re
ports have been received from each
In addition to this. Governor Cham
berlain appointed a board of three
visitors. City Superintendent Church-
of Baker City, City Superintend
ent Powers of Salem and City Su
perintendent Turner of Grants Pass,
to visit the normala, make careful
Investigation and report.
It la understood tbat these three
prominent educators have made a
thorough report and that they have
been frank and free In pointing out
the defects and needs of the nor
mals. Their report will be before
the board of regents next week; That
there will be an effort at the board
meeting to recommend the abandon
ment of one and perhaps two of the
normals Is certain.
The normal school fight, which
heretofore has been conducted in the
legislature In January, will come off
this year before the board In June.
Because legislature have long de
sired a Betterment of the normal
school question upon Its merlte, it H
expected that the next legislature
wl'.l zlarllv shift responsibility to the
board by aeptfng its recommenda
tions, hence each school that desire
to be retained must get a favorable
report from the regent. The board
consists of Governor Chamberlain,
Secretary Benson, Superintendent
Ackerman, Colonel E. Hofer, Salem;
W. B. Ayer, Portland; E. E. Bragg,
La Grande; Stephen Jewell, Grants
Pass, and Henry J. Maler, The
Dalles.
BARTXETT IS GUILTY.
Jury Out But a Short Time In Reach
ing a Verdict.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., June 22.
Walter J. Bartnett, former vice-president
of the Safe Deposit company
and administrator of the Colton es
tate, was found guilty of embexxllng
securities of the value of '$31,700
this afternoon. The jury wa ont
leu than 15 minutes and reached a
verdict on the first ballot. Mercy
was recommended. Judge Conley
will fix sentence June 30.
The greater part of the day was
occupied by closing arguments of the
prosecution and defense. Assistant
District Attorney Cook spoke for the
people In the morning and was fol
lowed by Attorney Cooper for Bart
nett. Attorney Geary made the prin
cipal argument for Bartnett this af
ternoon and Cook closed.
Cook portrayed Bartnett as a cow
ard, who carried on his nefariou"
dealings behind J. Daliell Brown and
his own brother-in-law, James Tread
well. The main attempt of the at
torneys for the defense was to fix the
blame on Brown, who Is already con
victed. Bartnett received the verdict cool
ly, showing but little emotion.
K. OF P. GROWTH.
The Knights of Pythia Show Very
Healthy Growth in State.
From nine subordinate lodges,
with a total membership of 419, in
1881, to 103 lodges, with 6000 mem
bers, in 1908, has been the tremen
dous growth of the Knights of Pyth
ias In Oregon since the inception of
the grand lodge 27 years ago. Equal
lyas interesting Is the fact that the
finances of the fraternal organiza
tion have increased at a correspond
ing ratio, the balance on hand In
1881 being $2803, while at the op
ening of the present year the g-'-i'd
master of exchequer had $08,302 in
his possession.
These facts were presented to the
400 delegates of the order at the
27th annual convention of the grn
lodge, which convened In Pythian
castle, Eleventh and Alder street'.
In the report of Grand Keeper ef
Records and Seal L. R. Stlnnon.--Telegram.
Fatal Shipwreck.
PARI8, .Tune 24. A special from
Corunna, Spain, says the 8panlh
steamer I Flache went on the rocks
In t fog near Muros. The vessel
sank rapidly r.nd a panic followed.
Of $7 passenger ar.d 51 of (he crew
which took to the boats, only 47
landed
BUILT II FIRE
IWER05ENE
(From Saturday's Daily.)
Mrs. John C, Andrews, who lives
over on the Applegate, was brought
to this city yesterday afternoon, to
receive medical attendance for a
number.-o(.,sevjre burns about the
arms and fac suffered while trying
to light a fire with kerosene oil. She
was pouring oil Into the fire in the
kitchen stove and as a consequence
Bhe Is mlnue a house, clothes and
other necessities of life. The house
was a small frame one and stood
upon a tract that she and her bus
band were honiesteading
Mrs. Andrews had had trouble
with making the fire draw, so as to
get a good fire started for the prep
aration of dinner. She at last grew
desperate in her effort aa noon time
was near, and picking np a half
filled can of oil started to pour It
onto the fire. The fire blazed up
and her clothing caught lire. She
rushed to another room and pulling
a huge comforter off the bed wrapped
It about her and extinguished the
flames.
By this time the fire In the kitchen
had caught the woodwork and be
fore her husband could be summoned
from where he was at work in the
fields the house had completely
burned up. Mrs Andrews was ablo
to save but a small part of the house
hold goods.
She waa severely burned about the
face and arms and was brought to
this city for medical attendance. Her
husband left her at a physician's foi
treatment while he visited the local
lumber yards to get the material for
a new house. Needless to av, Mrs
Andrews will not build any more
fires with oil.
KURDISH BRIGANDS ON RAIDS.
Brigands Threaten Lives of Mission
aries and Aid Asked for.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
ST. PETERSBURG, June 23. Ad
vices received here are to the effect
that Kurdish brigands are raiding
villages In the neighborhood of Ura
miuh and that the Inhabitants are
alarmed. Missionaries at that place
have held a meeting and applied to
their various consuls for protection.
WASHINGTON, June 23. Wil
liam F. Doty, American consul at
Tabriz, has telegraphed the state de
partment that missionaries at Ura
mlah are anxloua to have him come
'.here. Doty has been directed to
consult with the authorities at Con
stantinople and if he can be of serv
ice, there is no objection to his going.
The Turkish government had made
repeated assurances to the American
government of their Intention to pro
tect missionaries as far as in their
power. Kurds, Nomads as they are,
have long been a serious proposition
to the Turkish government and their
pillaging had frequently threatened
to lead into serious International
complication.
FOREST FIRES.
Fires in Michigan Destroy Three
Villages.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
DETROIT. Mich., June 20. Fires
in Northern Michigsn forests, fanned
to great proportions by gales of the
last two days, have destroyed at least
three villages, rendered hundreds
homeless, swept over 1000 acres of
timber lands and caused damage es
timated at $200,000. The heaviest
loss Is at Presque IbIo and Cheboy
gan counties-, although Lelanau,
Charlevoix and Otsego also suffered.
The village of Case, Presque Isle
county, was destroyed today. People
have been taken to Onaway on the
train. Legnnde, Cheboygan county,
was abandoned to the flames tonight.
Many were taken to the Indian river.
While fighting a big fire at Wol
verine today a call was received from
nondeau. Ihe firemen could not
leave Wolverine and several build
ings were consumed.
ROOSEVELT ARRIVES
AT OYSTER BAY
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
OYSTErt BAY, June 20. Presi
dent Roosevelt arrived here today.
He was received by the people of the
place, who had assembled to greet
blm, snd spent the first ten minutes
slinking hands and thanking them
for their welcome. Then, with hi
family, he entered his carriage and
was driven to Sagamore Hill.
Chicago Cooler.
(Associated .Press Dispatch.)
CHICAGO, June 23. Eleven
deAths due to heat prostration or al
lied cause were recorded In Chicago
today. The thermometer wa again
over (0, but late this afternoon a
shift In the wind brougtit relief ai.4
It I believed that the torrid wave !
krokea la this aactlsa.
American Legation Withdraw From
Southern Republic.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
CARACAS, June 23. Members of
the American legation are awaiting
the arrival of the gunboat Marietta
at Porto Cabello to take them to the
United States. Charge de'Affalres
Sleeper and Lleulenaut Kugglea with
drew, from the legation at Caracas
Saturday. The interest- ot the
United State wtre placed In the
handa of the Brazilian legation as
representatives of the European gov
ernments are having considerable
trouble with Castro. American Con
sular Agent Brewer remains ' in
charge of the archive. Castro re
turned here a few daya ago after a
long absence In the Interior, and his
return attracted much attention and
caused all kinds of rumors. The peo
ple of Venezuela do not understand
the withdrawal of the American rep
resentative. It is probable that
there will be open rupture with Hol
land and there are reports that a rev
olution against Castro Is being or
ganized In Columbia. A matter
now stand, the United States, France
and Columbia practically have no re
lation with Venezuela: Great Brit
ain and Holland have serious ques
tions pending, leaving Germany alone
which has no dispute.
ALLEGED FRAUDULENT
COAL LAND ENTRIES
M. J. Anderson, forest supervisor
of this place, left Monday evening tor
West Fork to serve some subpoenas
on witnesses who are to appear In the
coal land cases to be tried in this city
the 15th of July. It Is expected that
nese land trials will be quite Inter
esting, as they take In prominent peo
ple and large tracts of timber. The
land In question is located in the Sis
kiyou reserve at the bend of the Co-
qullle river and It has been taken up
as coal land. The government has
been making an exhaustive Investiga
tion in the matter, cruising the tim
ber, taking photographs, ets. J. 8.
Dlller, who Is here now Investigating
farther and who was assisted last
summer by Dr. Kay of Ames, la..
made a geological examination of the
land and reported to the government,
but what the report was Is not
known, but It was evidently against
the tracts being taken up as coal
land.
The government now haa a couple
of practical coal miners working on
the lands. They are men ot experi
ence and their report will add mate
rially to the government's case.
The land has been cruised and It
was found that each quarter section
runs from 15,000,000 to 30,000,000
feet of timber, which Is mostly fir.
but a good deal of Port Orford cedar.
The reports of the cruisers include
maps and photographs and are quite
complete. This work haa been done
under the supervision of Mr. Ander
son snd by the office force ot this
city.
The government will be represent
ed by A. C. Shaw of the legal de
partment of the forestry service or
Washington, D. C. In fact, Mr. Shaw
is at the head of the forestry legal
department and was here last year
and looked over the field. Obser
ver.
"Jl'D" PKRNOLL AT HOME.
May Not Be Able to Play Again This
Season.
" i i -
Jud" Pernoll, the young south
paw. Is taking a rest from the stren
uous life of professional baseball, at
his home on Applegate. Pernoll has
had hard luck this season. Just as
he was rounding Into form and had
the Indian Blgn on the Los Angeles
team for fair, he took the mumps
an old-fashioned, plebeian disease, it
is true, but none the less disagree
able and his services were lost to
the Portland team during the season
with the Angels at Portland. Not be
ing able, on account of a relapse, to
go South with the team, he is now
recuperating at home. Every South
ern Oregon fan feels a personal In
terest In Pernoll and there Isn't one
of them who doesn't wish for him the
fullest measure of success. He's a
ballplayer and besides, a gentleman.
Cholera In Manila.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
MANILA, June 23. Cholera haa
broken out among the troops at
Camp Gregg. Three scout and one
civilian have died from the disease
and the camp has been placed under
quarantine. Lieutenant Jonea of the
first cavalry and Lieutenant Muldoon
of the scouts being stricken.
The situation at Panklslng, Island
of Tuson. is very serious. Ninety-
three cases have been reported In the
last 20 hours, 60 of which have
proved fatal.
Working Hhamroi-k Mine.
Dr. Chlsholm of Gold Hill haa a
large force at work In his mine, the
Shamrock, on Evans creek, In the
Meadows district. . The prospect Is
better of late and on the strength of
some of the last ore taken out a
number of claim are belnk slaked
oat la tbat sectloa.
TO RAISE SEEDS
IN THIS COUNTY
It has developed that the parties
with whom J. M. Sweeny waa con
nected when be purchased the old?
Beecher place near Jacksonville are
none other than the D. M. Ferry Seed) -company
of Detroit, Mlca.tr who ara---the
largest seed-growing firm In ther
Unlted States, and, for that matter,.
In the world. The company will put
a large force of men at work on ther
place and will grow seeds there foe
market on the Pacific coast.
The Ferry Seed company has two
large sets of main offices, one, the
headquarters. In Detroit, and the oth
er In Salt Lake City. It has several
large farms throughout the country.,
but as far as can be learned this will
be their only large farm on the Pa
cific coast. They are very success
ful In the raising of seed of sll kin-- -from
the rarest flower to the roost
common of garden truck. Thefr
farms are conducted upon tne most
scientific plan, aa they employ aotr
experts and chemists to determine
how to obtain the best results from
hte soil they use.
The company will employ at least.
50 men noon the farm and will prob
ably make It a most important Indus
try of tbe valley. It is also reported1
that they will start a nursery aud
supply fruit trees th.c are in demani
In this section ot the country.
The property which Mr. Sweeny-
purchased for the use of the company
is the place known aa the Bleeraer
place, above Jacksonville. ,The place-
contains 1400 acres of well-watered... '
timbered and the finest of tillable
land. Of the 1400 acrea, 1200 Is the
finest kind of frnlt Isnd, as the old'
orchard upon the place demonstrat
ed. The soil is deep, rich and amp
ly aublrrlgated. The most or tlte
tract lies In a well-protected bash
which I not exposed to the extremes?
of heat or cold. For Irrigating pur
poses there I an abundance of wa
ter. A giant pump Is already upon
the land and $1000 expendi-d woul.Y
construct a couple or so of dam t'ra
will ttore enough water to last at
least six months in the year.
The persons from which Mr:.
Sweeny purchased the land will give
possesslon about the first of the year,,
but It is reported that preliminary
work will start -before that time. The
former owners will, take off this-,
year's crop of fruit.
TAFT'S IDEA OF OFFICE.
What the Nominee Think Are the -Duties
of Presidency..
5?
(Associated Press Dispatch.)" ''
NEW YORK, June 22. In an ar
ticle to be published In the current
Issue of Collier's Weekly, Secretary
Taft sets out his conception of the
duties of the office. In concluding he
eulogizes Washington and Uneotrj.
and says:
"It remained for Roosevelt to- '
prove how the people will respond to
strong true leadership when the hour
has come for great reforms. Policies-
which he Inaugurated must he con
tinued and developed. They are right
and they are the policies of the peo
ple. For that reason his successor
may well disregard any charge at
lack ot originality If he does not
make an entirely new program of Mat .
own. ..- ..- . ,
"The president' at this lime haata -
work before him clearly derlned. Ra
forcement of law, equally an last
high and low, powerful and weak,
should be his thought. The danger
to our country of laxity or favoritism
In this Is the greatest one we bare-
to face."
He adds that conservation of tho
national resource and their- devet--
opment must command his attention
and that he should aim to give a bight
tone to his administration, as Pres
ident Roosevelt has done by sur
rounding himself with eminent men.
Elwood-Moore Nuptial-
Louis El wood and Miss Charlotte)
Moore took the vows that will bind
them In matrimony through life la
the parlors ot the Odell Wednesday
evening, In the presence ot a num
ber of friends and the Immediate
relatives of the bride and grooiau-
The words which united these yoasne;
people were spoken by Rev. W.
Black of the church of Seventh-Day
Adventlsta, to which faith the con
tracting parties subscribe. Tbe par
lors were handsomely decorated and'
during the ceremony, the young cow
pie staod under an arch of f lower .
and evergreens. As the bridal party
entered Mrs. Otis Krause played ItKv
wedding march.
The groom is the son of M. K(
wood, who but lately retired froua
active business In this city, and taw
bride Is the daughter of Mr. and Jfra.
M. D. Moore, proprietors of . the
Odell rooming-house, and both arar
well respected and well liked you a"
people.
After Ihe ceremony the guests were
served with Ice cream, cake aadM
strawberry (mack.
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