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The Tribune Prints More Live Telegraph News than all Dailies in the State of Oregon South of Salem Combined UNITED PRESS DISPATCHES By fu th largest and best news report ( any paper In Southern Oregon. The Weather Fair tonight und Wednesday ; slight ly warmer tonight; northerly winds. THIED YEAR. MEDFORD, ORLXiOX, Tl'KSDAV. (K.'TOUKH ti, IfJOS. No. 171. Daily r TURN LIGHT ON TEDDIE S TRUST IN Kettef tb Trust Blister, Sfctwn up by DeisocratiG National CaHifflittee For and Against Interests CHICAGO, Oct. b Frank R. Kel logg, President Roosevelt 'h chief bust er, is the object of u severe attack made today by the dvinocratic national committee, which charges that Kellogg, while acting us chief cduiihcI for the government in the suits against the Standard Oil has been the Minnesota attorney for the steel trust, the beef trust, the sleeping car trust, the ex prosit companies, .fames J. Hill and oth er " interests." The committee quotes George S. Lof tus, of St. Paul, commissioner of tin Minnestnta Shippers and Receivers as sociation, for the charges. Loft us de elarea that, the official railroad guide shows Kellogg as general counsel for the Dtihtth Irong Range railroad, ami t hat railroad and that Poors inn mini declares that his road is owned by t In United States Steel corporation. H is alleged that Kellogg, in ltm.. Assumed charge of the forces of the Bteel trust in a battle to bring about .the destruction of labor unions of the Iron Range road. v Kellogg is ft member of the republic an national committee and one of the most prominent figures in the party organization aside from management of the anti-trust cases, for which he was made a deputy attorney general under Ilonaparte. COMEDIAN DOES STUNT THAT IS NOT FUNNY SVRACl'Si:, X. V., Oct. (. lie Wolf Hopper today felt little ill effect from a fall he sustained while appearing last night in his new play, "YVhal Happen rd Then." The comedian makes an entrance and exit swinging through the air on a wire. The feat is dangerous and last night, after getting a good swing, the hook at the comedian's belt slipped and Hopper was thrown eight feet to the floor. He weighs L'ihi pounds and struck on his head. After the nir tain was lowered the audience was dis missed and the laugh-maker removed to his bed. BEVERIDOE SPEAKS IN PORTLAND THIS EVENING PORTLAND, Or.. Oct. (i. Republi cans have completed arrangements for their rally at the armory tonight, when United States Senator Albert .1. I lever idge will deliver an address. Senator Beveridge is scheduled to arrive on a special train about S o'clock tonight. It will not be possible for United States Senator John P. Dolliver of Io wa to speak in Portland. ITe is selied tiled for three Pacific Coast addresses, but Ins only Oregon address "will be at Salem on Friday nigh!, October Hi. CANNING COMPANY HAD SPLENDID EXHIBIT AT FAIR Ono of the best exhibits recently shown at the district fair was that of the Grants Pass Canning company. A large o mount of canned goods wen shown, arranged in a most attractive manner. The canning company is also making a business of selling Sampson's spray, which spray is said to be one of the beat on the market. The manager nf the company has appointed .1. I. l well local agent. Two carloads of the ii pray were sold here last week. Martin Angel, the poimdogist. who is operating in Josephine county, made Medford n visit Saturday. YOUNGEST FAN ON RECORD AT GAME Chicago, ot. ;. The youngest baseball fan on record attended the game between the Cubs and the Pittsburg Pirates Sunday. He was born in the grandstand and at a crucial m ment of the game and his faint yell joined that of other t hu sands as Pitcher Mordecn Itmwn made the hit that brought in the winning run for I 'him go. The mother nod child were , taken from the stand during the exeitment of the game and today the Chicago club is seeking'the infant for a ninscot. EUROPEAN AGREEMENT SITUATION IS REACHED IMPROVED BY COALMEN Powers Take Advice and Act Slowly - - Turkey Pospones Declaration of War Against Bulgaria PARIS, Oct. ti. (llnlletin.) Heel ing the advice of Prance and Knglund, the sultan of Turkey today announced his decision to postpone the declaration of war against Hnlgaria, pending the conference of Ihe powers. VIKXNA, Oct. ti. Kinperor Fran?. Jo sef today decided to delay the procla mation announcing the nnnexat ion of the provinces of liosnia and Herzego vina by the dual Austria-Hungary em pi ie. The proclamat ion will not be issued until the result of the confer ence of the powers is known. The de lay was announced after the emperor had been closeted with his advisors. Servian Reserve Out. It KM i li A UK. Servia. Oct. ti. All those first class Servian reserve troops, num bering iti.odfi men, have been summon ed to arms by a royal ukase issued to day. The war spirit is manifest through the country. Telegrams from various cities tell of street demonstra tions ami the demand for war against Austria, ("rent excitement prevails and the sound of 111- bugle summoning the troops to assemble is heard throughout the .land. Situation Improved. PA I. ! S, Pi a nee, ( c t . (i. The punt poueinent of the declaration of war by the sultan is believed here to mark a great turn for the Ivtter in the sit nation and there is considerable relief. All t lie disinterested powers have agreed to the call for a conference ex cept Genu any. So far t he kaiser has not expressed himself and his attitude is the subject of much speculation. Foreign Ministers Pint-hot of Prance and IswulsKy of Kussia ami Dr. Stan- cuotl, the Kulgarinn agent in Paris. held a long conference today, after which they visited Premier Sleiuencean, with whom Pritish Ambassador ftertie was conferring. The announcement of the call for the conference ami of Turkey's decision to post pone t he decimal ion of war fol lowed immediately after the conference with the premier. Pi" in ier I 'leineiii-eau sa id this eve uing that he i-nitMdered the situation so relieved that he would start tonight on a campaign lour, by which he hopes to ensure his (ejection to the senate next .lauuarv. TOO SARCASTIC AND IS NOW IN JAIL SAN" P.KUN'AKIHN'O. ('a!., (let. (i. Iteeause he was too sai'ciistic, F. F. Trapp, wanted in Santa lara county for embej'..lenibeiit, is today in jail facing several cliarg-s. Trapp was ar rested at I'aggi-tt and charged with having stolen ifMio from the Santa Fe station at Ludlow a few hours before, lie had taken the position of night op orator and cb-rl; that night and had re ceived tie- $mhi in four packages rep resenting conductor'' and station agents remittances. He wrote a note to the day operator at Ludlow thanking him for the use of the tvpewritcr ami tell trig him that life was too short to spend on t'n d-s'T'. He forged the agent's signature to a pass and took Ihe Over land for Los A ngtdes. YOUNG MAN INSTANTLY KILLED WHILE HUNTING M'MINNVM.LK. Or.. Oct. (!. The victim of an accidental di noting while he wa hunting. Tt.iijamin F. Putin, IS yearn old. lies dead 'it his home today. In the pi. -o-n. c of hi PJ year old broth er, the young man was climbing over a fence vel-rd:i v. when hi pun was accidentally discharged. The entire r),;uge tru'k the boy in the neck, sev ering hi"- jugular Vi-in and killing him inM;intlv, TWO STEAMERS BURNED TO THEIR WATER LINE SPuKW'i:. Wa-h . Met. fi The -.t earner V'T'li ' it :ind IS. iiit a. two .,f tin- 1" -! i " ; b- :' - in lining from St. J...-. Id.ih... :,i.d aluable boats, have br. -ti bi-r-cl to the w;i'.r' edge bv fire which attacked the Vorth Mr lnt nitfln. The flames rnickly spread to t .uit.-i. causing n total h nf Mfi.iiH.r. They w.-rde tied up at the wharf at St. Joe. If Agreeable to Companies the Mine will be in Control of the Sunrise Mining Company Colonel Mundy, the representative of the Sunrise Mining company of Chica go, who are endeavoring to obtain con trol of the coal mine near this city, left Monday evening for Kansas City to lay before his people a new propo sition, which has grown nut of n it agree ment reached between him and Ihe Pa cifie Coal company of Los Angeles, who at present control the mine. The rep resentativcH of the Pacific Coal com pany also left the city, going to Los Angeles to place the new agreement before their company. For some weeks the coal mine has been a bone of contention between the representatives of the two companies. The Pacific Coal company were under emit ract to deliver the mine, but through some hitch in the negotiations no agreement could be reached, Thet nature of the present agree ment has not been made public, but it is understood that if the agreement reached by the representatives of the two companies is agreeable to the com panies, then the Sunrise Mining com pany will have secured control of the mine. An early settlement mi that basis would undoubtedly prove of material advantage to Medford, inasmuch as the Sunrise people plan to start operations upon a large scale, putting a targe force of men at work. Colonel Mundy ex pects to be absent some two weeks. TWO REVENUE CUTTERS TO REMAIN IN NORTHERN PACIFIC WASHIN'CTOX, Oct. fi. The revenue cutters Thet is and Ferry will be t he only vessels of the treasury department service to remain in the northern Pa cific station during the coining winter, according to a statement given out by the treasury depart ment today. The Thetis will continue patrol duty in the Behring si raits, while the perry has left Fnalnska for Southeastern Alaska, where she will take station for the win ter. The Rush is Hearing Seatt le, while t he Pear and Mc 'ulloch are on their way to San Francisco. The latter car ries ( 'apt aiu M linger of the service, who will assume new duties at San Francisco. ARTILLERY POST IS DESTROYED BY TYPHOON MANILA. P. I., Oct. ft. Word re ceived today from the artillery post camp iit Stot .en burg, (HI miles f mm here, says that t he whole post was dest roved by t he typhoon of Sunday night. Nothing is left but the founda tions of the buildings. No reports of casualties have been received. Olher posts throughout the islands are believed to have been badly dam aged also, and ili s feared some of them have been wiped out. ha mage to wires has made communication practically im nossible. The Atlantic fleet will sail at ii o "clock Friday evening for Yako hauia. Chris Kret.er. who is developing a well defined ledge in Jackson Creek district, recently received an asay show ing gold in quantities of Vfis to the ton of quartz. This would ensure the profitable working of the mine. LONG DEFERRED CLEANING UP DAY IS AT LAST SET FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 12 City Finds a Dumping Ground South of City -Campaign Outlined for Week Devoted to Cleaning Streets and Yards At last the long deferr-d - leaning w-.rk of H.nnii.g t -ity has been Mo.rth and ;il least of Soothe,-,, Pacific up day has been .decided upon and 'the lack of a suitable place in which : tracks. chairman Welsh of the Cnmmercal Hub ! d-.mp th; -ffal of the .-it v. Tins hr.s ' Thur-dav. October I.", Sev,ih north lonimittee having the matter in hand';'' kit ,','''n f" 11 l'"''",n "'""th ' Ul t of S.mt lorn Paeifir track to h.is arranged n program for a week s i "f th- city, und the work will in.w m.-r ( -tr,., , leaning of the pit v. nlv i.togie-- Pvenone is urged t" .... . . : , ' . .1 i j Fndiiv. O.tob.i Mi Seventh o,ith Ihe work is to be started on Mi a-et ,n the g t work. October lL. and will continue fur j Chairman W. M. ani.oom-es the tot .-.ml went of Southern Pacific traeks to a fl-k. Ka.h day a certain hi H inn of .b.wmg progt.-m, . j trcet. t:,e r.ty is to be cleaned until the town ' M,,,,,,;,v- 0,'t,,,,,,r 1 '' XM ,,r Saturday. October 17 Seventh south ll take on appearance of an I ' 'i-lay, Mn)(.r ;t Seventh south i"1"1 "' iTvvi ,u Ivory so.-.iadvtTliseiiiei.t. al llf Southern Pacific tracks. M-'twIny, October U Seventh north T0 one thing that has delavO the' Wediolnv, OHobrr M Seventh 1 ami wet of .1 street to Preet. 0 w EQUALIZERS IN SESSION OCTOBER 19 Board of Equalization will I be in Session. Week at Least Then is the Time to Make a Kick The county board of equalization will convene for the litOK session on Octo her 1! in the county courthouse in Jacksonville ami will continue in ses sion for a week at least, and as much longi r as is necessary. The county clerk, county assessor and county judge constitute the board and will hear all complaints regarding un fair assessments. The board is to proper body before which to carry any complaints regarding listing of property and assessment of taxes. It is expected that there will be a large number of cases to be heard by the hoard this year, as many complaints have been offered regarding assess meats, owing to the antiquated methods of keeping the lax roll of the county. oT. LOUIS DSCORATES TO GREET W. H. TAFT ST. LOl IS, Mo., Oct. li. This city was in its gayest gala attire today to welcome William 11. Tafl. the republic an candidate for the presidency, who was scheduled to make three speeches. The occasion is enlivened by the fact Hint the greatest Veiled Prophet f est i val takes place tonight. Arrangements have been completed for a big escort, which will accompany Tafl from the Union station to the Planters' hotel. when' lie will hold a reception. II will deliver a speech at Ihe i olisenni at 't o'clock in the afternoon ami then will go to Clayton, where he will speak at " o'clock. At 't o'clock he will speak in Fast St. Louis and afterward will return and review the Veiled Prophet parade from t In hotel balcony. To night he will be Hi the festival ball. guest of honor at WIND CHILLS ARDOR OF HOMESEEKERS DALLAS, S. I).. Oct. II. Iteeause of cold raw wind llint swept the town, veral thousand 1 hie who arrived I' last night to register in t he ftns'-hud reservation land lottery, left today bo fore daylight. Merchants are complain ing that the rapid tiain service is de priviug them of profits, as visitors are enabled to leave (own within an hour or two after registering. 1 lollieseekers rates are twisted to bring the business rush ami the force of notaries oxecul ing affidavits has been increased to j if..")!!. The registration is orderly, not an arrest having been made, Xo gam i bit rs have secured street concessions. ! BIG BANKS IN SPOKANE ! HAVE CONSOLIDATED SPOKANK, Wah.. OH. b -Ity a deal involving -f:t.0MM.oini. the National City bank of New York, owned by Standard Oil interesls. hiis purchased 'harles Sweeney 's stock in t he Fxchange N'a tional bank, a large block of stock in t he Trail ds Nat ional bank, and will consolidate the two banks under the name of the Traders llxt hange National bank, with a capital stock of l."oii,. o(M) und on.ofio surplus. STANDS OR EA R HAY Sends Message to Trans Mississippi Congress by His Personal Represen tative Wheeler SAN FKANVlSt'O, Cal.. Oct. . "Co out there ami tell congress that 1 believe in fair play." This is the message that President Roosevelt gave William W. Wheeler, as sistant secretary of Ihe department of commerce and labor, to deliver today to the trans Mississippi commercial con gress here. heeler arrived this morn ing as t he personal representative of he president . He will place the attitude of Ihe pres ident squarely before the delegates who uic confronted with the fact thai stock men of the west are aggrieved at the vuti ailment of grazing la mis and are claiming I hat they face ruin through discrimination in favor of the agricnl '.urist. These complains have reached House veil, and his personal representative has been i u st rnclcd in no uncertain terfus l'i inform the delegates I but both sides must have consideration. Explains President 's Attitude. Fxplaining the president 's "attitude Wheeler today said: "Mr. Roosevelt i idea, as in fact ihe idea of all Ihe delegates to the con gross, is that one of two propositions must be accepted as best for the good of the cause. Klther this session must degenerate into a kind of pink tea in which the sp-nkers will vie with one a not her in hurling t he most sweetly t:conl i d bouquets or I hey must be t o rnins in which every man may speak his mind with perfect Irocdoui, wheth er it be heavy wi: h real or fancied t roubles. "Ami this by no menus must he uu d erst ood as being an iut i mat ion t hat the .resident assumes tint the protest' ants are in the right. It is simply the ..Id principle of fair play. Let the light be made and the deserving win. That is M r. Koosevell ':t id -a. " " STEWART WILL APPEAR BEFORE BOARD THURSDAY W ASI f I N't ) TON. OH. (I. Colonel William P. Stewart today said that on Thursdny he will present to the mem bers of the army retiring board lesli mony to show lhal he was at no time detached from active service in the N'ez . erces 1 iidiau campaign because til heart trouble. Opponents of Colonel Stewart declare thai in ITo- he was dis qualified from participating in the cam pnigu. Colonel Stewart wears a medal given him by the department in token of his service lit t lie battle of fohlwn ter, Idaho, for which he wns breveted caplaiu. The general opinion here lhat the verdict of I he board will be against Stewart. YORKTOWN REACHES NAVY YARD FROM FROZEN NORTH NAYV V A It I . Paget Sound. Wash.. Oct. li. - The gunboat Yorklown which arrived here Sunday evening finished taking on coal last night ami today is (mi Iht way to Mare Ishmd. where the ship will awaith further orders. The Yorktown spent the summer in Alaskan waters guatding the seaN from poach PEOPLE TO SAY WHERE Council Decides to Allow People to Vote on Dif ferent Water Proposit ions Offered City The city council at a special meeting called to consider the water question on Monday afternoon adopted The Tri bune s policy of publicity and left it to he people to decido upon a source of municipal supply. Ten days were given the different parties offering water propositions to have their propositions in and an elec tion is to be called PI ilnys later. Councilman Wafer was the champion of the movement to let the people vole on the mutter, lie first suggested the move in an interview in the Tribune and Monday hit n winced the resolution which was adopted unanimously by the , council. As the mater now stands each com petitor has III days in which to file his proposition accompanied by certified check for llOu allowing evidence) nf good faith. Then the propositions will be submitted to the people for their id ion. Eifort Opens the Ball Council-nan KifeU opened the ball Monday by calling for unfinished busi ness. This was his resolution that the council accept ihe proposition of the Sterling Mining company, which caused a walk out at a previous meeting on the part of couiicibneii Merrick, Trowbridge and Wormian, when their substitute inol ion favoring Wasson can von was defeated. Th d iscussion t hen started. There re present at the meeting those offer ing water propositions. Dr. (. R. Rny was i here with his atloruev. W. M. I ig. I 'd . Man ley was on ha ml rep resenting his brother, as was .1. I,. Ham itton, .leff Heard, ami P, .1. Blukely of the Sterling Mining com nun v nnd ii large number of taxpayers. Kuch of the promoters offered explanations to the council regarding ipiostioiiH as to water rights ami the like. Offors to Withdraw K.I tlaiiley slated that he did not know wheleher he and Ins brother would offer Wasson canyon to Ihe city to be voted upon or not. " I am only interested now," he said. "in seeing Hint no one Hells my will The water we have is worth tfi'J.'i.lMlft to us ami it is there if the city wants it. Put I urn not going to allow any one else to sell it for me. ' I in- staleinenl of M r. I Inn lev was taken tit mean lhat he would carry a suit into court against t he Pish Lake I'itch company if they attempted to sell water to Metltord. Condor Company's Proposal Judge W. M. Colvig on behalf of the Condor Water A Power company briefly outlined the proposed pumping offer of this corporalioii. which agrees to inslal a double pumpiilg plant, one pump a hove the mouth of (tear creek mid nnr in Med I'oid. with two reservoirs of I.Mii' .iinu gallons i-a ily, Jt inch pipe line ami a complete filtering plant, large enough to filler all water needed, for flPT.snn. or less; t-i lease and operate I he cit y ilisi ribut log system nt rat fixed bv council, .i lav aside sinking fund and fixed charges, and to charge nothing for pumping power, unless after all fixed expenses were nut, there was ;i surplus, when the city would receive per cent of the net profits and the company 7i per cent. Meanwhile the company would deper d upon its sale of surplus water along the line for ir rigation to make up any deficiency. Dr. It; y slated that he had never been able to have serioil-i ct nsid era lion paid to Ins proposal by the water committee, lhat it was over 1 Of t.f h if ) cheaper than Wasson canyon or l-'ish Lake, that he on hi give bond to have the system j.leted ami delivering water v.-ithin ox months from the signing of th' .infract, ami that it was the only prop ositimi that offered rn unlimited sup dy at a short notice. Wants Definite Proposal Mr. Heard for the Sterling company lemiimlefl lhal if the people were to tote upon t he proposition that a df nite amount of water be asked for. He ml that he had hard work finding out lost v hat was wanted, and that Kngb ii-er Huberts was "liken sparrow hawk, ii. lover knew where he would light i nd what In- would stand for next." He look exceptions to renin rkf. against an open ditch. Mr. Yawter said that he wpokc in the i-apacitv of n citizen and not lis k rep' resent at ive of the Fish lnVo DUrh c uupiinv in asking thnt thn settlement of the iiueHtiou tie left to the iieople for Will URGE EXPERTING THE BOOKS County Judge Will Lay Report of Grand Jury Before County Court on Wednesday 'I'lio county court nicctH in regular nexttiou cilnoRtliiy and nt that tlmo County .Itulc .1. K. N'cil will lay be fore tin1 court the report of the recent grand Diury, which in no uncertain way urgctt upon the court the neccfttuty of having the boohs in the variouH of fices of the courthouse experted. Not long ago tin' two county commission- rs, Owens anil Patterson, refused to order the expecting of the books, though urged to do so at some length. When the grand jury met they carefully looked into the needs of such a work and em bodied, as a result, in their report, a strong clause urging the court to havo tue work done. It is this report tint will bo laid be fore the commissioners tomorrow. What their action will be is unknown, but it is thought thnt they will refuse, as thev did before. MURDER ATTEMPTED NEAR THE ST. FRANCIS HOTEL SK.Vn'I.K, Wash.. Oct. . Murder was attempted by two thugs early to day in front of the Hotel St. Francis. The victim was K. B. Adams, a resident of the Hotel licence. Ailnmn first at- ItemptJ'd to gel help by speaking through ii n open basement window into a room, and then when a threat to blow his head off was made he yelled loudly for help. One of the thugs fired at 111 in. but Ihe bullet went wild and the rob bers turned and fled. Adams went In pursuit, yelling for help nt the top of his voice, but the men I'seupcd. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE, BUT SAVED BY PHYSICIANS RKATTI.K, Wash.. Oct. II. With one end of a piece 01 nose ninxeu 10 gas jet and the other end in his mouth, llowlaud William, n San Francisco enrthiuuke victim. In years old, wns found on the verge of death this morn ing in the New F.nglnnd hotel. Wil liams" life wns saved by thep rompt action of physicians who were called. Letters found on his person show lhat he owned a butcher shop and meat plant of console ruble proportion, but lost all in Ihe fire following tin rthipiake. for decision. F.ngineor .1. S. Howard mid thai he favored the adoption of the ,.ugit r's report, but that if tho conn- Id not agree tl alter should be left lo a villi- of the pie. Mr. Clrich objected to this plan and thought the council should decide. Kngiaeer Rob erts had i bjection to the people's de ciding the luiltler. About Wator Rights. Mr. Vawter offered the suggestion lhat the cilv nllornev examine and re port il water rights offered, but it was dei-uled to :tk bond with bids to giiarnii right, .lodge Colvig made a brief address upon water rights, and ilutcd thai he was fi'.miliar from lit ignlion with those of Wasson canyon ami Hi' Slinger ranch. The Condor , puny rights he slated were 1IIUUI'S linneil, nnd he knew from 21) years' service en altorney for Anlieliy that the Sterling Mining pnn.v's water rights were unassailable and that the supreme court had decided that the coiupany hiul a right to divert wilier out of the ! ream's watershed. fnniiciliiinn Merrick withdrew his mo- ion that II i. n.-il pt the engin eer's report Mini the motion lo pass Iho responsibility op to Ihe people for a majority vole paised unanimously. . I-:. Ilovd W. II. Humphrey, J. ('. mil Verne F.inorick ami a couplo nf Aslilandei i-oniprise a hunting party which went to the lrnippi:i divide u .hurt time since. A. K. Heamcs nnd C. H. Smith drovii down from Jacksonville Mondny. BEVERIDOE WILL BE HERE TOMORROW Senator lleveridi'e of Indiana will speak nt the depot Wednes day afternoon r.t Sl'J.I o'clock, while the train stops. Ho will be In this city for five minutc only. A large crowd should be on liau to bear Indituin'n rtbv tingul-iied sun discuss tbe Issue of the day. e e
