Thi Tribute Prints EfoPe Live Telegraph News than all Dailies in the State of Oregon South of Salem Combined UNITED PWESS MM iDaiily The Weather Fair weather is promised for tonight find tomorrow; northwesterly winds. DISPATCHES W fat the largest and best news report of any paper in Southern Oregon. THIRD YEAR. MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST , 1908. No. 127. Cribune. WATER COMMITTEE MAKES REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL i SOURCE AS Committee Holds Options - on Three Places-Awaiting Blakeley's Report The special water committee of the city council Friday evening were "smoked out,' and induced to take the "dear people," to use a phruso expressed by Councilman .Merrick, into their confidence. The dissemination of knowledge followed a wordy controver sy between Councilmen llafer and Mer rick. " The finance committee reported n disagreement over the bond ordinances requested by John Nuveen & Co. Chair man Trowbridge stated that he did not agree with the other members of the committee and thought that to ask tin water committe for a report as to what had been done was equivalent to voting lack of confidence. Hafer Wants Information. Mr. I Infer stated that the council had never been taken into its confi dence by the water committee and that lie thought both the council and the people of A red ford were entitled to a report from the water committee, ami whined to go on record as standing for publicity on the water question. Ho thought the council had acted blindly long enough in following the demands of the water committee, when no in formation as to it h acts or intentions had been given, and he would not vote favorably upon their requests until a report was forthcoming. Merrick Makes Reply. Mr. Merrick, chairman of the water committee, stated that lie thought the demand for publicity came chiefly from The Tribune and not from the taxpay ers, and he pointedly said that a great number of people were constantly run ning into print in order to gain cheap notoriety. He said that he h;id never refused information to a councilman. Mr. Hafer replied at some lengt li, taking as a personal charge the accusa tion of "running into print for cheap notoriety," aud concluded by dcninnd ing the information which Mr. Merrick professed to be so ready to give. Mayor Roddy told of the public's in terest in the water problem and of the number of people who called upon him daily and wanted to know what was being done. He slated Hint he person ally knew the committee had not yet determined upon a source of supply, hut thought the public was entitled to the information at the hands of the com mittee, and suggested a report as the way to keep peace in Ihe city's offi cial family. Where the Committee Stands. Mr. Merrick i olio wed with a verbal report! According to him, tho committee has options at the present time on the Slinger ranch, on .ti'O inches of water from the Fish Lake Dilch company ami on Wnsson canyon. The committee has not as yet turned down the proposition of Fred J. Blake ley, by which he proposes to obtain water from the Applegate country. Mr. Merrick states that the commit fee is still awaiting a report from either .T.'D. Heard or Mr. Htakeley. and that they would have n hearing whenever they were ready to meet agaiti with the com mittce. The engineer is in the field at the present time making a survey for a pieliue from Little Hut to creek t hat will so lower the cost of construction as to bring it within the amount of money at the disposal of the commit tee. Ordinances Adopted. W. I. Vawter poured a little oil upon tho troubled waters by explaining the necessity of passing the ordinance and acceding to the demands of John Xu veen & Co. if the bonds are to be sold. He urged the burying of personalities and the pulling together for the com Dion good. He described the necessity for wnter, praised the committee fnr its efforts and suceeeeding in restoring peace. The three ordinances forward ( d by John N'uveen & Company came up for consideration. It had been the impres sion of some of the counciln that tftVro ordinances would tie the council tip to one proposition. After it was explained that such was not the cae. VET CHOSEN they were unanimous adopted. GORE I CAR OF PEARS Second Car of the Season Goes Forward Today Has Splendid Crop John Core shipped the second car load of this season's pear crop todav and will follow with a number of other cars next week, having commenced gath ering the fruit Friday morning. The liurrclt orchard shipped the first car of the season on last Tuesday. Mr. Core has a larger and better crop this year than he has ever had before, due primarily to the fact that lie smudged his orchard this season. He hail a large number of old fence rails available and more as an experiment than anything else he made preparation for a cold snap and when one visited i he valley he was aide, by actual test, lo raise the temperature in his orchard i degrees. A large number of ranchers are pre paring to smudge next year, as this can be done with comparatively little ef fort, as cold snaps are rare and not heavy when 'hey come. As the prices obtained for pears are always satisfactory in vitw of of the fact that the supply is limited, Mr. Core will probably do belter than he lid last year, when from his seven and one half acres tie realized . 10,21)0, or l."tw an acre. Two years ago Mr. Core was ef the opinion that his crop was a failure, but he succeeded in realizing nearly $1000 an acre from his orchard. The prices that will be paid for pears I his season will probably be Ir.wer than last year, in view of the fact that California reports a hotter crop than for some years past. Tho difference, however, will not be great, as manv or chards in other sections of the United States have been entirely destroyed by the blight. .Next week the work of gathering the fruit and making it ready for shipment will become general throughout the val lev. Methodist Episcopal Church, B Street. 'When a Man Worth TAen Thou sand Other Men" will be the subject next Sabbath at 11 a. m. A; night the congregation will join the union meet ing to be held v. the Ifitptist church. :ibbath school ami Rp worth league at the usual hours. All are invited. The ordinances provide that the bond issue of $:tt;.'.(illll be cut to $.'l.Vi,IHH, so that rit no time the amount of the bonds. together with the accrued interest, shall if iheaniount to more than ;ti '.", Otto. , charter amendment would be necessary if the issue was not cut. John Nuveen & Company took this step on the ad vice of Judge Wood, one of the ablest bond attorneys in the Tinted States. The brokers say that they will take a further issue of .flu.imo Inter if that amount be needed to complete 1 he works. Cash at Once. John N'uveen & ( Min pa n v yesterday wired Mr. Vawter and Recorder Collins that as som as these ordinances were passed that they would forward $fi."i. mm, provided by the bond series A nud It, for W.oim and $2o.ouo, respectively, in order to pay for the water distrihut ing system, which has been installed. Money with which to buy water rights and construct the system will be forth coming as needed. That Building of Root's. The matter regarding the projection of t he property of John M. Hoot on Seventh st reel and Riverside avenue, which causes a jog of 2(1 feet into the street, was referreil to the city engineer after a committee, composed of Coun eilmen llafer and Olwell, had confer red with Mr. Hoot and it was learned that he would not offer any proposition to the city except to sell them the prop ertv for 2."iO a front foot or a consider aiton an nting to about In.noO. The cit v engineer will act n he sees fit in the matter. Minor Matters. The resolution calling for an election to vote l.VIHMt bonds for Ihe purchase and erection of a garbage incinerator was laid n the table. The pints of FainiiiS and Lewis ad JitioDS were accepted. ANOTHER WATER PROPOSITION Flow Interferes With Lay Ing of Sewer Mains More Water Today There is no scarcity of water where the ditcher is at work in the south western portion of the city. A pump is kept constantly at work keeping the water out of the trench so that the sewer main, which is being installed in that section, may be laid. As it iB con siderable difficulty is being experi enced in carrying on the work, and alt on account of the water. It is impossible in that part of the city to sink a well to a greater depth than 12 feet on account of the water rising ho rapidly, as soon as the gravel underlying the clay is encountered. New Proposition. H. 1. Little, who has had a great deal of experience in well digging throughout the valley is of the opinion t hat a trench cuuldt be dug lii feet deep by the ditcher across the old Wag ner creek channel for a distance of .loo feet, the trench roofed over and a pump put in that all the water needed by the city could be obtained there. He states that he has no land to sell, no water rights to unload, that he makes Ihe sug gest ion solely for t he benefit of the city. if ihe water from the Fish Lake ditch supplemented by the little in Hear creek does not prove enough to protect the city, t his proposition may be en quired into by the water committee. Cer tain it is the contractors are having trouble in laying a sewer main six feet deep on account of wnter, and this be fore the water gravel is encountered. Water From Fish Lake Ditch. This afternoon the pump which has been installed to pump water into the city from Hie Fish hake ditch -H'lHl feet north of the end of the A street main, will be put in operation and water will be pumped continually into the well at the present pumping station and from there lifted into the tank and distribut ing system of the city. The water is not to bo pumped into the mains of the water system direct. I as Ihe pressure is too great for the pump lo make any progress against. With the supply from Hear creek and from the Fish Lake ditch a certain amount of water can be kept, on hand to protect the city in case of fire. REAL WESTERN BAD MAN IS ARRESTED WALLA WALLA, Wash., August lfl. CJeorge O. Dab', who datdied into this city from Caldwell, Idaho, with a deputy sheriff at his heels and whose arrest was attended by more excite ment than has been witnessed here for many moons, is peacefully sitting in a cell today waiting for the law to take its course. Dale is known in Caldwell as a "bad man." After Ihe proprietor of a hotel in Caldwell had missed 1" from the cash drawer lale was suspected of com mitting the theft. Depnly Sheriff Moore chased him lo Walla Walla, where he was overtaken on Main street. The two men i xchanged shots several times in real wild west fashion. After being surrounded by half the population of the eitv. Dale surrendered. KNIGHTS TO MEET AT ORANTS PASS lilt A. NTS PASS. Or., August I.I. The annual conclave of the grand command- ery of Knights Templar will convene in Orni.ts Pass September 21. Several hundred knights are expect. J to be in al.eadi.nce, and both ihe local members of the fraterni'y, well as the citi zens in general, are making preparation for their entc-ti'.inno nt. 0m if the interesting features of the session will be a comp-t it ive drill to be participated in by various commander ies of the state. The drill will be held i" the open, rnd an invn'toti to witness it has been extended to the general pub I lie. Local committees are preparing i t her entertainment feat arcs. nmo.,g vhieh wilt be nut'tmohile rifles for visit ing knights to point n of interest near the cit v. n g-r.nd recent ion nnd ban ' Grrntu Pa; band. CRATER LAKE DEAD odds of IsaaG G. Skeeters Passed Away Last Evening Came to Jacksonville In 1852 Isaac 0. Skeeters, tho first white man to view the wondrous beauty of Crater lake, died at his home on Jacks- u street, in this city, last, night at. lo nVl.iek. The end camo peacefully foli wing an illness extending over the pi t eight or nine months, due to general debility, brought on by old age nnd the under going of an operation which consisted of the amputation of his left limb above the ankle joint. Mr. Skeeters celebrated his frith birth day on December 19. He was born in Hardin county, Kentucky, in 182.ri. He came across the plains in 1S;"2 by a team and wagon, landing in Jacksun ville the same year. He has resided in Jackson county for 44 years, hav ing spent ten years in Josephine coun ty. In June, lSfiS, with a party of 22, Mr. Skeeters left for a prospecting trip and while gone discovered Crater lake. Mr. Skeeters was in several engage ments with t he 1 nd in ns in t he en rly days, and many a tale could he tell of early days in the valley. He was mar ried in Jackson county and is the fath er of U children, six of whom are still living. At his bedside when the end came were his wife, his daughter Fda and son Charles. Funeral services will be held from the late residence al 12 o'clock Sunday. TAFT REFUSES TO DISCUSS BRYAN'S SPEECH . tHOT SPRINC1S, Va., August lo. Judge Tuft has refused to comment on liryan's speech of acceptance. He said that he hail read it all wilh much in terest, but had no comment to make al (his time. It is understood lhat Bryan will be answered when Taft speaks to Ihe re publicans of Virginia here on the first of the month. Taft began work on that spi h yesterday. John Hays Hammond, mining engi neer and one time candidate for the vice-presidential nomination, arrived here today to confer with Taft. Ham mond is organizer of the league of re publican clubs aud is anxious to take as large a part in the campaign as pos sible. Taft is receiving letters from all over the I'nited States. A letter from n San Diego veteran yesterday asks that Tail promise to grant him a-pension when he is elected president. A man at Bridgeport, "ill., writes as follows: " You are going to be the worst presi dent we over had with the possible ex ception of Cleveland. I'm certain that you are going to be elected." NEW YORK QUOTATIONS ON OREGON FRUIT M-:W YORK. August lii. The mar ket for evaporated apples continues quiet on bulk spot and futures. Fancy are quoted at 1tir Hac, choice at sU. c, prime at WJn.U 1 1 c, and common in fair at f jdi I 'I''. Prunes are very firm on the coast. Spot pries range Ironi 4 to Lie for California and from V to 7i,c for Oregon fruit. Arrivals of new crop of apricots are somewhat freer and the market in hard lv so firm. Prime are quoted at in !ic, exira choice at tt'olOc nnd fan ey at HM-jGi 11c. PciichcH are quiet, with choice qnot ed at 7 w extra choice at 7fn mi,c, fancy nt Nifoje nnd extra fan cy at !(?! 10c. Asks County Board for White Vest. ORANTS PAHS, August !". County Judge Jewell now believes that he has I more original ki-id" of trouble than tliej troublemaker himself. Today one of i ihe inmate of the County Home came i into Ihe court hoie-e and asked the conn j yj Hoard to e him a white vest. Ilej wanted it. he said. he could go to: church, lie was in earnest aboui it, and expressed genuine rorrow v.heii Ip- was turned dow.i. It was only a few d."vs ago thn a worna wrote to the judge and nsked him to end her a "blank" so she could apply for a divorce MILITIA FIRES VOLLEY INTO RANKS OF SPRINGFIELD MOB 1010 40N KETCHELL! Fans Think That Burns1 Will Be the Next to Meet Ketchell SAM FRANCISCO, Cab, August 15. Stanley Ketchell and Joo Thomas will th finish their boxing tomorrow in! reit'iniliioi fur tlnor ,.,,,;., fi.rl.t n the LSth of this mouth. The odds on the mill today d.opped to lu lo 4, with Thomas on the short end. Ketchell did a whirlwind turn with one of his purring partners aud then made the assertion: " I "II win inside of a round." San Francisco fans seem lo believe him. Joe Thomas is at. San Rafael and is working hard. He suvs that he will nol 111 "'""ining ero.ni unv.s icpcimcd eu tako any chances, but will go in lo ! ti"'l.v Pm his persoiml appearance. He win from the start. ' "1'1,tfl,'l with the local grocers nnd each 10 to 6 On Mustnln. l1ll-v "IM"'""'1 ' different suit of Terrv Mustaiu is today a favorile l',0,,K's- When credit men inquired iu over Joe Willis for their 'fight tonight''" ,lift f''"ll",'ill "tnuding his tic.piaint al llillv Roche's Col.na pavilion. Odds I ' hesitate lo give him a this morning were 10 lo it against the I hiKh t'ng n Ihe strength of Ihe man Vallejo man. n,'r '" w',', n'' dressed. The winner of lotiight 's battle, which is scheduled for 3.1 rounds, will prole MINES PURCHASED BY ably have a chance at the winner off A RIVERSIDE MAN the Ftynn-Kaufinan light, and the light ! fans are looking for some hard slam ! YRKKA, August 1.1, An agreemenl ming. was filed in the recorder's office yes Mustaiu handled himself well when he bent Jack Twin Sullivan at UulduVId and is in good shape. Irwiu Wins From McOurn. , OAKLAND, Cal., August If, -Toby Irwin, with an exhibition of fast and clever boxing, look t he decision from Joe McOurn in six rounds before the Reliance club of this city last night, Irwin, whose fighting ability was thought to have waned, showed lhat he still in Ihe game with a strong punch. Charley Ro.-hette faced hick Howard for h six-round go, but I lie Ugh I was stopped in I he second round, Hochett.e bring entirely outclassed. WORKMEN PLACING CRUISERS IN ORDER NAVY YARD. Pugel Sound. Wash., August I t. Civilian workmen are busy night aud day preparing the ships of the Pacific fleet for the fall cruise in t h sout h Pacific to enable I hem to the yard at the earliest possible moment. Ihe date of departure of the erutsers Washington, Tennessee and Pennsylvania has been postponed from Sat urday morning nut il Sunday morn ing in order to complete all Ihe work outlined for this yard on the ships. The work of installing a fire control sys tern on tin- Colorado has been couiplet I and that ship will sail for San Fran sen earlv Saturday morning. She has t'.L... .... ......1 f.r ll... U'l.nt. ,. , . ,, i ., the ships are gone the work of nutting ... , , ; the battleship Oregon aud the gunbonts ' .... ,. ii,-. . i Wheeling and Princeton into commis Sinn will be rushed, The overhauling of the St. Louis' engiie-s and boilers nUo will be undertaken. NEARLY THOUSAND ACRES OF ORCHARD PLANTED Manager Lund ha II of the West rn Oregon Orchard Company has received word mat .i. i est i-nu no . presnieui oi the company will be here in September. The company is a corporation concern, t hroughoilt t he middle west. Nearly I nt in acres of orchard haw been planted and more will be this coming winter. About no'ii fire now employed and this force will be trebled this winter. It is wil h t he Idea of placing small tracts on the market lo be cured for until bearing, that Mr. Welerlainl i lo make his visit. MEDFORD'B UP-TO-DATE, SO IS THE ORAND Desiring t" gic our patrons positive lv the best in the Mioing picture line, we now carry a first run firm service, wlioh enable to senin- brand new up to-the minute hi-adlmeis for each change of program, something that lie Amusement going public will appreci rite. For real norelltics and real song hiLs, go ti the Oruud. A strictly high cIbhi thow tmiiyht 9 GOOD CLOTHES MADETHISMAN New Suit Each Day Led Los Angeles Jobbers to Extend Credit 'S ANOKLFS, Oal., Aug. 11. Ac- cased of swindling Los Angeles joh- bers out of $50(1 stock of groceries by ' Wearing U 1ICW Stilt of cloth each ty for two weeks, William Davis, known here ns William Thatcher, is under arrest at Cincinnati. Slopn were taken today to have him returned to this cily for trial. Davis disappeared from Los Angeles a month ago after ho sold out nl price's below cost a $alKl stock of groceries he secured on credit from local jobbers. . leiday by which a big sale of mining property was consuinated. William T. j Under, of Sciad, this counly, has sold 1 to (!. H. Coffin, Jr., of Riverside, all of h mining property situated on (irider ('reek, near Ssiad. The group consists of I he Kentucky, Mississippi, Center P.lock and (iohb-u Link placer claims, togel her with several valuable water j rights and all of the personal property, consisting of giants, pipes, tools aud all appliances I tint belong to a mining property. The consideration named in the agreement to sell is $i:t,iHHI, $:t.2r.O of which was paid on August Sth; $:t,2"0 more will be paid on March I, UMI; t:!.2".(t on September I. !!'!), and f:i.2."(i on March I, 1 1' In. Coffin is to take immediate possess ion and is In have (he entire proceeds of t he mine from now cm. Deeds have have been executed and placed in es crow wil h the Siskiyou I 'utility Unnk, to be delivered to the purchaser, when all of thi- covenants of the agreement have been complied with. The property is well known to all residents of ii; county, firider having Huceessfully worked it for a gr at many years. The location ts an ideal spol, there being plenty of the finest water and an abundance of good timber for fuel and building purposes. The mine is sit anted about (10 miles west of this place and there is a good wagon road lo the threshold of the property. It is understood that the purchasers win nameinaieiy spenu a large nmouni . - " , of money getting the property in ahape , . . . !ls work it on a much larger scale A FALLS UNDER WHEEL AND LEO BROKEN IN RUNAWAY YRKKA. Angus) IT., John S. Se.p-i rn, a vegt-tuble peddler, who resides on t he Lewis place, on Shasta River, be tween here and Montague, met with n serious accident Tucsdnv afternoon while unloading pot::toei; hen-. He was standing mi the brake rod of his wagon when 1 is foot slipped, throwing him to j the ground. 1 his 1 right '-nel the horses land they started to run. One wlol of j Ihewagi'?! run over Scip'ira's leg. break I ing it between the knee mid ankle. Drs. ! Collar ainl Spalding were called and found thai the break was n very bad ..ne. t he wind having fining ted and splintered the bone so that pi is of it tn.k out through the fleOi. The in I jo red man was taken to Ocorgc Ray niKhd pbice, where he will probablv j remain until hi' can be removi d to his j Ih.iihv The team ran dow u to M iner j Street and wen- stopped at Pnlishurg's store No damage was done to the tea ii O r wagon. Christian Science Christian Science services are held e ery Sunday morning at 1 1 o 'clock in the Commercial club room. Subject for h-sttun sermon August H), "Soul All lire welcome. FIVE RIOTERS FATAILY HURT The City Is Quiet Today After a Night of Wild Excitement SPRINOFIKLD, III., August 15. The known casuatt ie sof last night 's riaoliug follows: ( .lAKLKS H lTN'TFRt a negro hotel porter; hanged to a tree by mob. T, J. HCOTT, aged bystander; shot in back nud killed. LOCUS JOHNSON, 17; found dead, shot through abdomen after an attack oil Leper's restaurant. THOMAS FOLKY, 40 years old; shot through abdomen; condition critical. FN KNOWN MAN, shot above heurt; uyiug in hospital. J AM MS II AY KS, by slander, shot by Hunter; seriously injured. At least fivo fatally injured fired into the mob by soldiers. No less than 50 injured, mure or less seriously, during the night's riot ing. A volley from the guns of soldiers mowing down five members of the mob, most of whom will die, and slightly wounding many others, put an end to the riots here nt ! o'clock this morn ing, alter two persons had been killed by bullets and one negro hanged, in addition to the destruction of 3o busi- ness places conducted by negroes. rhu city is quiet today after a night of horror, ami soldiers are patrolling t he si reets to prevent nny new out break. All saloons are closod and the authorities are using every precaution to prevent trouble, The section of the city occupied by negroes looks as if it hnd been swept by a cyclone or wrecked by explosions. The restaurant of Harry Richardson, a negro whom the mob wanted for an attack upon Mrs. Far) Hullain, in n complete wreck and the twisted frame of his motor car lies in the street in the ashes of restaurant fixtures and fur niture. Militia Arrives. The mil it in from Peoria, Pel. in and Decatur arrived here at 2:It0 o'clock in a special train. The riots were then at their height, following the shooting of James Hayes, white, nil onlooker, by t harlcH Hunter, a negro hotel porter. The mob, already wild with the hours of excitement, seized Hunter nnd quick ly overpowered him. lie was dragged Irom a buidliug where he tried to hide ami, amid the hoots ami yells of the mad mob, a rope was fastened about his neck ami he was dragged to a nearby tree and there hanged, several shots be ing fired into his suspended body, The soldiers with fixed bayonets charged through the main street from I he railroad station and succeeded in routing thecrowdu in the business sec tion. Houses Burned. In t he meantime the work of des truetion was going on in the negro sec tion, where houses were being burned ami negroes put lu flight. Tie' poorer pari of the negro section hnd been practically wiped out when the soldiers arrive,! ud tho crowds were then moving on the homes of the more respectable blacks. The troops drew up in front of the mob and ordered a halt. At first the riolers paid no attention and continued to ndwmce, not believing the 'tin sol dicrs.'' as they called the militiamen, would shoot. Then came a sterner com mand from the militia. Still the mob ad vn need. Warned Mob First. Suddenly there was a crash of mus kets and flash of fire. The shots went high in t he air. The mob satv that no effort was made to hit niiyono and in lln-ir fieiiy hooted at Ihe soldiers. Thru ..tine a seconod volley, also fired in I lie air. The mob advanced once more. ' Di-ipei-M. or you will be shot down," came t he order from t he t.iilitiameu. This aain was greted wilh hoots and a moment later there wan a third flash of fire, stretching neross the Mreot, accompanied by the crash of the mus kets. When the smoke cleared uway the riols were at tin end. Vivo pcrwnn" had fallen nnd It is believed tbi of them will X.V.b O o ' o o O Oq O Q