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Newspaper Page TextJllttil OUR ADVERTISERS Are always Satisfied because THE MEDFORD HAIL THE MEDFORD MAIL Oitee all the Newg 11 the lim. It goee to every home Beaehaa the who bar People J in Jack'on couoiy J VOL. XX MEDFORD. JACKSON COUNTY, 0RE60N. FRIDAY, JULY 31. 1908, NO. 31 mmuto WATER FROM WASSON CANYON BY JUNE I Bids Must be in by August 6 The Sale of Bonds Thoroughly Discussed at Meeting of Council Last Evening Representative of John Nuveen & Company Present Work Will be Rushed. "Mr. .Mayor: In order to briutf thin matter to climax, I move 'on ihul the city recorder be Instructed lo ask for bids for the construction ot a gravity water supply system for the H of Medford from M-lfot-d to Wiiwoin canyon, or the forte of Mule Butte creek. The bid to be re ceived up anttl a p. m., August 6, 108." With the foregoing motion, Couucilmun Wortraan and member of the special water committee of the city council, brought to a climax the discus, ion of Ihe question aa to the water aupply of Medford. which has been bothering the residents of thla city for aome time past. The motion waa arcondrd by Councilman Elfert and carried by the "ayea" of t'ounrilmen Merrick, Wortmaa, Trowbridge and Kifert. Olwrll and Hafer were absent. The offering of the motion followed a lively session of the city coun cil last evening, during which the council waa addressed by W. P. Bul lock, the repreaentativu of John Nuveen Co.. of Chicago, bond dealers, who are negotiating for the bond Issue ot KHU.OOO, which was voted for the purpose of constructing a gravity water system for this city. Many other matters were discussed, tl.eru being present at the meeting besides four rouncilmen, the mayor and recorder. Bunkers Enyart . Crowell and Yawter, and Engineer Roberta, who has Ihe matter of building the gravity system in charge. Contractor Hade was also present and oRered susses tiona to the council at various times, as did the others. It developed last evening at Hie meeting that Wesson canyon Is the place that Medford is to get Ita water from in the future. In the case that the canyon does not give enough water for the purpose, the amount will be supplemented by water from either the Little Butte creek or from Fish lake. It was stated by the engineer lu tliarge of the mutter tliat the supply at Wesson at the present time would furnish this city with 170 inches of water. This water, he stated, is remarkable for its purity and coldness. The water shed is between 11 and 12 square miles. Only one person Is living on the water shed, which fact augurs well for the purity of the water. For this city the amount of water which the committee K desirous of get ting is 300 inches or a little more than 4,iMMi.ooo gallons for each 24 hours. At the present time Wesson canyon can supply about 2,500,000 gal lons, while this city, with only 5,000 inhabitants, only consumes about 800,000 gallons each day. In case the amount of water should have to be supplemented, water raa be obtained from two sources. One from Fish lake and the other from Little Butte creek direct. While the city has at the present time nothing but options on the various places, It Is probable that they will close a deal shortly by which the Wesson canyon proposition will be taken over by the city. she matter waa thoroughly discussed by Ihe representative of John Nuveen A Co.. who returned yesterday from from a trip to the canyon with Councllmen Merrick and Wortman and Kngineer Roberts. He stated that he waa charmed with the outlook for the city of Medford, nnd that he would recommend to Mr. Nuveen the proxsitlon. He asked a uirect ques tion as to whether the council would construct a gravity system or not, and waa answered by the introduction of the motion asking for bills, which heads this article. Contractor Hade, who lias Just completed the work of putting in tile distributing system for this city, and who will. In all probah...iy, bid on ten construction of the pipeline, stated to the council that it was his be lief that the pipeline could all he in place by June 1. 1909. Kngineer Hob erts stated that the work could be completed by that time, provided that the climatic conditions did not retard the work, which will probably be the case where the excavating wiU have to be done through the "stlckey." lie stated that be would have the specifications out la time for bids to be received In IS days for the construction of the work, and the council set the day as August for the bids to Tne first person to address the council last evening was W. P. Bul lock, the representative of John Pu veen & Co. of Chicago, who are the bidders for the bonds voted fo," the building of the gravity system. He spoke of the feasibility of a water supply from Wasson canyon, and stated that there was a great chunce for the people of this city to obtain their water there. He was enthusl !stic over the future ot Medford, und ' stated that he would recommend the proposition to Mr. Nuveen, who sent him to this city to look Into the mat- ter and see if the-residents of thisjterial to be encountered Is ot only city were really to build a gravity four varieties loose soil, soft rock, system. He states that he Is more 'solid rock and hard pan, so that it tban satisfied. will be easy for a contractor to bIC The three bankers of the city ad- on the vork. dressed the meeting in regard to the While the matter Is not definitel) bond issue. They stated that it was settled as yet, still there is but little their belief that a good price had i that remains to be done aside from been obtained for the bonds, Inas- ne signing of the contracts by which much as the bond Issue waa a heavy the city takes over water rights and one, and that the population of the! the like, on all ot which they hold city was only 5,000 people. The mat- options at the present time. The va ter ot the bond sale waa discussed jrlous other propositions to the water pro and con for some time. The city committee have all been eliminated recorder will ask Nuveen ft Co. to unless some other proposition comes advance $65,000 In order that the distributing system in this city, which lias been completed, may be paid for. W. S. Crowell stated that be hud heard many different stories regard ing Wasson canyon and the amount of water there, and stated that he would like very much to hear from Engineer Roberts In regard to the! matter. Mr. Roberta atated that when the water In the canyon waa first meas-j ured there were about S00 inches in the canyon. Thla has fallen off nntll two weeka ago about 168 Inchea were recorded. Wednesday there were about 178 Inches of water In the canyon. He atated that this would aupply Medford with about 1.600.000 gallons ot water In each 84 hours, and that the amount wanted by the witter committee, 300 Inchea, eo.ild could easily be obtained from Little Butte creek. He stated that the water abed waa between 11 and 12 square miles In area, and that there was but one person living on It. He stated that the temperature of the water waa 8 degree colder than the water In Mr. Merrick's well In this city, and also colder than the waiter In Llttl Butte creek. At the time that the water la Watson canyon be in would have to be supplemented the water In Little Butte creek was at ita best, for the flood waters were gone and the water was purer than in the winter time. He stated that the hog wallows that have been com plained of would be fenced In bo that the water was absolutely pure. He was of the opinion that Medford would double Its population in three years If the gravity system were put in. The matter of constructing the pipe line will not be a difficult matter, as the route Is an easy one and the ma up which Is a better one, which Is Improbable at this time. Fred Blakeley has a propostllon to make hut as outlined to the council last evening by one wno was told of It, It seemed to meet with but little en couragement. - PUDDLING CLAl'SE INVALID. ALBANY, Or., July 28. The ordi nance governing peddling in the city ot Lebanon was declared Invalid to day, by Circuit Judge George H. Bur nett, In a decision rendered In favor of tbe defendant In the case of the city of Lebanon vs. O. W. Clark. Clark, who Is a solicitor in the em ploy of the Boyd Tea Spice com pany of Portland, waa arested tor peddling In Lebanon and waa fined $20 In the City Recorder's court. He appealed to the Circuit court, and hit attorney. H. K. Sargent of Port land, claimed the Lebanon ordinance was Invalid. Judge Burnett decided that a clause ot the ordinance which endeavored to exempt business men permanently located In Lebanon front' the provisions of the, ordinance was a discriminating clause, and lOnnd for th defendant. THE MAIi7"F0R NEWS AHKKU TOR FRANCHISE. T. t. Blakeley asked the Council for . . . Franchise for Trolley Liar. . . . F, J. Blakeley met last evening iwith the city council and asked tor I franchise for a trolley line on Seventh street and Central avenue The matter waa referred to the street committee and the city attor ney. He also submitted auother water proposition to the council, vhlch waa referred to the special water committee. As has been announced, Mr. Blake ley Is representing a number ot east ern capitalists, who contemplate put ting a trolley line in this valley con necting the different towns. Mr. fclnkeley In asking for the franchise 2t.y that he will have the rail ltld on Seventh street and Central ave nue before the paving Is laid. A number ot times has thla mat' ter been talked of. It Is well known i that an lnterurban line would pay in this tulley, where no one towt It iHrpe uough to support an electric Hue. Mr. Blakeley also proposes to put In a water system, obtaining his water from the Applegate country, and will sell the entire plant to the city for 1250,000. What action the council will take in regard to the two propositions la not as yet known, but the committees will probably report at the next meeting ot the council. Fast work will be required It the rails for the trolley line are to be placed on the streets before the pavement Is laid. DEATH OF MRS. T. H. MOORE. Mrs. Nellie B. Mo.,re, wife ot T. H Moore, died at the family residence on 0 street, at an early hour Sun day morning of blooa poisoning, fol lowing childbirth. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, Rev. W. F. Shields officiating. Mrs. Moore was born at Roseburg, Mich., May 27. 187", and died at Medford, Or., July 26, 1908, aged 31 years and two months. She was adu- cated at Stratford, Ontario, In the high school, where her father was United States custom house officer during her high school days. After her return to Roseburg, Mich., she assisted her father In the mercantile business until she was married t T. H. Moore, July 13. 1907, at Port land, Or.' Her baby, William Homer Moore, was born July 12, and still survives her. Mrs. Moore's life was one of quiet, unassuming devotion to high Ideals of right and duty. She was held In hlghtest esteem by all who came under her Influence, and those who knew her best loved her most. She was a believer In Christ and wished to be received Into the church and have her baby baptised, and these rites were conformed with the day before her death. The remains were taken to her former home in Roseburg, Mich., last evening, Mr. Moore, accompanied by a nurse, taking the baby to her pa rents, who will give it parental care. Two little boys, John and Martin, ty a former marriage, were also taken east to be kept wlth their mother's people. Theodore will remain with his father. Mr. Moore has the sympathy of the entire community In this sad break ing up of a happy home. APPLE MEN OPPOSE BILL. HOOD RIVER, Or., July 29. In tense opposition Is manifested among apple growers of the Hood River dis trict against the proposed packing and grading law which the Interna tion Apple Growers' association will endeavor to have pas? congress at Its next session. It will be of ficially brought before the meeting of the Northwestern Fruit Growers' association, which meets this year about the time congress con'enes, for the purpose of taking action. The main objection to the law. which will be urged by the shippers, Is that It provides tor change In the size ot the apple box recognized and adopted by the Northwest Fruit Growers' association as standard, and which Is stated to contain 2,150 cu bic Inches, or slightly more than the Winchester bushel, at present accept ed as the standard bushel In the United States. The box which the shippers recom mend, and which Is specified In the bill, will contain 2,564 cubic Inches, or 423.8 cubic Inches more than the box now used by the association, it Is sa'd by authorities on the matter that If the new law goes Into effect It will cause a loss to Pacific coast growers of 1,000,000 annually. It la also atated that an additional cost will be Incurred on account ot the larger site of the box, as It will take more lumber to manufacture It. '' ht bill was Introduced during the latter part ot the laat session ot con gress by Prepresentatlve Porter of New York, but waa not reported. This year the shippers have taker. It up and expect to secure Its passage at the coming session. Automobile for sate for $300 Runabout that cost 8850 for sale; thoroughly equipped with adometer, top, acetylene lights, etc. A. C. Al len, Medford. 20-tf FITZGERALD GREAT CHIEF As Announced Yesterday in Mail J. H. ritzger aid is Elected Great Sachem of Red Men. As was announced in yesterday s ssue ot The Morning Hail, J. H. Fitzgerald of this ctty waa elected great sachem of the Oregon reserva tion. This gives Medford the high est official of the Red Men lodge in Oregon. The officials as elected yesterday are: Great sachem for Oregon, J. H. Fitzgerald of Medford; great senior sagamore, A. E. Buttner of Portland; great junior sagamore, W. L. Little of Oregon City ; great prophet, George N. Farrin of Marshfleld; great keepr of the records, L. Car Btenson of Portland; great keeper of the wampum, James A. Devlin of Pedleton; great representatives to the annual conference at Bridgeport., Conn., L. L. Jacob of Medford, R. W. Rltner of Pendleton, George W. Orton of Portland. Last evening, following a band concert, the braves took the seal pes of about 20 palefaces. Three degrees were put on and the initiations' were followed by a most successful ban quet. There were more than 600 Red Men seated at the banquet board, which was arranged in the opera -ouse. Five tables the length of the room were needed to seat the crowd Real venison was served to tne braves, a huge buck furnishing the meat. The committee in charge of the banquet was composed of W. E. Johnson, L. E. Bean and S. A. Brown. Today will be devoted to various excursions into the country on the part of the Red Men, while this even ing the great parade will take place, the parade to be followed by a grand ball at the opera house. The festivities will come to a close this evening in a blaze ot glory. The biggest Jollification of the present session is due at that time. The twenty-seventh sun session of the great council ot tue Oregon res ervation wiu long be remembered as one of the most successful ueld in many years. Tonight will be the final and most glorious of gather ings ot this session. JOSKPHINE HOPS. GRANTS, PASS, Or., July 29. Hops are practically out of the run ning In Josephine county this sea son. Practically al! the last year s output was held ana sold at a late date In the London market for 6 and 6 cents. This past Week 475 bale-., the last ot the season's crop, was sold by Flannagan & Cornell for 6 cents a pound. These mu, who own and operate the old Ranzau yard, the largest hop ranch in southern Ore gon, are giving little or no attention to hops this year. Most of the yards have been dup up and set to apple and other orchard trees. The few yards that were allowed to grow are being given little or no attention, and tht output from this county will be very light. So far as known no contracts have been made, though buyers have already been on the field offering as high as 10 cents for this year's crop. SIMIM'KltS MAY tOMIIIXE. WASHINGTON, D. C, July 27. According to a decision of the Inter state commerce commission today, Bhlppers may combine small quan tities of goods of various owner ship, whether by arrangement be tween themselves or through the medium of a forwarding agency, and ship the combined lot at the relative ly lower rates applicable to large shipments. The commission held that because one shipper tenders "bulked shipments," made up of the property of various ownership consolidated be fore delivery to carrier, the fact of various ownership does not Justify the carrier In making a different hearse than for a shipment of simi lar character tendered by a shipper who Is also the owner. The complainant In the present case Is engaged In the forwarding business at Chicago and New York, and assembles packages of merchan dise of various ownership, consolidat ing them In carload lota and shipping the mat carload rates. The railroads refused to accept carload rates voder official classl float ton, which the com m I mi on now declares to be Illegal Basing their decision on the fact that no dlscrlm..on In rates shall exist, the commission says that the enforce ment of such a rule by the railroad companies would bring disaster upon many of the small Industries, and more surely establish dominance of greater Industrial and commercial In stitutions. OKKGOX PKACHK8 DI B BOON. Crop In This Beat Is Large aad Prices Are Likely to Be Moderate. Oregon Crawford peaches, from the Ashland Dalles district, will be In the market In about 10 days or two weeka, according to local dealers, and while there Is no danger ot the market slumping, the chances ant that this favorUe fruit will sell at comparatively low prices. It Is too early yet to say what these prices will be. The peach crop In southern Ore gon and around The Dalles la gen erally a heavy one this year, and the fruit was never ot 'better quality. For some time Alexanders and Hale's Early have been coming in fairly freely from both districts, and In competition with Crawford and California these have been selling at from 60 to 85 cents a box generally. Today, with the supply large, the peach market was a trifle weaker, and Oregons were quoted at from 40 to 7 5 cents. The best California Crawtords are now selling at 60 to 75 cents, and they are quite active. In the south, because of tbe strong eastern de mand, they are quoted slightly high er than last week's prices, and the shipping season Is drawing toward the end. When Oregon Craw fords appear there will be no demand here toi Callfornlas. Of other fruits cherries are about the most active in the local market, and tbe price trend Is likely to be up ward from this time on. Royal Annes, Black .republicans and Bings are about gone, only small lots re maining here and there, while the upply of Lamberts Is still moderately largely. There Is a strong demand for fancy Lamberts, both locally and in the east, and they sell readily at 7 to 10 cents a ound. Apples are In fair demand, but there Is ho market activity In the trad. Good quality Oregons nre go ing at 75 cents to $1.25 a box, whtic Callfornlas are held at $1 to $1.50 gonerolly. Plums drag, as they always do at this time of the year. The supply s inrK- and they are still coming in iVjt!y, but there Is only a limited de mand, even for the best, and at low lirken. For the most part they go at to 75 cents a crate. Aprlcot3 have I. rail Scatty disappeared. Small lcU of California pears In the market. held nt $1.50 to $2 a box, move quite nwd'.ly, but the season for actlvo sale of this fruit has not yet opened. AITO PARTIES COMING. Four large automobiles have left San Francisco and are headed this way. One of them Is the 40-horse-ower Thomas, owned by A. C. Allen of the Hollywood orchard. He left there with hla wife and two children, and they returned by train a few days ago. He has with blm his father and a party ot friends. The other three parties will proceed on to Portland and some of tbe northern cities. W. M. Hod son, the automobile nian, says that so far this season 24 tourists have passed through thlt city In automobiles, and this route Is getting to be the popular one be tween San Francisco and the north. ATTV HOGE REINSTATED. Martin G. Hoge, the local attor ney, who was debarred at the time of his conviction In connection with the land grauds In this state, was on uead ay last reinstated at the bar by the Supreme court, after the court 'd considered a p. .jii for his re instatement signed by me members of the bar in this county and by prominent people of the state at large. Mr. Hage was convicted of per jury In connection with the land frauds In tuts state and sered six n.oiiths In the Multnomah county Jail. He returned to Medford upon his release and resided In this city until a few months ago, when, hav ing sold his place uere, he and his wife left for a visit in Kansas. -.r. Hoge has many friends In this city who will be glad to learn thai he has been restored again to his place at the bar. fc.iET HARRIMAX AIGIST 1. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., July 28. E. H. Harrlman and family, ac companied by a few friends, will ar rive at their summer home, on Upper Klamath lake, about August 1, for a stay of several weeks, during which tbe sons of the railroad magnate will hunt bear and deer among other out door sports. Pelican Bay lodge has been vastly Im proved under the direction of Col. W. H. Holftblrd, personal represen tative ot Mr. Harrlman. An electric light plant has een Installed, a small refrigerating plant and new launches placed on the water of the lake. The outing will Include a trip to Crater Lake, a spot about which the railroad president became enthnsl nsllc last year The chief electrician of the Southern Pacific arrived sev eral daya ago to Inspect lue telegraph line to Pelican Bay and to hare ev erything In connection therewith In perfect condition for the dispatch of business during the next few weeks, FOUR PORTLAND BLOCKS DESTROYED BY FIRE Damage Done to the Amount of Hundreds of Thousands of Uollars-No Lives Lost Flames Started in the Stables of Transfer Company Lineman Badly Burned while Cutting Wires. PORTLAND, Jul SM. Fin- wlilrli broke out this afternoon at 8:1U o'clock destroyed an area equivalent to almost four blocks and did dam age estimated at f.fiU,00O, and for a urs Jeopardised the entire north end of the city with lu millions of dollars' worth of buildings. No Uvea were lost and there was onljr one person Injured. This was Kduard Le rone, a lineman, who was serionsljr burned and shocked bjr electricity while cutting power wires. The flames started in the stables of the Oregon Transfer company, near the corner of Fifth and Hojrt streets, and are believed lo have been caused by spontaneona combustion m hare stables in this Mock, and Within the block, with the exception of a couple of stores on the Immediate cor ner of Sixth and (ilisan streets, werre afire. The high wind fanned the flames against the windows of the Ban hotel, a four-story block on Sixth and Cllsan streets, and soon this structure waa a seething furnace. It waa gutted. South of the hotel tlie fire got Into a two-story brick build ing used bj small storekeepers and as a lodging house, and almost gutted this building. The Oregon Casket company has a six-dory brick plant on the southeast corner of this block, which present! two blank walls to the northwest, and these stopped the fire In this block. The casket company suffered but little damage. In the meantime che fire Jumped across Fifth street and consumed the entire half block between Ulisan and Hoyt. Its progress to the east was stayed by the high brick walls of the I'nion Meat company, which occupies the cast half of the block. This half a block was occupied by tables and blacksmiths and wagon shops. From here the fire Jumped across olisan afreet at Fifth and caught in anotner large atable. This waa burned down, aa well as a niarhiue shop lying between It and Ihe es tablishment of the Pacific Coast Construction company. The construction company waa undamaged, but the flames sucked around the southwest corner of the building and destroyed a one-story frame building which' faced on Fourth street. Again Ihe fire was met by high brick walla and its progress halted. Within these bounds, by dint ot great effort, the firemen managed to hold the fire. The Are bid fair to destroy the greater part of Ihe north end of the city. Other than the row of bricks which hedged it in, there are few but frame buildings for a quarter of a mile In the direction the wind waa blowing, and for a time the manner in which Ihe flames were can led by the wind it seemed to make a terrible coflagration Inevitable. SAYS TAFT IS DISSATISFIED. LINCOLN, Neb., July 29. Charg ing that Tatt Is not satisfied with the work of the Chicago convention, which nominated, and that In conse quence he is deeply Impressed with the work of the Democratic conven tion at Denver, Bryan today Issued i statement In which he expressed Ihe opinion that Taft "fears an up rising which Republican abuses have caused, and yet hesitate to adopt his real and substantial reforms." The statement was called forth be cause of allegation made by Judge Taft in his speech of acceptance at Cincinnati yesterday that Bryan was x destroyer of business. Confirma tion was given by Bryan that It Is not his Intention to make any ex tended campaign, but only to deliver a few speeches at central points be fore the first of October, and that during that month he expects to re main at home and assist In edncs tlonal work of the campaign through the discussion of public questions In the form of signed articles, Inter views and letters. Bryan has not yet begun the act lal writing of his speech of accept ance, but he stated his Ideas were about formulated and he would enter the work of preparing It in a week' or two. MARSHALL'S KIDF. OF STORY. Several days ago these columns printed a story from A. J. McKlnn?y. a Grants Pass hotelkeeper. In this item It was stated that Mr. McKtu ncy had a bill for board against Marshall Bros., of Portland. This I'uper printed the Itsem with some rit-Rreo of hesitancy, and said thu lcrhaps Mr. R. A. Marshall, one oi the firm, mlKht have a different story to tell. The gentleman called at The Morning Mall office yesterday, and while he admitted that this paper had treated his firm quite fair under the conditions aa seen from the out side, still there were some facts which were not correct as stated. In the first place, the bill wMch Mr. McKlnnoy alleges was against u,s firm for board was In realty against men In the firm's employ, tho payment of which the firm bad nothing whatever to do. he further stated that his firm had not passed through the bankruptcy court, as was stated It had. The board bill, above referred to, Mr. Marshall stat ed, waa contracted laat winter and at a time when he was In the east. PRCVMAR ACCIDKNT. COTTAGE GROVE, Or., July 1. About a doien young men of this place started to Cresswell, 10 iplles distant, when the team becane ft 'ghtened and ran away. Ail Jump ed and escaped Injury except sierton Earl, who sustained a broken !K. A peculiar coincidence of Ihe accident Is that Just three months eo the some crowd ot young men were with Allen Johnson at Cresswel'., when Johnson was thrown from the train In some anaceonnable way an-t killed ti the train neared thla place new hay. Four transfer companies 10 minutes all of the buildings lu M'.MIlF.ll Ol'TLOOK BRIGHT. ABERDEEN, Wash., July 29. The lumber market shows signs ot im provement, and there la prospect of stiffening of prices at San Francisco. Stocks are much broken and de pleted. This Is the opinion off C. C. Quack enbush, who went to San Francisco recently with Al Coats, of the Ameri can Mill company to investigate con ditions. "We found," said Mr. Q."--this morning, ' a much better feel log that was anticipated, and we look (or a change for the better right away. While there Is no big prospect. the signs are really encouraging, and that Is something to consider. WIU, HAXI.KV IX TROUBLE. PORTLAND, July 28. Five suits have been filed In the Federal court agalnpt alleged Illegal fencing ot ap proximately 112,340 acres of govern ment land In eastern Oregon. Crimi nal suits, as well as equity suits to enjoin the maintenance ot the fence, will be brought. These suits are simi lar to that of the Butte Creek Land & Livestock company, in which the principals entered a plea ot guilty, the Butte crek people, however, had but 20,000 acres illegally fenced. Criminal proceedlnKs""wl 11 "be brought against William tinnier, 1 president and manager of the Wil liam llnnley company. Harry L. Cor bett of Portland is secretary. Han ley is accused ot enclosing S2..,4D acres of government tnnd and 4.2SO acres of school land In Harney county. The American Livestock company nf Chicago Is accused of enclosing 1.800 acres In Harney county. J. F. and Ralph O. Smith are accused of fencing .160 acrts In l'nlou county. und Elijah and Royal T. Oliver of fencing SfiO acres in l'nlou county. Examination of Hanley will be held before the I'nited States commis sioner at Burns. IIK1 FIRE AT AIIF.RUKKN. ABERDEEN, Wash., July 29. Pire which broke out at 2 o'clock thtc afternoon destroyed nine build ings In the restricted district and the trestle over which the Northern Pacific railroad enters the city, and for several hours threatened to Jump the Wlshkah river Into the factory and residential section. One fatality resulted, that ot a saloon habltute known as "Cedar Willie," a drug fund. Willie was aroused when the dm broke out, but apparently he was stuplfled by drepps, and fell asleep af,aln. His partly Incinerated body was found on his bed. In a shed nf tne new Brunswick hotel, where the hod had fallen from the fourth floor. The damage done amounts to abrnt $75,000, with $50,000 Insur arce. The Northern Pacific will be tl"l np for several days. Aid was rendered the local flro department by the Hoaqulm depart ment, which made a quick response to the call for assistance.