The Tribune Prints More Live Telegraph News than all Dailies in the State of Oregon South of Salem Combined UNITED PRESS DISPATCHES By far the largest and belt news report of any paper in Southern Oregon. edford laity Dlbuiiiie. The Weather Continued cold weather is promised ft.r tonight nnd Tuesday," with probable THIRD YEAR. MEDFORD, OKKOOX, MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1908. No. 134. m COTTAGE IN THE IT TRAINS LATE Bull Goes to Sleep on the TraGk and Is Struck Wreck Near Eugene Engineer Nichols, Fireman Bolter and two unknown men were killed at 9:28 o'clock last night, when train No. 17, known as tho Cottage Grove local, wont into the ditch three miles north of Eu gene, as the result of striking a bull asleep ii)DU the truck. The unknown men were stealing a ride upon the bag gage car and their names have nut been ascertained. A passenger in the smok er had his hand badly cut. The engine anil tender, mail car, bag gage car and one of the chair cars left the track. The train wan milking its regular run down from Portland and was a little over a mile mit of Irving, when the bull was struck, wrecking the train. Pinned Under Wreck. Fireman Hotter was pinned under the engine and suffered for some time before death gave him relief, lie hud no time to jump, as the engine turned over on its side. The tender was hurled around like a jac knife pinning him down. The engineer died as the result of scalding, lie was placed in nn automo bile and hurried to Kugene, where he died shortly afterward. The t wo unknown men were killed instantly by Ihe colliding of the tender and the baggage car between which they were riding. The passengers were badly shaken up with the exception of one who suffered a badly cut hand. Wrecking Trains Out Wrecking trains were immediately ordered to the scene. L, R. Fields, tho superintendent of the llarriman Hues tn Oregon, hastened to the scene and su perintended the work of clearing the line. Additional crews were ordered from Portland. The line was cleared about 9 o'clock this morning, and traffic resumed. Train No. Hi will arrive in Portland this aft ernoon and train No. 15, due here at 10;;i5 a. m., will arrive this evening about ti o'clock, if not put on special running time. Mr. Field arrived on the scene by special train and secured the services of a telegraph operator, who tapped the wires and set up an instrument for the use of Mr. Fields in directing the movements of the wrecking trains, which were hastily summoned from Roseburg and Junction City. The pas sengers of No. Hi, the northbound train, which left Med ford at 5:24 last eve ning, were fed at Cottage Grove and the passengers of No. l.'i the south hound passenger due in Med ford at 10:35 this morning, wore fed at Al ii any, Mr. Fields is doing everything possi ble for the comfort of the delayed pas sengers. DARING ATTEMPT MADE AT JAIL BREAKING ELKO, Nov., August 24. Sheriff Clark and a posse is today scouring the hit Is about Elko looking for a man ki?n as ".Slim" Smith, who escaped from jail lure yesterday afternoon in one of the most daring jail deliveries known in this state. Fortv five prisoners escaped, but nil were recaptured with the exception of Smith, who is thought to have planned the break. The jail is at present over flowing with prisoner, some of whom are awaiting trial n charges of mur der. The break was carefully planned. Ah T'nder Sheriffs Harris and Elmore en tered the jail last evening with the meal three prisoners jumped upon them. A hot fight ensued and the officers Would have been killed had it not been for a negro trusty who ran into the street and called for help. The prisoners feared that the break would fail and all took to the street. Sheriff Chirk, who was attracted by the cries of the negro, ran to the jail nd with a posse captured nil the es caped prisoners but one. F. W. Lei$meter of this city receiv ed erne of four awards given recently by the Photo Association of the Pacific northwest. There were J24 exhibits. SOUTHBOUND GROVE LOCAL GOES DITCH; FOUR KILLED BOYDEN SELLS Lumber Man From Weed Purchases Hardware Es tablishment in This City C. E. Evans, superintendent of the Weed Lumber company of Weed, Cal has purchased the hardware establish ment of H. K. Hoyden in this city. The place is closed at the present time in order that stock may be taken, and will reopen under the new management Wednesday morning. Mr. Evans will not leave his present position to manage the store, but will place it in the hands of J. B. Big ham of Portland, who is a practical hardware man. Mr. Hoyden declines to state what the consideration was. Mr. Evans will arrive in this city Tuesday and will confer with Mr. Big ham as to changes which will probably be made in the establishment. M r. Hoyden has iiuuounced his in tention to remain in Med ford, but ex pects to retire permanently from n mer cantile life. BIDS WILL BE CALLED FOR STEEL BRIDGE CHANTS PASS, Or., August 24. A special session of the county court was held on Wednesday and a large portion of the day was spent in discus sion of the proposed construction of the Hogue Jiiver bridge in this city and the franchise for the new eleetrie line. In view of the uncertainty that always hangs over an uncompleted project. En gineer Collins presented to the court two sets of plans for a bridge, with the suggestion that two sets of bids be called for to cover the construction of each. One of these plans is for a heavy owe truss bridge a combination of wood and steel of extra width and of sufficient weight to bear the strain of electric service. The other set of plans was for an all-steel bridge suitable for ordinary wagon traffic. The difference between the cost of this latter struc ture and that of the combination wagon and railway bridge formerly contem plated is so great that the court decid ed to eliminate thin from consideration altogether. Bids for the construction of one or the other of the two bridges will be called for on September 4th. By that time Mr, Collins hopes to have advices from his company that will put matters in a little more definite shape. He had received a wire from Seattle the day previous stating that the Rogue River & Southern Railway company, with headquarters at Seattle, had been or ganized wil h a capital stock of 000,0011. This certainly has n bsinoss like nppearance. RICH STRIKE REPORTED FROM SAVAGE CREEK GRANTS PASS, Or., August 24. Rich ore has been discovered on Sav age creek on Ihe claims located by Fred Miller about two years ago on section 12. The prospect recently opened by Messrs. Miller and Htnterfield shows several veins of fine ore ranging hi width from four to thirteen inche1 and the work of development has jint commenced. The mine is known as the Deer Lick mine and promises to be one of the best properties in this section of the country. The creek bed at the base of the mountain has also been postel an 1 the mil diggings will bp known is the Anna Eraser placer mine. BIG BODY OF ORE REPORTED IN OALICE M KKLIN, Or., August 24. Word has just been received here of a t'Hi strike of gold bearing quartz in the Alameda mine at tin lice. According to reports. :i body of ore about five feet iii width was opened that will run from $25 to .fllii per ton of f ree milling gold ore. This following closely on the announce ment that the Alameda is to put in n 100-ton smelter very soon comes as welcome ncui to all of southern Ore gon, and will mean much to the future development of this section. Mod ford Tribaae, SOe par moots. UIS BUSINESS COMMITTEE NAMED Chamberlain Loses No Time in Choosing Crater Lake Highway Commission PORTLAND, Or., August 24. Gov ernor Chamberlain has named the fol lowing committee tn have in hand the ways and means of providing the money necessary to build the stale highway from Meilford to Crater !iike and on to Klamath Falls: E. II. llarriman. Judge Lionel li. Webster, Henry L. Benson, Klamath Falls; J. F.' lieddy, Med ford; F. H. Hop kins, Cent ral Point ; Hen ton Bowers. Ashland; J. If. Scott, Salem; G. T. Haldwin, Klamath Falls; T. It. Wilcox, Portland; W. I. Vawter, Med ford; O. S. .Jackson, Portland, and Colouel Frank II. Hay, New York city. Governor Chamberlain 's notion in naming the committee which will soon formulate plans for the construction of the wooded a venues in the deep for ests surrounding Crater Lake national park, came about as the result of a move to gain easy access to one of the most scenic regions in the world. By naming Mr. Harriman as head of the committee it is not likely that much time will be consumed in getting down to work and formulating definite plans for bringing within easy reach of the world one of the most ideal and entrancing spots within the boundaries of the Cnited States. Mr. llarriman himself has visited the lake ami has evinced great interest in its welfare and has eagerly awaited an opportunity to give the park and its mirror like body of water more pub licity. In consequence of his ambition along these lines it is placed beyond doubt that he will take an active and pleasurable concern in promoting the project which has already been well launched and started on the highway of success. , Cost ot New Road, PORTLAND, nr., August 24. Two million dollars will be spent by t he llarriman interests in building the new line into central Oregon, if the project just announced by Mr. llarriman is car ried to completion. The new road will be about 1 30 miles long. Add it ion a I track will be added during the follow ing years. Work of construction on the new line will begin about December 1, it is said. Before dirt will fly, existing surveys must be gone over, verified and brought up to date. If the Deschutes route is followed by the new line, an entirely new survey must be run for a consider able diHlauce, for the llarriman engin eers have only mapped out the route for a trnck about half way up the Des chutes ennvon as vet. BULL RUNS AT LARGE IN GOLDEN GATE PARK SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., August 24. The park commissioners are today pre paring an. appeal to the chief of police and police commission to enforce the reguliit ions again! allowing cattle to run at large in the city and have asked that the mounted police prevent a rep etition of yesterday's incident, when a mad bull ran into fiolden (late park, which was full of merrymakers, and created havoc. The bull appeared at the children's playground and drove the little ones to safety in flight. Pandemonium reign' d among the women and children for sev eral hours. Mounted police phased the intruder through the park and finally captured him with lariats. HARRIMAN ANSWERS EUGENE'S INVITATION ECCKXE, Or., August 2L In reply to Harlog's letter to llarriman asking him to vinit Eugene, Harriman answer: 1 ' Pel una Hay Lodge, August 22. Kugene Commercial Club, Kugene, Or. Thanks for your kind invitation to visit Kugene. If I go mit thai way I will be glad to stop, but the chance are that I shall not go out (hat wav this time. E. If. II A R RIM AN. ' W. Kime and his family were in Med ford Suturdav afternoon. F IN CHARE Of PHONES A I Id Hi UI LUOdl U11ICC (J l Telephone Company Are Said to Be in a Tangled Auditor W. K. Merrill is here going over the books of the Pacific Teh dmne & Telegraph company. He i-. in charge of the office George A. Patterson, who for some time has been in charge of the office, is reported short in his accounts to an amount between $SOO and $1000. Pat terson's mother is expected tit arrive in this city Monday evening and, it is said that she has made arrangements to pay the shortage. In this event the company will not prosecute. Efforts were made to raise the money locally last Saturday. Auditor Merrill is reticent in speak ing of the matter. He admitted to day, however, that there was a short age, but that all arrangements had been made to cover it and Hint his company would not prosecute. He stated that Patterson's mother was expected to ar rive in the city this evening. Mr. Merrill says that ho knows where Patterson is a til he present time, bnt will take no steps to have him brought back if the' shortage is cov ered. He stated further that Patter son had worked for years for the com pany and that heretofore he had always borne a good reputat ion as is shown by the fact that he was appointed to his recent position, lie was engaged in the same line of work in Ohio. DOG BRINGS OUT FIVE POLICEMEN SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., August 24. ive policemen are today being hailed as the heroes of the department because they captured a dog yesterday afternoon after three hours of fighting with the a ni ne, which has terrori.cd two streets and a restaurant. The dog first put in an appearance on .Market street, which its peculiar actions caused women and children to flee in lerrnr!l. A call was sent in for the police and the dog continued on its way undisputed. It ran up Turk street and into the stairs of a building occupied as a bakery ami restaurant. A riot call was sent to the police stn t ion by people who though I I he dog was mad, and a squad of police headed by Captain Duke responded. The po lice surrounded ln building and three of the bravest of Ihe parly went up sairs. The dog yelled and the police fired at it and retreated in disorder. The dog ran up another flight of stairs, where it was given undisputed possession. Duke and three men climb ed unto the roof with the intention of letting a man down to a window by a rope, hut t hey found t his im possible and ventured once more into the room occupied by the dog. This time Cap tain Duke walked up to Ihe dog and shot it twice more. The dog squirmed and yelled and again the police retreat I'd. Hot the dog died the next minute. SAWYER'S BAR MAN CRUSHED TO DEATH SlSSON, Cal.. August 21. Thomas Tempest was killed yesterday in the (told Itall mine at Sn wyer s Bar. 75 miles soot hwest of Yreka. The mes sage summoning Coroner Kuck gave few particulars. It was staled thai Tempest was in some manner drawn into a pulley and crushed to death. Tempest was aged 51 and an old time resident of Sawyer 's Bar. Owing to the great distance. Coroner Kuck requested the justice of the peace ai Sawyer s Ha r to conduct the in qiient. BANKER APPEARS IN COURT FOR SPEEDINO OAKLAND, t ab. August 21. f. W. Heltuiiin. Jr.. the banker, appeared in court today In answer to the charge of speeding in his 1111 1 uiuobilf. Helium 11 was arretted yesterday afternoon by the " flying Mqundmn " and went to the police station without protest when it H as explained to turn I hat t he police had a ttop wateh mi him arid roitld tell jut how fast h- wa going. He deposited 25 bail for himself and hi chauffeur. MAINS IS EITHER FAKING OR HAS GONE STARK MAD PACIFIC FLEET DFF UN fSIIISF Swineburne's Fleet Leaves San Francisco For South Sea islands SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., August 24. ; Exactly at 10:10 o'clock today tho sig I mil "up anchors" ran up on Rear Ad miral William T. Swineburno's flag, ship, the West Virginia, which started seven cruisers of tho Pnfic fleet nnd seven torpedo boat destroyers on their summer cruise to the Samonn islands, which will end at Mngdnlcna, bay next winter with a battle practice. The cruisers and torpedo boat destroyers were accompanied by the supply ship Solace nnd the cruiser Buffalo, which will go as far as Honolulu with the fleet. They are fully equipped and pro pared for any emergency thnt might arise. All day yesterday hundreds of vis itors swarmed over the big vessels in specting them and todav the water front was lined by several thousands of people who witnessed Ihe departure of the white ships of war. Towing Torpedo Boats. Just after the ships had got outside the harbor they slowed up and each threw n hawser to a torpedo boat des troyer, ami they started to sea with tho little black boats in tow. The two lines are steel of five inches diameter. The towing is done by way of experiment. It is said much coal can be saved in this manner. The departing fleet is composed of I the West Virginia, Maryland, Pommy I- I vania, Tennessee, Washington, Cnlifor- I uia and South Dakota. They towed in the wake of each, the destroyers Preble, Stnnrt, Perry Ho kins, Hull, Truxton nnd Whipple. Tho Pacific fleet is due at Hono lulu September 2. It will leave there September 10 and arrive at Paga Pago September 20. The fleet is to leave I'ago Pngo September 27 and will ar rive at Honolulu and the return trip tctober 7, leaving the same day for San Diego. The fleet will arrive at San Diego I October 2H ami stay until Oodober .In,' when the vessels will leave for Mag dalena bay for buttle practice. They are due to arrive at Magdulena hay November 1 ami slay until November :to. The fleet will arrive al San Fran cisco December 4, FOREST FIRES DESTRUCTIVE NEAR KLAMATH FALLS KLAMATH FALLS, Or., August 21. Klamath county has had several for est fires that have destroyed vast areas of timber, but the damage was not lis heavy as in other districts, for through tin' efficiency of the fire patrol estab lished and maintained by a number of the large landowners in this county the fins were discovered before they had spronod over a large territory nnd ex eeedingly heavy losses were avoided. A few small fires are still raging in this county, but the flames are under con tml and there is practically no danger of a further spreading. Crook county has been nn exception ally heavy loser from fires and during the past week seven distinct fires have been raging in that county with the re suit that a number of persons have tost all or part of the timber on their claims and more t linn one settler has seen his place go up in smoke. Hack firing has been resorted to on a big scale along the Deschutes, wdiere a fire with a blazing frontage of 1.1 miles has been devastating n vast area of vadluable timber land. Forest Supervisor Ireland, who has charge of the district in which the largest fire is raging, found It neces sary lo call upon neighboring fores! supervisors nt Burns, .John Day, Rose burg and other places for help nnd more I him 2l0 men were in the field fighting Ihe flames. All of the fires that started a few weeks ago were fully under control when the new ones broke out, the origin of which is attributed principally to incendiarism on the part fif unknown parties, possibly campers, though direct arson is suspected In sev eral rnse. Fred Puh! was in Medford Saturdny trading with our merchants, L Homesteaders Cabin Burns and a Small Girl Nearly Loses Life in Flames Ruth White, the. 7-year-old daughter of J. W. White, a homesteader in the Applegate district, was seriously bum ed in a fire which consumed the cabin of the homesteader late Saturday eve ning. It was thought ut first that the child would surely succumb to .her in juries, but it has been found thnt she will recover, though she will probably be scarred for lif. . The cabin caught fire about 10 o'clock Saturday evening from a defective flue leading from tho cook stove in which a fire had been built about I o'clock to prepare some remedy for a younger child's croup. The family hud retired nnd were asleep when suddenly they were awakened by the fire. Mr. and Mrs. Whito rushed from the cabin with three small children, over looking the fact that Ruth was still asleep in her bed. After getting out side Mr. White could hardly restrain his wife from rushing back into Ihe burning cabin when she noticed the ab sence of Ruth. The girl was awaken ed by their cries and rushed through n seem i tig wa 1 1 of f i re to esca pe from the room. She then ran screaming into to a nearby creek and plunged into the water. Neighbors who were attracted by the fire made the family comfortable for the night and summoned medical aid. At last accounts the young woman was doing nicely. The cabin burned to the ground and everything was lost. M r. W h i I e sa y a ho will i m in ed i a t e ly rebuild. He wns in Med ford Monday buying a new stock of necessities. FISHERMAN HOOKS SHAD AND STARTS FOR SEA VOYAGE SAX FRANCISCO, Cal., August 21. Jack Cinnigaii, one of the host of Sun day fishermen who try lo entice finny prizes out of Ihe waters of the bay, is today the butt of much ridicule from his friends over an experience which befell him vesterdav. Fiunigan was fishing from the end of the Main street wharf. The sport was dull, and Fiiinignn fell asleep with his line in his hand. Sud denly he was awakened by a fierce lug and before he could realize what had happpepued was dragged into the wa ter. Einnigan is an ardent disciple of Isaac Walton, and despite his cold plunge, held onto the line. He was be ing rapidly towed out to sea, when Harry Johnson, a boatman, discovered his plight and hauled him into the boat. Together, rescuer and rescued heaved the line aboard and found thnt Pinui gnu's unchartered tugboat was a large shad. SMALL BOY KNOCKED FROM TRESTLE BY TRAIN SAX JOSE, Cal., August 21.-Little Herbert Hoe Her, a 5-year -old son of Prank lloerler, a prominent fruit man of Ciiton district, lies dead today the victim of a train accident yesterday. The hul nnd two brothers were pirnick ing with Iheir mother and father near Los Gatos and were amusing them selves on a railroad trestle when a I rain came suddenly around a curve. The t wo older boys jumped from the track, but Herbert, frightened motion less by the rapid approach of Ihe train, stood routed to the middle of the tres He. The engine ntnick hi ill with terrific force, hurling his body into the gulch below, where it fell mangled and life less beside his brother, who had jumped from the bridge. KENNETT HAS REACHED LIMIT ON SALOONS KKXNKTT, Cal., August 2-1. Appli 1 tition has been made for the 25th sa- , on at Kennctt. which represents the maximum number allowed for this place, its limited by n recent resolution of the I oiporvisors. The regulation has been in effect for some months, but there was no rush to run the number of up to the limit. Twenty four saloons have sufficed until th. pre ut time. YOUNG GIR BADLY BE w n li I n Double WatGh Placed on the Slayer o! Annis to Protect His Life NEW YORK, August 24. Captain Peter C. llains, U. S. A., alayor of Wil liam I1!. Annis, either has gone stark mad today or is doing some of the best shamming ever seen in n New York jail. He seems to have forgotten nil about the killing of Annis and is possessed with the single idea thnt he must report to his superior officer nt Fort Hamilton before noon today, when his leave of absence expires, A double watch has boon placed about his cell for fear of his commit ting suicide. Yesterday Captain Huins sent for his military clothes. Keeper Roilly took them to his cell today uud tho captain seized thorn eagerly, snying: " L havo been waiting for you. You people seem to forget thnt I havo to report to Colonel Harris nt noon to day." Then he hurriedly put on his uniform and said: "So long; I'm off for tho fort.'' He tried to leave nnd when restrained became furious, exclaiming: "What's the matter with youl Do you want lo got me into troublof " Brolhors Arraigned. Captain Peter C. llains and Thornton Jenkins Mains were handcuffed and led into court today for arraignment. Cap tain llains went willingly, apparently I hi uk ing he was on his way to the foil, and talking constantly of tho ex piration of his leave of nhsenco. The arreigument ot the brothers took just, one minute, as it had been Arrang ed for an adjournment to be taken until Fridav. After the arraignment Attorney John F, Mclutyrn said that ho was posit ivelv convinced his client was PROMINENT YOUNG WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN HER BED PARIS, August 24. Whether Miss Winifred Parsons of New York, daugh ter of the late Charles Parsons, presi dent of the Rome. Watertown & Ogdea burg railroad, committed suicido or was accidentally shot is a question which the authorities are investigating today. With a bullet wound in her head, the young woman was found dead yes t onlay in her apartments in Avenue lean. The police say it is a case of suicide, while her friends iiiBist that dent h was due to an accident. It is known, however, that Miss Parsons bad been grieving since her finneen, a young Prciichmiiu, died of constmuption four mouths ago, WOMAN OPENS GAMBLING RESORT AND WINS $10,000 R EXt , New, August 24. Church women are today trying to prevail upon the authorities to prevent Nan Rooney, a San Francisco woman, late of Gold field, from conducting n rouletto bank which she has opened in this city. The sheriff refused to net, snying that a woman has as much right to conduct a gambling game as n man has, and the religious women threaten to take their fight to the state legislature. Xan opened her bank hero Saturday night, and after two hours' play won HUinii from Jack Flyun, a mine man-ngt-r, Miss Rooney was conducting a game in (loldiield when Elinor Glyn visited that camp, nnd has received several letters from the author of "Three Weeks." ASHLAND INTENDS TO OWN WATER AND LIGHT SYSTEM ASHLAND, Or., August 24. At n meeting of the city council of Ash land an ordinance wns passed providing fur t he const ruction and installation of an electric light and power plant to be owned and operated by tho city. The issuance of t-VVmo worth of V per cent light bonds was ordered for this purpose, under an authority voted by the people in 1005. An election was also railed for the pie to vote upon an amendment to the charter authoris ing an additional issue of $30,000 worth of 4V.j per cent bonds, thereby making a total of $S0,00u for tho construction of a municipal plant. O O tflrY t hrt rut I tfW MII1K IM MUUIUIU