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MEDFORD. JACKSON COUNTY, 0RE60N, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4. 1908,
NO. 49
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THE BEST YET
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Contract Entered Into for
Handsome New Adver
tising Booklet.
In carrying out the decision made
at th meeting of the Medford Com
mercial club Tuesday evening, an
account ot which appeared In yes
terday'! Morning Hall, a contract
waa entered Into yesterday by the
Commercial club with William Bit
tie Wells, the special representative
of the Sunset Hagaiine, for the pub
lication of another booklet.
The contract calls for 60,000
booklets for the sum of $3770, but
this doe not represent the actual
-cost of the production, as that would
be three times the amount mention
ad. The other two-thirds Is con
tributed by the Southern Pacific
Railway company as their share, on
account ot the benefit It will be to
the company In the way of settling
up the country here and the Increas
ed amount ot traffic whlnh will na
turally result.
It might be mentioned that In ad
dition to being the manager ot the
Sunset Magazine for Oregon, Wash
ington, Idaho, British Columbia and
Alaska, Mr. Wells is also a special
representative of the passenger de
partment of the Southern Pacific
railway lines In Oregon. This form
of an advertising booklet, such as
has been ordered tor Medford, Is
original with Mr. Wells and has
made a great hit, not only in this
country, but also In several foreign
countries as well.
"I want to state," said Mr. Wells
to The Morning Mall last evening,
"that this booklet for the city of
Medford will be the very best one
which has yet been turned out for
any city or community In this or any
other country. In addition to that,
the number of copies ordered are
more than any other organization In
any other place has yet put out or
ordered from us or any other pub
lishing firm.
"We will begin work on this book
let right away. In the work on It
we will have two expert writers, two
first-class artists and the photo
graphing for the Illustrations will be
made by three of the best photo
graphers In the country Gltford,
Welster and Keiser. No time, no ex
pense and no labor will be spared In
making this booklet what we claim
it Is going to be the best piece ot
work ot the kind yet turned out in
any place In the world.
"I am taking a personal pride in
this work," continued Mr. Wells,
"for the reason that I look upon this
place as being an ideal one to ad
vertise, and I am certain yon will
get splendid results. Medford Is so
situated that it must be the trading
center of this district and the enter
prise and push shown by the people
here Is something wonderful."
As was stated before, there will
be 50,000 copies of the new booklet,
which will be printed In three col
ors. The last one was greatly ad
mired, but Mr. Wells Is authority for
the statement that this one will be
as far ahead of that one as that one
was over the previous book issued.
Then the last Issue was onl y30,000
copies, and although there will be
more experts engaged in the work
than was ever before employed on
an advertising booklet. It will be
three months before the work will
be finished.
MODEL PLANT.
Local Firm Installs Cold Storage
Equipment.
Warner, Wortman & Gore have
added a new appurtenance to their
already well-equl:.ped meat market,
In the shape ot a complete refriger
ating plant, up to date and modern
In every particular.
The plant Is a three-ton one, op
erated by a seven and one-half
horsepower electric motor with extra
large receiver and condenser colls.
In ordinary plants four condenser
colls are used, while this one has six.
The refrigerating apparatus is for
ase In handling the meats nsed by
the company, and when all the plans
are completed It will be as well fit
ted, convenient and modern a market
as can be found anywhere. In the
back end ot the building Is located
the kitchen, where sausage Is made,
lard tried out, etc. This room Is of
good size, well lighted and will be
fitted with modern equipment. Un
derneath Is the curing room, 17x20
feet In size, and cement walls and
floor.
Next to the kitchen Is the engine
room, containing the engine, motor,
ate. Next Is the chilling room, 8x18
feet In size, where the meat Is
chilled preparatory to moving Into
the larger storage rooms, ot which
there are two, one 10x18 and the
PB1
other 18x22. This latter has eight
tracks overhead from which meats
may be suspended and 1500 feet of
pipe is used In Its fittings. The tem
perature can be lowered to any de
sired degree.
The retail market Is also provided
with a cold room and the show cases
have freezing pipes running through
them, thus keeping the goods at an
even temperature and perfectly
fresh.
In these many changes and Im
provements the firm has used near
ly 4000 feet of piping and. have
otherwise gone to heavy expense to
give their patrons as perfect a ser
vice as possible.
A feature Is the way the meat Is
handled. Overhead, down the hall
way In front ot the rooms, runs a
track upon which travel carriers.
The quarter of beef, hog or whatever
It may be, Is taken from the wagon
at the rear, fastened to the hook
suspended from the carrier and
pushed along the track until oppo
site the room tor which It Is In
tended. It Is then switched from
the main track to the track It Is to
occupy In the room. No lifting, no
danger of meat falling to the floor.
Just as handy as a pocket In a
shirt.
The spirit which prompted the
construction of this model plant Is
the spirit that makes toward prog
ress in this world. Warner, Wort
man & Gore are to be commended
tor their enterprise, and Medford
can congratulate itself upon the re
sult of It.
P. W. COOLEY l)r.AI.
Was Former Well-known News
paper Man.
Frank W. Cooley, who died In this
city on the evening of November 26,
1908, was born in Wyoming, Lu
zerne county, Pennsylvania, June 29
1858. He had been a newspaper
man nearly all his lite, and for 26
years had been a member of the
Typographical union. He had been
owner and publisher of the Post, at
Sheridan, Wyoming; had also been
connected with a large daily paper
In Albuquerque, N. M. Mr. Cooley
had also held an Important position
with the Butte Miner, at Butte City,
Mont.
Mr. Cooley came to Medford about
a year ago with his wife and daugh
ter and has since resided here. For
the past six years he had been af
flicted with paralysis, and from
which affliction he died.
Funeral services will be held at
the late residence, southwest corner
of B and Sixth streets, Sunday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. Goulder
officiating. Interment will be made
In the Odd Fellows cemetery.
Mr. Cooley was an honest, upright
man and his reputation as such and
his ability as a newspaper man are
vouched for by the letters of recom
mendation which he carried with
him from his former associates and
employers.
The sympathy of all these people's
friends In the city will go out to
the wife and daughter In this, their
time of grief, and many tokens ot
friendship and helpful acts are now
being given.
1'EltKV FOR MAYOR.
Petition for Him Being Numerously
Signed.
A petition was circulated among
the business men of the city yester
day and the day before asking that
Mr. J. A. Perry accept the nomina
tion for the office ot mayor, and
each petitioner pledging Mr. Perry
their support If he should decide to
accept the nomination.
Nearly 100 ot the representative
business men of the city have already
signed the petition and not nearly
all of them have been seen as yet
Judging from the willingness and
very hearty approval of the move
ment among those who were called
upon there seems little doubt but
that Mr. Perry will be the choice ot
fully three-fourths of the voters of
the city.
So urgent was the demanad made
upon Mr. Perry, not only by per
sonal effort, but by the sc-ntlment
expressed by the petition, that he
decided- after reading over the list
of petitioners, that he would accept
the nomination.
SAME AS BEFORE.
The Fire Failed to Interfere With
the Creamery.
E. C. Gaddls Is entitled to all
kinds of credit for the rapid work
he has done In repairing the damage
done his creamery a few days ago.
The new root and siding Is all on
the Interior Is now being made
ready for business and family occu
pancy. All the machinery used In butter-
maklng was In the basement and
was not Injured by the fire, and the
plant was put In operation the next
day after the fire, and that much of
the business was crippled but very
little.
BE SUBMITTED
Tfl THE PEOPLE
Petition Being Circulated to
Leave Liquor Question
to Popular Vote.
According to a petition which will
be circulated this morning for sig
natures there will be a vote taken
at the next election In the city of
Medford on the wet and dry proposi
tion. This Is under the "initiative
petition."
Section 1 provides that there be
enacted and adopted by the people of
the city of Medford a new section to
be added to and become part of the
charter ot the city ot Medford, and
to be section 116 thereof. This sec
tion provides as follows:
"That there is hereby enacted and
adopted by the people ot the city of
Medford a new section to be added to
and become a part of the charter of
the city ot Medford and to be section
116 thereof, and to be In the words
and figures following, to-wlt:
"The sale ot spirituous, malt, vin
ous and Intoxicating liquors in the
city of Medford shall not be prohib
ited by the common council or ex
cept by the majority vote ot the
electors of such city upon an elec
tion on such question, but such ques
tion shall be submitted only at the
general city election of the city ot
Medford and not ottener than annu
ally; and until prohibition shall be
voted for at such an election.
"The common council shall license
the sale of such liquors for an an
nual licence tax of $700 per
annum, payable semi-annually In
advance, and provided that If this
amendment shall receive a majority
of the votes in Its favor over those
cast against it, the question ot pro
hibiting the sale ot such liquors
shall not be submitted or voted upon
until the next general election ot the
city of Medford, to be held on the
second Tuesday of January in the
year 1910.
"And provided further, that the
number of licenses issued shall
not exceed ten until the popu
lation of the city shall exceed seven
thousand; and provided further, that
the council shall have the right to
refuse a license hereunder in the
event that any applicant for a li
cense hereunder shall tall or neglect
to so arrange the front wall ot his
place ot business as to enable the
police .officers of the city ot Medford
to obtain an unobstructed view of
the entire space between the front
bar and back bar of his place of
business at all times during the
first day ot the week, commonly
known as Sunday," shall be submllt
ted to the legal voters ot the city ot
Medford for their approval or re
jection at the regular city election
to be held on the 12th day ot Jan
uary, A. D. 1909, and each for him
self says:
" 4I have personally signed this
petition; I am a legal voter of
the state ot Oregon and ot the city
ot Medford; my residence and post-
office are correctly written after my
name."
STILL MISSING.
No Trace Has Vet Itoen Found of
L. W. Fansher.
L. W. Fansher ot this city myster
iously disappeared from his home on
North A street last Monday and since
about noon ot that day no trace can
be found ot him.
He left his family to come down
town at about the usual hour Mon
day morning. Before leaving he
took from his pocket three or four
dollars In silver and laid them on a
table, saying: "Here, wife, Is a lit
tle money. You might need it."
And that was the last his family has
seen ot him. About 10 o'clock that
forenoon he was seen out near the
Catholic church and was going In a
southerly direction. A. L. Rose, who
lives near Phoenix, and who knew
him well, says he passed his place a
little before noon of the same day
going south. A little further on the
road he was seen by another Phoe-
ix citizen, who also was well ac
quainted with him. This person
spoke to Fansher, whereupon he
(Fansher) turned Into the woods at
the rear ot Phoenix. This waa about
noon and since then no person has
been found who had seen him.
Messrs. T. B. Goodpasture and J.
W. Cox, relatives ot his, have been
searching the country over, as have
members ot the Woodmen lodge at
Phoenix, and The Morning Mall
learned late yesterday evening that
the Odd Fellows ot Medford would
turn out In a body today and make
thorough search of all the sur
rounding country.
Telephone messages have been
sent to all nearby towns and every
effort, save a search of the country,
has been resorted to and all unavailing.
Mr. Fansher waa agent for a nur
sery company and had sold several
tree orders here. These trees ar
rived this week and are being looked
after until called for by Mr. Atwell.
There Is no apparent reason for bis
disappearance. He had coming to
blm about $160 from the nursery
company In commissions, due when
the trees were delivered. He had a
small account at one of the local
banks and It Is thought he had In
his pocket between $20 and $30 at
the time he left. There was no
trouble at all In his family and his
wife and children are In great grief
because of his strange act. It Is
thought by some that he was de
mented. One person who was In
timately acquainted with him states
that he had previously noticed him
acting peculiar especially so when
matters of business were broached.
Considerable excitement was
caused In the city yesterday when
it was reported that L. W. Fansher,
who so mysteriously disappeared on
November 23, had been seen at a
point between Ashland and Talent. A
telephone message to that effect was
received In Medford, but an inves
tigation showed that the unfortun
ate man had not been seen.
Shortly after the report came a
number of men procured a rig and
drove to the place where It was said
Mr. Fansher bad been seen. Others
went there by the afternoon train,
and no one was able to locate any
one who had aeen the man since Sun
day, November 22, the day after he
disappeared from his home in this
city. Mr. Fansher is a member ot
the Woodmen ot the World and a
number of those who went out yes
terday to search for blm are mem
bers of the same order.
The Morning Mall dispatched a re
porter by team to the spot where
It was -said Mr. Fansher had been
seen, and In company with 50 or 75
others from Medford and Talent,
r .de a thorough hunt for the miss
ing man.
The foundation for the phone
message Beems to have bad Its or
igin In a searching party ot six Tal
ent men, who, said to have been di
rected by an Ashland medium, had
started out early yesterday morning
to search the mountains back ot the
Golden Fleece mine, a locality in
which this medium is said to have
told that the lost man would be
found. One of the hunting party re
ported hearing a noise in the brush,
and In going in the direction from
which the noise came he tells of hav
ing found the tracks of a man, and
that these tracks lead down the
mountain side and were from six to
ten feet apart. These tracks were
said to have been followed to a min
ing ditch near the foot of the ditch,
and then up the ditch for several
rods and then Into the woods again,
where they were lost.
As a matter of fact, no person has
seen Mr. Fansher In that locality,
and there are but tew. It any, per
sons who believed last night that he
had ever been there. There are two
or three families living close, and
some of these people would surely
have seen him had he been there.
Tour reporter heard a report, said
to come from Ashland, which was in
substance that a man bearing the de
scription of Mr. Fansher had been
seen at the depot in Ashland on the
night ot his disappearance, and that
he had asked of railroad officials
the fare from there to San Fran
cisco and other California points. A
person can hear all kinds of reports
and some of these no credence what
ever should be put In them.
His whereabouts are no nearer
solved than they were several days
ago, and the affair Is Just as much a
mystery, but because of the chance
that he may be demented and has
wandered away the search for the
unfortunate man should In no way
lose Interest and effort until every
possible place where he might have
gone has been thoroughly searched.
THE PAVING PROCEEDS.
Well, what do you think of that?
There's another block of that street
pavement laid and another one will
be In by tonight if It the rain stays
away, and there are symptoms of
several more bright days, In which
event the railroad track will be
reached. The company will be pretty
well satisfied If they can get that
far not sufficiently satisfied to quit
the job for the winter, but satisfied
because the worst of the ground
has been covered. The surface of
the street Is much harder east of
the tract and the drainage Is bet
ter. Mr. Chlpman, In charge of the
work, declares he will hold his crew
here In readiness to take advantage
of any three or four days ot good
weather we may have until the en
tire contract la completed.
A carload of Belgian leader rock
was unloaded yesterday. These
blocks of rock will be used In form
ing headers for the cement work on
either side ot the railroad rails.
Speaking about railroads brings
this to mind: What provision Is be
ing made to accommodate the traffic
when this railroad block la closed
for paving work? Sixth street seems
to be about the only means ot relief,
but It Is closed.
BIG SAVINS
FORM CITY
Officials Secure a Reduced
Freight Rate on Water
works Material.
A special meeting ot the city
council was held yesterday afternoon
for the purpose of trying to get the
Southern Pacific Railway company
to make an allowance to the city on
the hauling ot the materials neces
sary for the construction of the new
waterworks system. All such am
ounts would be allowed to the credit
ot the city and would mean a saving
of several thousand dollars.
connection with that purpose. Mayor
Reddy and Councilman John D. Ol
well will leave for Portland tonight
It appears that, according to tb
Interpretation of the Interstate com
merce law that allowances can be
made by the railroads tor matrljl to
be used for municipal purposes. The
mayor and some of the membors of
the council consider that this city
has a right to come In under this
ruling in connection with the con
struction of the new waterworks sys
tem. After talking the matter over In
an informal manner It was decided to
approach the Southern Pacific rail
way people and see If something In
this line could not be done. It waa
finally decided to have tho mayor
and Councilman Olwell go to Port
land and lay the matter before R. B.
Miller, the traffic manager of the
Harrtman lines, and the other offi
cers of the road.
The Railroad Officials Friendly.
It Is known that railroad compa
nies have made a concession ahng
these lines in different towns and
cities, and although thla could not
be done legally according to the in
terstate commerce law, yet there Is
a clause which covers such cases aud
allowa the railroads to make conces
sions of that nature.
J ust what the outcome will be Ail
not be told, but the city ofti.-UU
have great hopes of accomplishing
something on account of the very
friendly feeling Mr. Harrtman -trd
his railroad officials hav.j toward
Medford. They have shown tholr
Interest In this city on several oc
casions and In different ways, and
it Is confidently expected that they
will be willing to do so In this in
stance.
What Mayor Reddy Say.
"Of course we cannot tell what
the outcome ot this will bu." said
Mayor Reddy to a Morning Mall re
porter last night, "but we have god
reasons to expect that something
will come ot It There Is a good
feeling between this city and the'
railroad people and we can show
them that Medford has really under
taken more than she should in at
tempting to put through this water
proposition. We will go thoroughly
Into the matter with Mr. Miller and
the other officials and will do ev
erything possible to get the conces
sion we hope for."
Mayor Reddy would not give any
intimation as to the amount he
hoped the railroad people would al
low, but It can be stated that It the
matter turns out as It is expected It
will, that the city will be the gainer
by a large amount.
Most ot the material for the wa
terworks will be shipped from Seat
tle, although a portion will come
from the east. However, more than
three fourths will come here all the
way on the Harrlman lines.
Portland, Or., Nov. 29, 1908.
W. W. Elfert, Medford, Or.:
Have cut freight rates in two.
Will save city about $7000.
(Signed.) J. F. REDDY.
J. D. OLWELL.
The above telegram was received
in Medford yesterday afternoon and
explains the outcome ot the matter
which was fully explained In The
Morning Mall Saturday. This was
to the effect that Mayor Reddy and
Councilman Olwell would go to
Portland for the purpose of trying
to get the Southern Pacific Railway
company to make an allowance on
the freight for the materials for the
construction of the new waterworks
system.
From the above telegram It will
be seen that the trip taken by the
mayor and Councilman Olwell was
not In vain, as was predicted by The
Morning Mall. The Southern Pacific
railway people have again shown
that they are willing to assist Med
ford In every way possible. They
have said so many times, and now
they have proved It to be the case
by practically donating the sum of
$7000 to this city.
In connection with this matter It
might be mentioned that Mayor
Reddy complimented The Morning
Mall on the article published In this
psper regarding the mission of, him
self and Councilman Olwell to Port
land. Mayor Reddy had expressed
himself to the effect that a great
deal would depend on showing the
friendly feeling ot this city towards
the railway company. "The Morn
ing Mall did this very nicely," said
the mayor just before taking the
train for Portland.
FRUIT MEN MEET.
Growers of Pacific Northwest at
Portland.
(From Tuesday's Dally.)
Last night President William M.
Colvig, of the Medford Commercial
club, left for Portland on a very
Important mission. He has been
delegated to tell something about
Medford In particular and the Rogue
River valley in general at an Impor
tant meeting to be held In the Port
land Commercial club rooms to
night The occasion will be the "Ad
Men's night" at the session of the
SUte Horticultural society, when It
Is expected that In addition to the
invited guests that there will be 600
of the leading horticulturists ot the
state present This meeting will be
followed by the yearly meeting ot
the Northwest Fruit-Growers' asso
ciation, which will take up the bal
ance of the week.
The Information which Mr. Colvig
will give about the trult-ralalng In
dustry ot the Rogue River valley Is
likely to open the yes ot not only
the ad men, but also the fruit-growers
of other parts ot the state. For
Instance, he will quote figures show
ing that In applea alone the valley
has 18,000 acres planted to apples
and 18,000 acres planted to pears,
which when In bearing will produce
fruit to the value ot $23,500,000.
This is basing the estimate on the
orchards now In bearing.
There are, Mr. Colvig will tell his
audience, 1,966,240 acrea ot land in
Jackson county, and ot this there
are 90,000 acres ot tillable land, the
assessed valuation of which is $10,-
000,000. The value of the land Is
from $300 to $1500 an acre and the
value of the fruit crop Is annually
from $300 to $2500 an acre.
In preparing the above figures,
care was taken to make a conserva
tive estimate, but even at that the
figures will no doubt surprise many
of those at the convention who have
been under the impression that Hood
River and a few other placea were
the only ones which could make any
great showing in the northwest In
the apple-growing business.
In addition to Mr. Colvig, Profes
sor O'Gara Is down for a talk on his
favorite subject, "Fruit Pests." The
following is the account of what will
take place thla week In Portland in
the horticultural line:
Strictly apeaklng, this will be
"horticultural week" in Portland.
During the week two Important
gatherings of fruit grokers of the
state and the Pacific northwest will
be held In the Woodmen of the
World hall, Eleventh and Alder
streets. The State Horticultural so
ciety will hold Its annual meeting
Tuesday. This will be followed by
the yearly meeting ot the Northwest
Fruit-Growers' association, which
will not conclude Its sessions until
Friday. Over 500 of the leading
horticulturists of the Pacific north
west are expected to attend these
two conventions.
Hood River Growers Enter.
An exhibit of fruit surpassing any
thing ever before displayed In Port
land Is being Installed In the base
ment ot the building In which the
sessions will be held. That the dis
play will beat any other exhibition
shown here has been made possible
from the fact that many ot the ap
ple growers of the state, Including
the Hood River people, who origin
ally contemplated sending their ex
hibits to the horticultural meotlng at
Spokane, have altered their plans,
and, instead, will send the cream of
their product to the Portland con
ventions.
Many of the exhibits from Eastern
Oregon already have arrived and
are being arranged for the compet
itive exhibit. Professor E. R. Lake
of the State Agricultural college at
Corvallis, who is a member of the
committee on arrangements, reports
that the Willamette valley growers
will be largely represented at the
two meotlngs. They have gathered
the choicest of their apples and oth
er fruits and will enter the competi
tion confident of carrying off their
share ot the honors.
The exhibit will consist of apples,
pears, nuts, dried and canned fruits,
fruit Juices and horticultural sup
plies. The competition promises to
be exceedingly close. Over 20 cups,
valued at from $10 to $50 each, have
been offered, besides a number of
medals. The exhibit will be open
evenings and at all times to the In
spection of the general public.
Many Bnhjerts on List.
The sessions ot the State Hortlcul-
(Continued on" Page 6.)
NEW SENSATION
IN THIPTEB
Now Chief of Police Biggy
of San Francisco Has
Disappeared.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1. Al
though numerous boats patrolled
and searched the bay alnce daylight
this morning from the Golden Gate
to Hunters' Point, and officers ot
the ferryboats were asked to keep
a sharp lookout, the body of Chief
of Police Blggy, who mysteriously
disappeared from the police launch
Patrol, and la believed to have fallen
overboard shortly before midnight
last night, has not yet been recov
ered. Up to late hour tonight the Pa
trol and other boats with search
lights are still on the bay, but It Is
feared the body has been carried out
to sea by the tide.
The police commissioners met this
morning with Mayor Taylor and af
ter an executive session appointed A.
D. Cutler, president of the commis
sion, as acting chief of police, pend
ing the appointment of an active
head of the department
Evidently Case of Suicide.
Chief of Police Biggy waa lost
from the police launch In the bay
last night. He was in a state ot
great perturbation as the result of
newspaper attacks upon him and
complained bitterly of being
"hounded to death by the press"
shortly before he disappeared, ac
cording to the statement made to the
police today by Commissioner Kelt.
Blggy made a trip across the bay to
confer with Kelt and he was the last
person to talk with him about hia
affairs before he disappeared.
Developments support the theory
that Blggy, smarting under bitter
criticism and facing an Investigation
of his personal and official conduct,
ended his own life by throwing him
self Into the waters ot the bay.
Since the shooting of Francis J.
Heney and subsequent suicide of
Morris Haas, the would-be assassin
of Heney, Blggy has been the target
of criticism. The local papers have
published numerous stories to the
effect that Blggy would resign or be
removed, and the department was In
a state of unrest for weeks, the head
quarters being a hotbed of plots and
counter-plots between jealous offi
cers. The last few days the local
papers have published stories ot a
"pudgy man" who "masqueraded as
Chief Blggy" in the tenderloin and
engaged In thrilling midnight revels.
Charges of Incompetency.
With the charges of Incompetency
and Increasing allegations against
the chief In the public prints. Mayor
Taylor was led to send to Blggy In
forming him that his conduct would
be made the subject of an official
investigation.
Blggy immediately telephoned to
Commissioner Kelt, who has been his
friend. It Is thought that he did not
get much satisfaction and decided to
visit Keil last night.
Engineer Murphy's Story.
The statement ot Engineer Mur
phy to the commission Is credited to
support the theory of suicide. He
said:
"Chief Blggy, when he came to
dock, said that he had missed Com
missioner Keil and wanted to go over
to Belvedere at once. He seemed
worried and said to me:
" 'Get off as quickly and quietly
as you can and don't bio wthe whis
tle unless you have to.'
"When we reached Belvedere
Commissioner Keil came out In a
rowboat and Blggy went ashore,
where he remained for two houra.
He told me to be sure and wait, as
he wanted to get back to the city
last night.
'When he came aboard he com
plained of being cold. I saw him
walking down the deck, and the last
I saw of him he was sitting In the
cabin. I did not notice him until
we ran Into the waves of a ferry
boat, and I called to look out. I In
vestigated and found he was gone."
Murphy then told how he hurried
ashore and reported the loss of the
chief.
MADE QUICK RUN.
The fire department made another
quick run last night, but fortunate
ly their services were not required.
The case ot the run and the excite
ment caused thereby was occasioned
by a burning chimney of a building
on Central avenue, opposite The
Morning Mall office.
The streets were crowded, and
when those In the vicinity saw the
fire and sparks coming from tho
hlmnoy and the other peopl eat a
distance who sa wthe fire depart
ment teailng down Seventh street at
a breakneck speed, tended to give
the impression that there was some
thing doing In the fire line, but the
whole thing ended In smoke.