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    Boost the Development by Subscribing Liberally to the new Medford Pamphlet
UNITED PRESS
DISPATCHES
I iv far the lurrfi Kt mij boat news report
nf tiny pai'i-r iu Pi'lltlii'rn Oregon,
Ofltetiford Daily -Cribune.
The Weather
The weather man says:
We will have continued cloudy and
occasionally rainy weather tonight ond
tomtimtw. Nnrthely winds. Colder.
THIRD YEAR.
MEDFORD,
ORKUOX, TIU'USDAY. KUBUUARY lV. .!0!.
No. 291.
JDICIA
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' Jackson and
Josephine
Counties No Longer Com
bined With Klamath and
Lake in District
Klamath and Lake counties, now com
pose t he Thirl ccnl h Judicial district.
Th" governor has approved the hill di
viding tin First district, which has pass
ed linth the house and senate.
Tin1 First judicial dist rid was enn
stituted by Josephine. Jackson. Klatu
nth and Lake counties, lieeause nf poor
transportation facilities the district for
it miMilifi' of years has been divided into
two divisions, designated as the First
and Second prosecuting attorney dis
tricts. The law as it has been enacted
by the 2-"th legislature makes these
prosecuting attorney districts fall fh-dg
cd judicial districts, of which Josephine
and Jackson wilt be the First district
and Klamath and Lake will be the
Ilhirteeiith district.
At present Judge llanna and Judge
George Nolnnd are the judges in the
district, and the t'onncr will be judge
in the First district and the latter in
the Thirteenth until successors are elect
od.
This division of the districts will
make no change in the conduct of bnsi
l.ess before the courts, as heretofore the
business has :ihvays been entirelv sepa
rate. PROSPECTOR MISSED FORTUNE
WHEN" HE SKIPPED FEW INCHES
FOUT JOKS. f ':!., Feb. 2.1. Hen
Nonl and the Atterberry brothers have
uncovered in (JuartH valley what prom
ises to be one of the richest ledges in
this region. They stripped l"it feet of
the vein, which averaged about 12
inches in width, and t he whole runs
above $;t."r pi-r ton, and uiiuh of it is
specimen rod:.
Cuts made on the ledge at different
points for several hundred feet show
the rock holds its value wherever touch
ed.
As the ledge crosses the Gardner &
Weed patent ground, Gardner has pur
chased the eal interest and will doubt
lefs fee tire !i -it of the Aterherry broth
ers. J n this discovery t here is manifest
what the miners call "hick."
Some prospector in the early days of
California found :i trace of this ledge
and run a cut for .in feet up to wilhlr.
one foot of the ledge. Then, for some
reason, skipped about two ami a h:ilf
feet and again trenched a short dis
tance, and finally abandoned the search,
after being so near to a fortune. The
two and a half feet he skipped held
the ledge he was looking for. and it
was gleaming with yellow gold.
JACKSONVILLE ITEMS.
Mr. Sabin of Port hind is busy nt
the honrthouse engaged in transferring!
a map.
Attorneys W. K. Phipps. P. . Xeff,
William M. Colvig of Medford and R.
G. Smith of O rants P:is were in town
on professional business Tuesday.
.1. IL I!eeman of Cold Hill was a
Jacksonville caller Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Island and
Mr. and Mrs. Will Plaml of Grants
Pass were the guests of Mrs. Augusta
Helms several days this week. They
are on their way to Hellingham n
several other points in Washington.
H. V. Piatt nnd K. C. Caddis were
important visitors at the courthouse
Tnesdav.
GRILLED SNAKE AND
ROAST MONKEY ON MENU
XF.W YORK. Feb. 2.". Deviled whale
blubber, grilled boa constrictor and
roast monkrv are among the delicacies
on the menu of the seventh annual din
ner of the Canadian Camp, which will
be held nt the Hotel Astor on Tuesday I
evening. March 2. fireat disappointment
has been expressed because a consign
meat of dried elephant from Calcutta
hn ht-rn deUyrd in shipment. There
will e. b at th- dinner. proTidrd
th ip-aW mirviv tb repH.
XJEAD COMPANY FOLLOW 8
STEEL TTtOST'8 METHOD
PlTTSBCTMr, Feb. -J.". -Following
the leading of the I'nited Sli'M
corporation the Nation::! Lead ...mia
has deelar.d an -pen mark-t t-r 1M
and il- product. Thi -wv i op..y
nd.-.tted to be due to the discovervtha-
the iu.le,.M,dent l-rel c.mpam
cul.n-u lat
contracts.
cvt-rv iinti'I t'i
OLID IS
VICTOR IN
LAW SUIT
City Gan
Now Resume It's
Work on $80,009 Muni
cipal EledriG Power
and Light Plant
Fudge liunna of the circuit court on
Wednesday afternoon issued a decree
lissolving the temporary injunction
:i gainst Ashland iu the suit nf the Ash
and Klectric Light coniimnv to ure-
ent the city from putting in a munic-
pal power plant, and the city is reliev-
I ot interference in prosecuting the
work. The case, involved an $so,000
oid issue by tho city.
The hearing on the motion to dissolve
I'sumed three days last week. Colonel
Wood of Portland and Ed Briggs of
Ashland were attorneys for the citv and
Hough of Ornnts Pass and A. R. If eat ties
f Jacksonville for the light company.
NEGROES HOLDING GREAT
PROHIBITION CONVENTION
ATLANTA, On., Feb. 25. Represen
tive negroes from all over tho conn-
are in Atlanta today and make up
tho attendance nt the first national
rohihitiou convention over held by the
rdored race. It is declared by dele
gates that liquor is the greatest foe to
lie progress nf the race, nnd they will
eek to add their influence to the pro
i;bition campaign which has been wng-
1 iu the south by the whites and which
tas already resulted in making Oeor
ia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee
ud North Carolina wholly "drv." Res
olutions especially pointed nt the manu
facture of "nigger gin and other
heap liquors, especially designed for
ale in the negro resorts of the south.
II probably be passed.
Prominent white men, as well as
negro clergymen, educators and physi-
i.'ins, will address tho sessions during
he next three davs. Tho loaders in the
eruent make this announcement re
garding its purpose:
It is intended to make the meet-
i.g an epoch m the history ot 1 ho negro
ate in the south, and we are deter-
nined to prove to otir worthv white
riends that we are re profoundlv eon-
rued iu the great moral movement as
inv others.
"This is the first g'-neral effort made
iv our people in this direction, and it is
nr purpose to make il in every way a
iiemornble one. ' '
CARBARN HOLDUP
TURNS OUT MOTORMAN
SPOKANK. Wah.. Feb. 2".
"What's the ue of lving I'm y.er
man." confessed .lames Miller, a motor,
man. who was taken from his car today
and charged with being the masked
bandit who. single handed, tried to hold
up the carbarns of the Washington Wa
ter Power company early yesterday
morning. After capturing the watch
man he locked the door of the office.
where two clerks had been checking
the night's receipts of about 000, and
he robber left without getting a cent.
He was formerly a convict at alia
Walla.
BURGLARY INSURANCE
RATES TO ADVANCE
NKW
sttranco
d Stat
YORK. Feb. 2-". Burglary in
companies throughout the ln i t
have decided to substantially
increase their rates, because nf the many
recent burglaries. This was decided upon
a! a recent meeting in Philadelphia, al
though it did not b"eome known until
vesterday. The increases are to include
the rates to banks nil over the country
:'iid all classes of burglary insurance in
.w York city.
PORTER BILL IS KILLED
BY UNITED STATES SENATE
The Porter bill, which aroused the
iie of the northwest fruitgrowers, has
been Uilt-d by engross, thus p leasing
the apple men of this section, who re
cently, in eon iunef ion with those of nth
dace. passed resolutions again" n.
TREMBLERS tt
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r,ti,.., t,, thn ,l,,'.r.. ton W
tni'iipl'int; mi'liT f""t n i''"r'
of women nti.l i )iil'lr-n.
LEASES ARE TO OPERATE WILL PLANT
GIVEN BY NEW QUARRY MANY TREES
RAILROAD AT GOLD RAY ON STREETS
Lumber Company Given
More Land lor Yards
Pleased by Crater Lake
Bill Passage
"Medford is growing ko fast and her
prospects are so flattering for increas
ed railroad business, that wo have been
forced to refuse many requests for laud
along the right of wav for the use of
lumber yards and similar purposes," i
said Superintendent W. A. Fields of the
Southern Pacific railioad. who spent
Thursday iu Medford examining condi
tions. As a result, be irave the Med
ford Lumber company and the Woods
Lumber company tracts along the right
of way north of Kighth street and to the
(tig Pines Lumber company a tract ad
.joining their present vard, south of
Sixth street. The leasee will enable the
Medford Lumber company to move their
yards from South C street and provide
extensions for both the other lumber
van Is,
'These are the last leases for lumber
yards Unit we can give at Medford."
continued Mr. Fields, "and we have
lie vera 1 other application!:, but. all the
land will be needed for warehouses in
the immediate future. It ban been esti
mated that a thousand carloads of fruit
will be shipped from here this year, and
as the ratio of increase grows with
each year, the railroad will need nil
of its land not covered with warehouses
for switching purposes."
Mr. Fields was very much pleased
with the passage of the Crater Lake
rend bil land asserts that it will mean
more to this country than any one thing
that ever happened. Within a year, he
predicts, all railroads will be advertis
ing Crater Lake iu every magazine and
newspaper of the country, as they have
in the past advertised the Yosennto and
Yellowstone.
POLICE CAPTAIN KILLED
IN DUEL WITH ROBBER
OLFAX, X. V,, Feb.. 2o. In a hand
to hand pistol duel with Nelson Dossier
of Merlin. Out., whom he caught in the
act of robbing the office of the Dronv
Lumber company today. Police Captain
Timothy Unset t was killed by a shot
through the head. TVssb-r was shot
four times. lie. escaped, but was cap
tured. REBEKAHS HONOR
THEIR STATE PRESIDENT
Initiate Three Cnndfdntcs Jovial Re- !
ception Is Held Over Twenty five
Visitors Present. 1
Olive llebekah lodge. n. S. held n
special meeting at their hall on Wed
nesday evening in honor of 1 he state
president, Mrs. Mary Smith of Omuls
Pass.
Three candidates were initiated into
the mysteries of the order. Following
lodge a reception was held, there being
present about L'.T visitors from Jackson
ville. A short musical program was
rendered, after which all retired tn the
banquet room, there to complete the
festivities of a most pleasant evening.
The committee in charge was as fol
lows: Mesdames Smith, Wing nnd Olen
and Misses Diudos and Mcpherson.
DECISION AGAINST
FOOL TECHNICALITY
OLYMPIA. Wash.. Feb. 24. The su
preme court has decided against the
city of Seattle in a damage suit brought
by John W. WurstT, whose Id year old
son was killed by a live wire. The su
perior court of King county threw the
ease out because the plaintiff had failed
to state in his compleint his place of
residence for a year previous to the ac
cident. The supreme court held that
th'S was unreasonable and ordered the
ease to be tried.
PUNCH B0WL
TO ' 'WATER MSTAOOV MAN
WAHIIf M"iTt IS". IVV K-prinon-
i.4 taA'jt-BM en ''drv olat
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Superintendent Fields of
Southern PaciliG Gives
Rates and Will Put In
Side Track
The stone qur.rry lit Gold Kay is to
be operated upon a larger scale, accord
ing to Dr. C. It. Kay of the Condor Wa
ter and Power company. Superintend
ent Fields of the Southern Pacific spent
Wednesday looking over the quarry and
il i.i understood satisfactory rates have
been secured for shipping the rock. The
granite is of a fine quality, suitable for
building. Crushed rock for roud pur
poses, for tirck ballast, as well us de
composed granite, will also be supplied.
ent nt ugal pump will be installed
and gravel pumped from the bed of the
st ream ami lake for ballas; ami road
building, and loaded r.u cars.
Superintendent Fields also has ar
ranged tor the building of a switch at
(iohi Kay, and the installation of a sys
tem of block signals, f.o that all danger
fi mil crossing t he track to reach the
bridge will be eliminated. The block
system will release compressed air from
tK power house, which will blow whis-
t'es :o warn those apprcachiug the track.
:is idl as flash danger signals.
The railroad at pri sent round:: ihe
quarry, which is tinted upon the
bluff above the edam on tie west side.
Ac the work on the quarry progresses.
and the rock is removed, it will enable
t he railroad to abolish t he dangerous
( urve now rounding (he bluff
WOMEN BESIEGE THE
NEW YORK LEGISLATORS
ALBANY. X. V., Feb. "."i. Women
of all suits, sizes ant conditions, worn
en in all walkH iu life, from scrubwom
en tn fair professionals and million
aire's wives, women of all ages, clad
in all sorts of clothes, pretty young
women iu the fluffiest ruffles and hard
visaged sisters of doubtful age hun
dnds of women, bound together by the
ties of a single hearted purpose, swarm
ed into Albany today and besiege the
l.-slnl ive halls to demand of the mere
ni'-ii who make the laws the sacred
ri-M of tin ballot. There were also
anti suffragists, the dogs In the manger,
who do not want to vote and who de
in. Hid that all ot her women shall be
kept from voting, and these made al
ni'ivt w in in-h of a clamor, although
fewer iu number than the suffrage sis-
tcil, I.
Tin
senate judiciary commit
s! oriu cider nnd t he pub
.0 Seiial ir 1 1 ill 's proposed
1 amendment, which would
r s. th right to vote
-late, was the cause of all
' DON'T MEET ME ANY
MORE IN SAN ANTONIO
SAX ANTONIO. T
Tourists who flocked t
.,r stopped oer en rout
, Feb.
Sr:n Antonio
r en route to Mexico, in
llIM'.t wi lit
ittnict'-d l.v l,m'H "
pen town in America '
'ihe wiliest open toWll ill America
are this winter sniffing with disgu
it
and branding
tin- Alaino city as n
It is i'.II because a h;ivi
' ' piker tow n
f moral reform ha struck the city
lith the result that the famed gam
bliior houses, once wide open, ere now
operating under cove--, and cock light
bur once tin- delight of tourists from
the north, hai been abolished. Other
amusements for which San A ntoiiio
iv on fiiimois have
,.f tin' hnv. .-! ill'1 r.-ti :i ii. of tin- '"
nl.ir w.iif. "1 'II Mi-i-t Yen in S:in An
Imiiu o ci." is ii" l..fT wnrlili 'l l.y tl"
llil,i I l..nrils. Wli.T.im I Ik- t.mr
.wl ii rmr ..in-" sti.PTi' il fur wri'kfl. it m.w
rn . Ii,. fruiti tin' triiin. El t :tii:i l:i
t;il;i" ii t"-i'l nt tin' Ahimn iiikI rniti'-n
,in f,,r Mi-xi'o.
1 SHORTIE" OARNETT GETS
"WRITEUP" IN TRADE JOURNAL
Tlic 1'il.niiiiy issiif nf the "H.'inl
niiri' Vild." n tniilo .imirnli I. nipi'r
with :i half r'.-iL"1 '. "f "Sh.irtn
r:,.r,,.,it ,,f tlii. ritv ar.il 11 writiuii nf
Miilfonl ami I'l'.il lianlivari' hiiini
Tin' rut i f"ll".,l liv tho followiTig
tnlinti' I" Mr. Carintt:
'H 'iariii-tt, t.'-ttcr known to hi
friomls li 'Shi, rtio' filirni'tt. til'- nrwl
iloiti-.l i.ri'iiiloiit "f tlif Orison Itar.1
:1r,. Ihalirn' aNHorillt ion. While liin
fri. n,N f iliarly fall him ly lii nick
iiaiiu'. it it ii "iitv in (ho naino that
r.dld bj. !:,! 4. fM- ho ' liw 0
, JtWv il H t tot
adies of Greater Medford
Club Confer With Super
intendent Smith Regard
ing Matter
Ladies of the (Ireater Medford club
e planning to plant more than 10,000
hade trees some day in the near fu
ture along the streets of the cttv. Mnv-
ir Canon will issue a proclamation set-
ng the date as a imiiday nnd Supenn-i-ndeiit
Smith of the public school will
e asked to have all the school children
f tho city co operate. A fund for sup
lying the trees will lie raised.
The city engineer will bo asked to
st oldish grades and lay off lines so
that the work will be uniform through
t he city. t 'erlain trees will be
losignated for certain streets ami the
work be done in a scientific nyinner.
WESTON NORMAL PEOPLE
WILL NOT MAINTAIN SCHOOL
WFSTOX. Or.. Feb. 'J.5. Weston nor-
nal will not continue if the citizens
here must maintain it. The general feei
ng is that Weston residents have given
t he state enough alreadv, having do
ited ten acres of ground nnd a brick
oiilding and subscriptions iu money at
lifferent times. They care no longer to
uipport a stale school.
WANTS DAMAGE FOR
TREE ON WHICH NEGRO HUNG
MOItllJ-:. Ala.. I-Vh, "."I. Suit will
be filed in t he law and enn it v court
igainst the board of public worliH for
lifting down a tree on the property of
Mrs. Haas. It wan on thin tree that
the negro Richard Itobertsou was Ivnch
I on January L'l. The board of public
works ordered t he tree cut down be-
i-ause of morbid curio seekers- hacking
lie tree with hatchets and kniven.
JAPANESE PROVINCES
WILL ATTEND EXPOSITION
TllKIO. I'ob. L'ii. Ashigakn ami Kirin
nrovinci's ot Jupnn, lim-o canccli'it llien-
rcent nctioii in deciding not to atletwl
he Scuttle exposition, and today took
steps to send a large delegation. The
linage in sentiment is further shown
ty the roipiest by the government to the
liet asking for n large expenditure for
nglo .Inpanrse contributions.
GREATER MEDFORD CLUB
GIVES DANCE TONIGHT
Pleasant Time Is Promised for All Who
Attend Committee Has Been, Very
Busy With Preparation..
The Indie of the Creuter Medford
bib o,ivo uiiother of their pleasant ko
iiil iI.'iiicch ;il I he A ngle oprra houiie
ttiiiight. The committee on arrange
ments h;is dmie r ervl king possible to
ike tlic affair a miccetis.
Ila.elrigg'i on lieslra will funiirdi the
uiiivic. Mo- graml tua re n win mart at
ii harp.
INTERESTING PICTURES
SHOWN OP EARTHQUAKE
Four
enple
hundied and nixty steven local
i.ited the Savoy theater Wed
lav evening to nee the t'.nO foot
film portraying the effect of the earth
ii:iki' and tola! wave in Keggio and
Medina, the two cttie which were en
tirelv dctroved bv a convulsion of
mature in January. The film is ex
eeptn.natly interesting, giving ii Kplen
did idea of the horror of the greatest
ealainitv in the history of the world,
i n which '' V..0oii dead is a con Her va
live estimate.
The rapid time in which t he film
reached America show.t what n splen
did t-ef' ii " the moving picture llOWrt
have. It is really worth while.
The ame picture wih be shown again
tonight.
GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES
BONDS FOR RAILROAD
F.DMONTON. Alberta. F-b. 2",-- The
A Iberia govern merit today decided to
guarantee t lie bonds f the Canadian
Vorthi'in. Craod Tronh railways for n
non, oil JW voUh of lr through the
tnritikfv.
PiAtttkuihrv t liittibpf -if 11
:'Jl4 r'!' Wiling vesseh rifjpilarly plv
Uie lOnnQ.
TO KEEP UP
SCHOOL TO
YEAR'S END
Ashland Resident States
Plans are Being Mads
to Raise Subscription to
Maintain Normal
"AshtnnJ ritizi'iiA nro plnnuing to
kfop the normal m'liool alive until tlif
fiul of the Nrliool year by popular aub-
mTiption, lint il in ilnulitful if tho of
tort will In- maili' to rontinni! it lung
"" malfii Hohort I.i'uiinril of Alilun,l,
nlio was a Mr, llonl visitor Tlinrmlny.
"Ashlaml pooplo, am most loyai to
tlio schoiil," ho I'ontinncil, "but of
foni-si' If tho Hflltimont of tho Htato in
aoainat nonnaln, nml nil ni-n tn bo kill
oil, tho hoiilonsnoH of tlio oailHo is
apparonl. Vol if wo ilooiilo to ga
nil. 'ail, tho Hchnol run bo kont onon.
Tho Iroublo will bo that our biir bonil
ino for a municipal lighting ami pow
er plant ami our program of pavod
shoctH will mnko any nililitionnl ox
ponso, liko tho normal, a hanlnliip upon
'ho pooplo.
"If tho ai'liool in I'loRi'd tho proporty
whii'h is now iu tlio pity limits wiil
probably bo ilooiU'd to tho pity nml will
in all probability oontiniio to bo usoil
for school purposes, oithor ns a public
i'Iii
1 or router nn n privato or bonnl-
i nil school. In nny event, there will be
a school there. " ,
The stuilciit boily anil tonoliora at the
Aihlainl norinnl nro loyal to tho Rehool
nml are en oporntinj; with the citizens,
but. nccorilinir o Soorelary C. T. Starr
of I ho boanl nf iioriual school rofrontn,
the Haul action of (ho boanl wnn to
turn over the throe norinnl nchools tn
I heir own resource. Should tho Bchnols.
Vshlainl among thoni, bo so iuclinoil anil
able. Ilii'.v will continue until .Juno
a oil the present senior class will be able
to complete their course. Otherwise the
schools will be ilirectcil by the boanl
to graduate their classes, disorganize
nod close their doors.
ASSETS OF DEFUNCT
BANK INCREASED
- tilt AMMO, Or., Feb. 25, I'hIchn
the unforeseen oceur.i the tmui.lu n.A
'efunct FarmerH & Traders' National
will so,, n become richer by $S,()no. Wal
ter M. I'ierce, president of the light
'"mpaiiy. has a elieek of approximately
siio ready to turn over to the receiv-
r-dnp and Henry Striker is expected
produce .f 10,0(10 tomorrow morning.
Fx Ciishier Scriber arrived Inst nii'lit
to hurry along the HeltlemeiilH started
by Attorney McMahou. In return for
Ihe check from Fierce it is Knid thnl
McMahon in to give Pierce tsooo In
fllectric Light puny bonds and about
'i'-O sharcH now in posseHsion of Scri
ber. SEATTLE MAN LEAVES
MONEY TO THE POOR
SFATTIJ-:, Wash., Feb. 2.1. Hv the
terms nf the will of Henry A. Dearborn,
a well known pioneer, who died recent
ly. the deserving poor of this city are
bequeathed properly valued at .10.0(i0.
The bequest is left in charge of three
trustees, who are empowered to either
improve the property and devote the
income to the object specified or to sell
it at. once.
Mearborii was a native of ew (lamp
diire and had been f ugage! in real es
tate business here for more than .10
years, lie was noted for his many acts
ot philanthropy.
HISTORIC OKLAHOMA
CVASE IS DISMISSED
I'FlfRV. Okla.. Feb. 2i. A suit f.
foiHififi damage for alleged false it
priotimeiit in the K'inviis penitentiarv,
tiled by Ira .V lernll against President
Ifoosevelt former governor Ferguson of
okdahoma territorv, and other officials
lias been dismissed. Terrill was former
ly populist leader of the Oklahoma ter
ritorial asseinblv.
lie served a term for murder, but al
ways alleg. d he was wrongfully im
prisoned and that his incarceration wan
t he result of a conspiracy bet ween ter
ritorial and federal officials. Terrill
."ined his freedom about two years
C"-
GOVERNOR CHAMBERLAIN
LEAVES FOR EAST SOON
.aLI-:V. n.. fob. 2.V (iovernnr
h:iniie in vvrkt8 lard to com
DW) 104 B V' heaped upon
ha 6 eo ff o WtfvVt$Mi jo'
Itf Att( a r ajed 8h atmo . By
wdl go not later I OHO 'Ob fioO VS S)w3
week.
CENSUS OF
MEDFORD
BE TAKEN
City Council Takes Matter
Up at Request o! Elks
to SeGure Local Lodge
Will Soon Organize
At u Hpecial meeting of tho city eoun
it held Thursday aflernoou a census
tif the city of Medford was decided
lpon, nnd Mayor Canon instructed to
mploy eeiiHus enumerators, The action
was taken at tho request of tho Elks,
who desire to establish a local lodge,
llefore mich a lodge is Installed, the
population of the city must bo shown by
official census to exceed .1000. All eei
pen sen of the enumeration will be borne
by the Flks. T he following resolution
was adopted:
Resolution.
Kesolved, That n census of tho city of
Medford be taken forthwith for tho pur
pose of determining the total number
I mini bit a ut 8 nf tmid city.
IteNolved further, That said census
be taken under the direction of the
mayor of said city, and that he bo and
is given authority to seeuro and employ
such enumerators, and other assistance
as he may deem necessary for said work
and also to procuro th requisite blanks,
.lationery ami supplies therefor.
The foregoing resolution was declared
adopted on the following vote: Welch
aye, Merrick aye, F.merick aye, Wort
man nye, Fifert aye, Deminer absent.
W. H. CANON, Mavor.
Attest:
HFNJ. M. COIiMNN,
City Recorder.
WOMEN OF HIGH
SOCIETY QO TO JAIL
LONDON. Feb. 2.-1. A number of suf
fragette of high social position in tho
I'tiited Kingdom were today sentenced
to jail for participation in yesterday's
demonstrations, when scores of women
attempted to force I heir demands upon
t he premier.
Mrs. Patrick Lawrence, the lender in
'he riot, was convicted, and pentonce-d
hi three mouths in jail. Lady Constance
Lytlen, ii sister of Lord Lytten, Daisy
Solomon, a daughter of the former pre
mier of South Africa, and others wore
fiveii terms nf from one to two months
a jail.
FRENCH GOVERNMENT
WILL CONSIDER RATES
I'AItIS, Feb. 25 The delegation of
xporters which yesterday called unon
M. Cruptii, minister of commerce in
onnection with American customs du
ties, vtHiled Premier Clemeneemi nnd
Foreign Minister Pichnn today. The
premier stated that the French gnvern-
nent already had been occupied with
onsuieration of tho questions aris-
ng out of the proposed increase in the
tariff and would give special attention
to the delegation's demands.
WILL MAKE NEW SUEVXY
OF THE WILLAMETTE RIVER
VANCnirVFR, Wash., Fob. 25. Will
P.. DuUois. chairmnn of tho Commercial
dub deep waterway committee, recelr
ed a telegram this morning from Con
gressman Jones saying that f.'OOO nail
been secured for tho new survey of the
river between Vancouver and tho mouth
of the Willamette and that a fund for
the maintenance of the present channel
had been provided for in the river nnd
I. arbor bill, this available fund heing
1 7,000.
TWO BUROLARS LOOT
STORES AND SALOONS
OAKLAND, Feb. ". Kight stores
and natoon burglaries, which bear tho
mark of being the work of the same
two men, and the cracking of a safe
kept bv Harbor bulge. Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows, at Alcatraz hall,
Seventh and Peralta streets, were per
petrated in this city last night.
In Alcatraz hall, where the lock of
the safe owned by tho Odd Fellows
bulge was smashed with a sledge ham
mer, the result of the burglary whs $K7
in silver.
RESTORE MARINE CORPS
TO SHIPS FOR PACIFIC
WASHINGTON', F;'b. 2.". The house
t nday adopted the conference report
on the naval appropriation bill, carry
ing nearly I Further cor
ference with the setarfe committeo was
ordered relative tm AVrtnces over the
estii4li4atf n iflA.aV base outside
W 8i Iic asnl restoring the ma
' itrs1 to shifts so that tho Pncifie
niii be guarded by tho half fleet.'