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No. 303.
MEDFORD, OREGON. THURSDAY. MARCH 11. 1909.
Daily
WEALTH IS
SAFE SAYS
GENE DEBS
Takes Rap at Admlnstra
tlon Which He Says is
Composed of Represen
tatives of Money Power
OlRAItD, K:lu., Mi; rob ll.Eugene
V. Dobs, tho candidate of the socialistic
party in the recent presidential cum
paign, declared todr.y that tho new ad
ministration was eompoBod exclusively
of wealthy representatives of tho mon
ey power.
" Most of the cabinet members an
lawyers, and nor era 1 are openly trust
aud corporation lawyers," said Mr.
Debs, "and they can be depended upon
to servo their wealthy elnss clients.
"There is no hope for n government
by tho people undor present conditions.
Tho government controlled by wealth
will do more good than a dozen enm
paigns. "
WILL OF ROBERT D. HUME
DIVIDES NEARLY fGOO.OOO
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. March 1 1.
Tho will of Robert D. Hume of San
Francisco nnd Wedderburn, Or., who
died in January at his home at the
mouth of the Rogue river, disposes of
between 100,n(i0 and $500,000 ns fol
lows: To the widow is left the San Fran
cisco home at 944 Chestnut street, and
all the personal property of the testator
therein. In addition she is given all of
tho personal property in the Piedmont
homo, which standi in her name, to
gether with nil stocks and bonds of
whieh'he was vested nt the time of his
death, and 20,000 in cash.
To Mrs. Harriet Neat, R. D. Atkin
son and Mabel Lnngevin of Oakland.
Tel en T. Home and Kdith Hume, nieces,
of St. Helena, and Robert Hume, n
nephew, he leaves $5000 cash each. The
balanco of the estate, after paying
these legnci's, is lumped nnd divided as
follows:
Joseph W. II nme, Sa u Franc isro, 7
per cent. John S. Hume of Wedderburn,
7 per cent; W. It. Hume and (.'. C, Hume
of Piedmont. 7 per cent each; Herbert
Hume, Wedderburn, o per cent; Anna
Kendall, Portland. 7 per cent; Anna
Craig, Berkeley, 7 per cent; Florence
Vial, Portland, 7 per cent; Lillio At
kinson. Mabel Langevin. Delia Wenth
orbee, Oakland, "i per cent each; C.
P. Hume and Helen 1. Hume, o per
cent eneh; Mary A. Hume, Wedderburn.
16 per cent.
There are no hequerts to charity in
tho document, which was drawn at
Wedderburn two years ago.
PLEASANT PARTY IN HONOR OF
MR. AND MRS. MANNING
Last evening an informal gathering of
friends was held in honor of Mr. nnd
Mrs. Thomas P. Manning of Cleveland.
O., at the home of the parents of Mrs.
"Manning in West Medford on the Jack
sonville road. The affair was u send
off to this newly married couple, who
return to Cleveland the tatter part
of this week, where Mr. Manning is
emoloved in a railroad office. Voeal
and instrumental music was o promi
nent feature of the evening, in which
Mrs. T. P. Manning (nee Rond) nnd
Morris Bond took a prominent part. A
substantial lunch was served. Among
those present were Mr. nnd Mrs. T. P,
Manning. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Garnet t
Misses Agnes nnd Mabel Peil, Oswald
M eissner M iss Anna Bond , Mr. nnd
Mrs, H. TT. Lnrimer Morris Bond, Mr.
and Mrs. Kdward Bend, Sr.. Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Bond. Jr.. F. C Cook
nnd Mr. and Mrs. William A. Miller
fr nnd Mrs. Manning will visit
California on their way cast.
SECOND ANNUAL HORSE SHOW
TO BE HELD IN SALEM SOON
SALEM, Or.. March 11. The second
annual horee show is to be held here
on April o. The 'plans are developing
rapidly. The board of trade has votM
$.00 for the use of the show com
mittee.
NT.W SCHOOL BUILDING;
NO FIBE PROTECTION
SAt.FM. Or.. March 11 At th
,hnnl Mc-tinn Monday a 30.nfl0 bnnd
v.w wa autlinrircl for the construe
tinti nf an adilitinnnl school hitildine
hut the taxpayers r,.fusi-.l to prnvulo
fire protection' for the present school
r.nildir,(t. A hon.l issue of HWn wa.
rsked for that purpose. The bonds will
be sold to residents of the school dis
tricts and not to brokeroee concerns.
The vote was light, only ahout inn
votes being cast.
Ttlk with fir. Pan should tou dcsjre
trctiard trsu-ti or itniines. property.
WATER FOR
NORTH END
OF VALLEY
Plans Completed lor Ex
tensive Irrigation System-1
2 Inch Main to be
Laid to Central Point!
Colonel Frunk liny, president of the
Condor Water and Power company.
left for the east Thursday after com
pleting arrangements to install an ir
rigating system that will cover the en
tire north end of the Rogue Uiver val
ley.
It is planned to lay a 12-ineh steel
iiiaiu from the dam a; Gold ltav to Me-
'tendon's grove, wesi of the Southern
Pacific tracks a mil north of Central
Point. Water will be supplied for irri
gation purposes under a 2n0-foot head
to ranchers and orchnvdiHts along the
route.
A pump is being installed at Gold
Id liny and a high level reservoir will
built on the hills west of the dam.
from which the water will be supplied
nder gravity pressure. I'ntil the com
Ictiou of the reservoir, water will be
pumped direct into the mains.
1 1 lie extension of I his system to
Central Point nnd Medford depends
simply upon the cooperation of the
property owners and the demand for
water, states Dr. C, R. Hay. "If we
met half way, we will cover all the
valley, as the capacity of the plant
will be sufficient, i:nd the system is
planned with this end in view.
Add Much Value.
'Irrigation will add at least $100
acre to the valu of the land, and
no owner ran at lord nor to have water
en his place. We can deliver water un
der pressure to all in the north end ot
the vallev.
' We intend to irrigate several hun
dred acres of nur own that we are
planting and intend to plant, ns well
as the new nursery for which land has
I eon leased. Many of the land own
ers are signing up for water, and it will
be but a short time until a first-class
svstem, supplying Rogue river water
will he in operation. ' '
TRAGEDY TRAILS STEPS
OF OLID-TIME BEAUTY
SIOCX FALLS, S. IX. March 11.
3 he once famous Josie Mansfield, a Xew
N'ork ben lit v of the 70s, for whose love
Ed Stokes killed "Jim" Fisk, is a
resident of South Dakota, and has been
for some vears past. The once famous
i ut v. who had some of t he famous
millionaires of their day at her beck
ud call, since coining to Smith Dakota
has been living under another name,
which doubtless was expected to effect
i. ally conceal her pas and prevent her
identity as Josie Mansfield being re
venled.
She is a resident of Watertown. where
he is known as Mrs. Mary Lawler. For
about seven years she has been a resi
nent of that city. She is now about
vears of age. is practically helpless as
he result of a stroke of paralysis and.
being penniless, is dependent upon char
iiy for support.
r00 FRIENDS OF HOBO
FIND BODY IN RAOS
SAV FRANCISCO. Cal., March 11.
MI like,." one of the many men of
mystery of the Cltrk treet lodg'ng
house etitriet. is dead.
Two dug, rie i'i-:t friends in ..!".
foind li' body on - pile nof rag n
-it i!!'1 TV.-i.i-itb court ye?t . riy.
'I .v larked, at i :tcd a passer". v : i.d
,... to tl- Ai-y into th" s':-d.
vhoro all that was mortal of their friend
lav.
Annnrentlv the tramp had heeii
dead for two day
Hia demise was dm
tto exposure.
"Mike's" last n:unr is unknown to
1... nnlice. He came to Chicago ten
' I ... .1... lit,
,Miru iiirn. TOOK II ' UK- in'
of n tramp.
more he would nev
take another bath
lone as he lived
id kept his word.
He was " years
old.
, x-c. f. torft. 11
-Thi- sprint: i
l.l li-'. ' ,
1 reakiuf; up
h.m arrivru ana sn" 'li-'
l-i'L-iiu to melt in
th- mountains. There j
i,- more water in llarm-y
it time than la't
valley at the :
i-ar. Kveryone
' .i- ...tr this anrinc
. xpei-
then
.evend Livestock is
fnr
tieillC liirn,n "'
in ijoiid condition. "
......'... much loss this w;nt. r.
Fanner"
plnwi.il! their field. .r. paring t"
...w a laree -" lo -vrinu- Br..
Fall drain is looking fine and 1"""1' 1
lire f ,r heavy yiCK Kn... -r- "J"
in a healthy condition and nuK-it '
produce n good crop. The mi l win -will
be a great encouragement t.. n. w
.... ... on. orchards and there
srmers .
will be a large ncre of new
tree thii spring.
fruit
GOVERNOR STANDS IN WAY
OF NORMAL LEGISLATION
trades shoe
McDonald Trades for 309
Acre Farm-Price Sells
to Ray for $30,000
Mims' Place May Sell
C. W. McDonald, a sho merchant of
this city hast ended his rtoro establish
ment in mi the purchase of A. H. Duf
field's ,'1)11 -acre ranch on Foot's creek
near the Chnmplin mining property. The
considerat ion was some $1 t,."i)i. Of
this amount Mr. McDnnnld pays $7000
in cast and $7."nO the transfer of of his
store.
The name of the new store will be
Duffiel & Sen.
W. K. Price has sold his ,'t'iO acre
ranch near Tolo to Colonel Trunk H.
Ray, the consideration being $:in,Oin).
This Inund eompris-s some of the finest
bottom laud near Tolo. It will be im
proved under the general plain; of Col
ne Ray in that section, whero he is
planting several hundreds acres of fruit.
A deal is on whereby the S7 acres
owned by Colonel George P. Minis near
Central Point is to become the property
of Mr. English. The price agreed upon
if $17.oiiO. This ranch, the "Seven
Oaks," adjoins Mcl'lendon's grove and
Culonel Ton Velio's "Cadillac" ranch
on tho north.
WOMfN OF WOODCRAFT ARE
STRUGGLING FOR GROWTH
Camp Divided Into Two Parts and Work
Is Being Plannod for Battlo Roynl to
Iiicreaso Membership.
Mary E. Hollywood, special organ
izer for the Women of Woodcraft, is in
M ed ford and has instituted a great
struggle on the part of the members
of Chrysanthemum circle, No. si, for
new members. The camp has been di
vided into two section: and each will
work to secure the greatest number of
members,
A special initiation fee of $.' has
been made for the contest and this rate
will last only until April 3. when the
full rate will be in force again. A
special meeting will be held Saturday
afternoon at 2: HO.
Following are the members of the two
teams:
Elizabeth Soliss. captain; Mary An
gle, Sarah Andrews. Jennie Bellinger.
Hattie Biden, Svlvia Barkdiill. Eliza
Corwin, l.ucv F.lwc.od. Mary Griffin
Edward Gorm-a, Addie Hart, Katie Lind
lev, i 'lata Meeker. Kmimi Merriman
Maud llockenvos, I.r.rrettia Rinabnrger
Luseinda Slover. Kate Skeel, Janet
Sample, Bell Shenro-. Florence Taylor
Ella Wortman.
Kate Wait, captain; Prue M. I'lntt,
Florence Butler. Clara Barkdiill. Al
mini Cox. Celia Cunningham. Maud Day,
Minnie Fitzgerald, no Griffin. Susan
Gurnrn. I.illie Harvey. Ma Jackson.
Ella Medynski, Nana Maten, Maud Mnr
dock. Deila Parker, Ella Stevenson. Su
fin ii Sears, Mary Smith. Lillio Shirley.
Mr-rthn Tice. Martha Well:;, Bell Turner.
TAKrNO TESTIMONY IN
TAMOUS TIMBER CASE
HOISK. Malm, Mtirch 11. Tin- ut
InrlH'ys fnr tlio gfj'.-i'iniiKlit timl thi-ili-fnlim-
in tlif etis't "f I'"- Triil'-'l
Sttitcs vs. tin' Itarlifr I.unilicr i-iinii:inv.
In which an i-ffort is Iw-inir marl to
, :,, 1 thi- i-ntry on 4.0n0 ai-r.'s nf tini-
lii-r
land in the Bun liasin. li ft tn.l.-iy
inkc ti-itimnnv ln'fnri' a ri'fnn
in
Sonttlo. They will aim tal(i- ti'Sti
MI..MV in Pnrti.-.ml. Snn Fram-is.-o. I....
Aiijfflon, Minnftiinli. and St, Paul.
.iwfftTIPT nTT.S
uunr. ninow...
AT HIS PARIS HOME
PARIW, March 11. Franeois. duke of
f.::iMrrmrt, died today of meningitis
The duchess I.iancfuirt was formerly
Mj.ttie Mitchell, daughter of th
I,.,. Senator Mnehell of Op'gon.
-OHNSON LEAVES VANCOUVER
" ON EXTENDED EASTERN TRIP
VAN i ul'VF.H.
.l-.hu-"".
I, ,Vm tin- nfternenn
w.ll g- fr-m therr t
i.. v'mt hi' paren's
fn-M .Tcffri'-s. '"'ft I"'
to Inner.
M:r.-h 1 1 . .l;i-k
red henvywright.
for i hi'-ng" find
fIvein. Ter . I
H- ro he will I
r rent to winner,
BUSINESS FOR
FRUIT RANCH
GREAT EFFORTS WILL
BE MADE ON PART.
OF SCHOOLS' FRIENDS
Fonson Was Assured Before Calling the
Solons Together That They Would
Not Consider Any New Legislation
May Be Released From Pledge.
SAl.KM, (r March 11. It is appa
it that a great effort is to be made
to urge the legislature, when it con
vt :es in special cession here on next
Monday, to adopt some measure for ihe
1 of the three normal schools.
The cities affected by the loss uf the
normals Ashland, Wef on and Mon
mouth are each to stud a big lobby
to Salem.
However. Co vomer Benson still
'Hands in the way of liny normal school
legislation, lie has the pledge- of the
members of each house not to consider
iniv new business. It may be thai they
will be released from this pledge by
him in regard to the hernial legislation
f proper pressure is brought to bear.
E. V. Carter of Ashlnud went imvih
Portland Wednesday evening. A
legation of Ashlai.d cit i.en-, some
I'll snng. will follow tonight.
J. ! Heard. Dr. .1. M. Kcne mid
(Verge Pol nam will leave Friday eve
iiig for Portland, whore they will work
in ;-trnighteu the matter out.
B. F. Mulkey of Jacksonville went
iiorl h Wednesday evening 1o h-nd his
influence.
FINDS DUCK'S SKELETON
3,000,000 YEARS
OLD
NEW YORK. March II.-- A complete
skeleton of a prehistoric duel;. e-Jli
mat.d by Dr. II. '. Bninpii- of t lie
American museum of natural history
io be It.iiiin.oon years old, has jiiNl licen
acquired bv Ihe museum.
The specimen is so well preserved
that the greater part of the skin of the
head, body and It gs may be s It
vns found near Lance creek, Wyoming.
"Mummies of Egypt three or four
thousand years old." said Dr. Buinpus.
"are considered to be respectable an
tiiiities, unit till more venerable are
the mammoths fmnid buried in the fro,
.'ii tundras of Siberia and Alaska, but
.ven the m::mmoths. tens of thousands
of years old. are only creatures of yes
ter.lav cMtupiired witn the antiquity of
t his dinossiiier mummy. ' '
OREGON STATE BOARD
OF PHARMACY MEETS
THE DALLES. )::, March 11. The
r. gular rpiarterly meeting of the Ore
... st 'i to board of pharmacy which
Wl lit
Piii'v-iiiiy nmrniriH
fli-nim.il. 'I'll" :ni
i't'1's wii liflil t Ii if
mill "I. Tti.
villi tli.- t'.ll'iwini; li'Milt:
nun n i ni;
Ci nrc.- ( '. Itl.il.vl v ..I' I In- n.illi-H, in-si
; ( -liiii.il' .1. Iliinll'.v of Oi-.'i;..n it.v.
... . r.'t-ii v- r. ( '. !' ,f I'l.rlhml. tn'ii-
lll.T.
t iH
nf the- llnill.l
l.i-fl! ii ml Kill
.t t'i. i-i i 1 1"' iu'W mh-iiiIm-i
r,- V. M. ('.-iLUvnll nf Nl-lV
W. Ilnwnnl nf S.-il.-m.
COSTUMES OF CENTURIES
AOO TO BE INDORSED
1 11 It A(i( I. Miin-li 11.-- I I"1 annual
i.,l nf tin' .lii'SStiilikiTH I'UliVt'litinil.
-vhicli t.iiti" lii'M' miiinrrfiw, will li.
.iutializfil I'V in. '..lt n ut 1'illi'tH ill
tl- llilTl'tnil.' U"" ; '"I li'll'llV'l
1III1IU
ityl.v
:n,. ili'lnr-
Mini" nf t
l.'.Tli ri'titilli'-
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" nliii-li mi':
-,1,'h tliiuk'
Intli.
Tin
will In
i that
ltli. I'.'lli ati'l
aiit liii"." it '
.;! til'' t.li'-."'
I .'if will In- in.
ti w :
EDITOR TO FOLLOW
PATRONS TO MEDFORD
I'liini.AM'.
fcubicrib. i - I)-'''-
-nil. I dcci.l.d
hii.d A. i-;. VYi-,.
Mr.. "All
moved to
., follow th.-ll
. ditor :.'id I
imK-om !;. i
M-. .
V. M--t.
! morn
j.riet.
of M:
eomp:
: ti 1 ..r.
iu. Th
Or.. thi
l.-gtiti
a fruit i'
. t -
v. ill
M.-dford.
'Tillig. 'vh'Tf tli'.v :!
f..r ili" puri-li;: if
1, M. Vim- dol not
L T t t
1 hi p:i'T be
-in. but left
f h itlTsnt-. ill
broth'T II" in
- ; S.Mt 1." I.:ih
.. I 'leel. re lt,:.t
l.'.-iine hi t'"r
ft r moving out
fore le:n ii:g W
h- WIMdl"g up
i-nnd- of h
.iiil,i:el'
.,en ..f Or-go-,
lintt he dorsn
rner Mil" riln-?
hi'tf.
ALLEN SAYS
TWO PHONES
ARE NUISANCE
Owner of Hollywood Or
chard Tells of His Ex
perience in Salt Lake
City and Elsewhere
A. C Allen, owner of tho Hollywood
.rclmrdn, is most pouUvu in hU views
regarding n double telephone HyHteni,
hnving lived in Knit 1-ake City, where
lie ws eiig;iged ill business for 11 ml III
her of yours, he lut a thorough under
standing of what the dual system means.
Not mil v. aeeording to M r. Allen, is
I the monthly expense doubled, but the
greatest iuoiivenieiiee results from the
i.peratioii uf two systems in the Maine
eity.
"The residents of Salt Luke City
. vould make short work of the applica
tion of n seeoiid company for u tele
1 plume f raiiehise," said Mr. Allen in
spenking of the matter, "if tt should
' eome up again in J special ideetiou.
Instead of bettering either system, Ihe
service is but little better than when
:1 was with one company in operation.
Is Roiilly Senseless.
" Nithitig more l enseloss has ever
been eonceivetl. A double system is not
i fimpet it ion, not .'I per relit of the prop
er! v owners can afford two phoiicH, and
.is ioie phone gives rominuiiiciition with
lui. half of all who have plumes, the
double system is in reality a half sys
tem. "A man's friends and business asso
ciates are continur'Uy running into his
- i'!' it io telephone ' i their friends. For
i n t ;ii:i-o, I have a telephone installed nt
my raueh. If the new company is
...nantid a franchise and put in their
--vice, sdiould I wish to telephone to
:i business house using Ihe new com-l-anv's
phone I must go to my n -ighbor.
Should they wish to call me they must
I ,,. I; ho some office containing n Hell
I v, as my experience in Salt
i -ili- HimI my neighbors used my
- it ;,t; much an they did their
. t -(.-. it will be here if nur people
- i i ...lidi r.H to establish a second
- .j, The merchants will, of
be compelled to pay for both
phones, 'lb is they ciinnot men pi- so
I.M g as the residence people order their
I sehidd supplies by teledioiie; and it
is in this work that Ihe telephone ren
ders the greatest service. Anyone can
rpe the uselessiiess of such a Mate of j
affairs, ami I e.-mno! comprehi-ml why,
.-evoiie should adMteate two systems.
Service Wan Poor.
ju t .defending the. Itell Tele
phone company. Their service has been
m-vv poor in tin past, but it b.oks as
c tiiev were about to redeem their proin
ises made previously from time to time,
j I believe in giving them a chance.
I "The people of Salt Lake City nre
' i :i(-t ieally a unit against the double
f j.vtem. Had they only realized a few
j vears ago what they h;:ve since learn
ed 'u'h a proposition wouiu noi nave
been tolerated.
"No cnmpetitioti doet exist; eaeh com
j.at.v will linvn its regular schedule of
prifos, to which each will rigidly ad
hero, nnd that will (nd thoir warfare.
Tho people of Mori furl should remember
that it is ft thonsi'tid times easier to
keen n roriiorat ion out Ihnn it is to oust
that iilreadv In
t heir Ii ncs
filled.
Always a Nuisance
" Not alone have I been the victim of
i double telephone u'steni in Salt Lake
i Sty. but in many other places I have
ff-ntid it to be a nuisance and a needb's
w.. The experience I have met
r: i th has been that of all other resi-,11-,
in cities where two phones have
ii installed. Then is no good reason
v M..lfoid and the country surround
should l-e made suffer the expe
,,f ..tie r niiiuiities. The don-
v-t. iii has faibd in the experitnen
I
ge and from the n.-ture of tilings
will fail.
i;,i. not been solicited for 111V
npoii the telephone situation by
rifir T. b phone or any other coin
but I n alie what the dual svs
I
th- P:
pro
to be wh'-n placed tn oper
I 1 f,.r one a.e lo.t to be placed
double , xp-ne for half
IMV'iT'lW Marcli 11 --Senator
,-,,w
tins ..ff'T'il an aincri'lment i"
t),. I'liiHt'itiltnin Ml Hie iinatc wnicn,
:, . ,i,l..l. will cliani;- tl"' incetillK I'f
1.1 I lie
neural inn eeri'tno
i tile Inst Wednes
fmin M:i
t April.
RUNS AMUCK MANY DIE
KILLS FOUR
Lonely Farmer Kills All
Live Stock on Ranch,
Sets Fire to Buildings
Is Raving Maiiac
OCKANS1DK, (.'ill., March 11. Aft
er killing nil of th-) livestock on his
ranch and firing his farm buildings,
Allen H. Watt, an aged farmer living
about four miles from this plaoo, killed
four neighbors who rushed to his nssist
iincp seeing the fire on his plnco. Watt
was captured later in the day nnd tak
en to San Diego, where ho occupies n
cell babbling and crying, knowing noth
ing of his crime. What upset his rea
sou no one knows,
Wntt first drove, four horses, two
cows and some hogs into n eorrnll where
he killed thorn one by one, with an nx.
Kven his faithful dog was found there
later. Ho then fired the. nearby build
ings. Neighbors observed tho flames and
rushed to Watt's assistance. He do-
liberatelv shot them. He then ran into
the nearby hills and was captured later.
WILLIAMSON SAYS THE
PEACH CROP IS GOOD
Although ther oIiuh been considerable
said regarding the damage to the peach
crop of Oregon by th 1 severe weather of
January, the yield wiil be fully up to
the average, according Io Secretary H
M. Williamson of the state board of
horticulture.
" 1 am sure very few peneh tr,ecs were
winter killed this year," Mr. William
son says, "and from reports received
I nun varimiH peach growing sections 1
hould judge that growers who predict
ed a failure of the peach crop were
more scared than hurt. It is natural to
expect peach trees to die in seasons of
extreme cold, but the peach trees of
the state have never been killed in the
winter, and we have only tho past to
go by in predicting the future.
"The prineipnl peach growing dis
tricts in the state are The Dalles and
Ashland, and reports from thrtse sec
linns are to the effect that little or no
damage has been done to peaches or
any other fruit. The Willamette val
ley does not grow nnny peaces at beHt
but the trees heard from hi that sec
lion are all considered unhurt and ea
pable of bearing the average yield.
"Oregon has never been an exporter
of peaches, and a liglr crop would there
fore be better for the growers, though
if course worse for the consumer. A
tirplus would mean cheap prices, as it
UiMild not pav to export n less quanti
than a carload, and a heavy yield
would mean a large pioportion of fruit
lefl unsold. ' '
ALASKA RUSH IS LIKE
OLD KLONDIKE DAYS
SEATTLE, March 11. Not since the
rush ten vears ago have so tunny per
soiih let i on one vessel tor AiasKnn
ports as departed on the steamship Ohio
last nitfht. The Ohio carried about
so passengers, all first cIiihs hccoiii
luoiiations being taken and the steerage
oiu-rters being nearlv full. The steam
er will call at Cordova, Valdez and
Seward. Of the passengers, ilfiO nre
bound for the interior and will dis
embark at Vnhb' to negotiate the trail
to Fairbanks.
Those who watched the scene at the
dock last night predict one of the best
.canons in t he history of Alaska.
EREWERS WANT TO
STOP PROHIBITION
M I IjWA I'K EE. Wis.. March 11. The
pread of the prohibition sentiment, tlx
movement for the elevation of the mor
al tone of saloons and several oth'
mat ters of important"- are slated for
.hro-iisfcioii al the annual convention of
the Wisconsin and I'pper Michigan
Itiew ert ' assoeiat ion. which assembled
a this city today. Much routine bus
e: relating to the nfl'airs of the as
xoeiation also demands attention, and
it is probable that the session will eon
tnme over tomorrow.
TO DEVELOP THE
WEED CEMENT FIELDS
NISSO.V. Cal.. March II. Senator
W !. Iir. Tel. lie ami iilliers will short
Iv install a plant north of Sisson
iMiiiilfa.'tute cement enil cement blocks.
It is iiiiileif.ioil tliar the inaeliinery
v ill arrive s....it. (mil tlial the ltlattt-WIII
lie ill operat ion soon enotlifll to- fiirinfrti
Hie material f..r th" new ncHnnlUmisc
Hint is I., lie finishc.1 at Weed before
Virgin! I. A splendiil cement rock
f nl on the company's hn'ilings.
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NEIGHBORS
AT POST OF
DUTY
aving Wall In Gotham
Fire Responsible lor thi
Deaths ol 17 Flrtmca
5000 Witness Tragedy
NKW YORK, March 11. While t4
their post of duty IT members of tho
New York firo department lost their
lives today. A hugo wall under which
they were at work caved in and bur
ied them. Four of the bodies only were
rocovored.
Tho department had tho flames check
ed when the accident occurred. 8ud-
enty, without ttn instnnt's warning,
tho wall collapsed.
Fully oOud people witnessed thn tra
gedy.
POPE ISSUES LETTER
AGAINST SOCIALISM
MILWAUKEE, Wis., MarchMembcn
if the Roman Catholic, church who ar
affiliated with tho socialist party muit
hooso between that party and their
church. This was broadly intimated by
Hov. Father Kubiszewsky of St. Mary
olish Catholic church on Sunday in an
address from tho pulpit.
The priest said a circular letter from
the pope, was tho basis for hie state
ment, nnd similar statements would be
made by all Catholic churches in the
state, Tho climax wan reached here by
the nomination by the socialists of
eter ICaiiftuaun, a member of the ;
'atholie church, for city treasurer.
K an f maim has withdrawn from the
ticket, however, and, it is said, will
sever his connection with the party.
LUMBER CUT IN HALF,
HIDES ON FREE LIST
WASHINGTON, March 11. A cut of
otie-hnlf in the duty on lumber and
manufactures of lumber is understood
to be one of the changes provided by
the new tariff bill, which is being print-
1 preparatory to its final revision by
the republican members of tho house
we.vs and means committee. Another
hange, according to information from
reliable sources, is that hides have been
placed on (he free list. There has been
much contention over the duties on
these two articles. It is said Oifford
'inchot, chief forester, in preparing
figures in a further effort to have lum
ber udmitled free of duty.
ROOSEVELT DREADS NO
FOE IN AFRCAN JUNOLES
OV8TEH ItAV, March 11. Roosevelt
greatly amused bv thn reported pre-
lictioti of Professor Mtnrr of the Unt- .
rsity of I'hieago, who declared that
f the former president carries out his-
proposed itinerary to Africa, ho will
not come out altve. Roosevelt laughed
vhon he read the statement, and again
vhen he read that of Professor O 'Kelly
the Columbian museum, declaring ,
that Itoosevelt is as safe in Africa as
is in the Tnitcd States.. He declared.
he would leave the controvorsv to bo
ght out between the professors.
STATE TRADE BOARD DOBS
SHASTA FRUIT BELT INJUSTICE
A N DEItSON, Cal.. March 11. The
A nderson board of trnde charges the
state board of trade vith misrepresent-
ng, iitnnleutionully perhups, the soutb
rii part of Shasta county, known as
the "prune belt." A citizen returning
from San Krancisco cays that the state
board of trad is delivering in the Ferry
building every day to colonists from
the east literature saying that the fruit
belt of the Sacramento vallev ends at
lb d Itluff. Anderson and Cottonwood
well feels slighted, for it is to be
remembered that this fruit belt pro
duces one twelfth of all the prunes of
the slate, saying nothing about greut
piantities nf Hartlett pears and peachtftti
PASSENGER SERVICE
ON NEW SNAKE LINE
MAKER CITY, Or., March 11. Pas
senger service on the new Northwestern
railroad down Snake river is to be in
stalled April 1. Residents of Eagle
rnd Pine valleys, 40 and 60 miles east
of linker City, are impatient for the
event. The new mnd is complete to
the mouth of Powder river. whieV 1i
about eight ihiles .from1 Eagle Valley.
A short tin rfgo the rdad iauMprU
ders to allow rrb' pasnenge to ridtf on
the work train nnd there was talk of
circulating petitions for psssengen'sef-
ice. -The new mixed' train will be 9
great convenience to Ihe people of the
interior. . :.