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JIEDFOR1), OREGON, TUESDAY, .1UNE-9, 1908.
No. 70.
ROUGH DRAFT OF TAFTS PLATFORM
UNEQUIVOCAL FOR TARIFF REVISION
MONOPOLIES
CONDEMNED
Roosevelt's Policies Approved in
a General Way- Currency Bill
Endorsed - More Ships Wanted.
WASHINGTON', June 0. Wade Ki
ll , attorney-general of Ohio, returned
from Virginia Bench today with a rough
drat; of the Chicago platform in bin
yi. eket. Hp saw Secretary Tuft and
loft later for Chicago.
The snlistnnec of the platform docla
ration he has drawn tentatively with
the approval of tho administration as
follows:
"An nnderscntimont of the policies
n. the present administration will he
t:io central idea of tho platform.
"Tariff An unequivocal plonk for
revision.
Railroads A declaration favoring
rmendments to the anti trust law that
v Ul enable railroads to enter reasonable
traffic agreements without fear of
criminal prosecution.
Will also pronounce in favor of na
t'oiial control as against national own
ership. .Trusts A resolution condemning
' h combinations as create monopolies,
Vi.'.'.t production and control prices.
Finance A note congratulating the
country and congress on the passage
of the currency bill.
Navy A plank urging an increase
in fighting ships.
Now states A recommendation for
the admission of Arizona and New
itoxito as separate states.
Shipping Independent of tho ship
subsidy idea.
Labor A recommendation for en
actments that will insure labor organ
isations against judgments by the
courts in issuance of injunctions.
NO MORE SUITS TO
RECOVER STOLEN LAND
PORTLANP, Or., .Tune 9. United
states Attorney McCourl has denied
the report that, the government content
plated bringing further suits at this
time to cancel patents to valuable tim
ber land in this state. Tt had been ru
mored that suit would be filed by the
government this week ngninst the Min
neapolis Lumber company to recover
about lrt,non acres of timber lands nl
leged to have been acquired fraudulently
by that company in this state. The
rumor was to the effect that the Minne
apolis concern had operated in this stnte
when the public lands wero being seized
by wealthy eastern timbennen and by
employing the same methods had oh
taincd its full share of the spoils.
District Attorney MeCourt says there
at3 no such suits pending in this state,
although he stands ready at any time to
lake steps to restore to the government
all lands that have been stolen. The
suit brought by District Attorney Me
Court against C. A. Smith, the million
aire Minnesotn lumberman, will probn
lily be called at the July term of the
federal court.
CALF WITH WOODEN LEO .
TARES TRIP INTO HILLS
R?;r tlU'FF, Cal., June 0 Just what
n man will do no one knows until the
emergencv arises. Charles Crews, who
lives in the Hayfork country, was con
fronted with a problem that was out
of his line, but he solved it in a way
that saved his calf.
While driving his cattle from the
winter range on Cottonwood over the
mountains to the summer pastures one
of his calves had a leg broken. Mr.
Crews did not care to kill the animal.
so resolved to be surgeon and nurse.
He secured some baling wire and with
some splints fo his own making set th
leg and wired the sticks in place. The
calf was able to make the trip with
the artificial leg.
cfl
Tfa BUR V IVORS OF EXPLOSION
IN CRITICAL CONDITION
LOS AXftKLES. Cal., June a. Three
of the four survivors of the explosion
In the fire room of the cruiser Tcnnes
nee are in a critical condition today, nnd
Dr. Brrndts of the Angclu hospital stat
ed at noon that their death might occur
at any moment. These men are Waller
Burns, coal pae Tfrooklyu; A. Hays,
water tender, Brooklyn; ami S. Stn
malis, fireman, Norfolk, Vs.
The Injured men passed n very Jnd
night, but their condition was slightly
improved during th morning honrs, nl
though, according to Ir. Brooks, little
hope is entertained that nny of the men
except Henry Fitzpatrick, fireman, of
Brooklyn, will recorer.
FIND GOLD MINE
CLOSE TO ASHLAND -f
, K. (1. Mi-Williams, the Ashland
real estate broker, nnd Mr. Heb-
erlie, who owns u rauch seven -f
miles southeast of Ashland, havo -f
discovered a gold mine upon the -f
hitter's property, which is very -f
rich in free milling ore and prom-
ises to develop into u big produe- -f
er. The samples tukeu bv Mr.
4- McWilliams are heavy with the -f
precious metal. ' -f
14 KILLED 60 HURT
IN WRECK AT ROME
Collision Between Passenger nnd
Freight With Frightful Results
Three Coaches Telescoped Occupants
Killed Outright or Pinned in Debris.
ROM K, .Tunc 9. Fourteen persons
were killed 'jutright and sixty badly
injured in a collision between a pilgrim
passenger train nnd a freight train to
ay at Roeeapietra station. Many f
the injured are expected to die.
Tho freight train wan running at h
high rate of Hpeed when it struck the
passenger train and three coaches wore
telescoped, tho oeeupants being killed
outright or pinned in the dehris and
badly injured.
Fir's broke out, but by quick work
on the part -of officials it was extin
guished and a much more horrible .dis
aster was narrowly averted.
JAPANESE STILL AT WAR
WITH DESPERATE KOREANS
SEOUL. Korea, June 0. The torriilic
thinning out of the Korean insurgent
by Japanese troops is continuing at a
rapid rate, according to n statement by
tho officials of the Japanese army head
quarters here today.
Tpe statement says that between June
3 and June 7, the Japanese troops were
ngnged in 20 battles with the insur-
gents, killing 1 IS Koreans and wounding
many more. The Japanese captured
twenty-six of the insurgents.
Reports from outlying districts state
that in many places the Koreans have
intrenched themselves and are making
much trouble for the Japanese army,
(tuerilla fighting is going on in utmost
ry district of Korea.
MOVE KLAMATH SALOONS
TO DORRI3, CALIFORNIA
KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. June ft.
The final count of tho vote shows that
Klamath county went dry by 1 votes.
an citv of Klamath Falls went wet by
a majority of ."ft, but under the local
option law it( too, must go dry. Only
went wet.
The new order of things will put
20 saloons and one brewery out of bus
iness. Several of the saloon men ex
pect to move to Porris to engage in
business. Merrill is only a mile or two
from tho California line, nnd sonic of
the salnnn men of that place expect to
move across the state line, where they
will continue business.
LETTER RATE TWO CENTS TO
ENGLAND AFTER OCTOBER 1
WASHINGTON, June ft. Uncle Sam
can write to John Bull more frequently
next fall, for offer October 1 it will
cost but 2 cents for each letter instead
of 5.
Announcement was made today at t li
office- of the postmnsteiwg'wiern! that an
agreement has been perfects by which
the letter rate- between the United
States, Knglnnd, Ireland nnd Seotlaud
will he reduced from 5 cents to 2 cents.
The charge will mean a saving of
much money fin the trans-Atlantic maun
have been increasing rapidly in v.dume
CHESTER THOMPSON
PRONOUNCED SANE
T.VOMA, Wash., June ft. Chester
Thompson, the slayer at Judge George
Emorv Meade last year, acquitted on the
ground of insanity, nnd before the sit
perior court this week, on a hearing on
his present mental condition, has bflen
doflnred sane by a jury and safe to be
at large. The state filed notice of ap
ienl. and pending the hearing by the su
prime court it is probable Thompson
will remain in jail.
Travel Shifts From Pokeg.vua.
Pokftfama, Or., is practically off the
atari, so far as the traveling public i
concerned, and all travel comes by way
of the California Northeastern arid
j Ditrris. Captain J. M. Mclntire. who
has hftd charge at Pokegams for th"
j pat year, has cloned practically every
jthtng there connected with the trans
; port st ion bunineM and will now devote
I fait attention to the new line.
TAFT AFTER
EVERYTHING
Foraker Boomers Arrive and
Uncle Joe Keeps up Hope- Allies
Not Disheartened.
CHICAGO, June R. The efforts of
the Tuft men to sweep everything be
fore them were resumed today, when
the Louisiana compromise proposition,
which caused an adjournment yester
day, was taken up by tho national re
publican committeemen. Former Gov
ernor Warmouth of Louisiana, for tho
Taft leaders, declared:
"We must go into the convention
with a full vote or not enter. We must
rule or get out. There ean be no com
promise. ' '
- It had been suggested that the Louis
iana delegation, consisting of the four
delegates at large and 14 district dele
gates, hedivided, both of the contending
delegations being seated and each dele
gate bring allowed half a vote. The
surprise was in the fact that the sug
gestion came from a member of the
committee in the Taft ranks. It is be
lieved he changed his mind over night.
Senator Dick of Ohio arrived here to
day and took charge of the presiderltinl
boom of Senator Foraker. Dick insists
that the Foraker fight is serious, and
says that he will bo in the contest be
fore the convention.
John Montgomery, leader of tho vice-
presidential boom of John Hays Ham
mond, opened headquarters today. Ham
mond is the only real working enndi-
:ite for the second place, now officially
on the ground.
War mouth was excluded from the
meeting of the national committee as
soon as he had concluded his presenta
tion of his case. As he left the build
ing he said:
I would rather bolt the convention
than accept a compromise. The delega
tion from Louisiana was fairly won for
Taft, and 1 will not see a single vote
surrendered. ' '
I'lide Joe Cannon, with his big blaek
igar and his usual smile, arrived to
lay and conferred, with his friends
at the Vnion League club. It was said
that Cannon has no idea whatever of .
withdrawing from tho presidential race.
He assorts with apparent confidence
that, he is a strong contender.
ADAMS BUILDING DIKE FOR
RECLAMATION PURPOSES
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Juno 9.
J. Prank Adams has moved his dredge
to the marsh land experimental farm
and will at once begin building the
like for the reclamation of the land.
The farm was leased to the government
by Adel Adv, who donates the use of
it for 20 venrs. It is now two years
ce the lease was executed, but the
wink of reclamation has been delaved j
because the service was not reody to j
begin experimental work. It will rc-
pi ire about one month to complete the
dike, as the railroad dike will be used
for one side of the farm.
As soon as the dredge completes this i
wwork it will be taken to the Wood;
River valley, where it will be used in ;
opening t lie channel or tnc river so
that it will be navigable tor the new
h tea on r that has been built (Specially
for the traffic on that stream.
When this is completed Adams will
begin work on the cut that will drain
a large acreage nf land belonging to
Senator Abner Weed. The land lies in
Wood River valley, but the flood wa
ters inundate it every spring, making it
praet ically worthless.
BOYS IN GBAY AND BOYB IN
BLUE TO ENCAMP TOGETHER
HI li.M IXflH AM, Ala , June !. The
confederate veterans and the flrand
Army may meet together tie it year in
annual encampment, if the fight thflt
is being made here today by tkr Atlan
tn dHegntion to the annual encampment
of the 1'nited 'onfederate Veterans
proves successful. Atlanta wants both
encampments to meet at the same time.
and has a big dlcg.it inn to enforco con
sideration of her scheme.
The encampment of the "buys in
gray was opened today with a grand
parade, witnessed by thousand nf pen-
pin who have come from all parts of
the mith to attend tbfl eeUbration.
Memorial exercises will be. held here
tomorrow for fieneral Stephen l. Le,
former commander in chief of he Pnit
id Confederate Veterans, wh" died re
cent I v.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Claude W
Zumwalt.
Freeman and Haad Z.
IMPORTANT WITNESS IN
RAYMOND HITCHCOCK CASE
NEW YORK, June 0. Sidney
V Harris, counsel for William AsUu
('hauler, brother of Lieutenant
f Governor Lewis Stuyvcsant Chon-
lor of Now Yoik aud millionaire,
4 nunouueed today that Chnuler
would take the stand in the trial of
Ruvmoud Hitchcock, the actor,
who is accused of having wronged
Heleu von Hageu at his Long Is-
land home.
- Chanler has a place on Long Is-
land, adjoining Hitchcock's, aud i
ulleged to have been present when v-
the Vou Hagcn girl and Elsie
Voecks visited the actor there.
Blue Laws to be Put Into Eifect
as Result o! Prohibition Elec
tion. ' Grants Fans is to follow in the lead
of ltoscburg nnd nail tho lid down on
Sundays. The blue laws are to be rigid
ly enforced. Peanut stands, soda water
fountains, ice cream parlors and all
other business is to be tubooed.
Reformers havo been clamoring for
law enforcement, so a program of law
enforcement has been arranged. With
the passing of the saloons, the star
eyed goddess is in full sway and all
must obey the law henceforth.
There is talk at Med ford that the
new county officials may also -enforoe
tho blue laws. The district attorney can
close all towns tighter than a drum,
and ho may do it.
GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATES
MEMBER OF TREASURY
IMTT.SB U Ft Gf Pa., June it. Govern
ment agents nrti today investigating
startling allegations contained in an
swer to evidence which was filed hare
in which members of the treasury de
partment are alleged to havo taken a
bribo for putting through a deal hy
whieh Unelo Sam paid $20,000 a front
find for a postofifee site when the prop
erty of other parties is selling at 4400
per front foot.
The suit was brought by the law ilrm
of Wise & Minor against John It. Arm
strong, Snowden G. Lennox "and their,
associates" for commission alleged to
be due for the sale of the land. Arm
strong aud Lennox in their answer state
that the government was cheated out of
$S.,7n in the purchase nf the site which
cost .tfH 2,220.40. It is alleged that the
chief promoter paid $N5,7"0 to certain
persons in Washington to have the dval
put through.
PROBATE.
Guardian Lydia Jane Parker et jil.;
order made confirming sale of real
property.
Estate Mary chirk; order made m
thonging administrator to pay claim of
N'uuan, Taylor A Co.
Estate Martha Ann Clonunens: .in
ventory and appraisement filed show-
ing estate valued at HJi0.
Estate C. H. KJtnore; Inventory and
appraisement filed showing estate val-
ncd at $-.Vhi.
Estate J. M. Muck; order mad re
leasing administrator.
Estate Jenpamin Rhodes; ordr inwle
to ahow cause why real estate should
not be sold.
Nash Hotel Arrivals.
W. II. Hamilton, Sunta Barbara;
Rmith, ood friend and wife, Hun
Francisco; W. K. Young, Portland; El
mer It, Morris, Sun Francisco; 8. A.
Herring, Portland; K. K. Brown, Kver
ett; i. 'raig, Seattle; l(. V. Holder,
Portland; H. J. McLaughlin, Seattle;
Lulu Lnne. Portland; H. N. Starr, Port
land; F. Silventone, San Francisco; (.'.
II. fulvev. Los Angelen; Charles -fier-ard,
San Francisco; Frank Womiurd,
Portland; J. C Murray, San Francisco;
Clay Thompson, Indianapolis; P. I. Gil
bert, Portland; A. K. fieer, H. J. Hat
Held. Portland; K. K. Hw-itzer, San
rraneisco; James Kruger, M. Love. joy,
New York; K. H. WiUon, L. F. rimith,
A. M. Shannon, Ci. H. Parkr,:Portlwid ;
W. M. Petri, A. II. Wolttnier, E. K.
Copeland, hun-h's Ferry; Del ;. ft
irart. James J. -Murray, Portland; !!. C,
, Sampson, tyrants Pus
Silas McKee Dead.
Silas McKee, the veteran forwst rang
r, died Monday after a week's Illness
( f Bright 'a diieae at the home of his
; hrot hr in law, r . HuhaM, in Me.irnrq
He wa a rbnrur aeraUr of the, .Wra
tonka tribe. Improved Order of Red-
'men, or Aleironi, uni tne itinera! tattcs
I place under the nun pices of th Jodg
I Wednesday afternoon.
1 Mrs. nnd Miss A. II. Clark have
! turned from the stato of Washington,
I after an abtenie of several year, and
ar stopping with Mr. and Mra.l). B.
I Solus, tho parcnti of Mrs. C.
LID ON
GRANTS PASS
JUDGE HANNA GRANTS TEMPORARY
CZAR HOST
British Ruler Visits
and Russia-- Cements
Feeling of Countries.
Finland
Friendly
HKVAL, ltuiu, .liiuo Traffic iu
tlia Gulf of Filltuuil i misptmded today
nod will be for two davH following to
mako way for tho viait of KinK Kd
ward to Ozar N'ii-holatt.
Tho cuar and lii rotiuno arrived by
train thin muniing, haviiiK abandoned
the imperial yacht Stamlart on account
of rough weather.
Two bour.s Inter KniK Kdward and
Queen Aleinudra, with their following,
arrived in the royal yacht Victoria and
Albert. Xo vessel wero nllowed to ap
proach within a large circle surround
ing the royal ynchtK.
Today 'k ceremoniet were held aboard
the king's yacht. When the czar came
on board, King Kdward kissed him af
fectionately on both cheeks and the two
inonarchs remained in conference some
time. Tomorrow Nicholas will not as
host on board the linperiul yacht Stan
dnrt.
Praised by Peers.
The Kiissinn press is unanimous today
iu speaking with joy of tho meeting of
ctar aud king. Coming us it does nfter
the visit of President Fnllicros, the pa
pers attach grout political significance
to the conference between the two inon
archs. "Tho Bourse Onzetle" says:
'It is impossible not to perceive in
the interview a precursor to a Russian
convention and will also be of vast mo
ment iu tho permanent establishment of
the bnlouee nf power in Tluropo and in
deed throughout tho whole world by
transferring Uib.1 uuco -Russian alliance
into on Angln-1-ranco-liusHian unner-
standing."
The Muss says: "Although they win
havo no opportunity of receiving the
visistors -direct, King Edward nnd Ills
splendid nailors may rost assured t lint
the whole Russian people greet them In
thought with eyes of friendship."
TACOMA YOUTHS SENT ,
TO JAIL IN YREKA
VKKKA, al., June t). Jock darker,
.Mm Alilntyre nnd fieorge tiiegorv,
tho throe youths who brulio into the
Walliridge store at Mnntngue recently
nnd stole 11 box of crackers, some honey
and joi'y. and who worn bound over to
the superior court for trial on a charge
of burglary, were allowed to plead guil
ty yesterdav to petit larceny. Kncli was
given days in the county jail.
The boys, hvf of whom nrn 1fl and
the other 17, seemed to be very peni
tent and promised .ludge Thomas thai
as noon as tliev had served their time
thV would gti homo and stay there.
Tbey told a straightforward story, stat
iug that they left their homes in ia
coma to go to Sun Francisco to ei
the fleet. They had some money when
they left home, but used it all up and
were working their way back as bust
they could. When they arrived in Mon
tague they were hungry, saw tho .win
dow of the Walbridge store open, and
went in and got the crackers and hon
ey.
ANOTHER VICTIM OF
BOILER EXPLOSION BURIED
T.OS ANliF.LKS, Cu!., June . At 10
o'clock yesterday morning one more
IhhIv of the victims of the boiler tube
explosion ou board the United States
cruiser Tennessee, F. S. Maitleld, whose
death occurred Saturday, was laid In
rest in Harbor View cemetery, at San
Pwtro. It had been arranged to inter
the remains of J. P. A. Carroll, who died
Saturday night, at the same time, but
just as the funeral procession was about
to start a telegram wan meeivod from
the navy department at Washington di
recting Admiral Sebne. to hold the
body of Carroll until further orders. It
is thought his remains may be ordered
shipped to his former home at Hart
ford, Conn.
LOWN8DALE MANAGER
OF YAMHILL BOOSTERS
M'MIXNVIM.F.. Or., June P.-- The
Yamhill Count v evelopinetit baue
urn. induced M. O. I.ownsdsle to uc -
cept th position of manager tw the j supplies and stotes there,
league. This acceptance insures a bril-j The departure has been arranged as
liant publicity campaign for old Yam- - f.dlons: (leorgiu leaves June 11. Wit
hill and the advertising of hrr re jruiisiu June 2J, Illinois June 20, Keo
sources. Mr. Lownsdale is also pre
ident of the heveloproent league and is
. energetic aud virile in carrying jit
lanv campaign that the fame of 11m
ihill as a frnitgrowitg and agricultural
sections bids fair to become national
Under hit management.
NJUNCTION AGAINST PROHIBITION
WILL LET CONTRACTS
FOR PAVINO SEVENTH ST.
Tonight the citv council will
opeu bills for paving Seventh
street from Bear creek to the
West school. Two bids will be
presented, one by the Wurven
Const ruetiuu compauy for bitu-
lithic pavemeut, aud one for ss-
phalt by the Barker Asphalt com-
pauy. Sixteeu thousand stpjare
yards of six-iuch permanent pave-
incut are culled for under the
specifications. '
4- -f
GOVERNMENT AFTER
GRABBERS OF IAND
Federal Grand Jury Has Opened a Wy
for Attorneys to Prosecute the Dt
f end ants Charged With Conspiracy
to Defraud Government of Land.
I'OIITLAXI), Or., June In the
case of 1 1 prominent eastern Oregon
citizen accused of land frauds (be
federal grand jury has opened the way
for the government to appear in court
through its legal representatives and
prosecuto mnro alleged land grabbers.
Tho seven indiotmeuts charging tho
defendants with consniriutr to defraud
the govorntueut out of 30,000 .ncrea of!
unallotted ludiau lauds in Umutillaj
county were returned lato Monday, and
today tho government's attorneys hre
are preparing for tho trials.
Piouiinent among the accused, niofft
of whom reside at Pcndtutou, are: J.
II. Jtniley, democratic politician and
lawyer; William Slusher, joint repre
sentative from Morrow and Umat ilia
comities iu the 1007 legislature; Alon
7.0 Kuotts, John W. Crow, John it.
Wvi.n. William faldwll and C.
Mathews, wealthy ranchers and sheep
men, and John Vert, formerly of the
First N'utional bank of I'oiidlctoa. The
other less prominent det'cBduflts are;
hailey Itoss and Samuel Olmiteiid, wood
dealers, and William Ha he, a horse
trader.
The Hpecific, charge against the .sev
eral defendants is that they solicited
and procured persona to make false
and fraudulent applications for I ho
I'matilla lauds.
MUCH DAMAGE DONE BY
FLOOD AROUND BUTTE
BI'TTK, Moot.. June ft.. Jt wi( b; al
least a week before traffic is resumed
as the result of the great damage done
to railroad tracks by the flood in this
section. The Xortheru PuejhV bus
ngaiu succeeded in opening its service
to tho ouHt, but the tratos have been
stalled to some extent by a landslide
twenty miles from ton city.
To llie west it i hard to nay wlujn
tho trucks will he repaired, Miles of
ties and rails hnvo been torn out and
in Hell (tale canv.in soum stretch of
track three miles in length which ap
parent ly are intact, cannot be crossed
on account of the water and landslide.
Many iw station buildings will have
to be reionstrncted along their lins,
Ac report received hem says that a slide
of tifty thousand sijunrn yards of rock
was loosened ut Itouner Sunday.
BEEF TRUST OUTWITTED
BY PRUDENT HOUSEWIFE
NKW YORK. June ft. Just what It
is has not developed, but that the Amer
ican hoiisewifti has found a substitute
f..r meat is what is interesting the mt;at
packets. She has somehow cut down her
purchases of meal 2u per cent, and there
is no telling how little she'll buy when
the summer comes, with its abundance
of fresh fruit and vegetables.
The unusually wet spring has brought
promise of exceedingly bountiful crops,
and everything is cheaper in the eating
line except meat. An official quoted in
the trade paper says:
"I do not know what substitute the
public has found for meat, but I do
know that all the big packers have, ex
perienced this year the longest period
of bid business thoy ever knew."
ATLANTIC FLEBT.AT PUOET
SOUND ORDEBBD TO TRISCO
NAVY YARD, Paget Hound, June 9
Orders have been received that the
ships of the Atlantic fleet undergoing
repairs ul this yard, go to San Francisco
at the curliest possible date in order
t that tbey complete the taking on of
jtuckv June 2.V Nebraska June 27.
Rhode Isluud. Virginia and Nw Jersey
j.lune JH, nnd Kearsarge June 2ft.
, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Kenney .werej
I umong the many over from Jaoksqn
villo Sunday attarnqqn.
ARGUMENTS
UPON FRIDAY
Legal Fight to Sustain Riglitj of
Medford Now Underway-Will
be Contested Vigorously.
Circuit Judge tluuna at Jacksonville
late Monday afternoon granted the tem
porary iujuuctiuu applied for by J. O.
Hall through his attorney, Kobert G.
Hmith, against the county court, pre
venting Judge Dunn from declaring
tho result of the recent prohibition
eloclion in Medford, and .set Friday,
June l-f hs the time for ragument
upon making the injunction permanent.
The restraining ordor is asked upou
the allegation that Medford 's city char
ter exempts it from the operation of
the local option lu,w, and that there
fore, as far as Medford is concerned,
the prohibition election is null and void.
Advocates of wet towns in Jackson
ville and Gold Hill are reported as
preparing to contest the eleotion upon
technical grounds, and also to tost the
validity of tho local option law upon
grounds that have never before been
raised. It is planned to fight the oase
out to the supremo court and secure
decisions covering these points.
POLICEMAN BISKS LXPB
FOR DROWNING MAN
SAN FRANCISCO, June -Without
waiting to doff cither coat or helmet,
Policeman Uauruhan, who patrols the
waterfront, plunged into the .waters of
the bay early today and rescued George
fa,v, a sailor.
Day was standing ou the cud of a
wharf, when he lost his balance and
struck tho water in such a way that it
took his breath and he was unable to
save himself. Policeman Hunrahan hap
pened to be near the spot Qt the time
nud weut to the rescue of the drown
ing man. Together they .were hauled
out of the bay by ,Pulicnien McPnrt
land and. Wren, who had eomr In re
sponse to cries of onlookers. A.ftor
doouitig another uuii'onu, Hunrahan im
mediately resumed his dutv.
DRY TOWN, DRY TREASURY '
AT STXVBRTON, OREGON
SliiVKItToN. Or.. June 9. Silvrton
is quivering ou the edge of banyruptcy
because it was said that if the town -weot
''dry'' tho treasury 9-011 Id also
go tun same route. -
The saloons were put out of busiuesi
at the lust local option eli'tion and
today the officials of Silvortun are fac
ing the problem of meeting a debt of
itcJ.'jO with on empty treasury. They are
thtnkiug seriously of raising the nton.
ey by direct 1 Mxes. The oily council
has decided to call a spocial election .to
sec if the people will stand for a II,.
mill tax.
ULMO, THE TRAITOR, TO BB
PUBLICLY DISGRACED
PARIS. June P. Lieut. Plmo. tbr
r.iailor who nus convicted by court
mart iu I of having tried to sell docu
ments descriptive of the defenses nf
Toulon, is to be publicly disgraced be
fore tho 'men he commanded here next
Monday. C lino's sword .will bo broken
; r.-..,. e kin. u;- .,;?....... :ii 1..
stripped of all ho nor io decorations and
he will then bu compelled to pass in
front of his meu.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
GOVERNMENT DEPOSITORY
President W. S. Cmwell has received
word that the First National bank of
Mfdford has beeu made a government
depository. The government will carry
a deposit up to 43(,i00, secured by
approved hoods,
Favored In England.
LONDON, June 9. Although fume of
the Fnglish papers criticize the king
for making this visit to Russia, the ma
jority of the papers here look upon the
visit with favor. All attach great tig-
nificuoce to the conference.
The Pall Mull GutU thinks thut
the conference will have a quieting af
fect io India, particularly on the north
west frontier and on Afgb.
Oregon Man la Elected.
HELENA. Mont., June 8. The state
board nf education has fleeted Dr. O.
A. Duuiway, sn of Mrs. A. J. Dun
iwuy, of the chair of political science
and history at the Lelund Stanford uni
versity, California, as the successor of
O.- .1. Crulg. .who recently tendered bis
resignation as president of be state
- 1 university of Montana. Puniway win
I assume his new dnttei Septeroner x