Apple and Pear Orchards In The Rogue River Valley Pay $1,000 Per Acre Annually.
MEDFORDS EAPUB OROWTH
Year fendinr PuiUiffic. tank Popu.
THE WEATHErf. '
i
Hwiii; tonight 'Khd' WetiiiMiiy ;
Associated Prens Dispatches.
January, Kevcipta. uepoMM. lat n.
.S 6.HM.IO
391.500
106
IS05..
5.jtt4
477.000
C03.000
tfw.000
, I '0,000
1W6-,
6.40T.13
8.2r.;
a.n)
THIRD YEAR.
Mi:i)F()). ()!.. Tl'KSDAY. MARCH "J I, 1!KIS.
No. 4.
Paly
OibMBte.
RETURN flF PROSPERITY
INDICATED BY INCREASED
EARNINGS OF RAILROADS
Interstate Commerce Commissioner Franklin K. Lane
States That Revenues of Railroads Have Not
Fallen OH Materially-Only the East Affected-
Country West of ChiGago Shows No Effect of
Financial Stringency
Increase in Freight and
WASHIN'liTON,, Mineli 24. Every
indication mints to an improvement
generally iu ine ranroau aim lutiusiriai
situation of I Ire country, according to
reports made hy the yreat railway sys -
tems of America to the interstate com -
nierce cominissiou. These reports are to
the ettect that, while the railroads suf-
lereu to some extent hy wlmt. tins come
to ho referred to jis llu "October pan
it', tin- loss was hy no means so serious
ns generally lias been supposed.
It appears from the reports that the
ofl'oel was felt particularly hy the oast
irn lines and hy tho lines in the south
eastern part of the country, a few of
which were embarrassed not only by a
falling off of revenues, but hy their in
ability to obtain roatly cash with which
to carry on improvements which they
hinl begun, while tho western lines and
the trans-continental mails have not
suffered materially from the financial
depression, the figures available to the
interstate commerce commission indi
ente also thaf the general condition in
i the country . is improving materially,
, with a prospect that it soon will be
normal or better.
Situation Improving Rapidly,
f-raiiklui K. .Lane, Tactile const, mem
ber of the interstate commerce commis
sion, has made a careful analysts of
the figures submitted by the railroads
themselves to the commission. Mr. T.ane
was asked what loss the railroads of
America had sustained from the "Oc-
tnlier panic." He replied that the rail
road situation the country over is not
imminently a serious one at the present
t ime.
"There are no figures accessible by
. " which a'definite answer to your ques
tion can he given," continued Commis
sioner Lane. "From the figures avail
able to the commission, however, it does
not appear that, taking the country as
a whole, the revenues of the railroads
" have fallen off to the extent that gen
; erally is believed. The interstate corn
mrce commission now calls upon the
; J carriers subject to the act to regain re
: commerce for monthly reports of their
; revenues ami operating expenses. Such
; I reports began with the mouth of July
I. ' i last, ami I have tlie figures compiled
! 'i by I'rofessor Henry 0, Adams, our stn
lislii'ian, as to a number of systems
, which may be taken as representative
of tin1 railroad systems of the entire
! country. These systems are:
; "New York, New Haven & Hartford.
; " New York Central.
" Hah inlin e & Ohio.
"Pennsylvania, east and west of
I Pittsburg.
"Southern Railway,
t I "Louisville & Nashville.
" lioek Island.
! j " Atchison. Topoka
; "Chicago, MiKvauk
Santa I V.
& St. Paul.
l " Northwestern,
j , "Southern Pacific.
T "Great Northern,
i " N'orthern Pacific.
Total of Traffic Receipts.
"Muring the three months, July, An
. gust and September, the total opera t
ing revenues of these roads amounted
to $:t!t!i.nOo,uiio; for the panic mouths of
October, November and Meeember t lit
; t tit a I revenue was $:!7i',ofio,iMMi, The
( freight revenues of the systems named
were, for the lirst quarter, t,cMin.
(n) ami for tlie second quarter '2.V.t.-
iiOO.iiOO. The freiL'ht revenues for Nu
mber were larger than those for Jul
nr Sept em tier.
m "These systems during the last six
months of 1 received from passenger
and freight revt nues a grand total of
$77i.i'ii0.nnn, which is ."(.mom. mm more
than they received for the same period
in the preceding year 1 ! ; and their
net income from operation iu I'.to; was
14,00il.oo more than in I !(. These
figures certainly do not indicate that,
either owing to legislation ir the panic,
the railroads of the country as a whole
have been put in financial jeopardy. It
is true that during I!i7 there was a
great increase iu operating expenses,
owing to general increases in wages, but
allowing for si.ch increase, the larger
volume of traffic and greater revenue
derived therefrom yielded a larger net
return to the railroads.
Western Railroad Increased.
"A study of these figures shows that
the panic, so far n it affected the rail
roads, extended but slightly beyond Chi
PaGiTiG Coast Systems Show
Passenger Traffic
i earo towards tlio west. If wo take tin
j trans-continental roads reaching; to the
iiiciuc coast, we iioncl that every one
J of tliem increased its gross operatiui;
' revenues dnrini; the last half of the
year 10ll7.
I " Iteginnini; with t ho Great Northern.
'which is near the Canadian border mid
, cominij (town the Pacific coast to the
.Mexican holder, thus incliidinir the
orlhern I'ncific, the Southern Pacific
and the Santa I'e systems, each one in
creased its total operating revenues in
the lust half nr 1W7 over tluiso reven
lies for the Inst half of lflOli, while tin.
net income was iu some cases increased
and in others slightly decreased; tin
nor income trom operation in each of
these lines being: Santa Fe, $13,0iW,
oihjj .Northern Pacific, $18,000,000;
irreat .Northern. $13,000,000, and South
.iiviiii, .ti i ,uoii,umu, ror tho six
months. Inking frfeight rovenues alnui
the Santa Fo system, for instance, shows
larger freight revenues in December
than hi July or September; and the
iloutneni Pacific's December freight
revenues were but a few thousand dol
"ii" miMiiii man in tiny
oiner month excepting October and No
yember. We find, therefore, no alarm
ing condition presented ns to the trans
continental lines.
Optimistic Feeling Results.
inoro can be no question but that
"itnin the past three weeks there I,
been a strong upward tendency
revenues. A greater volume of
iraitic ,s moving today than has been
moved at any time during the pust two.
and perhaps three months. The figures
of tho American Railway association
show that thero is less surplus of cars
at this lime than at nnv ;,,..
III.
.'loth lit October. Tills i,r ises nil
early
return to more annual nlt;.,llu
and railr
men generallv are more no
limislie than they have been since the
Knickerbocker Trust company dosed its
doors. Hut the increase frim $IK:i,oon,.
mm in Win; to .-,2:i.oiiii.iiiiii in 1007. ni
"'i' syst s with which 1 have dealt,
still leaves a hirgcr net income for 1007
than for Men; ,y nearly I4.nnn.0ll0. '
MANY REPUBLICANS SEEK
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERSHIP
Seven republican candidates are
scrambling for the $4111111 .job of railroad
commissioner for the Second district,
now held by ('. I!. Aiteliisoii. through
appointment by Stat,. Treasurer Steel.
Ail, -his, ,11 's rivals are: I'. ('. I.oucks.
V. II. Iliirlburt. II. i:. Iliiniplui V
V. Hamilton. Joseph (",'aston and How
id Whiting. Iu th,. .'i,st district T.
.. Campbell, rum- commissioner, and
William A. Carter are the only rnnrli
dates. Whether the democrats in the
Second district will trot out 11 canrli
date to run against the republican mini
inee is not known. Thus far the onU
democratic candidate mentioned in J
. Tin I.
HUNDRED THOUSAND OERMS
ON LEGS OF ONE FLY
NF.W VI II,' K. March 24. That tin
.volliali wlni wishes to prevent typhoiil
fever and various infantile diseases in
her family will do well to make a large
investment in window and dour screens
for the coming summer was one of the
leswons I lie women at the meeting of Ike
food investigating commit tee of the
' Consumers ' league" learned vestenlav
afternoon.
"Flies are among the most dangerous
of disease conveyers, " llr. John li. I f 11
her told the audience. "And one fly
which was examined was carrying on its
legs liiii.iioii diseased bacteria and mak
ing straight for a bottle of milk.
"That was the testimony of Dr. Jack
son. the expert. Flics spend their days
gathering up germs and gel into houses
at night to distribute infection in
food." Dr. Iluber said.
Turpi"- Child Seriously IU,
Tlie little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
i'. W. Turpin of North M.-.f..rd is very
"ill;. Drs. .b.ni's and Seey ure in at
teho,' nee
NiT U K To roNTHAt Jolts.
All bid for building my hoie mil t
he in by noon. March .'ll. I'lnns and
specifications at Perk ins ic T.vonn.
. A. HOVKI!.
4 KILLED, 20 INJURED
IN PASSENGER WRECK
IN CITY OF LEXINGTON
Railroad Economy in Saving Night Op
ftator Results iu Fatality ou Green
and Crescent Freight Smashes Into
Passenger Engineer Without Orders.
I.KXIXliTOX, Ky., Murili 24. Four
m-iti' killiKl inul (P injur, ,1 iu tho wrwk
of a i.-iMscii),'ir llrniu lii'tni'tn tho Bur
'liu nod tin- mg,- onrly toiliiv
on the (iieen ic Crescent ruilrimii.
i-;i nsfii h.v a eiillisiuii of a passenner uud
a freight. The freight is said to have
,i-,iv,'o,I,hI without orders, the night op.
ei-Mtnr liaviurr lieeu laid off.
JACKSONVILLE TO SUPPORT
PROPOSED TROLLEY SYSTEM
Captain F. Kvans ami Messrs. Page
Xye and Watl. directors of tho Oregon
Rapid Transit Railroad company, spok.
to the Jacksonville Commercial club
Monday evening with a view tit interest
ing the people iu Jacksonville iu the
proposed trolley line. Captain Fvans
told of the many advantages that ac
crue to Jacksonville through the con
striictiou of an electric line that would
place it iu easy communication with
other cities of the valley, lie deailed
the plans of the company, which were
to secure by co-operation of the various
communities affected a subscription to
capital stock sufficient to do the pre
liminary engineering work and right
of wav, when the bonds would bo sold
for sullicieut to provide funds for act
ual construction uud eouiimieut.
Considerable enthusiasm was mani
fested for the project and a large stock
subscription from Jacksonville has been
promised.
ADMITS TAKING FEES
AND DESTROYING BOOKS
SALKM, March . The hearing of
1 he case against I'1. 1. Punbar, cx sec
retary of tttate, for the recovery of over
.HHi,Ouo allcL'cd to have been illee-allv
ollcftcd in fees, came to an abrupt
lose with the placing of Dunbar on
t he stand. He admitted tahintr
ISO in insurance fees, but stated the
boohs showing nil fees taken hat) been
lest roved at his order by ' a janitor
if (lie fcrini ha f ion "of his term of office.
A hot wrangle took place between
ounsol regarding the admission of Dim
bar's testimony relating to total fees
;iiul the case was about to be indefinite
Iv continued, when counsel stipulated
and admitted (hat Dunbar had taken
HI per cent.
The state then rested its case and th
lefense followed without introducing
my evidence. Judge Calloway after
receiving a transcript oi testimony ami
I'iviug the repto't of a commission to
lit' appointed to examine the secretary
state 's books to find the tidal
imonnt ot tees taken hy Dunbar sup
posed to amount to over lin00(i, will
nder his decision, when, without (pies
tion. the case will lie nppealetl to tlie
upreme court.
BATTLESHIP FLEET TO
CIRCLE GLOBE IN YEAR
WASHINGTON, March 2-1. It is the
iesire tif the administration to have the
Atlantic battleship fleer arrive at stone
port on the Atlantic coast exactly a
year to a day from the lime of sailing
from Hampton roads on its voyage
;t round the world. The fleet willed
from the Virginia roadstead on Decern
It! last and flie administration au
thorities will be happy if they can so
itrrnnge the fleet's itinerary so ah
n have it steam into New York bay
r Hampton roads on December Id. HHrs
thus representing the remarkable
achievement of such a great aggrega
imi of aromr elads covering :tK.iWi
miles as a unit within the space ot one
ar.
Naval officers said today that if
Australia were eliminated from the
fleet's schedule the home coming couin
be accomplished within the year, other
wise it would require Dt months.
STEADY INCREASE IN
DEMAND FOR MORE CARS
NKW VoKK. March 'M.- Further evi
.ten f the gradual improvement in
general business which has been going
on for stone weeks came to hand yester
dav iu the report of the American Kail
iv a v a-sociatit.ii. showing a decrease in
the inimb-r of idle freight cars be
i ween Kebinury If, tin date of the pre
vioii" report, ami March I. During
rhei' I wo week I he number of idle
cars d.-cr.aed to :t1WJ.
Thee figures cover th'1 period since
bu-iness began to fall off last fall.
March A. 10ms. 3i,W2; I'ebrunry 10,
lliox. :tJo,.-,i::; February . D"4. .t-H.
u.'is; January -'2, P."". IL'.r.HO; Decern
ber '-'I. MtoT. L'oll.IIlt); Deeelillw r II. U"T
I i:..:m.
Iii November. lio7. before biitiness
conditions began to fall off. the number
of idle cars was oiilv 4"i.:is.
CM of Thank.
M-dford. Or., March J:t.
Mr. ami Mrs. I, W. Fan!,.
puis
r wih
. Phoe
i to thank their friends at Talent
nix ami edftrd for their friendly sym
pat hy and asitaiice in their late be
rea vement.
Ml!. AND MltS.
W. FAXNHKJt.
SLAVERS
ON TRIAL
The Walsvvortlis, Fatlier
and Son, to Plead Self
Defense as Justification
of Crime-Trial Begins at
Jacksonville Tomorrow.
( 'harles It. U'alsworl li and Norval
Walsworth were arraigned in the eir
euit court at Jacksonville Monday,
charged with murder in the lirst degree.
Doth entered pleas of not guilty and the
case was set down for t rial Wednes
day morning.
The crime of which the Wulsworl lis
stand ! in rued is the killim; of James
Mank iu last December iu a shoot ing
affray ou I'ooi man's creek. Tho trouble
grew out
an attempt on the part of
the Mankius to evict (he Walworth
from a cabin situated ou the Mankius'
ranch. A pitched battle ensued and a
number of shots were exchanged. Doth
of t he Walworl lis received shotgun
wounds and James Mankiu was fatally
wounded by a rifle shot, which, it is
claimed was fired by the senior Wals
worth.
The Walworl lis will be represented bv
Judge K. (;. Kelly of .Med ford ami K.
(i. Smith of (irarils I'ass and Tt is un
derstood a plea of just ifical ion on the
ground of self defense will be the de
fense.
EXAMINING BIG BUTTE
FOR CITY WATER SUPPLY
Tim water committee of the city coun
cil is expected buck tonight from it trip
to Dig Dutte. where the members exam
hied the water supply with a view to
bringing it to Medfurd for city use.
The committee left Kagle Point Sun
day. accompanied by the special com
tnittee of lite Coin reial club.
W. I. Vawter ami A. A. Duvia nf the
Dig Mend Milling company, owning a
large tract on which the Hijr Dude
springs are loeuted, offered the springs
to the city if found practicable for use.
ami it is to thoroughly investigate this
offer that tlie eommiltee is taking the
present trip. The springs are some six
miles above the falls. An immense flow
of the coldest ami purest water spout
"t nf O arth. evidently supplied bv
some subterranean source.
TRUST ATTRACTIONS
AT BAKER THEATER
PolfTI.AXD. or.. March i! (.-- With
11 lose of the present season the Dak
er theater will cease In be the home of
the I taker Stock company. This com
pailV Will not go out of existence, how
ver. as its activities will be trans
ferrcd to (he Kmpire. which will 1 x
tensielv remodeled for its use. The
linker will become ii " combination "
i heater. idnviiM' svmlicale attractions in
omieetioii with the Hoilig. What will
be dom- with He stair & Havliii shows
which have heretofore been seen at the
Kmpire has not been Hid tied, but some
arrangement will be made to take care
of them, as Ceoii.e K. Daker li;.s :i tll,,.
term contract to i.lav them in I'nrth.nJ
HEARST SPRINGS IUSGEN
A3 PRESIDENTIAL TIMBER
NKW VOI.'K. Martdi 'J I,- Thomas I,,
isgen, who was the Hearst candidate
for governor of Massachusetts, has been
prong by the Hearst papers as a likely
and ida te for president on I he Hide-
MMldi lice league ticket. However, then
h a string to tlie boom, as Mr. Hearst
may be tlie candidate himself. The call
from the rniiiitiv at huge h.-is mo! yet
I n in-intent enough to induce him to
again iuiimdate himself npnii his conn
try's altar, but he has hopes.
The I tib'ieid'liee league will ledd its
'oov en 1 1 oi i mm I'd ia tel v following the
Di nver coi;-. . nt ion, ami its action will
bet determined laigely by the results of
hat cn t ut ion.
REWARD IS OFFERED FOR
WALLENDE'S MURDERER
S 1.KM.
r.. M:i i ch I. t Joverrioi
offers ( reu.ud for the
ii id ion i,f i he murderer
humi.erl,
1 1 u
in-! and
f Julio-
Mher ,;
Wall.nde
I.e. I,;tl.e
amount
ime as off
n.e in M;.
Ulio
ollflt V
if the
sl:'i nt
lnt Decern
reward will
ber. Th
be the
ritlllili r r
in Hi.'
count V
Cast eel
tout I
Victor Metealf Operated Upon.
SAN Fl: W 1st o. March '2 I. Victor
Met.-.ilf. who recently resigned as mid
-diiprn.-iit from the iin v on account of
ill health. w:i- operated m.ou this morn
ng for appendicitis. lie is a son of
Secreturv Metnilf.
FAVORABLE REPORT ON
FULTON RESOLUTION IS
FILED BY COMMITTEE
Bcpreseiitatitvo Mcndell Pavoa Way for
tatives of Moasuro Authorizing tho
Beginning of a Suit to Recover Lands.
WASDI N'tiToN', March LM. l.eprc
seutat ivcMoudel, chairman of the publi
lauds committee, today filed tt favorabli
report upon Senator I'ult oil's land grant
resolution. No arrangement has been
made for its consideration in the house
ASHLAND FRUIT GROWERS
PREPARE FOR COMING YEAR
( Ashland Tidings.)
The eity hall was well filled Satin
day afternoon with men ami women iu
1 crested in the fruit growing industry iu
this vicinity, who attended in response
to a call of the new board of directors
of the Ashland Fruit - Produce nsso
cialion for a conference over plans for
the marketing id' the fruit, berrv and
produce crops of this vicinity during the
season ot Dais, (lie work ol tin nsso
iatiou it was stated had I u hamper
I
more ami more I he past tw
tir three
years by the wit lulra wal of growers
from the association for one reason and
another, ami it is tin purpose of the
new managers of the organization to get
all the growers in line again, ami work
iug iu cooperation for the general good
of all.
President tiillette addressed the grow
ers on tne general plans ot I ho assoctn
tion for the present season, which in
eluded first the enrolling of the grow
ers under the association's banner, then
tin' employment of a manager for tin
year round and a careful ami fearless
inspector during the shipping season.
IMans for extending I lie use of the as
socialion to the supplying of the- mem
bers with spraying materials, fertilizers,
etc.. at wholesale prices, runt lo carrying
on a commission business in hay, pot a
toes, etc., ll mouths iu the year, al the
association warehouse were given.
Various growers slated their experi
ences, and views for the benefit of all
and the meeting was productive of no
little interest, ami suggests that the
growers here might adopt with advan
tage 1 he plans in vogue iu ol her dis
tricts of hoding stated meetings for the
discussion of topics of interest and
profit
t IV.
The
tin
fruit and produce nulus-
work
of securing c
The contracts
nut racf !
read a
win
fol
be pushed.
lows:
Fur a ml in consider:
fits to be derived by .
to be performed by I hi
Produce assoeiat ion, .
agree to deliver all of
tion of the bene-
and services
Ashland Fruit &
. . . . does hereby
his merchantable
op of fruits and produce to said nsso
ilioo for the year ending December
:tl. l!is. All such fruits shall be g.ilti
red. nicked ami delivered at the asso
ial ion's building by said and
diall there be inspected and marked ac
I'ording to grade, under the direction
f an inspector and al its expense.
A ud in c onsideral ion of t he above
rgreeineiit, t he said Ashland Fruit &
I'roiliice association agi s to sell, dis-
I iose of ;nid market said fruit ami pro
I f"f said to the best pjossible
advantage, ami lo iniv to said all
neys received from the ssileo f said
fruit and produce within tin days after
livery of said fruit and produce to
icl association, less X I :i per cent com
mission for its services, and the value
I any materials which have be
ad
au I bv said association to said
for boxing or crating said fruit i
luce.
pro
PORTLAND COUNCIL CAN'T
FIND FURNITURE TRUST
Po;T!,.i, March
'21. At a r I
iiuilllittee of the
which has been
I furniture trust.
Frank firaiif to
did not believe
iug ot t he ant i t rnsl c
I'm t laud city council,
live si igal iug I he allege
Deputy City Attorney
lav announced that Iu
that nnv evidence had been secured to
warrant a prosecution and that there
as nothing to show that a coinbinat imi
xi"ls in restraint of trade. The Fort
land antitrust ordinance was patterned
et the Sherman antitrust law. Ol It
alleged combinations will be iuves
t ig.ited by 1 1 orumiHee.
KNIGHTS TEMPLARS TO HEAR
EASTER SERMON IN MEDFORD
Through the effioMs of Judge W. M.
ilvig the Knights Templnrs from Ash-
laud and other ad jacenl towns will at
nd services Faster Sunday al Med
rd. Ifcv. Williams w ill preach the
i iiuiin I
er al Hie Mr. lord
.pern
A-l.
house.
A iiumbe
f Knights Templar
epted an invilalim
land have ;
pay
i-il to Mount Sha-la
iimiii.-i mlerv al
Vrel, a Satuidav night oi
f the iit of the grand
I'oiiimauiier oi
coin ma nderv. I
alifortiia to the Vreka
iiiong t lo rn a re i ieot ge
F. Wilson. T
d. George C.
I!. Wick and
K. Dollou. Thomas Dunfo
Walton. I. P. Veil, J
S. SiUbv.
DKTItnlT. March If I An interurbini
r. traveling ;(t great speed, left the
Hack at Michigan avenue and thirty
liarst street this after i. All ambii
lancet in the city were sumrn.ined. There
fe III passengers and it is believed all
were more or Phi injured, none faiallv.
NO MORE
! INWITATIflMQ
mviiniiuiiu
FOR FLEET
Cabinet Decides to Accept
China's Invitation and to
Reject All Future Ones
Long Visit in Australian
Ports Planned.
WASHINGTON. March 1M.-D was
cided at t he cabinet meet iug today
accept I he in vh a I ion of ( 'hiua for
the Atlantic fleet lo visit a port in
that country on its return voyage from
the Facifif coast. It was also decided
t hat no f n art her iu it at ions for the
fleet Will I Cfvpted.
1 ii vita t ions from foreign conn tries
Ihus far accepted after the fleet leaves
San Francisco include, Australia, Japan
ami China. All other stops will be
strictly for coaling tmriioses.
M Kl.ltoi' li N K, March '21. The gov
rn mental circles a ul icipaled 1 hat t he
American fleet will spend ten days here
ind an etpial length of lime al Sydney.
WASHINGTON, Maivh IM.The
f th torpedo boat flotilla was estab-
ished today bv placing iu com mission
lie Farrago I , Fox ami Davis torpedo
mats, built on the I'acific coast. The
flotilla will operate iu those waters.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
NEEDS NEW CAPITAL
NKW VOKK. March HI. The South
iu I'acific uoeils new capital. On June
HI last t he Soul hern Pacific company
howeil a floating debt of :i:t,7lli.SHi.
Its oiilv source of new capital since
hen has been a bala f $M, bVl,'Jl7
hi subscriptions to $;S"i.JPo,llM new pre-
erred slock. lis need of new capital
is occavioiicil bv lis improv emeiils Itnil
xlitisious in the wesl.
.On I lie Canaaea, Yaijiii river A Pa
ific line I I I miles are building, and on
I he I liter I 'iilifornia 'M miles. On Hie
Oregon Western railway some S'2 miles
of epeiisie construction is coiilem
plated, and for t his a great deal of
material had already been provided and
liiiiucliug and grading were progressing
at the close of the last fiscal year.
ll will be perhaps conservative to say
I hat the Southern I'acific iu the current
fiscal vear could easily use between
ill.lKM 1 ,11111 1 ;nid .-fiVi.oou.uiin new eapi
lal.
CORONER TAKES INQUEST
ON MURDERED ANARCHIST
CHICAGO. March '(.--( 'orouer Hoff
ma n today began ta I'. iug evidence at
the impiesl of l,n.arus Averbuch, who
was killed by Chief of police Shippy
i hl ee weeks ago.
BUILDING FORTIFICATIONS
MANILA BAY ENTRANCE
MAKK ISLAND, cL, March if I.--In
I ol aia I ion has been received I lull t he
gov eminent i-. preparing to send 000
win I, mi. ii u the Philippines the first
of I he coining month o work on the for
I I l'ie;i i ion on lie- inland of Coirigador
it tie
eull
!o Manila bay. This
' sent within a month,
s for the ishimt were
-rmiiici upon, ami work
Workmen ar 'fered
Mill! es l.'.oo 1 1 1 I
The t.rlilc;ili..
oiilv li cenlly del
Will be .ll-h,.
fl'io jM-r iihinlh.
AM Hit IC AN CAR FIRST
TO REACH SAN FRANCISCO
S N
meric
Fi; wcisco,
II ear is ex per
Mureh 21
The
d to arrive here
will be shipper
In-
ill.
Mtlil i
bv s
Al
ka Friday or Salur
la V.
LOSSES ON RACE TRACK
BLAMED FOR SUICIDE
I J IS M;-:i.i:S. C;i., March '.M A
-in -I of i he Hotel I jinkersheim who
registered last night ;,1 K. pond of New
N'ollv, eommilted suivide todav bv I .'lit
iug poison. Tickets found iu his ef
f eel s i nd iea t e In ;i v v looses on the race
t rack.
PREACHER ACQUITTED OF
SCAKDALOUS CONDUCT
I'IIIFDI;J'III . March iM. liev.
'. K. Shaffer, otiiil a few mouths ago
presiding elder of the West district of
I'lliNolelphia fereiieo of tile Melho
j - i -1 i:o-.o,,:i ,-1011.1,. was fodav ac
l.piitted of conduct unbecoming a minis
t.r. Th.
ia.e last ) m
nvruoos letter III
ten hv a woman
una n denied the
'ber, b;i-.-l upon :mi am
bged to have bn n wri
of his district. The
author-duo and the iniiier was ruled out.
There was a unanimous verdict of ne
uuitlal.
BOW
TO ESCAPE
Indictment of the Former
President of State Senate
Dismissed as First' Offi
cial Act of New District
Attorney for Oregon..
I't HiTKA N D. March Tho dis
missal of the indictment pending against
former Stale Senator George C. Drown
ed iu connection with the land frauds
iu Oregon was the first official act of
the newly appointed United HtiUt'H dis
trie! attorney, John W. McC'otrt, today.
COAL MINE RAILROAD
MAY GO TO ASHLAND
FuIi'mm M I'd ford property owners wake
op ami cease asking extortionate rate:
for a right id' way through their nrop-
rty for the road to the coal ninu, the
line will be built to Ashland insteud.iof
Med ford. wncrs of squirrel rancdicH
t hat won hi be crossed are demanding
tlonu for letting the road go through, n
price out of nil reason. The road would
add to the value of their places, but
they obstinately refuse nnv eoneession.
Ashland people have offered a righlkof
way, ami will grade the roadbed tor
several miles if that ettv In) mad it .the
terminal, ami the offer will probably he
epted by the eoal mine owyers.
MORE AFFIDAVITS FILED
AGAINST ABE RUEF
SAN FIIANCISCO, March if4. A
number of additional affidavits ou be
half of the prosecution wpre ,1'iled with
Superior J udge l.awlor this aft,eriioyu
in the proeeetlings of the defejise . t
vacate A bra ham Kuef 's arraignment
upon the I'niteil Itailroad 'h rolley rin
ehise cases. Supplementary affidavits
were filed by Daniel and .Iiunes P. .Mct
( 'art hy. wo of Special Agent Hums '
iiieu, who acleii as guards under Klisor
W. J. Diggy, in which they denied nlle-.
gut ions inaib by F. A. Keiss. and ;i"v;
iiieuts of Itertha Weigle tltat she heard.
Duius try to intimidate' Ituof,
Supervisor James Gallagher and "'J"
Ifailwav Commissioner Andrew M. Wil
son, who also was a member , of the boy-
He board, filed nffidavils today id
which Ihev deiiitd thai they called upon ,
If iii'l' ami endeavored to induce him tor -confess
at Hie reipiest of the prosecu
tion. Wilson averred that liuef sent .
for him, while Gallagher slated that he
ailed upon tho prisoner voluntarily.
The ipiesl'iim of ' bail' for Ituef will
oiue up before the appellate court to
morrow morning upon a writ ot Irabcn
orpiis returnable at Ml o clock.
Governor Improves.
DoSToN, Mass., March '2 Govern."
er Guild 's symptoms today were' more
lavoiable for recovery. "
RAILROAD TO FIGHT -
NEW DEMURRAGE LAW
ST. PAI D, March '24. W. It. Megg.
iieral solicitor fr the (ireat Northern,
in a letter today to Attorney (tenerni
Young, at lacks the reciprocal rleiniirrHge.
law passed by the last Mitinenotti' legiu -
lalnre ami it in inferred the company
will contest the w on constitutional
grounds. .
SHERIFF IS MURDERED .. '
BY DESPERATE HORSETHIEF
II KliKN A, March Sboriff Webb
S'ellowsloiie ctMlllly Will .shot ttlld
killed by William Byekford, a horne
hief, waned in Wyoming, abon six mill's
from Hillings I odav. 'ebb located
kt'oid last night and arrested 'him
this morning. They were riding in n
wagon w hen llyckford seized n rifle and
killed Webb. Posses, of eowboVH Me
atier the mil it I emus horse thief and if
run down there will not be n court trial.
LA FOLLETTE OBJECTS TO
VOTE UPON ALDRICH BILL
WASHINGTON. March U4. Snatoi
La Fol let I e todav refused fo. give his
absent to an agreement to vote on the
Mdritdi bill Thursday next, saving thai
lie itid not want to be foreclosed rum
further presentation of hi views. Aid
h then said he would ask t4e senate
to take up the bill tomorrow nml eont Hi
lls consideration until, n vote .was
che.l. .
HUGHES WILL NOT SION
REPRIEVE FOR OIELEfTE
AI.IIANV. N. V.. March 2. Then is
no foiiudafioii for the persistent rumor
that Governor Hughes will sign ft re
prieve for Chester Gillette, sentenced to
lie next week for the minder of flrnee
LANDTRAL
Brown, hia lweethfart.
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