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By far the largest and beat nawi report
of any paper In Southern Oregon.
The Weather
Fair weather promised for tonight mid
tomorrow; northwest winds.
TJURD YEAR.
MRDPORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, .JANUARY 13, 1)0).
NO.
BY JURY -OF CRIME
HA NS
ACQUITTED
BALMY AIR
O'ER VALLEY
IN JANUARY
Therometor at Seventy
Degrees-Chinook Brings
Increase in Temperature-Floods
Expected
Mild iiinl balmy air, with a tempera
t ur- of 7l) degrees in the middle of .Inn
imry. That's what the Rogue River
valley oftVrH iu t lie way of climate..
A chinook started hi blow Friday
morning and t lit temperature niHii at
once L'a dedgrees, from !." to TO. Some
nhowors accompanied the warm breeze,
but not much rain full However, the
highest floods of the year arc expect
ei to follow, ns the dc p snows iu the
mountains melt with n rush. Streams
nre already high f,-oir the Ton tinned
rnin of (ho past two weeks.
So far there has fallen 5.50 inches of
rain iu Medford thin month. I a De
comber practically no lain fell. In No
vember then was a total of 2.11 i lie hen.
In October, 2.47 inehi Jn September,
.70 inch, a total to date of 10.7S inches,
ur about half of the sinsounl rainfall.
The coldest day in Medford wan .Ian
nary II, when the thermometer record
ed -1 dcgrei s. At Jacksonville on the
name date the thermometer registered
17 degrees.
TO DEVELOP
BLUE LEDGE
Town Will Probably Build
Railroad From Jackson
ville to Mine Soon
That a big force of men will bn put
at work again at the Blue Ledge cop
per mine ihis spring appears to be
certain, says the Rogue River Fruit
(.rower. At thy time the panic came
over the country a year ngn, there
wore over 2on men inployed at this
mine. The hig slump in copper prices
ee.used a general cessation of work in
most of the copper mtius in the United
States, and at the Blue Ledge all but
about 20 of the inei were laid off.
Lnt spring the numbei wan increased
to 50 and that number has been em
ployed ever since.
The Blue Ledge muie is owned by
Kobert S. Towue of -New York, a multi
millionaire copper mine owner, who has
extensive copper properties both in the
United States and Mexico. At one of
his Mexican mines he is preparing to
put in a smelter and to afford trans
portation to it he is now building near
ly 100 miles of railroad. The report
comes from New York that he will put
in a smelter at the Bine Ledge mini'
this coming yonr. Tn do this will
require the extension of the railroad
from Jacksonville to Iho mine to en
able the henry machinery to be taken
in, and also for h:-'iliig in the Coke
and out the matte. The distance is bnt
2S miles from Jacksonville to Seattle
bar, the place on the Applegato river
where Mr. Towne has bought nn ex
tensive tract of land for r. smelter site.
nnd to mt a lariro water power. The
route is one over which a railroad ens
ilv could be built aul would have all
down-grade from the smelter to the
Southern Pacific at Medford, with the
i xreption of one sh irl section winch
would have a lighi upgrade. The re
port is that the tn; Met is to be of
lftiio tmis capacity, and that when con
struction work is starred loi'irt men will
be pni ployed in the arious depart
ments of the mine.
Much Development Work.
( ver $ I. OHO.i h hi has been expended
by Mr. Towne in doing development
work on the Blue Lodge mine, his ex
penditures having averaged over I0o0
a day since the time he began opera
tions. In this work a diamond drill
has been kept in op'.-rntion almost con
tinuously for the past three years, and
there has al-o been d ne r.cveral thou
-sand feet of tunnel :.od tdrnft work.
"While no information las been made
JURY LIST
FUR Ml
IS DRAWN rn would
Minn TnnoTO
Citizens
and Taxpayers
Who Are Liable to
Be
Called in For Trials Dur
ing Coming Year ;
The following aro on tho jury list for
BIO!) for Medford:
F. A. Poil, Inundrvman; F. K. Deuel,
merchant; J. E. Day, carpenter; J. A.
Perry, merchant; John W. Coi; farmer;
L. B. Brown, farmer: Lewis Knips,
farmer; Thomas Collins, capitalist; W.
A. A ikons, merchant; T. P. Kahler,
capitalist; .loan S. Ortli, clerk; John
Arnold, fanner; John Barnchurg, far
mer; W..W. Bates, bail.cr; F. A. Bliss,
farmer; .1. B. Bonar, farmer; C. A.
Boardman, painter; F. M. Stewart, re
tired; V. - R. Bullock, farmer; J. II.
Butler, merchant Fort Hubbard, mer
chant; J. . Lawton, merchant; (.!,"(.
Ray, capitalist; WilMain Garrett, far
mer; Charles King.' mctchniit; C. W.
Lnflnnd, farmer"; E. Ev Gore, Jr., mer
chr.nt; F. L, Lo.ier, farmer; R, H.
Ilulley, hotelkeeper; II. II. Harvey, mo
ehnnie; If. M. Butler, merchant; ( has.
Ilukill, farmer; J. P. Jones, laborer;
Edward Judy, farmer;. K. E.. Morrison,
farmer; B. O. Karnes, merchant; X.
D. Kime, farmer; B. y. Homstreet, far
mer. Central Point.
Tyson Beal, farm?. ; T. J. O'Hhm,
farmer; George E. Fo, fanner; F. M.
Amy, farmer; Win. Kahler, fanner;
Inane Merriman, farmer; L. Thonipson,
farmer; J. W. Jacobs, tneohanic; M. P.
Welch, fnrmer; James Shields, farmer;
llonrny H. Head, fnrmer.
. Eaglo Point.
A. H. Peachey, fnrmer; John Ash
pole, farmer; J. M. Under, fanner; J.
W. (.rover, farmer; Carl Beibernlndt,
farmer; William Von dor Hellen, far
mer; Lee Bradslinw, tanner; Frank
Brown, merchant; Frank Lewis, far
mer. '
Jacksonville.
W. C. .Kittn, farni.'i ; Peter Apple-
gate, refireil; TL A. Hawkins, miner;
C L, Carr, miner; J. M. Henley, far
mer; R. A. Clark, farmer."
Phoenix. -
Otto CaRter, farmor; R 8. Stevens, -farmer;
F. E. Fnrry, farmer; Marion
Hartley, furinei; V. E, Anderson, far
mer; Andrdew Hearo, merchant; W. 8.
Stnneliff, farmer; T. J. Fish, fnrmer;
S. P. Hunter, farmor; W'-F. Jacobs, far
mer; John A. Wright, fnrmer.
HEAVY RAINS FALLING IN
PUOET HOUND REGION
TACOMA, Jan. l.V-Teavy rains are
falling today; nielttng flio'fmow drifts,
causing grave apprehension on the part
of the. railroad officials. Serious wash
outs and snnwslides-ire fonred.
SHIP GOES ASH ORB -
LOADED WITH CEMENT
PORTLAND, .Ian. 15 A report has
reached this city tha; the three-masted
bark Alice, loaded with cement1 for a
Portland firm from London, is ashore
off Ocean Park, Wahh. The crew
rer.ehed shore In their own btmts.
CIVIL WAR VETERAN
BURIED AT EUGENE
EUGENE, Or., Jan. 15 Lyman Syl
vester, n well-known- veteran of the
civil war, was buried in the L O. O. F.
cemetery here today, having died nt
his home in this citv Tnesdndy at the
age of SO years. He wi;r.born in. New
York state and served in the Twelfth
Michigau infantry during the war, be
ing taken us a, prisoner, by. the Confed
erates and was iuctrrerated in both
thy Libby and Andermville prisons.
lie was a member of the M. E. ehun
and of the local fl. A. It. ost. He left
a wife nnd two childrden.
public an to the extent and value of
the ore oh the l!ln' Ledge claims, of
which there are 21 ( for it is not
Ntock -selling scheme, thi ininn being
owned solelv by M r. 1 ewne), every
thing goes to show that it is very rich
nnd that in time it w ill be a second
Butte district ns a big ropjer producer
and have a payroll running up into
the thousands of men. There are some
200 ottur claims in t iie Blue Ledg
district, and while only developed to a
Itmilvd extent, vet all thow indications
of heavy depoiitfjf copper ort.
CHEERS FOR PRISONER
FOLLOW MAINS ACQUITTAL
UUllD lltUOlO
Medford
Legislator In
troduces Stringent Anti
combination Measure
Reprosentutivo Purdin of Jackson Co.
introduced in tho house of reprcsenta-
tiv a at Salem n moat drastic anti
trust, aiiti-comhinatioi: bill, the provis
ions of which extend te transportation
companies ns well as trndo organiza
tions operating within the state. Fines
of from $50 to 5000 aro provided for
infractions of the conditions of the
measure.
Under tho provisions of the hill a
trust is defined as n "combination of
capital, skill or acts by two or more
persons, firms, partnerehipu, corpora
tions or associations of persons, or of
nny two or more of tnom for either,
any or all of the following purposes:
lo create or carry out restrictions
in trade or commerce. .
'To limit or reduce the production
or increase or reduce the price of mor-
handisn or of nny commodity.
"To prevent competition in manu
facturing, making, transportation, sale
or purchase of merchandise or of anv
ninmodity.
To Fix the Prices.
"T fix at any stai.dard or figure.
whereby its price to the consumer shall
ho ia any manner controlled or estab
lished, any article or commodity of
merchandise, produce or commerce in
tended for sale, barter, use or con
sumption in this stat?.
'To make or enter into or execute
or carry out any contractu, obligations
or ngreements of nny kind or descrip
tion, by which they bLi:H bind or have
bound themselves not to sell, dispose of
or transport any articio or nny com
modity or any nrtieb) of trade, use.
merchandise, commerce or consump
tion below a certain standard figure.
or fixed value, or by which they ngree
in any manner to kefp tho price of
such article, commodity or transporta
tion at a fixed or graduated figure, or
by which they shall in nny manner es
tablish or settle the price of nny ar
ticle, commodity or tmunportation be
tween them, or themselves and others,
so as tQ directly or imBrectly preclude
a free and unrestricted competition
among themselves, or any purchasers
or consumers in the sale or transpor
tation of any Hio-h utiu-le or coinmod
ify or by which they shall agree to
pool, combine or directly or indirectly
unite any interests that they may have
connected with t lie snle or tranaporta
tion of any such articl-i or commodity,
that its price might vn any manner be
affected. Every such trust as is de- j
fined herein is hereby declared to be!
unlawful, against public policy and
void."
Regulating Foreign Concorns.
One of the sections f the bill pro
vides that all foreign companies, cou-
ieted of a violation of the proposed
law. shall bo denied tho right further
to do business in the slate. All viola
tions of the law are to be prosecuted
either by the nttorncy general of the
stale (ir the FroMr prosecuting officer
of the county in which the violation is
committed. Penalti s i.rovided in the
bill for any and all violations of the
law range from $50 to $5000 in fines.
In alt prosecutions under the law it
is provided that th diameter of the
1 1 ust or couibi nnt ion alleged to exist
may bo established by proof of its gen
ere. I reputation as such, without the
necessity of producing any article of
agreement or any written instalment
on which the allege! (itist is based.
It is further provided in the Purdin
bill that nny contract ot agreement in
violation of its provinnni shall be void
and not enforcoblo either in law or in
efjuity.
Persons claiming an injury by ren
son of the operation of nn alleged trust
or other unlawful combination under
the provisions of the a.i have the right
to recover two fold the amount of datn
:i '! actually sustnincl.
T WO MURDERERS ARE
RELEASED BY GOVERNOR
JEEKEHHON CITY, Mo., Jan. l.V
''hrirles and Vester Codins of McDon
ald county, serving ten years from Ali
gn!, Hto.j, for murder in the second
degree,. were released from state prison
today under a comruutni ion of sentence
granted by Governor Folk.
JURY OUT 22 HOURS
BEFORE THEY CAN
AGREE ON VERDICT
FLUSHING, X. Y, Jan. 15. Tho
jury in the case of Thornton Hains this
ufternoou brought in n verdict of not
guilty.
Ono of the most remitrknble demon
strations ever following n murder ver
dict was participate'! ii: by the. spec:
tutors, when 'the decision wns announc
ed. Spectators threw up their hats nud
cheered.
"My find!" exch'.iuud Hains, nnd
.then he sank into a chr.ir, exhausted.
The jury deliberated !
reaching an agreement.
hours before
FLUSHING, N. Y., Jan. 15. It was
reported this morning that the jury iu
the trial of Thornton Hains, which re
tired yesterday afteruron, Btauds nine
for acquittal and three, for conviction.
The impression is that tho jury is hope
lessly deadlocked. I: came into court
this morning requesting the reading of
(he testimony of John 1 iermey, a wit
nous for the defense, ?nd Witness Cap
tain Clark and Dr. Mclinde, the state's
wiiitcsscs. Attorney .Mclntyro declares
that he knows on good authority that
tho jurv stands ton to two for noquit
t:l. FLUSHING, N. Y., .Inn. 15. Within
few hours Thornton J, Hains prob -
ablv will know whet he he has be
adjudged innocent or guilty of the
charge of aiding li'iu brother, Cnptaia
Peter C. Hains, .Ir., ii the killing of
William K. A u n is.
Juror Walsh, who was njured in n
Mlreelcar accident, sp lit the night in
Flushing, where his wounds were dress
ed by a physician. II ir- physician snid
Hint Mr. Walsh 's condition would not
prevent him from g"inp on wil h the
trial today.
Thornton Hains expressed himself us
confident of his acquittal, though his
face plainly showed tlui. he was strug
gling with torturing fear.
Prosecujor Darrin, fallowing the clos
ing address of Mclntyre for the de
fense, bitterly scored llo defense's wit
nesses called to tent if v to the insanity
of Captain Hains. Only onco did the
prosecutor rise to an rrntoricnl climax
and (hat was in talking of the killing
ef A nu is. He declared in this coiinec-
tion that when Captain Hains learned
of his wife's countercharges to his di
vorce suit, they planned to kill Aunis
and, using meet ings with real estate
men ns t he framework they hung n
clonk of falsehood to conceal the crime.
There had to be, (!.. prosecutor de
clared, defense for both the defendant
and the captain, nud it was agreed that
tho captain should pl-ad insanity and
the defendant only w.-nt to buy renl es
tate and tried to pi event his brother
from killing the publisher. The prose
cutor sarcastically m I that men cur
ried checkbooks and not revolvers when
they wont to buy ro'tl cstnte.
HATTERS STRIKE
FOR LABEL USE
Seventy-Five Hat Factor
ies Cut Out Insignle and
Men go Out
N E W YORK, J a n n 1 .". So ven t y
five hat factories, employing 2o,uimi 0
2.1,000 men, will be aff. ct-d by the de
cision of the Associate! Hat Manufac
turers, promulgated today, discontin
uing the union label in all factories rep
resented in the tissoc'iitiou. The strike
of 4000 men in the factories at Orange,
X. J nnd -i00 at Bnoklyn followed
the announcement.
SOUTH NOKWALK, Conn., Jan. 1".
Seven hundred hat tern nre out hire
as n result of the doctiien of manufac
turers. Four hundred ;.t .New Mill ford
nre out.
LOS A N ELES, J i 15. A 1ii'j
per cent reduction in Pullman rates be
tween Los Angeles arid certain south
western points went into effect today.
The reduction is be;rd to have re
sulted from investigutions recently
made by the ititerstute commerce com
miisiun.
dBEII MAKES
! FANS LAUGH
Talk of His Meeting John
son Is Considered Fool
ishness by New Yorkers
NEW YORK, Jan. 15. If this he
I poetry, gents, muke the most of it:
Now "Oentlemnti Jim Corbett, ho
Is just as chesty ns he can bo
Thinks he's able to c-tmo back
Strong enough to whip "Big Jack."
Ho is hoping that ho can
Prove he 's not nn ' ' also ran "
But "Gentlomau Jim" Corbett, ho
Will, by hemlock, have to nhow me.
Them, poetically expressed, he the
sentiments of many d.eciplcs of tho
manly nrt in this here metropolis.
Ali this guff about tho old, shelf
worn champions ' coming back " to
ti;ko up tho white man's burden gives
me a pain in tho diagram,
A list of the ex-clamps nnd near
champs and would be chumps nnd has
beens nud novor-wase-i who have shied
their castor into Jack Johnson's ring
and dared the big bl.i'k to ileadlv bnt
jtle would rend like a copy of "Who's
Whn iu Pugdom," edition of 71114 B.
F. (beforo tho floodL
And tho funniest thing nbout these
hot-air champions an I conversational
belt-holders is that they don't con
sider it at all necessary to consult Jack
Johnson. The big dingo doesn't figure
in their calculations ut nil. And yet
tho stubborn fact remains that Jack
is the champion and that he may have
something to say nboui whom and wh:n
nnd where nnd for how much he will
fight.
Just Press Agent Dope.
Ho far as Corbett is concerned well,
"Gentleman Jim" is now an actor, and
his press agent is apparently nn the
job, The Corbett of today, 'i years
old, and many years out of the ring
would have about es good n chance to
lick Johnson as the proverbial snowball
in Hades. At that, Corbett could prob
ably come nearer to holding his own
with the moke than could Fitzsim
i mons, Itnhliu, Marvin Hart or any of
the other walking dehunler, from the
pugilist ic cemetery who have rb.nl
Icnged Johnson. One thing nnd about
the only thing that is in Corbett. 's fa
vor is that he has kepi his shape and
has n t acquired a case of embonpoint.
Corbett never hnd much of a punch,
cleverness was his 'oiv suit, and five
years' absence from th ring has prob
ably lost him that. Johnson has the
cleverness nnd he also lias a punch that
is better than Corbett ever possessed
On tho basis of this dope, it is easy to
figure out what would happen tn the
pompndoured one if h.- ever crawls into
a ring with Johnson But he won t
Corbett is foolish foolish like a fox
but not to nn extent that will cause
him tn risk his good looks and "singe
presence " in an encounter with the
negro.
PRESIDENT PREPARL 8TO
SUE FOR HEAVY DAMAGES
WASHINGTON'. Jan 15. It is
learned today upon reliable authority
that the department of justice has
turned over to Unil-'d States District
Attorney Mtimson of t he southern din
triet of New York, a1! the papers con
nected with the Panaiea canal purch
ase that has been th target for criti
cisin for t he last si x mont lis. 1 1 is
believed this transf"r is made with
the view of bringing eriniiniil fi'-lion
tn New York ngiiiiidt publishers of
newspapers who have been held respoo
Htble for the reflect ions on men con
ncete.t with the transaction. Attorney
Mtimson, it is expected, will turn the
papers ovr to- Distn' r At tome v Je
none for presentation to the grand jury
that a suit may be br night under the
laws of New York.
Rising at Colusa.
COLUSA. Jan. l.V-'the Sacramento
river is rising rapidly here end it again
is up to 21.7. - Rain fell during the
night, the precipitation being .27 of an
inch. It in si ill reuiiuf, today. Rain
here, however, has Jilt e effect on the
stage of the water n Ih river.
Purchase of Site Authorized.
WASHINGTOXrJrin. l.V The sec
ietary of the treasury today authorized
the purchase of a pu'-hr building site
at Albany, Or., located on tho south
ido of Broadnlbin sr"ft, and owned
by George W. Wright, ut a price of
110,000.
TOCONSERVE ANOTHER
ELECTRICITY
President Vetoes Bill Au
thorizing Construction
of a Missouri Dam-Predicts
Loss of Resources
WASHINGTON, Jan. l.V President
Roosevelt today sent u special message
lo the house vetoing t!u bill nuthorit
nig William H. Shildis'i to construct
a dam across the Junu-u rivor, Stone
county, Missouri, to divert a portion of
the waters through u tunnel, to create
an electric power, ,ind calls attention
to the fact that corporations already
control too much water (tower. He
nays that a siuglo generation will see
the exhaustion of our natural resources,
such as oil and gas, and will see such
a rise iu the price of coal that electric
ally transmitted water power will be
the controlling factor iu transportation,
ma a u tact uriug, household heating and
lighting.
SLEIGHING AND COASTING
ACCIDENTS AT ASHLAND
(Ashland T;dings.)
Coasting such as is rarely enjoyed
iu Ashlund furniHli'd royal sport for
a brief period the f ir.il of tho week
but is now n thing of memory only.
Several young people will rnmemhor it
longer than others and more vividly
perhaps, for there wie u whole chapter
of accidents on Monday night, tho
height of tho sea noil .
Elmer Ashcral't, u high school Htu
dent, was quite severely injured while
coasting oa Wimer Street, Monday eve
ning, being thrown f'em a big bobsled
on which were n pirt of boys and
girls. The sled was derailed by some
action of the steering gear ami struck
an obstruction with great force. The
occupants were all badly jolted up.
Ashcraft was seriously injured nud
Miss Aimce Wing also suffered a bruis
ed head. Tim injuries of young Ash
craft were internal and developed quite
an alarming condition on Tuesday. Yes
tenlay, however, ho rallied, and his
speedy recovery is nov hoped for.
Charles Bradv, Jr. son of the South
ern Pacific panscngi r 1 1 ain conductor,
had f the boaes of the forearm
broken as u result of Lis coasting ex
perience.
Thornton Reaso suOered a broken
finger.
Miss Bessie Loosley, of Kliimiith, a
student uf the State Normal, was am
ong the wounded Monday evoning, but
her iniuries did not prove us serious
as was at first feared. .
Miss Parks, u slud'iit of the State
Normal from Easte:-u Ovcgou, is in the
hospital, suffering n in severe inju
ries received iu a cov-uii.g accident near
the Normal campus. She was thrown
from a flying sled and struck against
a tree, with her shoumer, which was
crushed in. She was lukcu to the hos
pital for treat meat of the injuries und
an early r ivory is hoped for.
A number of less severe injuries nlso
resulted iluiing the brief but strenu
ous coasting season in this city.
To Dredga Coast Harbors.
Representative Hawby has iutroduc
ej a bill appropriating $150,000 for
operating tin new dndge Oregon, re i
eintly constructed for tire in the har
hors along the Oreg m and Washington
coast. The bill prov.oes that tin-,
dredge sluill first operate nt Cons Bay.j
then go to Coqinllc, TilhiniooU harbor, j
rays harbor. ilhtp.i buy and such
other points as may be designated by:
the secretary of war. He also intra
need a bill providing that the nnex
(tired balance of the appropriation for
the jel tv at 'oos bay, amounting to
:ibout $2.'i,0ii0, be exic-rded in operat
ing the dredge Oregon, now at Coos
bay, in widening and deepening I lie
i-hauiiid at that poinf.
TILLAMOOK RAISES BIO
SUM FO RNEW ROADS
TILLAMOOK, Or., Jan.
the cottutv court levied the
l.V-When
oiiutv ami
state tax, making it
I " milts, out of
that amount S mills was for roads,
whieh will raise $!I0,IM0. This is con
sidered a largo nm.iU'A for so small
a county, with io npnru a population.
RUM
COAL MINE
I BONDED
Large Area Now Under
Option-Plans Not to Be
Made Public1 Until They
Are Completed
"Our plans nro nor yet complete.
When we have definit'ly decided upon'
'nr course, we will male them public.
Premature publication might prevent
consummation of deals still pending.
We would hate to aiinouuce a progrnm
that wo could not carry out, and hnvo
to ret met. As soon :n there is any
thing definite, the public will bo tak
en into our confidence, but until wo
nre sure of 'making gmd,' silence is
our policy."
States Coluuel J. F. Mundy in dis
cussing Iho progress of tho coal deal.
Thursday evening the Medford Coal
company directors pjs.cd a resolution
necessary for. the transfer of the Med
ford coal mine to the Pacific Coal com
pany of Los Angeles, who some two
weeks ago closed a deal with Colonel
Mundy, whereby their interests passed
into the hands of the Sunset Coal com
pany, one of the coinp.iiiieii he has or
ganized. This is the third i I prospect Col
onel Mundy and his partner, D. P.
Mui'jthy, of Spriiigt'ioul, III., have ac
quired options upon, the others being
the Broad bent mine and the Herrin
property. The West-rrn Coal , company
nnd the Cascade Coal company are in
corporated to develop the respective
properties if the phi nn ef the promoten
aro carried mil.
The coal is bituminous r.ud of excel
lent quality, and titer- are prospects of
fipeody..dn.velopjiuiutJ s,
firstIport
state bank
Six Oregon Institutions
Failed in Two Years in
volving $50,000,000
SALEM, Or., Jan. l.V-Ono of iho
most valuable liieunia' reports to Iho
legislature is that if the state bank
c xamiiier, issued tod a v. The report is
tin- first tangible evidence of what has
been accomplished by tho banking act
passed last session. It gives the con
dition of l.tH banks u Oregon. Six
banks failed in tho pi -nod covered by
the report, involving 000,000.
SEVEN INCHES OF VAIN
FELL DURING THE NIGHT
BLUi: CANYON, Cul.. Jim. .V-
Seven inches of rain fell here last
night, I he heaviest pr'cipitntion ever
corded for a simib'r cried. Reports
uning iu here aro lo the effect that
is ruining hard .'M ever the moun
tains, with snow in the higher altitudes.
The headwaters of the American river
miiHt be booming and the lower coun
try should begin to fed the effect by
this afternoon, if no sooner. What
iiov was on the giouud is rapidly
melting under the downpour.
In Sacramento Canyon.
KEXNKTT. Cal., J.i.i l.V The Sac
ramento hi-re at 7 this morning regis
tered 0 feet .r inchev, and rising. This
place is in the Sacra. niento canyon, A
ioiiioti of the town a low along tho
river, but the rest is w II up. much of
it bi ing among the hills.
CLOUDBURST REPORTED
NEAR liNGEI S' CAMP
STOCKTON, Cal., J.:n l.V A dis
patch from Angels cninp today reports
a cloudburst there, IT inches of rain
falling in three hours. It extended over
a hundred square niii'S. Rivers nnd
streams are booming.
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