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By far the largest and beat news report
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THIRD YEAR.
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17,-1908.
No. 207.
Pan
DETERMINED
FIGHT FOR
CHANGE
Ruef
Takes Advantage of
Attempt on Heney to
Get a Rehearing of His
Trial for Graft
SAX FHANCISCO, Cal., Nov. 17.
Thai Alio Hticf and his attorneys will
make a determined fight to havo Ilia
trial hold in another county was evi
today, wlion Attorney HoBecnr
of tlio dcfcnso filed nil affidavit in sup
iort of his motion for n change of
vonuo, ulleging that the developments of
the past day supported his motion. As
tlio law allows an affidavit of that kind
to bo filed every day, it is likely that
Knot and his attorneys will make an
elViirl each day from now on until tho
t rial is adjourned to have tho motion
fur a change of venue considered by the
court in the event that tho present mo
t ion is overruled.
The prosecution combnttcd the affi
davits filed by Ruef yesterday with 25
affidavits of persons who wero present
at the places mentioned in tho Ruof
affidavits and who denied tho state
i ts of tho dofonse.
When tho Huef trial wns convened
this morning for tho second session since
tho attempted mui'der of Francis .T. Ho
ney, graft, prosecutor, last Friday, the
sniiic warlike military aspect, marked
it h deliberations, liuef wns driven to
Carpenter's hall in the sheriff's van
surrounded by n guard of five detec
tives and fivo mounted police, who rode
beside the van to see that no attempt
was made to interfere with tho prison
er. Tlie crowd that surrounded the build
ing was kept moving by mounted police
and there was no disorder. When Fuef 's
wagon was driven to the court building,
the police formed in lino nnd kept the
crowd nwny until Huof could bo taken
inside.
Henry Ach nnd Thomas Dozier, Ro
of's attorneys, were driven to the court
building guarded by detectives.
Crowd. Is Searched.
Itv the express order of .lodge Lnw
lor, the courtroom was not crowded,
and everyone was searched for weap
ons before he was allowed to enter.
Thomas B. Dozier opened the court
proceedings by filing a supplementary
affidavit to support tho motion of Ru
ef 'fi counsel for a change of venne mode
yesterday. Attorney Hiram Johnson ob
.jected to the filing of the affidavit on
the ground that it wns stipulated that
all evidentiary affidavits in support of
the motion for a change of venue were
to have been filed bythe defense yes
terday. Ruef 's counsel opposed the objection
:(l, il, o statement that it wns express
ly stipulated by law and by attorneys
in the case that the motion coiim lie
v,.,l .it niiv staie of the trial nnd
that affidavits covering a period of
lime subsequent ro Tlie ruing ui vrn
tenlay's affidavits could be introduced
in support of the motion for a change
of venue nt any time. Jlie court ruled
that this contention wns correct and
Dozier was allowed to read his affida
vit, which covered the time from yes
tentiiy up to this morning.
THESE PEOPLE CERTAINLY
ABE FOND OF BOOZE
W1VSTKT), Conn.. Nov. 17. Such
hrrgo crowds from Winsted no license
sim-e November 1 are patronizing the
saloons in Torringlnn, ten miles south of
here, that the trollev company is run
ning special cars at night to accommo
date men who like liquid refreshments.
The extra cars have already been
.hnstoned "jag cars." Four hundred
Wiust.'d people were in Torringtdn Sat
nrdavnight nnd many visited the sister
borough tonight, throe extra cars bc
iug run. It is estimated that nt least
.-n,nim will be left in Torrington by
Winsted people during the coming year.
FOREMAN KILLED AT
M'CLOUD BOX FACTORY
SlSSON. Cal.. Nov. 17. James M
TTninev foreman of the McCloud box
factory, was killed nt McCbmd by be
ing struck by n hoard k irked back from
ihe nlg.T machine while he was in
stni.-tintr n now employe.
lie was terriblv mutilated, his liver
being cruhed and bis intestines put
The head surgeon of the McCloud hos
pital found it impossible to save his
life.
Deceased leave a wife and several
children, nnd he wns a Tcry popular
voting man among his associates, it
has not vet been decided where the
DEPLETED CONDITION OF
JAPANESE
IE
Feeling
Throughout Orient Is to the
Japanese Only Await Favorable' Opportunity to
Engage in Warfare With United States-Adoption
of New Form of Farewell by Officers
MANILA, Nov. 17. That ns Boon as
tin cm jiiro emerges from its present
financial difficulties, Jit m none litres
siuiiH in I'll inn nnd tlie iiHHiiiiiption of an
arbitrary position on several of tlie
delicate phases of tlio far eastern prob
lem, will result in war between Japan
nnd America in tho expressed belief of
officers of the IMiilippino squadron nnd
the officers connected with tho intelli
gence department of tho army.
That instead of tho recent retrench
ment policy announced, to tho world by
Japan as an evidence of her peaceful
intentions, being n promise of peace,
but that it is an indication that Japan
is already preparing fop war, is the
opinion of the military observers at
tached to the army in tlio Philippines.
Tho depleted condition of tho .Japa
nese exchequer it is beliovod hero alone
prevented war at tho time of the San
Francisco school trouble, and so grave
was the situation at the timo that the
mon'itors Monterey and Mnnndnock were
placed in condition by Captain Davis, in
command of the naval stations nt ('n
vitc nnd Olong Pan, and ten months'
supplies wen stored in tho latter station
where tho drydoek Dewey is stationed.
Tho preparations that wore made to
defend Olong I 'no wero abandoned, but
the precautions to protect tho drydock
from injury at that timo are still main
tained. No Natives Near Dock.
No natives except thoso employed in
tho navy yard are allowed near the dry
dock. Picket boats guard nil water
approaches. No Japuueso are nllowed
near tho yard at any time.
The officers of the Philippine squad
ron, which lecently returned from n
visit to Japanese waters, tell of inci
dents which occurred to show the deep
underlying suspicion of tho Japauese
of all classes toward American.
While a squadron was proceeding
through the Island sea a signal was dis
played from one of the Japanese forts
inquiring what ships they wero. When
the answer was signalled back that it
was tho American squadron en route
to Yokohama, signals wero exchanged
between several of tho forts, and when
the squadron had proceeded but a few
cable lengths a signal was run up on
the largest fort, "Stop whero you are."
The squadron hove to and after a few
moments' wait the same fort signalled:
"We wish to remind you that you are
within ten miles of tho fortifications.
Keep outside that distnncc. Proceed.'
Followed by Japs.
During tho entire stay of tho squad
ron in Japanese waters it was never
free for n moment from tho surveillance
of Japanese naval officers, who follow
ed it by day and night on torpedo boats'.
At Yokohama the report gained circ.u
HENEY STILL
WITHSTOOD SHOCK OF OPERATION WELL- NOT MORE THAN FIVE
WEEKS BEFORE
SAN FltAN'TMCO, Cal., Nov. 17.
A statement issued by the doctors hi
attendance on Francis J. Honey nt Hi.'tfl
o'clock this morning say that the pa
tient passed a restful night anil is feel
ing much better and stronger today.
He has withstood the shock of the
operation successfully and is getting
stronger with every hour. While the
doctors will not trust themselves to
make ton sanguine a statement, it is the
4-onsensus of opinion 'hat it will not
SPOKANE ORCHARD SOLD
FOR A FANCY FIGURE
SPOK A X E, Wash., Nov. 1 7. The
Railway Land & Improvement company,
of which F. Lewis Clark of Spokane is
president, an! nwtvng several large
tracts of land along the SKkane &
Inland Eleetrir Railway company's line
into the p-ilouse country, has sold its
magnificent-on-hard at Waverly. Wash.,
south of Spokane, for 7.Vfr to the
Waverlv Orchards company, recently or
ganized" in Spokane. Tim tract em
braces .12" acres, the trees on fl." acres
of which are in bearing, while the rest
of the Innd is now planted under the
direction of Cyrus L. Smith, horticultural.
E!
I KE ER
PREVENTS WAR
Effect That I
latiou that the Allnntic fleet would not
visit that port and that officers of the
Philippine squadron wero compelled to
submit to jibes from nil classes, the
favorite renturk being:
"Why you no comef Tell them wo
no hurt pretty ships.'
The thoroughness of tho system of
espoinage maintained on Americans was
recently shown, when torpedo practice
and mine planting n Mississippi bay
near Yokohama wan abandoned sudden
ly vhen naval attache Dougherty ac
cepted an invitation to a week-end par
ty at a house from which the opera
t ions could be watched with a spy
glass. Open American Mail.
The tampering with the mail of all
American citizens of tho empiro is one
of the most annoying features of tins
espoiniigc.
An American secret, sorviec agent,
known to your correspondent, for many
years, gave the following necount of
his observations:
"Japan is as systematically preparing
for war wiLh the United States as she
did in the years immediately preceding
the war wilh Russia in preparation for
I hat conflict. Kverv officer in the Phil
ippines knows it and the army nnd
navy departments know it. Thoso ' is
lands have been overrun with Japanese
military observers during tho past years
and several of them havo deserted. As
swonns tlx1 present retrenchment pol
icy, which does not affect in nny degree
the Japanese military preparations for
tho appropriations for these purposes
have already been provided covering ft
number o years, refills the Japanese
coffers., look out for trouble.
"The Americans out here who know
that a conflict is certain feel almost in
censed at the apathetic attitude of our
countrymen in the states. Amerien will
awaken some morning to. find that it is
too late to prepare -for the struggle
which is coming nnd will bo forced to
submit to the bitterest humiliation in
our national history.'
New Farewell Words.
This statement epitomizes tho senti
ment of every American here on. the fir
ing line nnd the same sentiment has
taken hold of the battleship fleet. The
new word of farewell to those officers
who nro to be detached hero is, "Well,
old man, v:e will come over and get yon
out of the Japanese jug."
Though spoken in jest, there is not
nn officer who does not know that the
entire naval and mititnry force in the
Philippines will some day go down be
fore nn overpowering force of Japanese
unless a peace compelling naval force is
kept within striking distance of the
islands.
RECOVERY
bo more than three weeks before the
prosecutor will be a well man nnd not
more than five weeks before he will
be able to resume his work in the court
room.
The patient's condition is very satis
factory. There is absolutely no sign of
septicemia nbout the wound, which is
perfectly clean nnd healthy. The phy
sicians say that it will remain so ui
lens something extraordinary happens.
.AMBASSADOR WHITE'S
HOUSE IN PARIS ROBBED
PARIS, Nov. 17. The residence of
Henry White, the American nmbnssa
dor, was ransacked by burglars on
Thursday night and a large quantity
valuables carried away. The booty in
dudes gold bracelets, pearl necklaces
hroorhes nnd other jewelry.
The ambassador is in the Failed
States, while Mrs. nnd Miss White have
been staying nt their f'hevreuse cha
teau.
The servants, sleeping on the third
floor, were not awakened by the bur
glar, who 'strewed the great talons
with the contents of boxes and bureaus.
MP
PRINCEC1G
IS THE BIG
GUN
Head of the Army Has
Risen to the Highest
Place in China-Did Dow
ager Take Own Life?
PEKING, China, Nov. 17. Prince
hing, president of the board of foreign
affairs nnd head of I ho army, has risou
suddenly to bo Ihe most prominent fig
ure iu China.
Even Prince Chun, the regent, lias
ntsked tho support of Princo Clung,
who is now guarding tho imperial pal-
ice with several hundred selected men.
1'he situation is particularly tense since
Prince Ching is tho father of Prince
Tsui Fu, who ib one of tho claimants
to tho throne and who is on hie way
to tho United Stales ns envoy extra
ordinary to express thanks for the re
mission of tho Boxer imdenity.
Among tho many eventualities which
aro conjectured, tho suggestion thut
Ching might gain control of tho gov
ernment and put Sang Fu on tho throne
yot.
Financial Situation Grave,
Tho llnnncial situation is extremely
grave. Over 20 stock exchanges in
Pekin havo been effected by the double
death in the royal fnmfly. Native
banks nro having great difficulty nnd
many are in danger of suspension.
Rumors that tho empress, committed
suicide havo gained widespread public-
it v in the last 24 hours, but no official
statement as to tho cnuso of her death
r the diroet cause of the demise of the
mperor has been issued.
That the new government foars an
attack by tho revolutionists is denied,
hut the regent is using every effort to
bring formidable support to his ad
ministration and tho most urgent tac
tics nro being employed.
Japan Is Affected.
TOKIO, Japan, Nov. 17. Advices re
ceived her from i'cKing say taat ine
pnlnco gates are guarded nnd entrance
is refused to all persons except after
it most rigid examination.
The rumor that the empress commit
ted suicide after fasting for a week is
becoming stronger.
The Chineso revolutionary students
in this city nro holding meetings and
ire being wntched closely by the police.
Tokio stocks are still down after the
slump of yesterday.
FORTUNATE MINERS
VISITING MEDFORD
OcorKn Pinter uml Hugh JonPS, who
rfcontly miulo a rich strike in the
Mount Sterling country, Unvo arrived
n Mi'ilfurd with sample nf the ore
I isroverrd by them. It is rieh with
Kohl, a lump nliout tlio size of a wal
nut showing n valuo of over $Jo.
Thi'ir's is the story so often tolil of
miners. They Imil beeomo ilisoouragcil
mill ivore about tn leave tho hunt for
le'ilRes, when they Btumbleil upon a
fort line. They hml worked faithfully
for eight weeks ujion a trneo thoy lind
.nt, nnd when nbout and yards from the
top nf Mt. Sterling between tlio head
witters of Deer and Sodn creeks, bill
below llm Brown and Anglo pocket,
they run onto the cropping of a ledge,
(he (piurt. protruding two feet or more
above the ground. The rock prospected
gold in encouraging quantities nnd they
immedintely sunk a prospect hole six
feet nnd uncovered a quartr. ledge 1-1
feet in width. In this depth they took
out specimen rock, rock Hint glistened
with gold, to the amount of several
thousand dollnrs worth. Tho Brown
and Angle pocket below them produced
nn immense fortune a few years ago,
nnd it is probuhlo that this new find
will surpass this. The two men were
driven nut by the winter and are on
their way to visit Canada. They will
return in the spring.
CATTLE BREAK FROM
PEN AND HIKE OUT
On the arrival of the local from
Inst evenine. 2."in rattle in
the Southern Pacific corrnlls broke loose
after being frightened Jiy thn whistling
of tlie trnin, toro down the fences and
ran ns far as Jacksonville before the
nine men in charge emild bring them
tn a halt.
Thn cattle were nwftitinir shinment
to f'nlifornia and wero as fine a lot of
cattle as has been seen In Medford fnr
some years.
IS INSTANTLY KILLED WHILE
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VIEW SHOWING "DEAD MAN'S 0 URVE."
BTRMINtlHAM. Ala., Nov. 17. K mil Strieker wns killed almost instant
ly today while trying to break tho world's automobile record for 1! I hours' con
tiuuous driving.
Ho was in a big Renault car mind w as taking many chances in n wild (ry
for tho roeord, when he took the "Dem1 Man's curve" at high speed, the car
overturning. It was smashed, There was Holding loft of tip machine but a
tangled and twisted mass of iron and the driver was crushed so thut ho was
hardly recognisable ' "
POLICE AT SEA
ON HURST CASE
Young Girl Is Better-Will
Be Taken to Mountains
For Needed Rest
Although the police am still working
on tho ease in following up one or two
clues, nothing further has been learned
in the kidnapping case nf L'loo Hurst,
a 14-year-old girl, as told exclusively
in Tho Tribune. Tho young lady has
improved considerably in health, but
the condition of her nerves after pass
ing through tho ordeal is such as to
innko school an impossibility for a few
weeks. Her parents have arranged to
take her up into the mountains back
of Jacksonville to the quarry of the
Oregon ftrnnite company, whero her
father is employed, and keep her there
until sho has recovered.
rhysicinns havo determined that
drugs woro used on the girl, cnusiag
her lapse of memory. Hhe is unable to
recall any part of tho two days she was
missing, and further, she has no recol
lection of the parties, who stole her
from her homo.
f FLASHES FROM THE WIREtt.
Oakland, Oal., Nov. 17. Two masked
thugs who held up sit men in a saloon
oon Kirkhnm street, robbed the till nnd
escnped before the police arrived, are
still at large and tho police have nn
lue to their ideutity.
New York, Nov. 17. A cablegram
from Theodore Hhnnts from Paris an
ununces that a" son was born to his
daughter, tho Duchess de Chau.ies. -San
Francisco, Cat., Nov. 17. The
body of Lieutenant lllnoin nf the Fourth
infantry, stationed in the Philippine is
lands, wns shipp-'d to Washington, D.
for burial today. Tlie body, nccom
panied by Mrs. Illonin, the widow, was
brought home on the nnuy transport
Buford yesteraay.
Toklo. Nov. 17. The grand nnvnl re
view, which wns to have been held to-
lav. was postponed until tomorrow on
account of a storm which mnde the
maneuvers practically impossible.
MonUdllo, Ky Nov.17. The Citiznna'
National bank has susin-nded and Cash
ier Charles Mi-Coaahey la under arrest
ia connection. The authorities are seek
ing Assistant Cashier E. R. Winfrey.
The shortage is estimated at $227,01X1.
Tho deposits mo reported to amount to
110,000.
London, No. 17. A dispatch from
the Central News ngmcy at Rome to
day say" that its correspondent there
has confirmed the report that the Duke
d'Ahruusi fabled Katheni.e Elkina re
cently breaking the match and releaa
, ing her from her promise to wed htm.
Bill GIVES IN
TO VON BUELOW
Chancellor Will Remain In
Office-Kaiser Will Limit
His Interviews
KIEL, Prussia, Nov, 17. Til tho face
of the hostile criticism of the ontirel
empire, severe censuro nt the liaiids of
members of the reichntng and the frrt- 1
erntion co il and nil ultimatum from
liisli chancellor, Von lieulow, that he
would resign unless concessions to pub- '
lie opinion wero made, Emperor Wil '
liaiii capitulated today in Ins interview
with Von Iteulow mid promised virtual
ly what was nslii'il.
It. is understood as the result of the
conference Von lieulow will remain in
office. Whether or not Kaiser Wil
helm wiit issue tlie manifesto limiting
his own powers that was demanded by
Von Iteulow is still a mutter of doubt.
The cotiferenee was held at tho Pots
dam pnliice. Emperor William prom
ised that he would be more reservod
and would interfere less in domes!)" and
foreign nl'l'iiirs than in the east and
that he would bo more enreful in pub
lic and private utterances.
London, Nov. 17. V poll of tlio house
of commons which was completed todny
siiowed the nslonislied party leaders
tliat 270 of the entire (170 members have
admitted that thoy .nro pledged to sup
port the ponding bill for woman's suf
frage if it is brought, to a final vote
before the end of the session.
Tiycoma, Wash., Nov, 17. A sipiadroii
of rough riders is being nrganineil In
the country near here today by nn offi
cer of the riuatemallill army for the
purpose of providing a trustworthy
guard for President Cabrera.
Paso Roblos, Cal., Nov. 17. Governor
elect, Cosgrove of Washington is Im
proving rapidly and today was able to
walk a little. His physician, lr. II. It.
Kevfor, left this morning for his home.
The governor -elect was in a plensanl
mood this morning "nd said Hint, he lie
lieved he soon will have recovered en
lv.
Cut this out and mail it with one
Medford, dr.:
Louis HiiiiiIv, Treasurer, Medford, Or.
Enclosed rind one dollar, one yenr's dues, for membership' in the
Rogue River Fish Protective Association, organized to protect fish in
the Rogue river and its tributaries, secure needed legislation and re-
stock the stre..nii.
Address.
NO SURETY
ON EIFE Of
PIPE .
Contract Provides Only
For Thirty Day Test
After Acceptance It Is
Up to the City
I
' In 1 1n contract which tho city has
; drawn up wilh . L. Hamilton for thti
I furnishing of water to tho city from
Kittle Hut to creek, it has becu found
j that there is nothing in the form of a
' guarantee regarding the wooden pipe
beyond a clause which provides for the
! testing of tho lino under pressure for
I :W days, when it shall bo ucceptod by
I tho city. Thorn is nothing guarautoe- '
j big the pipe, although before tho choice
1 of a water proposition it was gonor
fnlly understood that tho pipo would be
! guaranteed for a curtain period of tiiu
as was thoSteel pipe.
1 ICngiueer Koberts' attention was call
ed to this matter Tuesday morning, nnd
J ho gavo ns his opinion that such a lino
did not need to ho guaranteed. If tho
leak did not develop within 30 days it
j would be safe to assume that tho pipe
would last for 20 years.
"When a carpenter builds a house,"
said Mr. Huberts, "ho does not guar
i an tee it. Neither, then, can 1 seo any
reason why a contractor building a pipe
'llne should guaranteo the lino for nny
length of timo."
There nro a number of persons who
disagree with Mr. Huberts, Jiowover,
Haying that an inferior grndo of pipo
could bo put in, which would rapidly
go to pieces. UuurnnteeB for stated pe
riods havo been given by pipe ou
tractors in other cities.
SCANDAL EXPECTED ON
BOARD OF THE THETIS
SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 17. Reports
which havo preceded the coming of tho
revenue cutter Thetis, now in northern
waters, where she in delayed by stormy
weather, stato that severnl of the moin
bers of the official staff of tho vesBel
havo been plneed under arrest and that
nnn official investigation will bo do
iiiuiided from Washington, which will
evolve a big scandal among officors of
llm Thetia In tho rovenuo cutter serv-
COt
,,,,., rolortl, received tho cruiso of
, -nt.t in ill northern waters hns boon
nmrf. bv friction among tho officors
()f tht, (.utr ,! severnl of them hare
,, ,iiHcj,jn(.(i by Captnin Houdorson.
, ( Htnt,,i tht Lioutenunt Miller was
c(,,i jn irons and that trouble be
,.,.,, t10 (.iinnndcr of tlio vessel and
Chief Engineer Albert C. Norman re
sulted else in that officer being disci
plined. Lieutenant Hay, according to Wash
ington ndvieos. was arrested for somo
offense, but becauso his services wove
needed aboard the vessel he waa restor
ed to duty. Lieutenant liny wna ap
pointed to tlio service from Pennsylva
nia. Engineer Norman wns appointed
from Kentucky.
BANKS TO CLOSE AT
3 P. M. AFTER DECEMBER 1
The Medford bnukintr houses have
nBroml tl) ,., onon lnv aflor Decem
ber 1, 10(18, nt 3 p. in., making Banking
hours from 0 a. ni. to 8 p. m. instead of
to 4 p. m. ns at prosont.
Chicago, 111., Nov. 17. Herman Hil
lek, convicted of poisoning tho Vsreal
family, wns sentenced today to bo hang
ed December 11.
San Francisco, Cal., Nov. 17. In or
der to coinbnt tho impression that has
been created by the various steamship
and transcontinental railroad lines that
the new ruling of tlie interstate com
merce commission has resulted in tint
detriment of American shipping mm
because foreigners do not have to obey
it, the interstate commerce commission
lius issued a statement explaining the
proposition nnd answering the reiort
sent forth luv the rnilroads sincU tho
new ruling went into effect on the first
of thin month.
dollar to
Dr. Louis Pundy, treasurer,
inns.
f
funeral will bo held.