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Paw
THIED YEAR.
$15,000 BETWEEN
PROBABLE
WILL
ENGINEERS 10 TAKE THE
FIELD MONDAY TO CHOOSE
CHEAPER ROUTE FOR LINE
Water Committee Will
Tender of American
pany Be Accepted,
That Bid Be Lowered to $240,000
The water committee of the city coun
cil will recommend to tlio. city council
in the near future that they enter into
a contract with the American Light &
Water company of Los Angeles for the
construction of the gravity pipeline
from the fork of Little Butte creek ami
Wnsson canyon to Medfonl, providing
thnt certnin provisions lie incorporated
in the contract making certain conces
sions which consist of modifying the
line, of substituting high priced steel
pipe wih wooden pipe and making the
amount of excavation less, so thnt the
total cost will he within the limit set
by the committee, or $240.00(1.
Do Kot Agree by $15,000.
At the present time the water com
mittee and the representative of the
American Light & Water company tin
nnt mm to nirrec hv nliout 13,0110. The
last concession that it is possible for
the Inenl renresentntive to make has
been made, and if the committeo fail
fn find a further nlace where the cost
mnv he lowered the head man of the
contracting company will be summoned
c,.,.. k.mufiti cnv. 1 1 is worn in me
matter will be final.
Princlnal Items.
The principal items that have been
,.,,i;fie.l . Hint the bid of 30l .O.'ili.'iO,
submitted at first by the company, has
been lowered to about $200.0011. was
the cutting of the amount of hauling
necessary and the lowering of the bid
on excavating the rock fur the reser
voir, Comparative figures only were
submitted and the contractor sees where
he can do the work cheaper. The third
saving is in the substitution of wooden
pipe for high-priced steel.
Tinirineers to the Field.
On Monday the engineers will again
(ho Held. This time it is fur the
purpose of determining how much can
l -lived hv e-otline around Yankee di-
vidn It is claimed that by having a
pipeline three miles longer, the water
can be obtnined from the fork of Lit-
i.. n..tt. ..reek with Wnsson canyon
and hrought on a gradual grade all the
way to Medfonl. 1 nree miles are mum
by crossing Ynnkee divide, but there
a tunnel must be constructed at n cost
of $24,000 and "ill.OOO feet of sleel pipe
must be laid owing to the pressure at
$1 a foot more than wooden pipe and
in order to cross the divide the head
must come from two miles upstream
from the fork of the two streams. This
will be determined by the engineers be
fore, they return.
Water From Little Butte.
It has been practically decided that
the water to supply the system will
come from Little liutis- creek and be
purchased from the Fish I-ike Ditch
enmpanv. This will be supplemented
by water from the Slingcr ranch. 1 lie
committee claims to have options upon
450 inches of water in that neighbor
hood, but are still silent when asked
for details of the matter.
Finances Coming.
W. !. Hnlloek. who is representing
John Xuveen & Co., brokers of Chicago,
who are handling the :ii'i.".nnti b"id
sue. last evening wired his house "Con
tract practically awarded. Ituh finnn
ces. This menus that tne monev o.
soon be available.
Mr. Bullock stated thai his firm wn
ready to advance the $ii.-,.nofl needed to
pay for the distributing plant and that
the blanks will he forward-d in the
near future. He was pleased to note
that the American Light i Water com
panr were the ones to do the, work, for
thev were well tid favorably knitn
by Nuveftgig Co., )io l(gS t$it should
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.mnr-AD OATrPTHV U'dT'ST fi. 1 !)0S. Xo. 121.
THAT LOS
GET THE PIPE LINE CONTRACT
Recommend That the
Light & Water Com
With the Condition
ilini coiiiiuiuv start the work they would
carry it through to completion.
4,000,000 Gallons a uay.
The water committee stnte lhat while
thev are endeavoring to get the con
tract price down to $240, that they
nre not losing sight ot tne ioet nun
thev want 4,(IOO.O((l gallons of water a
dnv and that is the amount they will
have.
STEAMER PREMIER WRECKED
ON LAKE WINNIPEG REEF
UIVNIPKO. Man.. August X. Iis
Hatches received here today confirm a
ro..rl Hint the sleamer Premier, one
r il... Inri'cst boats trading on Lake
Winnipeg, was wrecked on a reel ue.u
Warren's hindine at the northern end
of the lake Thursday, resulting in the
death of six passengers ana two mem
bers of the crew.
Immediately following the crash ot
the vessel upon the rocks, tire iiroac
..... in tin. eiiiTine room and spread so
rapidly that the people aboard could nut
man the lifeboats. In less man a in
the ship had been reduced to a charred
hulk and burned to the water's edge.
Thirty-eight persons were nnoaiu.
l..i of l hem escnind bv jumping into
the water. Those who wire killed were
'aught I iv the fire below decks.
MAGNIFICENT STATION
FOR C. & N. W. IN CHICAGO
I'liii'Vim An.niHt 8. The officials
of tho Chicago It Northwestern road
today made public plans lor wnui is io
1 . f the finest railway terminals
in the 1'uileil States when it is com
pleted. The station is to occupy four
city blocks and IS acres of ground
splice at Madisnu. I 'anal. Kinzie and
,'li,,,,,,, slreels and will cost $2.""".
(inn when completed.
It is stated the work will commence
at once so it can be completed by .Inn
narv I. 1010.
MAKE RICH STRIKE
IN WASHINGTON MINE
l-.l.'l.l.IN'CIIAM. Wash.. August . A
..c f iiiilliiie ore nssaving from
$0 to till a ton and being Mil fe.-t wide
and at least Inn feet high is tn ie.
i n.e -v .if fabulous mining stories.
tu L re,...rled bv K. Silencer, an
..I.I mining man. who tells a inri,...,i;
-.ere ..( I. SOVell VOIir SOIin h tT tl'U-
..l..i.. .....1 il. iilental discovery. The
Evein is in this county on the smith tors
of the N'ooksasck river. Spencer say
lie f.niiid the nronertv .Inly 2.1 and h
has just returned from the scene after
slnkine- out si I cillilllB. He declares 110
...i.ert has estimated the six claims t
;be worth $l.nno.nO(i. as they stand, anil
without a cent's worth of development
work having been done on them.
ROCK CRUSHINO PLANT
BURNS NEAR STOCKTON
STOCKTON. Cnl.. Ausiist . Tin
rock crushing plant and the railroad
roundhouse at the ampo Sectn I ni
mine were burned to the groun.l last
,,o.l,i iii.l a loss of 2"i.("l sustained
H..U- l.v valiant fighting was tin' rug
-.,...w..r ini.l other works saved. Tin
;... .. .ni.i.osed to have been started
, ,,,,, combustion. The mini
will be closed down for several
eks
18) ' .V ' nmphrll of Crnnts Pass
making g-dfnr.1 v,"t'
ANGELES
CHAMBERLAIN
TO BE GUEST
OF WILL STEEL
Many Improvements Made
at Crater Lake Recent-
ly Supplies Left Today
Will CI. Sleol, manager of the Cm-I
ter Lake company, will leave Medfonl
this evening for Portland, where he will
be joined by tlovemor Chamberlain,
who is to return -with him as his guest
for an outing at Crater lake. The trip
will be made through Medfonl.
A large number of supplies were
shipped to the lake this morning. At
the present time there are only aeeom
inoilntions for some ten or fifteen peo
ple at the lake, but when the supplies
shipped out this morning nrrive there
will be ilrcolnmi'ilalions fur 40 or .10
people. .
A $7nn launch was placed on the
lake last week and seven rowhoats are
in course of construction. The rovv-
ihoat used there Inst summer was
smashed during the winter,
j A number of Y. M. C. A. boys ar
rived today, who are to tramp to the
. lake anil return. 1 lie puny nave en
gaged a team to take their baggage
anil pick any oao of the party who
may become footsore.
Mr. Sie,.i si ales that he is through
with Klamath Falls and hereafter will
do till of his business la Meiltord ami
will take ii.'ii-ties In the hike through
this city, lie claims that Klamath peo
ple did not treat him right and that
.M .il I'm . I has I i ever loval, therefore
he will null in the future for this city.
Ttmr.V WTT.T. PROBABLY
BE RETURNED AS CHIEF
SAX FHAXCIKCO, Oil., August 8.
Following a severe grilling given him
at the hands of the mayor. Chief of
'olloe Itio.rv is toilav I'ncilii- Hie nrOS-
. ........ . n i
nect of losing his official head for ovcr-
'.ealousness in small matters and alleged
incompetence in larger affairs.
I,.ruist..nt rumor which have not
been denied by those high in author
ity, say that Itiggv is lo lie ilismuiseil.
The ehaiiire is cxticc ted after the nrimn-
ries of next Tuesday, the police com
missioners pri'lerrillg lo wan lllllil lio-n
to lake action.
The Chinese Six companies and the
Chinese chamber of colullierco are lo
file a formal complaint against, the
'hief of police with police commission-
ts next week. They allege Hint, the
'hinatowu squad, acting under orders
nun the clnel. has siiti.ccle,i I lie in-
nese to constant nnnovance. The coin
plaint, which has been prepared, states
that an agent ot tne ciiamiier 01 com
merce, who was colle.-liug lor tlio n'liel
of the Chinese sufferers, was held up
mid searched on suspicion of being a
i.e.l.ller of lotterv tickets. The Chinese
..Inim llnit his nockots were searched
and a sealed letter st a nv iae ponce.
William .1. Hums, detective tor tile
graft prosecution is mentioned ns H.g
gy s probable successor.
FOREST FIRES PLAYING
HAVOC IN IDAHO
MIsSIH'I.A. Mont.. August M. He
,...r, r, iveil here cirlv today state
thai tin forest fir.-s are erowing ficre
every hour and are playing havoc
Hie dense timber lands of western
Montana and eastern Idaho.
llon.lrc.ls of forest rangers are fight
ing l be fir.-s and calls for nluiiteers
lime li.en sent nil the cities near the
path of the flames. Id-emits lire going
out in large numbers today. .lan
valuable mining properties are threat
ened with destruction and unless Hi
fi res are checked heavy damage Kill be
sustained by ll p- rntors.
The fire' worked its way over the
Coeur d 'Alene mountains into Montana,
sweeping a ich timber hell. Tin- l"
of timber already is heavy and the pros
pect is that it will mount into snigger
ing figures.
CONTRACTOR AND CITY
FIRM
WELCOME FLEET
American Armadii Will
ReaGh Auckland Tomor
row Morning
Al'CKLAXl), New Zealand, August
S. A wireless from the Atlantic fleet
day says:
"The gale blew itself out last night.
The weather is line now. We will ar
rive lit Auckland at S o'clock Sunday
morning. ' '
This wire less followed another one
slating tahat the vessels were pitching
in a heavy sea and allayed tno tears 01
the populace that the fleet might not
arrive on schedule' time.
- sneed of the fleet has been ill-
creased to II knots so as to bring the
vessels into the harbor on time.
Il was announced today that the ri
fle match between the Nek Henlunders
and A ricans had been canceled be
cause the law prevents the landing of
liny foreign tinned toice on iniiisn son.
I'remier Sir Joseph Ward declared thai
he couldn't nllow such a Ihing.
Souvenir of Visit.
The book nrintcd bv the governinenl
to be presented to the officers of Ihe
fleet as a inomento ot the tleei s visit
to New Zealand was finished today. H
is handsomely embossed. In the pre
face il declares I hut no visit of for
eign warships is ns welcome ns Ihose
of the Auiericun anuaila.
"The name of Theodore Koosevelt
slands for national righteousness ev
erywhere," suks the hook, "iind is hon
ored and revered. The American fleet
stands for justice, peace and freedom.
Although there will be no celebralion
on the day of tho Americiin fleet's arri
val, which is the Sabbath, Ihe occasion
is an event to be not forgotten.
Elaborate Preparations.
Auckland realizes that New Zealnnd
will be Ihe first British possession to
welcome the great while armada from
across the Pacific ocean, mid plans nev
er excei'ded for elaboration have been
in preparation for months.
All kinds of entertainments from ban
ipiets for the officers of the fleet to
boxing matches for the enjoyment of
the juckies have been arranged.
l inula v morning will be given over
lo the landing of tho fleet's officers
ami the official reception. In tlio nil
ernooa a grand parade of Auckland
troops 1 Ihe fleet sailors und marines
will occupy the lime and u grand state
banquet is lo be held in the evening.
RAILROAD EMPLOYES
WILL AaslST EMPLOYERS
CIIH AHO, August K. A coalition of
railroad employes of all the western
roads for the purpose of assisting their
employers in fighting hostile legisla
lion bv the state und niitional authori
ties was minimi I by W. II. Th a
of Kansas Citv. a passenger conductor
on the Chicago, Hock Island i Pacific
railway, who is ia this city trying to
interest the employes ' or tins c.ly in
the movement.
The plan will be to organize all the
protective associations of the various
states into a central body with suffi
cient political influence to be a power
in the state legislatures. Hy tins means
laws inimical to Ihe railroads cull be
combatte.l and possibly averted, snys
Thomn.
I Thomas says Hi" move has sprung
siontliueoiisly from the employes, who
I fear that drastic legislation against Hie
1 railroads will eventually result in the
. reduction of their wages.
DIED.
Mr- Flora drill Wilkenson died this
rm-rniiig wild- en route to this city
on Hie train. She has lived in .Med
ford for many years nnd wns well
known here.
NEW ZEALAND
WILL ROYALLY
STATE HELP
FOR CRATER
LI
Colonel JaGkson, Publish
er ol Portland Journal,
Favors Appropriation by
Legislature
"Crater lake is tho world's greatest
natural wonder and can ho mndo Ore
gon's grealest attraction. Thirty thou
sand tourists from nil parts of the
world can be brought lo Oregon annual-
Iv to view this most picturosquo and
l. iiidil wonder soot." said Colonel C.
y, .Inckson, publisher of tlio Portland
Journal, who spent the day in Med
lord with Mrs. Jackson on returning
from a visit to Ihe lake.
"What, is needed to attract this trav
el is a good auto road, wide enough for
teams to pass," continued Colonel Jack
sou. "The slate of Oregon should aid
in the building. The road will proba
blv cost l."ili,iio lo the torest reserve
mill the gover eat can be depended
upon lo do ils share in its reservnlioii
and park. The rond should run from
Medfonl to Klamath, and il should be
nmde possible for lourisls In come in
one way and go out I ho other, a five-
hour trip from Meiltord to tlio lake.
14 Xo other way can ns desirable a
clliss of people be brought lo Oregon as
bv milking the Crater lake trip worth
while. Millions of dollars will be left
annually in the stale by il, and it is
as much to Portland 's interest as any
oilier section lo help Ihe work nlong.
"Medfonl, Jnrltson county, Klaninlh
Falls and Klamath county and the en
tire state are equally interested in this
highway mid nil together sliouni provioe
the hind
I'i'nlenil to bring tho mailer before
. . -
ihe Hood lloiuls association meeting in
Cortland next week and will endeavor
lo have the association concentrate ils
efforts upon building the first of the
proposed state roads In Ihe lake. I am
willing to do all in my power to help
udviince the proposition, for 1 think
Ihe slate has a fortune in this lake,"
Medfonl mid .Inckson mty should
organize at once to build this road. City,
coiintv and slate should work togelher
and begin work a. once."
Colonel and Mrs. Jackson were Ink-
ea to Jacksonville nnd given ,. ride
through other parts of the v y by
M',vor H.'.hlv Both nr.- cathusiastic
over the lake and over the llogne Itiver
valb-v and ils future.
.
CARRIES WOMAN TO
LICENSE COUNTER
I
CIIICAHO. August M. A dispatch to I
the Record Herald from Cincinnati, O., i
says:
A pnlhetic sight was seen in the coun
Iv clerk's office in Newport, Ky., yes
tenia v, when a young mail curried in
his iirms a legless young woman to the
license counter nnd applied for a mar
ringe license. Ihe pair gave in.-n
names as John I!. I'.app of Seattle,
Wash., and I'carl lluppeli of l-ortlnnd,
I ml. They went from Cincinnati in a
cab lo the city across Ihe river and
when the man stepped from the cab
with the young woman in lira nrms he
nltnicled a crowd. In the clerk's of
fice he placed her on Hie counter while
.,.,. red The
' ...r.. ,a,ed as
the result of a railroad accident. After
securing the license H iple went to
, :,.,i
a parsonage and were niarricl.
1
OFFICERS MAY REFUSE TO
f REFUSE TO
OBEY ROOSEVELT
SAN I'HAM'ISi'O, Oil., August .
If the Veiled st ll t enieli 1 s made ll'TO to
dnv by a leading officer can be taken
as authority, a general strike will be
made against ll"' new riding lests ill
stiliit.,1 bv President lloosevelt to
prove Hie efficiency of officers Tor
higher service.
l-.i s declared thai the president's or
d, r lin ks proper h gal foundation.
A movement is under way to bring
the order before a meeting of colonels
and majors who have been compelled
lo mount horses and ride for 00 miles
and wearing out army leather.
IKE ROAD THREATENED
CALAVERAS
BIG TREES
Forest Fires May Destroy
Trees Which Are Famed
All Over the World for
Their Size
... . . .... ii mi... C. I
STOl KTU., t 111., August n. i lie in-
uioiis Calaveras big trees and what is
0.....1. ,1 ... !..
known as the South drove, located in
Toulunnie county, are threatened by tho
big forest firo which has been raging
in tli oinitunis ever since n week ago
yesterday. According to a telephone
ssatrn received here from Angeles
Cauip this morning, the tiro is raging
on both sides of the Slanisluus river
arid had approached to within three
mills of the main grove. Hundreds of
men are lialtling with the flames, but
are able to ninno but little headway,
and it seems almost certain thnt the
fire will extend to the famous grove
und resort before nightfall.
Tin. fire has alrendv burned over n
strip 20 miles long mid suvoral miles
wide. It has jumped tho Stanislaus
river several times.
The conflagration started a week ago
yesterday at camp No. (I of tho Union
Const ruction compuny. Forest rangers
had it well under control several dnys
ngo, but it broke out in new territory
wl backfires gol away from the fight
ers.
The mines in Angels Camp were
..l..u... I ilou-n for Hireo davs. nwilnr lo
Ihe burning of nine lengths of tho Illi
cit eompnny's flume, which supplies the
town with wntor. Last night a tempo
mry flume was completed ncross the
gap and this morning the mines resuiu-
il operations. In the meant nun tnosi
, wilhin Iho Angeles reservoir became
........ I..... ..,..1 ii uMiler famine is threat
NEW BUGGY GONE AND
OLD ONE LEFT INSTEAD
YIIKKA, Oil., August S. IM McNul
ly, who lives about a mile from town,
loot n binrev stolen from his nlace under
I I uimr c, renins,,,,., .-a. .
buggy Hint was not , use, lull was
I "'"' "' h''h'r '""' "I'l"'"""
house. Imagine Ins surprise a few
days since, when he went to get the bug
j KY out nnd found that the she, on-
n " !' I"' '"" vehicle and
; his new buggy was missing
! As near as he cm, figure tho buggy
hud been gone about ten ila.VB. S e
! ....men had tflknil t llO 1ICW llllVL-V ailll
I 1 ' , .,'
.left t , one ia its place. 'I here is
. , bll
picion points lo n party or travelers
who were cmupeil a few miles below
MeNulty's place sumo ten days or two
weeks ago, but who left for parts un
known. A pnrt of ono of Ihe curtains
wns found near the camp.
ANOTHER ENGLISH LORD
WINS AMERICAN GIRL
KW YOHK. August S. Those who
follow Hi' society gossip of King Kd
ward's court lire much interested today
in the reported hernthnl of Miss Beat
rice Mills. , laughter of Ogden Mills, the
multimillionaire of this city, to Colonel
Forbes, earl of (irannrd, master of tin-
King's horse and captain in the Scots
guards, who is said to be the possessor
of extensive but miduct ive estates in
Ireland.
The i st ngiiishcd Briton nrrived yes
k ,..i.;i,
tcrdnv on the iner Miiiiretania, winch
also hrought the Mills r,,l. I assen
a mog ne ,n , n ny.
(.ly ,
get her on Ihe voyage.
When Papa Mills was asked about
Hie rinored engagement, he replied:
There's nothing to it."
The earl left the pier in the Mills
iiiitoiiiol.ile and will he their guest while
in New- York.
LADIES' BASEBALL CLUB
TO MEET MEDFORD TEAM
The Ladies' Baseball club of Chicn
go will meet a picked nine from Med -
, ford on next Tuesday. Arrangements
were completed today.
PIL D RY
COMPANY
IS BROKE
Noted Flour Concern Has
Filed Petition For Receivership-Mills
WlllNot
Be Closed
VI I MV-l' 1 llll IS -rii,n Aorrnaf A
..'ni"o"-i wu..., ...
A petition for receivership was made
...!... r.o. Ihe rellt PillnhlirV WlLSll
bum company, ono ol tno lnrgosi nour
niillino eoncoi'iis ill America.. Officials
of Hi miiianv aniioared in court this
afternoon anil made tho application. The
failure has caused a great sensuiiou ig
business eirelcB.
The nppliculinn for a receivership
was forced on the Pillsburv Washburn
company becauao of its lack of rendy
cash with which to purehnso whoat nt
the present high prices to fulfill ex
port contracts.
The mills will not bo closed. A. C.
r.orlu.r l- S. Pillsburv and A. C. Cobb.
all of Minneapolis, were appointed re
ceivers under a joint bond of $500,000.
They will hold n meeting with tho cred
itors Monday. Tho assets nro said to
aggregate $l'n,000,00(). Tho application,
which was filed before Judgo Purily in
the United Unites district court, wns
signed by the S id National bank of
St. Paul; the Northwestern National
hank mid Iho Security National bank
and Iho Swedish American National
bank of Minneapolis and John N. Pills
bury, a shareholdor. Most of the stock
of Ihe company is held ill Fngland.
The liabilities are: Secured, $4,000,
000; unsecured,-$3,000,000.
NEW YORK MERCHANTS
WOULD REDUCES RATES
XKW YOHK, August 8. A concerted
movement is on foot today among the
business men of New York to tnke
measures lo force a reduction of fire
insurance rales, which they claim uro
much too high.
The rates in the business section were
raised nfter the Sun Francisco firo from
20 lo 2o per cent and have not been re
d d yet.
Tho business men point out that the
fire insurance companies have reduced
their operating expenses nail have de
clared dividends of lo In 20 per cent
since that time, hut hnvo not reduced
rales. Tho stock of tho insurance com
panies is selling for hundreds of dol
lars above par, they claim, and the
.Vow York fire insurnnco oxchnngo is a
cl orporution that restricts competi
tion tinning companies doing business in
this citv.
The business men point out that while
firo protection has been increased by
the addition of high pressure mains
down town and the re-equipment of firo
departments, the firo iusuranco compa
nies remain obdurate. It is likely that
Hie public service committee will bo
asked to take n hand.
NEW LIFE EACH DAY
SHOWN AT FERNTE
WINNIPKd, Mnn., August 8. New
life each day is pulling to the work of
rebuilding Fernie, which wns destroyed
bv fire. Ono instnnru of it is the be
ginning of the construction of a $.100,
ikiii coal tipple nnd the dynamiting of
the (Iron! Northern railroad bridge so
that :in carloads of lumber on hand
cna be used to build a now one. There
has been contributed tn the relief fund
,1,, to date $00,000.
, DOLLARS; GOT
j ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
VICTORIA. B. (!., August 8. From
a position in life where he was unable
,.. ..e a court filll- of $ll fllf disonlorl'
conduct to ono where ho now onjoys a
fortune of $1(10.(100 is tun irnnstormn
lion that has just occnrrid In the career
of Alfred Arthur Johnson. He was
fined yesterday for imbibing too freely
and wn sent to a cell. Johnson was
worrying about his predicament when
i he wns notified thnt his father had just
died nnd left him $100,000.
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Uedforrl Trlhuna, 80e fet month.
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