, The Tribune Prints More Live Telegraph News than all Dailies In the State oj Oregon South of Salem Combined i 9 i The Weather UNITED PRESS DISPATCHES Bji 1 u the largest and best news report ef any paper in Southern Oregon. Cloud r weather i promised for to night and tomorrow; winds mostly southerly. No. 124. THIRD YEAR. S ORCHARD IS SOLD F OR $160,000 EOT 11 'i BRYAN IS FORMALLY NOTIFIED FIGURING IN NFS Replies in Many Instances Water Committee Engag to Acceptance Speech of j ed in Solving a Small W.H. TaU-Makes Promises w ll cut mm CONSISTS OF 260 ACRES; BROUGHT OVER $615 AN ACRE BOND ISSUE NOT TENS cook unable JOHN D. OLWELL K ONF ftF THF m aii ir nrilinl UF K N NEW OWNERS U UIIL UUI1W CU ill juivniy u oiiiuu but Perplexing Question Accused o! Violating -Big Problem Rests Timberlands AGt Is in Jail in New York Three' Men From the East, Together ' With Mr.Olwell, Will Form Company Lewis Will Buy Other Pnperly in Rogue Elver Valley. KETCHELL MAY PASS UP BURNS Will Not Consent to Meet Jack O'Brien and Burns' Manager Insists in oio To Make the Water Bonds Young Legal the Issue Will Have to Be Cut Down by $10,000 SULTANS PROPERTY Turk Party Would Have Abdul Hamid Give Private Fortune to Re store Depleted Treasury LINCOLN', Nob., August 12. The program for the notification of William J. Bryan of his nomination as .the dem ocratic eandidato for the presidency to day was as follows: Sunrise Salute of -10 guns, nn fur each state in the Union. U o 'elock Banquet in honor ot ury au, Kern and the notification commit teo. 10:30 o'clock Bryan and Kern hold conference with mcmliera of the notifi cation committee. Noon l.unche n, attended by the members of the committee and the can didates. 1 o'clock Tlio candidates and the committee, led by a brass hand, parad ed from the hotel to the state capitol grounds. 2 o'clock Henry 1). Clayton of Ala- V.. ,n.ln nnliflclltioll BlldrOBS. Ml'VOll replied, delivering acceptance speech. 4 o'clock Candidates held reception at the capitol. i O o'clock Bryan host of Kern, the committee and a few others at a dinner at Fnirview farm. Bryan's Speech. The acceptance speech of Mr. Bryan was as follows: Mr. Clayton and gentlemen of the notification committee; 1 cannot acce pt the nomination which you officially tender, without first acknowledging my deep indebtedness to I lie democratic party for the extraordinary honor it has conferred upon me. Having twice before been n candidate for the presi dency, in campaign which ended in de feat, a third nomination, the result of the free and voluntary act of the voters of the party, enn only be explained by a substantial anil undisputed growth in the principles and policies for which I, with a multitude of others, have eon tended. As these principles and policies have given me whatever political strength I possess the action of the con vention not only renews my faith in them, but strengthens my attachment to them. A Platform is Binding " I shall in the near future, prepare a more formal reply to your notification ..j : il.t letter of acceptance will deal with the platform in detail. It is sufficient at this time to asure yon that I am in hearty accord with both the let ter and tbo spirit of the platform. I endorse it in whole and in part, and shall, if elected, regard its declarations as binding upon me. And, T may add, a platform is binding as to what it omits as well as to what it contains, according to the democratic idea, the people think for themselves and select officals to carry out their wishes. The voters are the soverigns; the officials are the servants, employed for a fixed time at a stated salary to do wlia the soverigns want done. Platforms are entirely in harmony with this demo cratic dea. A platform announces a party's position on the questions which are at isue; and an official is not at liberty to use the authority vested in him to urge )ersonal views which have not been submitted to the voters for their approval. If one is nominated on . ,,inir,,rm which is not satisfactory to him, he must, if candid, eithe d-cline the nomination, or. in accepting it. pro- , pew an amended platform in lieu of the one adopted by the convention. No such situation, however, confronts your candidate, for the platform upon which I was nominated not only contains nothing from which I dissent, but it specifically nutliues all the remedial legislation which we can hope to secure during the next four years. Republican Challenge Accepted The Jistingivhed statesman who re ceived the republican nomination for president, said in his notification speech: ' 'The strength of the repnb li.a cause in the campaign at hand is tv fact tjyit we represent the policies (Continue on r jfr 3) from 0 miles to one mile; from next vear to next week; from hundreds of, thousands to hundreds; from a gravity ! NEW YORK, August 12. Henry svstoin to a pumping plant; thus has Cook, president cf the Oregon Timber t'he water committee of the city council & Ranching company, and accused of ..... . ,. i v.. rt ..;lin ttm timber lands fallen within the past tow imp. .... i-un.....,.. ... longer do thev hold forth with bond act is in jail toany nnui.io u .,.,.. : bnvers and contractors; no longer nrn a bond of $5000. i,; -.enures flashed nbout over bun- Cook was arrested recently in Baker ' drills of miles of telegraph that day is City, Or., in company with u New York- past. Thev are figuring now with too party m people, v.uu, n , city superintendent of waterworks, with li,l men ii v one matter remains I-.,.. motwl hiu HI'hOMie. It is charged in the indictment ngainsi local men. oniv one mauei- i 'i " K. " - n unchanged thev are still after water.: him that he was trying to induce per- , n.,,1 .il,;,iu-! ,,, to t.'ike mi tracts of irovoramcnt 1 lie eomiuiiiee mum, ,.., ........ , - i I-.., u-uii.r untm-thillir I timber am 111 Oregi II under ll gu.ir.iii-. must he done for water something must be done at once. And the small er problem is most perplexing. Last evening instead of the meeting of the city council the water committee occupied the city hall and debated long and earnestly over the water situation ;.. ii,. niiv ' Hear creek is drv; water must be obtained immediately, and that is the question confronting them ot this time. Plans were made to have the Fish Lake ditch lapped with a four-inch main. The tank and well will be kept full. This will give n reserve of 175, 000 gallons in the well in the present pumping station. The .Southern Pacific management was notified that their supply is apt to be cut off at any moment. The Southern Pacific uses in the neighbor hood of 32.000 gallons n nay t;,i,..r iftfl in fireerii under u miarou-- tee that in three inonins uut.-uui-i Cook's company would purchase the tracts at a higher r.-.te limn the orig inal cost. COLLEGE PROFESSOR TO REPRESENT GOVERNMENT BERKELEY, Cal., August 12. Pro fessor Bernard Moses, head of the de partment of political science at the Uni versity of California, was notified to day by the board of regents of the uni versity that he will be allowed a year's lea'-e of absence without pay to attend the Pan-American scientific congress to be held nt Santiago, Chile, III Decem ber. Professor Moses was recently ap pointed United States delegate to the I ............ .mil ivtn on Tile oi i lent rciuc- ...,... The Crater l,:,uo i.umner u I Tho appointment was made in recog may also have their supply cut c.rt, at-, nf wnirm , Philippine com though this will not bo done ""less as mi().r ,,.;,, M,Kiley. a last resort, as it will work a hardship , . if tin. fnelnrv is forced to close. Water must be kept for fire protection and ll iiiimitlee states 1 hat within a few days the water will he supplement ed to as great an extent as possible. TERRIFIC ELECTRIC STORM DOES DAM AO E IN CHICAGO UNKNOWN MAN IS MANGLED BY TRAIN John D. Olwcll haa just eonsumatod the greatest realty deal in the history of southern Oregon. Together with three eastern men, he has purchased O. li. Lewis' famous' orchard, south of this city . The consideration totals $1G0.000. The new owners are Mr. Whistler of iTt.-ih. Mr. Clark of Colorado ami John i ii niu-nii nf thiH eitv. A company will i be formed as Hoon as tho men arrive c. ti,e nnnt. nniV the future manage- : ment of tho ranch will nt that time be decided upon. The High Water Mark. This deal is by far tho greatest ever ! closed ill this section of Oregon. It is i one that has taken months to close satisfactorily, tho reputation of the : ranch having' much to do with the matter of interesting of eastern capi ; tal. The price paid per acre amounts to , a little over $015. While higher prices I have been paid for land in this vicin- ity by the acre, no single deal has ever i reached the proportions of this one. Lewis to Remain Here. C. 11. LewiB will not leave tho Rogue River alley, lie intends to purchase other property in tho vicinity of Med ford and improve it. He is satisfied as to the future of this volley and dins not care to leave it. Holds Record. Mr. Lewis broke the world 's record ( lor the highest price ever paid for a eiirload of nears. He has held this for two years. Ho has also held the record for a box of pears, hat lost this last year to a man who had less than a carload to sell. CHICACO. August 12. N'o boats have been able to enter or leave Chi cago river this morning on account nf the crippling of the electric power that operates the bridges by a terrific olee trie storm that swept this city nnd vi cinitv last night. The entire lighting nail power plant operaien ny mo num.- - ............. - aw canal trustees was so badly crip- decided whether the man s leg will have K , . .... 11 ... I.,, n.,,.i,tf,t-,l nr nut. pled that it cannot ne t ... i " 'T'1'. n.i,l the entire eitv. j HARRIMAN'S SON8 filling cellars, destroying electrical feed ables and shutting oil ngni ami po-..-.. vheka. Cal.. Aninlst 11. An" un known man was iro;tgbf to the county j l :.l C... Qnnv-.-rii.n- ta'llPre -llC ICDll l' ' ' ' . .c. tDnn:r: i been run over ny ine -jouuif-ni .-,... passenger train No. 15. It is not known whether he was beating his way oi 'was hit by the train whilo walking on tho track. The man was badly mashed up, his lefj foot and leg were crushed and mangled in bad shape, as was also his left hand. The county physician oresseu . i. . -. i 1 ,1... n.'ni iu refltillirt ine noiiii'i-. mm in. n ..i,.ilv tin could he exnected. it is not IDAHO VILLAGE IS ' ' . WIPED OUT BY riBB TAKE TO THE HILLS Lightning struck in several places., KLAMATH FALLS, Or., August 12. j llown town the cellars wen- ( Averill and Roland, the two sons m , ...:.i. ..,.,..l l, l,,.u of water, the sew cis being inadequate to carry off the water. A city drainage pipe gave way !, An.lttiiritini annex allowing a stream of water to rush into the office two sons V II if .trrimnil. found fistlilltf in Pell- caa lake altogeth. r too tame and have gmie to the mountains for bigger game. ti two vonthful hunters, with the best guns that money could buy and mi."." " " tiesi goo ."'. .' ----- ,Tho breaking of a skyilght allowed the j f,non(,h nlnmnition to last several days, water to enter the cafes and lobbies j Il0l.mpauied by guides and their on the ground floor and the guests nero. k nf .,.,,,.,) h,.r dogs. They told thrown into confusion. . tju. fnther that they would not return The storm raged for over two hours". ; iiit h)iJ. hn(1 ia,e at least two All the city lights from River street to! .t,n nn .,pi,.,.o, and at lenst one bear. Twelfth street. South, were put out. T)(- mr(y aH() mmping outfit, as Averill and luuaiiu on- o'" to live as real hunters. ibPOKANF., Wash., August 12. Koot enai, an Idaho village, which had n pop ulation of 300, lies in ashes and the fire that destroyed it aad which is threat n,,in t, dcHtriiction of Sandooint, where 10,000 live, is today being fought bv volunteers and fire departments of surrounding towns. Engines and other fire fighting appa r,,t,,M u-.Tf lnml ril on flat cars in Hon- kane and with several volunteers were sent to Sandpoint in compliance with a request from the officials nf that city. Kootenai was destroyed by a forest firn tl.t uhthI throiifh the village last night, laying every building in ashes and driving the citizens to Sandpoint, the nearest city, i ne iiimner nun " il,n llnmhiril Lumber company valued nt $200,0110 was burned to the ground in Koot'-nai. un account oi tin- i' " iihnne and telegraph wires between Spo kane and Sandpoint, a distance of 70 miles, either being down or working poorly, it is dittieiill to gel any uei illite news. HAN FRANCISCO, Cal., August 12. Joo O'Connor, manager for Stanley Ket- chell, middleweight champion of the world, today stated til. t he could not consent to' accepting tho tonus laid down by Tommy Burns, as conditional Iu a match between the two lignters. Burns' manager, John Wren, wired from Melbonrno last uight to Jimmy Oof froth, tho fight promoter, n:i fol- I..R.U. f.,ll. ...-.., AiiBlrnlin AiiD-USt. 12. Kntehull must llrst beat O'Brien. Burns willing under your management. John Wren." CotTroth is anxious to pull off the i,; finhi hut O'Connor and Ketchell frown on tho idea of a fight with " Con fessor" Jack O'llnen. "K-.ti'hell is not afraid to fight O'Brien, " said O'Connor todny, "but we look on Mr. .lack O Bnen ns an oht fakir nnd don't enre to have anything more to do with him. Idon't believe there is a promoter in the world who wants to handle such a fight." Ketchell has beat Jack Twin Sullivan and Hugo Kelly, both more decisively than Burns did, which his manager thinks entitles him to ll chance with Bums. Both Ketchell and Thomas worked nut today. Ketchell tlid his road work and thin boxed a few rounds nt the baseball park. Thomas is working tinni er than usunl. lie iook oa inree isu I went lifter them rough shod. Tl. llnrtl ennference for the selection of a referee for the Mornn Att.'ll fight is to take place tonight. " no decision is renehed, Coffrnth will declare the mutch off nnd substitute Hanlon Moran bout for Labor day. PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF JAPAN'S RAILWAYS URGED TOKIO, August 11. There is fresh confirmation of n movement which up i i.v for its nhioct the re transfer of the nationalized railways ns private hands. The leaders nf the llinvein. llt are .Messrs. isengasil mm n. madn. They have not yet openly do r..,l itw.imu.lvi'es in favor of re-trans fer, but they are bringing pressure to bear oa the government with regard to hastening the time for handing over the bonds which represent ine puniuim price, and with regard to the adoption of sonin measure to maintain the price of these securities ut a reasonable point. SAN rRANOISCO SHIPPERS MAKE FORMAL PROTEST ti. ; of 111 0011 off the bond issuo of $305,000 in order to make tho issue legal Is the next matter to be considered by tho special water commit tee and tho city council. This problem was brought to their attention uy demand from John Nuvocn 4 Co. thnt it be done. The ordinances providing for tho is sue were pnssed by tho council and rati Cln.l hv n vote of tho neonle. Thev provide that at no time shall the amount of tho bonded indebtedness aim accruuu i..i.,Pnui bIhiII iLtiiount to inoro than A'lit.l noil ,,u nl the end of evcrv six months the accrued interest amount. iu nbout $10,000, the amount of the bonds with the accrued interest would run llin nlltnilTlt SPCCified. Ill order to cut tho issue tho charter will have to be amended, which can i.. 1... .lnn 1,1- n vote of the neonle. This will probably be submitted at the same timo tho matter or tue imiicinne for a trolley line is voted upon. A second representative of the Amcr : I ... U'nt..-. (.nnlimtlV nf 1.01 Angeles arrived today and with him the water committee win coiner oe r.,r,. ..linn iu tnkeii in the mattnr bv the council. He Is said to be a clover bond nttornoy nnd will throw consider able light upon the siinject. NOBILITY MAROONED ON ISLAND OF MUD mav U.VPAKL. Cal.. Aumist 12. No bility marooned ignobly upon an island of mud was kallantly nscueu ny o ..;,.i.. ,l..t,,,tniile of Hun Rafael, and to day the incident is the chief topic of interest among the summer residents. Baron J. II. von Sc brooder, proprietor of the Hotel Rafael, with his friend, William () 'Conner, was watching the progress of some dredging operations n...ua n ....int f Inml near the hotel u;. ..,,,rr,.Hrul ilid thev become in the work that they failed to observe that a narrow channel had been formed be I ween them nod the mainland. u-Iwm, tliu fiMtonndiiiLr discovery was made thev were at a loss to know what t.. ,i.. until miccor nrrived in the person .. tla l ueille Wilkins. society belle and daughter of ,1. II. Wilkins, former prison director and prominent in sum politics. Miss Wilkins was driving n ..,, i,;,,,, nonv and a trim cart. With ..t n ni..meiit 's hesitation she tlrov her equipage into the muddy water nnd bore the mnrooned gentlemen across iu safety. TAFT PURCHASES A LARGE BLOODED HORSE TOWN OF 300 SOULS WIPED OUT BY TIRE CONFERENCE OF LEADERS TO BE HELD TODAY I HOT SPRIXCS. Vs., August 12. Ar-1 thur 1. Voryies. the original Taft man nger in Ohio, arrived here today for the: conference of leaders tomorrow. Frank Hitchcnk is expected in be present. Senator Elkins said today th.-.t lie be. lieved that Taft will carry West Vir ginia .-asily. The split in the republic- I an par:v in that slate is not serious, he i -.-.id. enough to affei-t the national lick .1. (;..inp"rs mil find that he cannot i delier the labor vote of W-it Virginia i t Bivifn." w'id Senator Elkins today. ,i.l. g:i1 ion f hr-rilware men visit e.l the republican cnr.dide.tr yesterday. SUPPLY SHIP RETURNS . ...,, , 1 HUM liuewuw"" VALLE.IO. Cal., Augivt 12. The sup plv ship Arethusa of '.he Atlantic fleet was today survived by officers nf the navy vard to ascertain the exact extent ..i ......,. n,.,.e..Mrv. She returned y ... fr,.m Itnnolulu bringing with her ten sick patients, two insane men I and 3ii prisoners irnm ine .unnii" fleet. The prisoners nte general eour' mar ti.-il prisoners, two of whom or" "entrnc ed to serve ten years in San (nintin. The Arethusa will be assigned to duty with the Pacific fleet as soon as she Is p-paint) ELY, Nov., August 12.Hicptowii, u mining camp located nine miles from Ely, with a population of about 30(1. was entirely destroyed by fire lasl night. The "blare was started in the Mint saloon by the overturning of a Inn. lamp. The flames spread ....l.lflv rtn.l NOOJl the whole row of shacks in which the saloos was locateil was on fire. Yesterday was payday and most ol i he miners of the ramp were in Ely, si there were but f"' people in town ti it., f.r,. The few men that turn ...I out to fight the fire had n h"eis. t.isk. . (ly two buildings escaped. i hese nere 'little dwelling'; Isolated from the rent of tin camp. The total loss will be about SKHi.OOO villi no insurance. SAN ntANCISI'O, Cal., August 12. A group of San Francisco shippers to ,,,(, f.irinal protest before the sltiti commission in sessiun here ngainst the new plan established by tbo South ern Pacific and Santa re rniiroiuis ii switching charges for placing cars of freight on private spurs. The commission yesteniay ciioim-. the in w method by which the transpor tation companies charge a rate of 25 cents a ton all treigai ucpo-neu on no vate sidings. The former rule was to charge $5 a ear for this service, but recently this wns amended to the pros i nt. plan. The commissioners yesterday .Intel that the new rub' is more equit able than the old. In this opinion some shippers do not concur, and they laid their objections before the commit tislav. Their ... . :.. .L.-t ik. I..nnq,re CfinnC- clnel prntetii in won i'- n- ---, - j ity of freight cars is continually being increased and that the rale oi ... i- a ton amounts to more than t' a car. previously charged. The matter was taken under njlvise ment by the committee. Mwlfard Tribe, SOe ft aiorgh. I.EVINil'POX. Kv.. August 12. One ..r l.' ..tv' bii'irest horses. Capable of carrying on its back the 30(1 pounds of William llownro inn, win ""'i' ped to the republican presidential none : h.,.r.. il, end of the nrcsont week. Ti... nnimiil. which wns nilTclinsed on ..i,..,ti ;,,n throoih an iiirent. is Id hands high and weighs 1200 pounds. It wns awarded a blue ribbon at the horse show in this city recently, it is snin that Taft instructed the agent to buy the heaviest horse he could linn. CONSTANTINOPLE. August 12. Charging that tho mismanagement, on the part of ousted government officials is responsible for tho depleted treasury, a committoo ot: tno roung uinepiui; today demanded that tho sultan sur- render his private fortune for the re habilitation of turkey. Abdul Humid refused to cousider the demand, but promised to negotlato a loan in Europe larger i.naii nu- uiiiinim demanded nnd secured by inurtgage on his private property. The offer satis fied the committee. The Young Turks slated before they left tho palaco that they would return and renew thoir de mand if Abdul Humid is unable to ne gotiate the loan. - . Loaded with the millions vr which they have been plundering the country for years, the gnittug rflicmis respon sible for the losses are scurrying in every direction lor the frontier, nun- ilreds of officials of the old regime are fleeing. Say Country Wns kodooq. Tt.ft ,,ynr,ifri CHtitillltO llV Pl.'rsOllS ill touch with tho Turkish government nf-c..;-u :.. ti,,,! lim country had been rob bed of $200,000,000 through official cor ruptioli during the past yearu. j iu n...:...in .l.,nu mil incliiile the cush squeezed from the people by terrorism and blackmail, but merely ine iinioiiui of public money' stolen by officials as it passed through their lunula.. Though many of the ginning uiiiciiiw ..... i, ..;,, nrenuted. the totnl ntitubor caught amounts to but n small proper- rt . . .:-. : tion of the Known oirenuers, niucu eluded almost everyone from the top to the bottom of the official class. May Rocovor Portion. From those who fall into the hands of the authorities, it will probably tie possible to force nt least a partial re turn of tho stolen money. However, snnlcient warning was given by the country's disordered condition preced : i.U ........ i;.., , nf the constitution to enable most of the thieving officials to get their wealth out or liii-noy. The sudden shifting of the thieves' wealth out of the country is evidently embarrassing Turkish finance nnd a se riuns condition of llnanciiil stringency is imminent. Ono Official Caught. Of tho thieving officials who have fallen into the hands of the police, the ..,,,1 ..mil his arrist. the most powerful, is former Director C.enernl Habil Mehane ol Hie lliriusu niimw Regie, who was dragged from a sleep ing apartment of the orient express ns he was trying to lenvo tno country, u" is in jail awaiting trial. His brother, former sinnsier oi ig rirulture Seliin Mehnne, succeeded in escaping to an Itnlian ship to Brindisti. nnbirB money is sateiy nunnm Ridirn is now awaiting witn rno gov ernment for his brother's rolcaso In consideration of a small cash payment, which, he argues, will get nothing in prosecuting Habil. Tho Young Turk committee which called on the sultan demanded the pun ishment of these two men and of Nedjib Pasha, who was recommended ns Turk ish ambassador to London. OKLAHOMA struoiiiisi". i ' vn rnrtCO RATIFY THE PLATFORM I TEACHER TO FRISCO OKLAHOMA CITY, Okln., August 12. This city is today the scene of great republican activity, marking the occa , of Ihe first republican ratification celebration in the history of the new ulnli. The republican state convention ns sembl-d nt 11 o'clock and began at once the work of placing Oklahoma's endorsement on Taft and niierinan, as well as the platform adopted by the party at Chicago. . The new state platform will be one nf the most important features. The following article from the San Jose Mercury will doubtless interest local renders, as Miss Cameron taught in the Med ford schools during the past two years: "Miss Jennie Cameron, a successful teacher from Oregon, who hns been spending the summer here, has accept ed a position to leach in the Irving In stitute nt Snn Francisco, and has gone I hnnin ber lllllll'S. Hcl mOthOT. Mrs. Ooorgc Cameron, will spend the full and winter here, tho guest ot bet friend, Mrs. S. B. HunWns.