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THIRD YEAR.
MED FORI), OR EDO if, TUESDAY, .1 ULY 14. UMW.
No. 99.
TRY TO OUST OLWEIL FROM
COUNCIL BY RECALL PETITION!
COMMERCIAL CLUB TO PASS
UPON CITY'S WATER SUPPLY
GALLAGHER
DYNAMITER
BHD n
PAPER FOR SIGNATURES 10
SECURE REMOVAL FROM OFF CE
Probability Procedure Against Olwell Is
Illegal, as It Is'Impossible to Segregate
Votes of First Ward From Those of North
Medford in Last Election as Required
The first recall pel it ion in t trefoil
under the new amendment to the eon
slit ut ion adopted at the June election
is being circulated, in the r'irsi ward
hy prohibitionists for the recall of John
D. Olwell, councilman. The alleged
cuuHtt of the recall is that Mr. Olwell
iIoch not now reside in tho ward. The
real cause is that he voted to license
the Hotel Nash bar, it ml it is hoped by
getting Olwell out to elect a prohihi
tijuist in his place ami make the city
dry.
.Mr. Olwell is one of the inosl popu
lar business men in t he eily and no
fompluini was ever filed regarding his
removal tit another ward until Conn
e ilma n Wort man challenged his vote
last Tuesday because he voted to keep
the Hotel Nash in operation. Mr. Wort
mini threatened an injunction against
tho license at the the time, but abau
doned his intention.
Mr. Olwell Kin ted ("day: "1 am in. I
aware that the interests of the I'irsl
ward have suffered any at my hands. I
h"e always looked after every peti
tion given me and done every I hiug
any resident nf the ward requested of
me. In a small city like Medford the
interest of one ward is the interest of
all."
The petition is being circulated by a
Mr. Robinson, who lives in North Med
ford, but he does not state at whose in
atigation.
Number of Signatures.
The recall law provides that "there
limy be required Ji per cent, but not
more" of the voter of the district
who voted at the nreeeditiir election I'ur
supreme court .justice to sign the recall j
petition. As the state elect i lid not
recognize the ward boundaries as pre I
ciuets. it is impossible to segregate the j
votes and determine wno in noun .yen
ford precinct voted from the I'irst
ward, and tun prnnamuiy is uirinmi
that the recall will be ineffective in
this instance,
The recall law reads as follow:
Section 1. Kvery public officer in
Oregon is subject, as herein provided,
to recall by ihe legal vulers of the state
or of the 'electoral district from which
he in elected. There may be retpiired
t!fi p-r cent, but not more, of the num
ber of electors who voted in his district
at the preceding election for justice of
the supreme court to file their petition
demanding his recall by the people.
They shall set forth in said petition
the reasons for said demand. If he
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sua on or uis rcsign;n t,h.... i
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uvvr,...:. .. ...e e...,. ,
is offered, and the vacancy
filled as uiav be pruviib-d bv law.
1 1'
tie shall not resign within five 'days 1
nfter the petition is filed, a special i
lection shall he ordered to be held with
in 2H davs in his said electoral district
to determine whether the people will
recall said officer.
Print Reasons for Recall.
On Ihe sninplo ballot, at mii.I ..lu.-n.,..
"ball be printM n n..t ni..n- Iban 2M
words, tlie r.'.n..n- f..r .bn,aU,ln,K II,.-
reoal! of sai.l ..ffi.-or a I forlli ..,
ine rc'ai. i i.M..ii. i,. ......
'JIMI w.jr.lH II Itlr.T h pim iraiinn 1.1 , ()
hit f.iursi. iu offirc. He shall rntiniii
to perform the duties of his office until
the result of said s ial election shall
be officially declared. Other candidates,
for the office may be nominated t. b.' '
voted for nt said special el.'.'ti..n. The j
candidate who shall recile the highest !
number of voles shall lie deemed elect I'd i
for the remainder of the term, whether!
' it be the person against whom tin- re
call petition was filed or another.
The r ill petition shall l- filed willi'
the off r with whom a petition f.o
nomination to such office jdii.uld lie'
filed, and the same officer -ball order
the special election when it i rennir.-d.
No such petition shall 1 ir.ulated
uga'nist any officer until he ha" actually
held his office six months, save and
except that it may be tiled againil a
senator or representative in the leg.s
lative asseiisfty t any time after file
days from the bciriiiniiii: f tl"' first
session of his election.
No Double Recall.
After one such petition and special
election, no further recall petition h.ii:
be filed nyainst tin' same officer dur
ing the term lor which be wan elected
unless sik-Ii further pt't i I ionors sdmll fir si
jim v into tin1 public treasury which lists
paid such special election expenses, tho
whole amount nl' Us expenses for tho
preceding special election. Such addi
tional legislation us may a ill the oper
ation i( this section shall ho provided
hy the legislative assembly. including
provision- for payment by I lie public
treasury of the reasonable special elec
t inn campaign expenses of slich oTfi
cr. Hut the words "the legislative as
sembly shall provide" or any similar
or ciiuivaletit words in I his const it u
I ion or any amendment t hereto, shall
not be construed to grant to the legis
la the assembly any exclnnsive power
of law making nor in auy way to limit
the initiative and referendum powers
reserved by the people.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE VISITS
BRYAN AND KEKN j
LINCOLN. Neb.. .Inly 11. The na ,
tioual democratic committee are on it
visit to lirvan and Kern here today,
and decided to hold the.ltryau m'til'i I
cation lit Tairview farm, Angimt I . ;
The committee, adopted n resolution i
under the provisions of which no pledge J
more than ' win oe n
The notification of John W
r.ei HI. I
Kern ,
uf his nomination fur the vice presi
dency will be held in Indianapolis, his
I home city, at a dale to be fixed biter.
RUN VUMPS NIGHTS
TO SUPPLY YREKA
yitKKA. Juv l-l.- The city in
j,,.,,,.,, , U.vt t..-t ri- pump
( (.orit((r.l(i(m Works running night
)av .( nnor ,0 Hll,fly wnt.-r for the
VHt.TH f uater for irrigating pur
' . , Jf n(llifil.(1 ,iiat ,0y will
..11. ...... I ... tit.. i-..t.- l.lll I Wll
hours and
half during the day. The '
'oiith side of
town is restricted to the!
..i- r ('fun Ii ii tn to H-.'Mi o. Ill
f I.. ti n IVulIl Vlll
in) i ne iiui i ii i.ti
p. in. 1
causes
I'
While the restriction
Mini in pin mi aim mciinr
u'ence, it is a case of "have to, ami
t tit patrons of the municipal water
v.orks are conforming to the rules with
ni.,11' or less cheerfulness.
UOOO PROSPECTS FOR
WINNING BALL TEAM
l.uvers uf baseball in Medford
ill
.... . , i . -.t
mi i imht be interested to know that
. . f ..,vm a
I WlUlllllg I cam ill ine iiem iii r
this city. K'.'orgunizatiun w.rK is rap
idlv progressing under a new munage
n'l au" ,r,,,n l'r,",, ,u ""
j w'" " :i !,,,,," 'Kr.-Kaiion in
' dulging in the national pastime t.. I he
j complete atisfaction of tlmse who at
' U:iui T,",r;; wiU lM! V-"" "
T,,rB,,lv ,.u.;,mx ,,rl,l,ly fl.-a
au th.-r- nr.' still lit.. vacni.,-i(
,(( hi, (i lL(isi. ,,,,,;,. f ,.,,,;,,
,. Mi h.ivi. ft , ,, ,
. jf ,,,ov ,.,, ,,,. ,.,,.,.;.,, a,
evening
p. iu. uud show the required am. .lint
of skill. A game with the strong tcaiii
Ooni Lagle I'oinl will be played here
next ISun.lav.
I'.AP.F. DIES HORRIBLE
DEATH EATING MATCHES
Sl:.l"l'l.l:. Wash.. .Inly 14. -Mrs.
I hallos K. Dole is mil in danger of
losing her niiiol from worry over the
terrible death of her baby. Olive, 17
in. .mils ..Id. ul... is dead as the result
of eating the heads off matches after
ie had .lll'p'd th.-in ill ink.
The yriei ot It..- mother is intensified
l.v h.-r iinaoinat ioii that she is resp.m
sil.le for the death ..f lor baby. She
! is now under the care of a doctor, and
j today it is reported that h.-r condition
i has improved -lightly. It is Imped that
i her nlal ileralicment will prow but
j temporary.
'ihe child was drinking milk wh.n
l ... me matches fell from a shelf n.-nr her
i She picked the. II op. softened the heads
,in the milk and ale them. She lued
' about SU hours, dying Sunday.
o in
BROKEN BY
NEW YORKER
John J. Flanagan, Police
man on Manhattan Force,
, p. it ' f Tin detective force of this city is to
LdplUrtHl rlllUlj III lllbiday searchiug every possible corner of
Hammerthrow Today
LONDON, July 11. Breaking the
Olympic record and the professional
and amateur records of tire.it ltrituin,
John J. Flanagan, a New York police
man, captured the finals in the hammer
throw today with a mark of 170 feet
and 4 1-2 inches. Ham yesterday put
l he Olympic Meld in fine shape today
and it is predicted that it number of
records will be broken. I'. Walsh of
Canada was second in the hammer
throw finals, with a mark of IliO feet
and half an inch. This whs an' inch
below his mark in the preliminary tty
out of his sect ion.
Martin J. Met. rath, a New York po
licemnu, took third in the tlual hammer
throw, his mark being lit" feet and II
inches, the same that he made in the
preliminaries when he was first in his
sect ion.
The first heal in the lid kilometers
bicycle race wan won by L. Meredith
)lt- Kngland in Xi minutes, seconds.
stM.0 n(ii,t W!1H captured by C. H.
Kingsbury of Kngland in ."li minute,
;; ( rt S(,e(,,(s. , Weinze of the
cj((., stales team won third heat in
;t; minnles. .'t!l -l "! seconds. T. Ii. .Jones
nr Kngland won the fourth heat in :2
minutes. 111 seconds. C. Cameron, an
American, finished second.
ill lie iiiPU-iiiei IT innrii" litre, tiie
following men won in their respective
sections and will race in the linal: J.
P.. Jones. Kuglnud, ."!! seconds; W. J.
Dailey, Luglaud, .14 seconds; W. J.
Kingsbury, Kngland. "J seconds; Cam
eron, American, 1 Ti seconds; Kdmen
dele. Prance, ;"." -t-.ri seconds; J. Van
speiieu, Holland, oK I -.ri seconds; W. All
drews. Cnnada, .r"i -1 i seconds; John
stone, Kngland, "el I ;"i seconds; Wexu
ter, Prance, o"i :t seconds; P. Venter,
South Africa, .Vt -1 " seconds; Neiimer,
(iermany, M 15 seconds; K. Payne, Kng
land, I " seconds', D. K. Plynu, Kng
laud, .".') seconds; Danggeray, Prance,
- secouus. ami i,. eu n
'"
won Ins section, nut was nisipiainieu
Oil aci'OUIII OI HIS SlOtV I Mile
t .f i.:.. ; ii.. ..,..!
the dun meters iu a minute and teu sen
onds. In a continual ion of ttie -IOmeter
swimming event, three heats of
which were swam yesterday, K. E. Beau
re pa ire of Australia took Ihe fourth
heat. Pradmilovic of Kngland the fifth
and II. Taylor of Kngland the sixth. O.
W, Oietlztk of America won the first
heat iu the fancy diving contest Hud
A. Searner of (Iermany won tho sec
ure) heat.
HAN FRANCISCO WOMAN
UNCONSCIOUS IN HOTEL
SAN I'll AS'l lSi'O, rnl.. .Inly 11.
The police are today investigating a
poisoning' in which n woman known
l re only ns Mrs II. K. lingers is the
victim. Mrs. It. .gers regisiereu lasi
IliL'ht at the Hotel Hall:
and was
found unconscious in the room. Th
doctors at the Central emergency hos
nital staled todav that she is suffer
ing from some kind of poisoning.
but
thev cannot ascertain its nature. .
Mrs. Rogers look a room at the hotel
last night, registering simply from Man
I'lancisio. She carried no baggage.
Karlv this morning a bellboy heard
groans from the room and notified the
proprietor. He opened the do.,r Willi
a skeleiil.ui key and f id Mrs Rogers
lying fully dressed across the bed in
an iiiK-oiis.-i.ins condition.
MEMORY BEGINS TO FAIL
"BIO JIM" GALLAGHER
MAN' 1'RA SI IS! 1 1. Cal . .Inly 14.
The memory of " liig Jim" liallagher,
former snl.ervisor and chief witness in
.... ,lii.it.irr
lilt- eiltll Case-, fc.
every time lie goes on the stand,
was quest i. .ned at length in the p
I. lie
cunt today in Ihe case l.r..ughl agsiioo
Assistant District Attorney Honey to
perpetuate his tcstino.nv. mid every re
plv he used the W'
"(.III of the opinion.
' thought "
-
Ever, F.fteen Minutes.
Ant... will be o,g fioin ..nice ,.
day V)
CONFESSES DEMOCRATS TO
ii i ir mini m
Man Who Blew Up Former
Supervisor's Home Con
fesses Guilt-Police are
Searching Confederate
SAN l-'HANClSCO, C;,l., July H.
the city for Peter Claudinnes, u (Jreek,
aged 21 years, who has been implicat
ed in the dynamiting of tho houses of
.lames (lallughor, the chief witness in
the graft prosecution by u remarkable
confession made by his brother, John
Claudianes, who says that he himself
actually exploded the charges of dyna
mite. Not icon have been gout to the
chiefs of police iu every city in the
country, and men have been sent from
here to t'hiro, Cal., where it is thought
that some truce of Cluudinnea can be
found. Jo hu Cluudinues, the confessed
dyuamiter, is in jail here and is being
closely confined.
Didn't Get Blood Money,
lobii Claudiunes made his confession
to District Attorney Langdou between
midnight, and fi o 'clock last Sunday
morning and the information had been
carefully guarded in the hope that the
police may locate I'etcr ( 'laudianes,
whom, says his brother, made a deal
with other persoiH to kill liallagher
for money. The confessed fiend refused
to divulge the names of tho people
who paid for the attempt on tho life
of (hillnghor. lie said that he was to
receive :t(i00 as his share of the blood
money, and he didn't gel it, which is
Ihe rcasuii he is ready to confess his
crime.
The confession uf John ('laudianes
clears a mystery that has bafflttd the
police of t he bay city for over two
mouths. The dynamiter was able to
substantiate his story by going over It
with Lnngdon and the authorities be
lieve that he is telling the truth. His
brother, Peter, who he says plnuued the
crime and who made the deal with per
suns who desired tin death nf tialla
gher, may be able Iu implicate others
iu the crime if he can be found. The
man under arrest refuses now to admit
even that he did the dynamiting, ap
parently regretting his confession.
Confession Dramatic.
Thiconl'cssioii was dramatic. A lei
ter written by John Claudia nes address
e.l In his brother Peter nt Chico, Cat.,
threatening to expose the plot, was
responsible for the arrent of the con
fessed dynamiter. Tho letter says that
iiulesH-inoney is forwarded the plot will
be given away. Although the letter wns
not signed, it wan endorsed on the en
velope, "return to it, Claude, 1(1 Hyng
.ii avenue, ' and it was here I hat
( laudianes was arrested by detectives.
District Attorney Lnngdon question
ed (.'laudianes closely and nt first the
man refused to give auy information.
He was finally forced inlu u corner and
admitted that he himself did the dy
inmiting. Lnngdon was skeptical anil
clanudianeK ottered to take him over
to Oakland and go over tin- whole scene
..f the crime wilh hitn. Carefully guard
d, the man was taken to Oakland and
whisked away in an automobile to the
Nineteenth av uue home of (lallagher,
fthere the ei supervisor, his wife and
si others so narrowly escaped death
April 22.
Watch House Three Weeks.
(.'laudianes told l.ungdon that he had
watched the house for three weeks, gain
ing knowledge of lis surroundings l.v
pi.sing as n potato peddler. He gol
I'M a night nnd 10 a day for watch
iug the house, he said, nnd made three
attempts to blow it up mid he himself
actually succeeded. He got the dyna
mite from Arizona, he said, and checked
it as baggage in a valise to Oakland.
"I used four feet of fuse," said
i 'la ltd ia lies, "arid had eight minutes in
which to g.-l away after 1 put the dy
iinniite on the porch. Au automobile
was watting for me and 1 was in anoth
-r part of the city wheu the explosion
... curr.-d. ' '
rbiudiaues took the attorney over
the grounds and pointed out the caches
wh.-re he had hidden before the explo
si. 111.
"I used :tL' H.nnds of dynamite on
this job." Ihe (Ireek SHld. "It Was
reli
rted that I place.l u acre, unn ne
I '
Used Thirty Pounds
He
n..i.i with the atlornev to the
,.,. I the secoud explosioli ill 1'er
bins and lb lnn.nl streets, where three
I. .... .a l,M.,ll,it.f I,. Cnllaoher
1 T.
were blown up. lie user. un... on
the second job. II. said that when he ,., except on an or.ier oi msiuc.
failed to kill Gallsgher he decided to ,r, y Lgd and the attorney
wropW , Gallagher's property. Clan fused tr t",""- ,hl,
mney for the dynamiting. " I won't1 handling th, detective work.
CONTRIBUTIONS
National Committee Meets
With Bryan at Farm and
Organizes Work-A Full
Statement ol Expenses
PAIRVIKW PA KM, Lincoln, Neb.,
July 14. Th national democratic com
tnitteo today adopted the suggestion
of William J. Bryan that the ceremo
uies attending his notification of the
presidential nomination be held ut Pair
view farm on August 12. It was de
termined that the notification of John
W. em for the vice presidential nomin
atiou shall take place in Indianapolis
at a date yet. to bo fixed.
The question of the selection of offi
cers for Ih" iia'lonnl committee upon
motiou of Hall, Nebraska, was left to
a subcommittee In be composed of the
following members: Taggart, Hall,
Muck, Osboru, Oreeue, Ityau, Daniels,
Wade nnd Tomlinson.
Upon motion of Cummins it was de
cided that a full statement of the cam
paign expenditures shall be published
within a reasonable time after the elec
tion, not to exceeo .'to days. After this
the committee adjourned for luncheon.
Eighteenth session of
bill posters in session
DKTIttilT, Mit'h., duly 14. Wilh
Thomas H. H. Varney of Han Francisco
in the chair, the ISth annual convention
of the AtiOHciuted Hill Porters uud Din
tributors of the United Htutes and Can
ada convened here today.
A deputation of master brush wield
ers from all over the United States
and ( 'a nnd a are here.
FIFTEKN THOUSAND
COST OF LAST ELECTION
SAI.IIM, Or., July 1-1. In addition
to the expenses it cost Oregon ir,,.r.OO
to poll Ihe election under iuitinlivc
and referendum last month. This fig
ure dues not include the time of the
election or Ihe expenso of counting bal
lots. Mosl of it was spent for printing
pamphlets and olher matter instructing
1 lie voters.
LOS ANOF.LEH PRISONER
SUDDENLY BECOMES INSANE
l.i is .(li:i,i:s, Oil., July 14. I'rob
ably fatal injuries were sustained by
M. Alker, a prisoner in ihe' city jail
cnain gang, today, when he was beaten
over the hend with u wagon stake hi
ll fellow prisoner, Walker Myers, who
had become suddenly insane.
Walker is in the police hospital,
where tittle hope is entertained for his
recovery. The men hud had wnrds and
the iiliuck on Walker was entirely tin
expected, u.-cordiug to officers in
charge of the men. After knocking
Walker unconscious, Myers attacked
three policemen, who rushed toward
him, and fought like a fiend until he
was overpowered and handcuffed.
tell y. u Unit, was the only admission
whi.-l Id be gained from him.
He said thai he had been to the gruft
trial to watch.
"To watch what or whoinf" asked
District Alloriiev Lungdon.
"Just to watch." snapped Ihe
Greek.
After the man had gone through his
confession he was brought back to San
Francisco and started to walk from
Ine parly. Dislro! Attorney l.angdon
I had him locked up.
i ' You'll never "et any more mf
I ..,...., r me. " he said, and so far
1 he has kept his nor.l.
I lie now steadfastly denies that he
'ever confessed complicitv in the crimes.
! t hief Of I'olice Itiggy and Captain
juf DelecliM'S Kellev l.slay denied an
l.ilulely that they ever knew of Ihe
i man's in.-arceialioii until they were
I informed by newspaie r men that
ne
I had been arrested. Although riau.li
unes' name is oil the retinue hook in
jt ,. i t y prison, the police say that they
tinevs nothim' about the ense. Chief
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COUNCIL COMMITTEE TO
PRESEN
T
NEXT MEETING OF CLUB
Fish Lake Ditch Company and Lost Lake!
Proposals Received Amon Others--The
Wasson Creek Proposition Also Under
Consideration-Report Maybe Tomorrow
The water eommitti'i of tho oity
wuni.'il lia.t floi'idpd to submit tho va
rious wator proposition those made by
M. l' llanley for Wasson creek water,
hy Colonel Frank Ray for Rogue river
water, by I. L. llumiltoti for Kisb lake
water, by Dick Sliuger for Littlo Bill to.
the Lost lake nnd other proposals made
the commitlon to the Medford Commer
cial club at its regular lueutiug Wed
nesday evening. .With the propositions
will go a report on each made by th"
city engineer. The assistance of the
club will be asked In making a selec
tion. Lost Iiuko Proposal.
.Moa.iay the water committee and
Kiigiui'cr Roberts made an inspection
of Lost lake, a small lako containing ice
euld water, tubutary to the Little
itulte. The water was found to bo of
excellent quality, but the quantity is
probably not over 10(1 inches, although
liill inches is claimed for the proposi
tion. Mi. n. lav evening the commit tee held
a session with M. V. llanley regarding .
Wnison creek water he proposes to sell
to the city. Mr. llanley guurnntees
.100 inches for '.'0,1)00. lie was prom-
OHANOF, OF MANAGEMENT
IN GRAND THEATER
Another change ia announced in the1
ownersnip in ine uranii tneater. a,
I'. I'.dwar.ts having purcluisei: tnrr m
lerest formerly owned by Mr. Kennedy.
new machine has been ordered and
will soon be iustullnd. Many other
imprnvnnif ntti "are to bo made.
Tho management promises that no
patrons of the thenter will be disap
pointed, but will see the hist motion
pictures that can be produced. Tho
changc iu management will cause
no
interruption in the daily performance,
which continues us usual each evening
MURDERER OF MRS. MARY
MORRISON IDENTIFIED
HI'XI.INUHAM, Wash., July 14. At
the preliminary heuring of Jim Jen
kins, who is accused of the murder of
Mrs. Mary Morrison at Hnzelrnerc, H.
ut, Vancouver the pnsonor was bound
over lo the higher court for trial.
All the evidence givcu was strongly
against the prisoner. He was positive
ly identified by Ihe little daughter of
the dead woman and by the grandmnth-
Nothing could shuka their Btale-
meiits regarding the prisoner's identity.
SIIVI'.N YEAR-OLD CHILD
BURNED TO DEATH
SIIATTI.l-:, Wash, July 14 Oranee
Carver, 7 years of age, was burned to
death at the home of her parent!, Mr.
and Mrs. N. C. Carver, on u small farm
near Bellevue.
The child's clothing was nearly all
burned from her body, and for four
hours sho suffered, while parents and
friends did everything in their power
to save her.
The accident occurred Mondny, while
the child wns keeping houne for her
mother, who was visiting a neighbor.
SECURES DIVORCE ON
GROUNDS OF CRUELTY
I-: I II KM-.', Or., July 14 Mrs. Sarah
Matlock, wife of J. f. Matlock, mayor
..f Kiigene, has been granted a divorce
hy Circuit Judge Harris on the. ground
of cruel and inhuman tr.-utment. Mrs.
Matlock alleged iu her complaint that
her husband was quarrelsome, especially
over properly matters. The court also
grunted her the property which she pus-
sse.1 prior to her marriage. The prop
erty is worth several thousand dollars.
DERANGED SA1.LMITH
CUTS THROAT WITH RA7.0R
HAl.l-'.M,, Or., July 4. In the pr.s
rhieflence nf the man who fought fiercely
1 . ........ l.ln. In. eonimllllnir
' i" " " " " "V .
n. - rasn nei, neuuj.r. ........ ......... million feet of Ion owned
re Uro, wi, P-ket k 71
J w 1'' M..y souar. mile. of .
tally deranged and placed under guard. a count of a change of wind.
PROPOSITION AT
ised a definite anawer aa to the eom
mittee 'a intention within n tew daA.
Fish Lake Proposition.
. I.. Hamilton, representing the Fisb
Lake Ditch company, told the commit
tee that his company had no idea of
interfering with tho oity 'a plane and
would assist the municallty in any way '.
it could. Mr. Hamilton was asked to
make a price on 150 inchee of water to
supplement the Wasson canyon water.
Mo made the extremely low price of
$15,000 for 300 inches and stated also
that ho would make the same ra.te da
150 inches, or $7500, though the com
pany was not anxious to dispose of the
water in this way, preferring to retail
it.. The watnr under this offer can
bo taken out from the Little .Butte any
place between the company's point of
diversion and Fish lake. . It could be
ditched into Wasson canyon or could
bo picked up from the atream. . f
Tlio Hliuger ranch is said to carry
an approximate water right of 150 '
inches aud could be used also to supple
ment tho Wasson canyon water. It -ifi
understood that Slinger wants 10,000
lor ranch and water.
It is not known what price has been
made an other proposition considered. -'
HOLD DELMONTE FOB
OARBAOE BIN OBOIB
HAN FRANCISCO. Cel.. Julr 14.
rinei Higgy today said that the evl
ilonco gathered by the detectives against
Augustine Deimonto, arrested on sus
picion of having caused the death of
Johnnie Buchinoff, victim of the incin
erator mystory, lias uot developed as
rapidly as detectives on the case led
him to believe. The men however, will
bo held at police station until the eo'r-
I onor's jury returns a verdict on the case
I tomorrow. If the jury charges Del-
I monto with tho crime, he may be hehj
The detectives say their evidence is
convincing, and assert they will prove
their contention. , ,
HERMAN RIDDEB WILL
SUPPORT BRYAN TICKBT
FAIR VIEW, Lincoln, Neb., July Is'.
" You may roly on the sincere and
earnest support of the New York
Stiiata Zeituug.
"HERMAN RIDDEB."
This telegram, sent by the New York
editor from some Kaunas town was
received by Mr. Bryan at Fairview,
and ult bough Mr. Bryan made no cont
inent his pleasure was evident in the .
buoyant tone in which he read the state- '
ment.
PORTLAND FIREBUG
SETS FIRE TO 8TOUS
PORTLAND, Or., July H. Port
laud's dotee.tlve force Is today looking
around for some trace of the firebug
who set fire to a two story frame build
ing iu the down town district, caused
the firemen a lot nf work and worry and
attracted a large crowd. Two. attempts
worn made Monday night to Are the
building, but when the second was made
tho blaze got a good start.
SWEENEY HELLS BPOKANS
BANK TO VANDHRLLT
SPOKANE, Wash., July 14. One of
he biggest deals in banking circles in
this city will soon be closed, it is re
ported, when F. A. Vao.lerlip, vice pres
ident nf the City National Hunk of New
ork, buys from (.'has. Sweeney, the
xchango National Bank of Spokane
for $500,01)0. Vanderlip has an. option
n the atock of the Hpokane institution
until August 1.
WHATCOM FIRE DESTROY ,
IMMBNBB LOG BAFT
ltFl.HNOHAM, Wash., .July
Soores of men are fighting desperately
Ihe I
to extinguish the fire on the shore of
Lake Whatcom which have already de-
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