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1908 HORTICULTURAL EDITION OF THE TRIBUNE-1 0,000 COPIES-READY IN JANUARY mm ., AAA THE WEATHER. Associated Press Dispatches o ' O Cloudy; fair weather primoscd for tonight and Sunday. VOL. II. xMEDFORD, OR.. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1907. N. 1:S7 ROOSEVELT S ULTIMATUM TO GOLDFIELD Governor Must Call Special Session Within Five Days or Troops Will be Recalled. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S. President Roosevelt today telegraphed Governor Sparks of Nevada that if he, within five days, will issue a call for a special session of the legislature, he will con tinue the troops at Goldfield during a period of three weeks. If within five days the call is not issued, the troops will be withdrawn. Murderer Shoots Officer and Himself. NEW YORK, Dec. 28. While Police Lieutenant Cuvani and two New York detectives were attempting to arrest Nieolo lionnuno, the alleged murderer, at Kingston, N. J. Bannoun idiot Cavnni and then himself. Cuvani will probably live, but Houuuno is believed to be fa tally injured. ELY IS OLDEST OF ALUMNI OF YALE NEW HAVEN, Conn., Dec. 28. Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes, secretary of the Yale corporation, has named William Davis Ely, a retired lawyer living in Providence, as the oldest living Yale graduate, thus settling a controversy of long standing. Ely wn born in j 1815 and was a member of the class of 1S30. Two alumni are older than, Ely. They are George Spencer of the class ! of '37 of Corning N. Y., and Chester Batton of the class of '39 of Con- j cordia, Kan. Both were born in 1814. READING DEPOSITIONS OF BRADLEY EXPLOSION BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 28. The reading of the depositions in the Bradley explo sion case at San Francisco occupied thai entire forenoon session of the Ppttibone trial today. ' ' ' ' ' LITTLE TOTS BURNED IN CHILDREN'S HOME SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 28. Fire at the Washington children's home early this morning resulted in the death of two children. The little victims of the flames, two of the smallest in the in stitution, were Hazel Lee, 3 years old, and Iris Crab tree, aged 4 years. Mrs. Minnie Myers, the matron, was severe ly burned and injured in an heroic at tempt to rescue them. Miss A. L. Hill, the day nurse, was slightly burned and was bruised by jumping from the second story window. Twenty-eight children escaped in their night clothes, several barely escaping death. At Christian Church. Sunday, December 29, 10:00 a. m.,' Sunday school. Reciew lesson. C. H. j Pierce, superintendent. Motto for school, "Every member of the church in the Bible school and as many more." 11:00 a. m. Sermon, "What Chris tianity Represents." 6:3p. m. Young people's meeting. A splendid meeting. A splendid sub ject for the meeting. No preaching in the evening. The congregation will join in the union tem perance service at the Baptist church. PRESIDENT AND ADMIRAL QUARREL OVER NAVY WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S. The con troversy between President Roosevelt and Admiral Brownson, which has at- sides in the matter, assumed a. new an gle today, when Brownson wns ordered detached from the joint board of the army and navy. Friends of the admiral declare that? this latest action of the president against Brownson is simply another evi dence of Roosevelt's animosity toward him. Bro',a"n'B duties as a member of the j" dA, bnrd were entirely dis tinct from .nose he performed as burtut chief. When Rcur Admiral Brownson handed iit his resignation a few days, ago it was simply as head of tfce bu- j reau of navigation. Hi rotrovnl from the joint board wn premptory on the ' Opart of the president, it b"ini: under stood that the. officer id not ijitend to sever his connection with the board at this time. O CO o o EPIDEMIC OF DISEASE Thousands Prostrated By Pneumonia, Typhoid and Grippe-Many Car men are Laid-up. PITTSBURG, Dec. 28. What is said to be the worst epidemic of sickness since 1889 is being experienced in Pitts burg. Physicians report that thousands are prostrated by pneumonia, typhoid and the grip. The scarcity of employes in the largo office buildings is seriously fell and the car company has difficulty in operating cars, so many motormen and conductors are laid up with grip. ROBBED COMPANION AND PLANNED ELOPEMENT Ed Wetzel and Irwin Medley were ni rested at Grants Pass Christ nuts day for robbing Steve Beers in the Lay ton hotel. They had their preliminary ex amination in the county court and were bound over to the circuit court in the sum of $500. It was shown at the trial that the two men accompanied lieers to his room, and when the latter had fallen asleep took from his person $ 1 lil. After the robbery Wetzel went to the home of his fiancee and laid be fore her a plan to elope and be mar ried, and this no doubt would have been accomplished had not several liv erymen refined a rig. His share of the money was tied up in a handkerchief and cached in n box of rubbish in a vacant lot. The girl's mother related that Wetzel called at the residence about 3 o'clock in the morning. She suggested that he go away and not bother her daugh ter any longer. Both men deny that robbery was the motive, but allege that the money was taken in good faith to' keep until Beers started home. - - TELLING REMINISCENCES OF A SERIOUS AFFAIR Fred E. LeComte, manager nnd one of the proprietors of this talented theat rical aggregation, and husband of Lu elln Morey, the leading lady of "The Holy City" company, which played here quite recently, was a member of the fetuttz Stock company which played this circuit over 20 years ago, and which was particularly popular with the local theatergoing public at that time. Mr. LeComte recalled a disastrous accident which the company met with on the Siskiyous on that trip. It was in lSKtt when Ashland was the railroad terminus from the north, and stages crossed the Siskiyous from there and connected with the southern terminus at Sisson. The Stuttz company left one night after completing an engagement at Ashland and Jacksonville, the old livery firm of Thompson & Stephenson taking them out in two rigs, dust over the summit of the Siskiyous the brake of the head rig, a heavy thoroughbrnee, gave way and the four horses ran down the mountain, throwing the occupants out and badly injuring a number of the members of the company, who were laid up for several weeks here nnd at Yreka. Mrs. Stuttz, who was a sister of Mr. LeOointe, was burned to death t"ti years ago by an explosion of red fire in a theater in Salt Lake City. Mr. KtutU, who was also injured in the explosion, is still following the theatrical profes sion through the Kansas and Ifcikotns circuits, says the Tidings. CEAXE rOR TEDDY BXAEB RAPIDLY DYING OUT NEW YORK, Dec. 23. The "Ted-; dv Bear" craze is dying out. according, to the toy deab-JH iii New York. When; the stores closed Christmas night most ! of the toy part meats were pretty , well cleared out,, except for Teddy , b'-nrn. j During the holiday rush jnt over, thousand 'of dogs, elephnnts. monkeys and rabbits made of furry cloth and ' stuffed ns re the TMd bears, were -mid, but very tew of the great num ber of bear- that wei; into t lie tov , shops early in th" season have b-fr th - lieie. La-t season dealers e-mld not j gi t enough of then; this year they '- it ilr'ii; on th" market. ' o o 0 O o o IN PITTSBURG IYIKIEY CAPTURED IN MANCHURIA Land Grafter Caught in Harbin Recently Es caped From Prison in Mukden. PEK1N, Dee. 2S. Horace Greeley MeKinley, wanted in Oregon in connec tion with land frauds, who escaped No vember 11 last from the authorities at Mukden, where he was incarcerated pending the arrival of an officer from America, hns been recaptured at Har bin. HORSEMEN AND HORSES WELL KNOWN IN MEDFORD S. U. Mitchell, formerly of Grants Pass, is working four fast horses at Sacramento, Cal., including a 4 year old stallion by Zombro (2:11) out of Sxduey mare. This fellow has been a mile in 2:iS, and a quarter in 31 sec onds. Slow work is being given at Mnrys ville, Oil., to Medford C, a bay geld ing by Tybalt, owned by William Clark. This fellow fa douhle-guited, but paces when he is stepped up and acts like a good race horse. Baron Brotto, who enme from Marys- ville, Cal., had a successful season in this section during 19n" and will be permanently located here. This is good news to Jackson county horsemen, jus he is fashionably bred and a fust trot ter besides. William Clark has become interested in him with William Leech. Both are successful horsemen. PLANNING TO PLANT FOUR THOUSAND ACRES L. E. Hoover, agent for the Settle mier Bros.' nursery, has up to the pres ent time shipped into Medford for dis tribution in closo proximity to Medford enough fruit treeB to set out more than 4000 acres of new orchard, and this is not the end. Mr. Hoover has other large shipments that are due to arrive in a few days, and this does not include next spring's delivery. There are other fruit tree agencies that arc doing equal ly as large a business. S. T. Howard Passes Away. S. T. Howard, who recently came to Medford from Texas, died at his home in South Medford Friday evening. Mr. Howard has been in feeble health for several months. He was bom in Ten nessee August 25, 1840. He leaves a widow and several children. The fun eral will take place at 2:30 p. m. Sun day. Interment in Medford cemetery. MUSICIANS HAVE VOICES CANNED FOR FUTURE PARIS, Dec. 28. There was a unique ceremony yesterday in the suhterrnnenn passages of the opera house. It con sisted of depositing in a specially pre pared vault a talking machine and a number of discB bearing records of the voices of the greatest singers of the 20th century. Tamango, Caruso, Scotti, Plancon, Patti, Melba, Calve and others are represented in the selection. The dises are in double boxes, each separate from the other. Neither light nor nir can penetrate their coverings and it is believed they can be thus pre served for a century. At the end of 1(H) years they will be opened and the people of that, age will have the opportunity of hearing voices of this era ns well ns seeing the talk ing machine as manufactured todav. THE BIG KIDFOID RIEUNE MAMVGrrl 19J58 EDITION READY IN JAMUA1Y FEOKCrTIJfG PUBLICITY THROUGHOUT THE C0UN91Y COCElMIG AHJIICA'I OiEATlS fiFPLB AXD PfiAE TBODUCING DISTRICT, fH9 ROGUE RIVER VALLEY, ?Mt CtSAV OP CRgAT ION FIB fcSSUE 10,000 COPIEt ORDEft NOW 0 SEND THSM TO YOUR FRIENDS. DISTRIBUTE OVER THE WORLD INGL COPIES 10 CENTS. o O O O O O O O Go O O O 1 E South Bound Number 13 an Hour Later and 16 Thirty Minutes Later Other Changes Slight. Beginning Sunday, December 29, there is another chauge in the time service of Southern Pacific trains. Un der the new schedule the northbound Portland express No. 14 arrives nt 9:49 a. in. and northbound Oregon express No. 10 at 5:39 p. in. The southbound California express No. 15 arrives at 10:35 a. m. and the southbound San Francisco exprtss Nt). 13 at 1:50 p. m making No. 14 ten minutes later than at present, No. 10 30 minutes Inter than present, No. 15 seven minutes later than at present, No. 13 one hour and five minutes later than at present. No. 13 now will stop at all the larger points from Roseburg to Ashland, and will stop at the smaller point a on a flag. This train being an hour later here,'. making alt stops, .will be a great con veiiienee to southern Oregon. The local accommodation train No, 225 from Grants Pass at 7:30 p. in with a passenger conch, has been mak ing good time and 1ms for the greater portion of three weeks arrived here from an hour t' two hours ahead of No. 1 1 's eld time. No. 15 will now leave Portland at 7:15 p. m., No. 13 will now leave Port land at midnight, No. 10 will arrive at Portland 7:55 a. m. and No. 14 will arrive at Portland 11:15 p. m. RUGBY FOOTBALL TEAM TOURING NORTHWEST The Rugby football team has left Palo Alto for Vancouver, B. C, for a series of four football games in the north. It will be accompanied by the combined piusical clubs of the univer sity, numbering 35 members, which takes the longest tour ever mado by a Stanford musical organization, The members of the glee nnd mando lin clubs will journey ns far north as Victoria, nnd during their trip they have 17 scheduled concerts, beginning in Alameda Friday night nnd ending on January 4 nt Vancouver, B. C. When the rlubs return they will give throe eoneertR one at the St. Franc. fa ho tel in San Francisco on January 17, one in San Jose and one on the enmpus. An attractive program has been ar ranged, including 15 numbers, ranging from classical selections to college songs and popular melodies. CIVIC FEDERATION FOR KLAMATH ORGANIZED The Civic Federation of Klamath Falls, with a membership of 91, nnd with the purpose in view of correcting moral evils and insisting upon enforce ment of laws by officers nnd to set a standard that will make this in every way a most desirable residence comma nity, lias been organized. No radical reforms are intended beyond tho fact I hat games that have been permitted to operate shall cease, and the situation be that of a closed town in fact, as it has been in name. The club will devote its energies to all kinds of civic im provements anil betterments. The per manent officers are: fi. W. White, pros ident; W. T. Shire, vice president ; Har ry Caden, secretary; Alex Martin, Jr., treasurer. BOOMER O O o o TRAIN TIM TOMORROW MESSAGES BY PIGEONS ACROSS LAND New Years Greetings From Mayor of Min neapolis to Mayor of Boston. M 1 N N EAPOLIS, Dec. 2S. New Year 's greeting from Mayor liny ties will be sent to the mayor of Boston by carrier pigeons. It is thought the birds can complete the long journey of 1200 miles in about 4(1 hours. The en tire trip, however, will not be made by the same pigeons. Two birds will fly to their home town of Aurora, III,, and another bird carry the message to Phil a ielphia. where another bird will start for Boston. PIONEER RAILROAD MAN HAS GONE TO OTHER SCENES K.P. Rogers, who died at Portland lately, was a highly respected old gen tleman, who had much to do with the railroad history of Oregon. He was born in Vermont in IS30 and came to Portland 30 years ago from Burlington, la., where he was general freight and passenger agi nt of the Burlington, Ce dar Rapids & Northern, He assumed n similar position here, guiding the progress of the bid Oregon Jt Califor nia line, but 2S miles of track being under construction when he took charge, the traffic being handled principally by stage. He held this position until June, 1SS3, when he became general freight and passenger agent of the Ore gon Transcontinental, which represent ed a merger of the O. It. & N., the Ore gon & California and the Northern Pa cific. In January, 1NS5, this merger was placed in the hands of R. Koehler ns receiver, and when three years after the receivership was discharge, Mr. Rog ers too charge as general freight and passenger agent for the Southern Pa cific, which had taken over the merged lines. Mr. Rogers retained charge for the Southern Pacific, until July 1, 1S97, when C. II. Mark ham was appointed general freight and passenger agent, re taining his predecessor as his assistant. Mr. Rogers retired December I, 1903, being pensioned for his long and faith ful services. The departed railroader fa survived by a daughter, Mrs. C. M. Hyskell, of thin city, and two sons, Walter and Phillip. MOST PROSPEROUS YEAR FOR UNION PACIFIC The report of the Union Pacific Rail road company made public today shows the condition of that road to be as pros perous as during any recent year. The company's circular shows that for the year ending Juno 30 the surplus in creased $2,(100,000 after 17 Vi pr cent had been earned on the common stock. I n fi n nc in ci rcles I he report is con sidered wonderful, in spite of the fact that a good showing was expected. The big earnings report, coming an it does at this time, is expected to have some effect on stock market transactions. According to Union Pacific officials, the past year has been one of the best since the road was constructed. While to some extent future earnings may be curtailed somewhat by the money situ ation ami the shutting down of some in dust rial plants, the fuel that the ter ritory through which the road passes is showing wonderful strides in population caused heavy buying in the stock mar ket today and the closing was at a sharp advance over the price of yes terdav. The Wilichesler "Red W" squad of world's champion allots, some of whom have shot in .Medford, who have been shooting a ton run merits t lie sout h and who have been break ing old aad making new world 's records with an abandon that has astonished the shoot ing fraternity, recently tacked up an other world 's record for squad shoot ing, breaking -I9! out of 5t)ij in an open tournament, shotting of Leggett traps at Leesburg, Fla., November 21. The score of the individual members were as follows: W. It. Cronby and J, li. Tav lor, both M0 straight; Fred (iilhert. 9t.oo; J. H. Hawkins, OOloOj L. R. Markley. Itp inn. This same un hoi at another 5'") targets mid scored s, making the total neon- of !hl I')'(i), The whole performance is remarkable, ;mi! shows what, expert shots t he member" of this Kfjiiad JOURNALIST IN LliyiELIGHT ONCE IRE Editor of Tribune As saulted by F. Osen brugge Because of Story of Candidacy. G. Putnam, editor of The Tribune, is leading a strenuous life these days. Ho criticises the grand jury for failing to return an indictment against a man that he himself saw make a murderous assault upon the mayor of the city with an ax, is instead hi it we If indicted for libel and railroaded into jail in a dis tant city overnight. He publishes cur rent gossip concerning the alleged can didacy of the president of the city coun cil for the mayoralty and is promptly assaulted by t hat amiable gentleman, who professes himself mortally insulted. About, noon Saturday, l Osenbrnggti called Putnam out of the II olid Nash ami protested loudly and vociferously against the publication of an article containing mention of his alleged can didacy in Friday s issue of The Tri bune, rutnam told the source of his information, and offered to publish any correction Mr. Osenbrugge might mako. A few minutes later Mr. Oseubrugge again called Putnam out, and this time wits much angrier than he fon. Put nam again assured him that, if he had been wronged, it was not intentional ami that a correction would be mado. It wns a case of much ado about noth ing, ho nid. A third time rutnam wuh called from tho hotel by Mr. Oseubrugge, who had worked himself into a fury. Council man Barkdul) was catted to verify tho story of OHetihrugge's candidacy, and the latter stated that he had heard that Oseubrugge wuh a candidate, but had not been asked to sign his petition. Oseubrugge lost all control of him self ami struck Putnam a blow in tho faco. Chief of Police Turpin arrested him for assault and battery. He was released on his own recognizance pend ing the return of Recorder Collins from Jacksonville, Tho article in question, which so of fended Mr. Oseubrugge, published hmt night, is as follows: "In the city campaign, in addition to tho socialist ticket, F. Osen brugge, president of the city council, -is circulat ing a petition for nomination as mayor, II ib candidacy will force a settlement of the question of whether the present mayor's term expires in January or whether he holds over for year. The city recorder will probably he maudam used, which will bring the question to an issue. If Mr. Osenbrugge is sue cessful, other candidates will also got into tho campaign," SALMON EGGS SHIPPED TO HUME'S HATCHERY One million, eight hundred thousand rhinook Salmon eggs have been shipped to It. I). Hume, the Rogue River sal mon king, by Fish Culturist II. Leigh ton of the Tinted Kin to fisheries bureau and sent to Rogue river on the steamer Breakwater, via Coos Bay. The eggs ar eyed, and are about 40 days old, and will hatch out in about 25 days. There are 19 cases in the shipment and the fish will be kept nnd cared for by Hume until they grow to f ingerlings, from three to five inches in length. NOTICE Is hereby given that the undersigned will apply to the city council of Med ford, Or., at its next meet ing to be h Id January 7, 19N, for a license to sell malt, vinous and spirit ous InpiorH in less quantities than a gallon, for a period of six months, at my place of hu-sincsH at lot 11, block 20, Medford, Or. (. M. (ill'Sd.V. Dated December 2S, 1007. i! MI CITY TRKASI RER'S NOTICE. Office of City Treasurer. Medford. Oregon, December 21th, 11Mi7. Notice is herebv ui veil t hat I horn are funds in the city treasury for the redemption of nil light and water fund warrants protested prior to Anpust 7th, 1907. Interest, will cease on the w.uui" after lie above dale, L. L. JAroHst, 2:t7 City Treasurer.