ADDT J? T"Tvr
J. a.X X J-.L lvllJ
I'llllCll 'l'HH AnkOcIiUIoII,
'II lcnned WI111 Itcport
Tim only pnpor In tlio
world piilillnliiKl In n city tho
Hlo of Modfnrd having n
IcitMi'il uiro,
FOURTH YEAR.
AMERICANS WERE TERRIBLY TORTURED
MARIAN
ZE
Cannon and Groco After Be
ing Fiendishly Tortured,
Aro Out Into Small Piocos
""and Thon Burned.
GUNBOAT PRAIRIE IS
ASHORE IN DELAWARE
Groat Activity in San Fran
cisco, Wlioro Transports
Aro Being Overhauled.
iu,ri:ni:i.ns, Nicaragua, doc. :i.
It in rcorted hero todny that tlio
' bodies of Cannon and Groco, tlio
Americans executed tit Managua,
. woro cut into small pieces and
bunird. -
Preceding this, they nro said to
hnvo been tortured in tlio inont fiend
ish way.
It is alleged that t lit h barbarous
work wan duno at tlio direction of
President Zeluyn.
Jndiciitions aro that fighting has
been in progress at llama now for
two dnys and that tho troops of tlio
revolutionists have fared well.
Honoris pay that the army of the
provisional president, Estrada, is in
hotter condition than that of Zolnyn.
News of dofcat of tho Zulayan
forces iH cxpooled horo nt any timo
Tnilrlo In Anhorr.
WILMINGTON, Del., Doc. 3. Tho
tninpshin I'rairie, with hor 700 ma
Hues and Hoar-Admiral Kimball on
board, en ronto to Central America,
went aground lust evening in tho Del
aware, river, and all efforts to float
hor at Inch tide this morning proved
futile. Another attempt will ho made
tonight.
Powerful tugs will bo used in an
effort to drug her info tho channel.
Tho I'rairie went aground last night
ns hIio wns starling on tho voyngo
from Philadelphia to tho Kent of
trouble in the Isthmus country.
Mexico to Help.
MTCXM'O CITY, Mox., Deo. 3.
Mu,xie,1 ifill side with tli6 United
SUtoH in the Nicaragua!! fiaco, and
oti outcome will probably bo friendly
between Mexico and tho United
SlnloH. Tho Hlatomont in mndo today
that tho government is now consider
ing tho advisability of Bonding Ku
ri(iio Creel former nmhnssndor to
iliy United States, to Manngua an tho
(Continued on pnso 8.)
STORM RACING ALONG
ENGLAND'S COAST
LAYA
Over 1 00 Aro Dead as Result of Ter
rific Qalc In Engllsh
n .... Channel.
V I.ON'llON, Dec. a. It In OHtlmnted
tin Hlilpplng clrelolH thnt nt lonBt 100
' poisons nro missing nnd ulnny have
boon lout In tlio torrlflo liurrlcnno
which has boon swooping tho coast of
Great Ilrltaln for novum! dayH.
Tho IntoiiBlty of tho storm Inorons-
i oil hint nlKht and ninny biuiiU bouts
woro wroclcod nlopg tho conBt. Pour
too'n vobhoIh nro roportod lost, lnclud
lug tho Coiwohh' which wns In colli
Blon with nn unknown oinft, Only
ono mombor of tho crow of tlio Con
gross oBcapoil,
OTT nrX-Tl? AOT? T Til lH t,lc 'itl0 won a car pf ;R'UC Hiver apples thai won (lie sweepstakes prize at the g rcat Spokane npplo show in competition
VT vJ? .1 HLv VV VJ1j1 with fruit from all sections of America, pro ving conclusively that Rogue River fruit i s the most perfect grown in any country.
Medford
RK RICH PLACER
i SOLD m
I $16,000
Poarco Mine on Poorman's
Crook Sold to Los Angolos
Mon by Pearco and Sons
Dovolopment Promised.
HAS PRODUCED
THOUSANDS IN DUST
Has Been Handicapped for
Some Timo by Lack of Wa
ter Plenty of Funds Now.
The Pearco mine, on Poormun'd
creek, one of thu richest nniong tho
old placer mines of Juokstm county
has been wold by I). J. S. Pearco &
Sonn to n company contosed of V,
A. Ramsey of' Lor Angeles and oth
ers for n consideration of $10,000
This property consists of 210 nores
of rich placer ground, from which
sineo tlio early mining days thou
sands of dollars hnvo been taken an
uunlly. The gravel bank is deep, but
tho "old river channel," tho prosonco
of which has mndo tlio rich hydraulic
mines in Northern California nnd
Southern Oregon, in very mnrked.
The "old channel" shows up on thu
ridges on each side of tho creek, nnd
the richness of tho pincers in the bed
of Poominn's ereok hnvo been pro
verbial unco mining wns first bo-
gun in Jackson county.
.Mr. Penreo and his sons have
worKcci me claim lor mnny years,
but have been inoro or less handi
I 1 ll If M
capped by lack of wntor to opornto
the heavy bank, except in exceptional
seasons,
The now company hns nmplo means
for development purposes and is nr
ranging ofr nn increnso in tho wntor
supply so thnt it mny bo hydrnulickod
nt a good profit.
Tho Pcnrco mino is noted for tho
big nugget r which hnvo boon found
there, and is regnrded ns a continua
tion, nniong old minors, of tho aurif
erous strenk of grnvel which mndo
tho Sterling and tho Sturgis mines
famous.
WOMAN GETS EXCITED
AND LOSES HER VOICE
LOS ANGKLKS, Cal Hoc. 3.
Mrs. H K. Klinthrope has lost hor
voice, due to excitement attending n
thrilling enpturo of Prod Murray, n
liurglnr, who today faces four
charges of htirglnry, all of which ho
confessed.
$75,000 LOSS IN
WALLA WALLA FIRE
i
Bin Department Store BurnsOil
Stove Explodes, Starting
Conflagration.
WALLA WALLA, Wn,h Dee. 3,
Tho Mottor-Wlieolor department storo
was gulled by firo horo ourly today,
cnusing a loss estimntod at .$7r),000.
Tho firo wns cnusod by tho ox-
plosion of an oil stovo in tho offico
of tho ooncorn nt 7:30 o'clock this
morning.
Hoforo tho firo doparlinont arrived
on tlio scoiiq thu building wns a mnss
of flnnios, Employoa of tho storo
managed to savo about f por cent of
tho stock,
Tho loss is pnvlinlly oovorod by
nijurntjco,
MEDFORD,
GIVES MILLION FIGHT DISEASE
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, WHO GIVES $1,000,000 TO STAMP OUT HOOKWORM; SCIENTIST WHO
WILL AID IN WORK.
John I). Itockefeller Iiiih been so Impressed by n-niWiig nboul the bookworm disease recently thnt ho has con
tributed $1,000,000 as a fund to stamp out tho mnlndy and has appointed a committee of eminent scientists to
carry on the light. Chief among those designated by Mr. Itockefeller nro Dr. William II. Welch of Baltimore.
prcNldcnt of the Amerlrnn Medical association, nml Dr. Simon Flexner, director of the Itockefeller Institute Por
Medical KeHcnrch In New York. Most of the work nnd tho experiments in seeking out remedies with which to com
Imt the (lliease will Ik carried on at the Itockefeller institute. Mr. Itockefeller sent letters to n dozen or mora sci
entists nsUluc them to meet him In his New York otlice to discuss tho undertaking. The hookworm has been called
tllppniitly the "Inry bug." It makes mon lary because it makes them unfit for work. It Is a microscopic -worm, a
parasite, which originates in polluted sol! and enters the human body through the pores of tho naked feet of farm
laburors or is swnllowed with food taken from mud stained hands.
MONTANA HEAVY SUFFERER FROM STRIKE
ALL INDUSTRIES
OVER STATE ARE
FORCED TO CLOSE
nUTTM, Mont., Doc. 3. -It was an
nounced today that tho largo coal
mines at Stockott, Dolt and Sand
Coulee, In tho country tributary to
(Ircnt Palls, would close tonight ns n
esult of tho switchmen's strike that
has demoralized freight transportn-
tloiiton nil rnllronds In this ccctlon.
Tho Moonlight nnd Pnrrott mines
f tho Amalgamated Copper company
In nccordnnco with nn nnnouncomont
by tho mino officials last ovonlug
closed this morning because suffici
ent coal for their operation could not
bo brought Into tho city.
Including tho minors who woro
hrowu out of employment becnuso of
ho closing of tho lloston and Mon
ann mines of -tho Amnlgnniatod com
pany yostordny, It Is ostlmntod today
thnt 4C00 mon nro ldlo.
Threatens to Spread,
Tho distressing conditions provnll-
ng among tho minora throntons to
oxtoud to othor ludusti-'os throughout
tho stato unless Immedlnto rollot
from tho curtailment of transporta
tion faclalltlos Is forthcoming. Tho
(Continued on irnuo S.)
Mail Tribune
OKlCCiON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER, 3, 3909.
:
ALL FRUIT GROWERS
URGED TO ATTEND
Kvory fruit grower in tho
valley is urged to attend the
mooting of tho Horticultural
society Snturdny nftemooiv
ns much business of import
nnco is to be considered.
ROAD IN BUTTE
FALLS IN SPRING
Chief Engineer of Pacific & Eastern
Railroad Is Pleased by the
Rapid Progress of
Work.
Tho Pnoifio & Enstern rnilrond
will hnvo boon completed in tho enrly
spring, if matters movo along as
rapidly ns nt tho present timo, no
cording to Chief Engineer Gorig of
tlio roiul. Alrendy nonrly fivo mile
of trnok have been laid nnd work is
progressing rapidly till along jho
lino.
Moro rolling slock is soon to bo
Oretjon Historical society.
City Hall
APPLICATION FOR
OVER FOR WEEK
After discussing the application of
John It. Allen for a trolley lino fran
chise nt length, the city council of
Grants Pass on Thursday ovonlng de
cided to allow tho matter to go ovor
for a week, or next Thursday ove
ntng, when tho matter will conio up
for final passage.
Mr, Allen has returned from Grants
Pnss and states that ho believes that
tho franchlso will bo passed, as ho has
offered that city a fair proposition
and thoy reallzo tho bonoflt to bo do
rlved from tho bulldlug of such a
lino.
Paul and Floyd Pearco of Jack
sonville woro in Medford Friday on
business.
ndilcd to tho equipment, and nniong
it will bo a now chair car, which will
add considerable to tho convouionco
of tho travolitig public.
Alrondy tho trnok hns been lowored
fivo foot in tho cut boyond Eagle
Point, and it is still boiug loworod.
Tlio ruin hns intorfered uomowhut,
but not seriously.
FRANCHISE GOES
LOOKING
POLITICAL
Citizens Beginning to Cast
About in Search of Candi
dates for City Offices
Four to Be Elected.
THREE COUNCILMEN
AND RECORDER OUT
Election tbBe Held Early in
January Promises to Be
Quiet No Hard Fights.
With tho annual city election only
about four weeks off, citizens are be
ginning to cast about for suitable
timber of which to make candidates.
No nnmcs ns yet are prominently
mentioned. The consensus of opin
ion this year seems to be that no fac
tional fight is wanted, but that men
of good sound business senso should
bo elected regardless of party men
who can give the city a sonnd finan
cial administration, such as has ob
tained during the present yenr.
Three couucilmen retire this year,
Messrs. Eifert, Wortmnn nnd Mer
rick. All three nro spoken of as can
didates to succeed themselves, but
they do not seem inclined thnt wnv.
Each has done good work for tho city
and each has been censured nt times
A councilman's Hfo is not a pleasure
at tho best.
uoucri v. ieuer, wtio was ap
pointed city recorder a few months
ago, is being urged to become a can
didate to succeed himself. lie has
given completo satisfaction, nnd if he
will run, should ensily win.
In all probability steps will be
taken to invoke the initiative and
vote to pay tho mayor and council
men a salary in tho future. Tho
men give up much of their time for
city affairs and should bo reimbursed
in some manner.
At present there nro no factional
fights ontho horizon and the election
will probably bo a quiet one. Then
tho city will movo forwnrd rapidly,
not being torn by internal strife.
SPOKANE IN GRIP OF
SEVERE SNOW STORM
SPOKANE. Wash., Dec. 3. Spo
knno is experiencing its first renl
snow storm of tho season. The pre
cipitation is unusually heavy for this
period of tho year.
FRUIT GROWERS TO
MEET SATURDAY
Professor O'Gara Will Address Club
on Pollination and Tree
Budding.
Tho rcgulnr monthly mooting of the
Roguo Rivor Vnlloy Horticultural so
cioty will bo hold at tho Commercial
club rooms Saturday afternoon nt 2
o'clock sharp. Professor O'Gnm
l will nddross tho socioty on "Cross-
Pollinntion nnd Treo Rudding,"
At tho mooting last Snturdny nt
Gold Hill much intorost wns dovolop
ed nmong tho fruit growors of that
section and conunitteos woro appoint
ed to bring tlio growors of thnt sec
tion into lino in tho mnttor of co
operating in tho workings of tho so
oioty in tho wny of tho growing of
hotter fruit and also in tho organiza
tion of n uiiiou of fruit growors
1
TIIK WKATIIKIt.
Today and Saturday, fair,
cloudy, High, -Hi low, 31;
range, .18.
No. 220.
PAVING ON
MAIN
With Two Weeks of Good
Weather Work Can Be Eas
ily Concluded to the City
Limits.
CRUSHED ROCK IS
STILL ARRIVING
Company Ready to Rush the
Work as Soon as Street
Dries Out.
If the weather man will be good
for a week or so the residents of
West Main street will be relieved of
tho handicap they now have, for tho
work of paving can be begun just as
soon as the surface dnes enongh to
permit tho work.
There has been no cessation in tho
shipment of the crashed rock from
Jacksonville, nnd the paving company
is in shape to start work on short
notice and push it rapidly to n fin
ish.
Tho street hns been closed ever
since it has been graded for the lay
ing of the pavement, and a few days
of good weather, which seems in
prospect now, will see paving opera
tions rushed on West Main.
"We nre anxiously wntching the
weather," stated ono of tho foremen
today, "and just tho moment that we
can get ono the street wo will do so.
With a few days of clear weather wo
will rapidly complete the work. Two
weeks would bo sufficient.
PLEASANT PARTY HELD
ON WESTHAIN STREET
Tuesday evening, December 2, n
pleasant little company responded to
invitations from Mr. and Mrs.
Thonins of 718 West Main street, nnd
woro delightfully entertained with
singing by Mrs. George Kendall of
Spokano, Wash., in whoso honor
the entertainment wns given, nnd n
piano duet by Mrs. Thomas and Miss
hvft Poley nnd pinno solos by Miss
Poley and Miss Mary Orr. Miss
Mary also gavo two humorous reci
tntions, nil of which wns greatly en
joyed. Tho company was served with
dainty refreshments of enko and
cream by tho hostess. Mrs. Kendall
returns to her homo in Spoknne on
Tuesdny, December 7., Wo hope her
visit of six weoks hns been so pleas
ant nniong us that she mny soon re
turn to mnko Medford her home.
WATER OWNERS TO
MEET TOMORROW
Adjudication of Water Rights Will De
Considered at Meeting In
Eagle Point.
A meotlng of tho wator owners
along Ltttlo Dutto creek will bo hold
ac Eaglo Point Saturday at which
timo tho adjudication of tho wator
rights along that stream In accord
ance Avith tho stato law which pro
vides that wator not heretofore ap
propriated will bocomo tho property
of tho stato, will bo taken up.
Tho surveys hnvo recontly boon
jundo by It. P. Cowglll, assistant state
onglncer, and this -meeting Is held to
rectify ns far as posalblo any errors
In his roport,
Koxt Monday, Docomber 0, a sec
ond mooting will bo held In Modford,
MAY Fl