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FOURTH YEA.lt.
CONGRE
'mm TS
Private Cablegram States
President Is Prepared to
Leave Country Tonight and
Will Not Return.
DECISIVE BATTLE
EXPECTED TONIGHT,
Estimated That 15,000 Men
Will Tako Part in Engage
mont When It Comes.
WASHINGTON, Dec. C Repre
sentative Sulzur today declared
"war" on Nicaragua In a resolution
In tho house, propoHlnK that tho pres
ident us tho land and naval forces
of tho United States to rcttoro order
and poac and protoct Ufa and prop
erty In Nicaragua.
Ho demands tho arrest and punish
ment of President Kolaya for tho
murder of Cannon and Groco and
also asks that Nicaragua bo mado to
pay heavy damages. No action was
taken on tho resolution today. I'n
Iosh thero Is an improvement In tho
Nicaraguan situation tomorrow war
will probably bo declared.
Marines lit ItcadlnctiN.
lMIILADKLPHIA, I'll., Dec. 0.
Sovon hundred marines, bound for
Colon, where thoy will bo held In
Tendinous to, bo Bent Into Nicaragua
should their presenco thoro bo deem
ed neccanry, woro transferred from
tho grounded transport Pralrlo to
tho transport Dlxlo early today. Tho
Dixie Immediately put to sea. An
other unsuccessful nttompt was mndo
today to float tho Pralrlo from tho
mud flats In tho Dolawaro rlvor,
whoro alio grounded. It Is feared '
that a dredgor must bo employed to,
ralHo tho ship from her position,
NKW ORLI5AN8, I.n Dec. C. A
prlvnto cnblogram recolvod horo to
day Htntod that President Zoloya Is
pin it u tn k to cHrapo from Nicaragua
lato today on n Pacific Mnil liner
from Corluto,
Tho cnblo stated that tho dictator
plans to fleo with his family to Snllnn,
Mm., or to Ainnlpn, Hondurns. It
wiih further reported that his coc-!
rotary, Julian Irlosfl, would ho left!
to proseeuto Zulnyn's plans in NIc-'
nragun.
1MJI5HIHM8. Nicaragua, Doc. C.J
The qi-IsIb of tlio Nlcnrngunn rovo-i
lilt Ion Ih ballovod to bp approaching, j
With every rond mid highway loiul-j
lug to Ttiiinii untlorluld with mines,
l'rovlHlnnnl President 10st rutin today
awaltH y.olaya'H nttiuilc. Tho vim-1
guard of the dictator') army Is said
to bo within a couplo or hours' ninrch
of Kstrada'ri outposts and dosultory I
fighting may begin at any moment,
It was etitlinuteil today that 1R.000
men will be In action when tho com-)
lug battle hegliiH. Tho strongth of,
tho rival forces havo boon circulat
ed, .olnyn claims to liavo 10,000
men In camp, whllo Hatrada'H force
Is said to numbor ir?$, Tills numer
ical discrepancy will bo offBot by tho
Hiiporlolr condition and equlpmont of
tho robols. According to mossngos
brought to this city from Qroytown,
which Is boslogod py tlto robols un
der General Ohnmdrro, tho situation
thoro Is critical, T,ho dofondlng
forcos undor Gonornl Tolodo nro ro
portcd to bo undortod and poorly
nrmod. Chamorro probably will nt
tnck thomomont tho rosult of tho Im
pending battlo at Ramn Is brought to
hi in.
Medford
SS
At 12 o'clock, Noon, Two
Gavels Fell and Amorican
Congress Once Again Re
i sumod Its Labors.
.MUCH WORK IN
. SIGHT FOR SOLONS
Committees Appointed to
Notify President Nothing-
Further Dono Today.
WASHINGTON, I). C, Dec. G,
With the gentle tapping of tw ivory
knock in tho sennto and roiouuding
thump of tho sepnkcr'H gavel, Vive
rroHjuent hlicrnian nnd SponKor (,'nn
non opened the second fwwton of the
Hixty-vixth congress whiuh in. expect
ed to continuo until May or Juno and
developments of tho liveliest eluinla-
tivo tilts over neon in the rnpilol. The
ceremonies todny worts brief consist
ing of tho formnl application of com
mittee to notify the president that
congress is in session. Tim tirrt tiny
was eot nsido as a lino tn pnv rexpnet
to tho memory of nielnboiH who hnvo
died during tho vucntior period.
When the adjournment wu taken un
til tomorrow it was f.r that purpose.
Tho moHsnge of Pros'dent Tuft is
expected to ho rend; until then the
lenders nre not In kin? any derisive
steps. Though thcio is n general idea
of what nm vbo oxoectod in tho pres.
identinl enmmunioition. ok Tuft has
outlined his polio's thoroughly in his
publio utterance, tho dalesmen nre
inclined to nwnit l!io nffVi.il recep
tion of tho incase before making
nny comment or doloito predictions
of what tiie Hwini l.nng omIi.
Tho insurgent hnvo lined up their
lmttorieR for n long, hot eonlc-t iiinl
it is expected thnt they will endeavor
to mnke tho it.Ht powerful fight thnt
they hnvo over lunched.
CURED4 OF LEPROSY. WIFE
FINDS HUSBAND WEDDED
SAN JOSH, Cnl Dee. 0 Tn tho
police court horo it dovolopcd that tho
Iiomeeoinir of Mr. Munuol I'Yeitus,
who had been cured of leprosy, was
a snd experienco for nil coneomed.
Mrs. Froilns nppeared at her hit
baud'n rnneh in Simla Tiara county
ns unoxpootcdly hp if sho had been
raised from tho dead, She was ono
of those relonsod from Iho Mnbkni
Tslnnd colony in (ho Pnoific recently,
after n government examination.
When wlie nrivOd home slio found
nnolhor woman had tnkon her pluco
and had horno her Husband three
children. Froilns refinsol m Inst
lo givo up tho othov wonmn. Tea'--,
uvuilod not, Thou rnino u justice,
court warnnt nnd promise of conn
trouble. Tho matter win settled ( lit
of court nnd Mr. Kroit'ts win taken
back.
When Mrri. I-Yoitun fivit ili.-.-ovorcd
sho wns suffonnu from Iho i'isi,.so
fior hiiHhuiid neompaiiod ehr to the
lepor colony. Uo rerclled this soon,
nnd whon ho h-ii'd thnt ho was not
nlowcd to loavo li3 esoai.o.l h,y kv'iu.
niiiiff, HhoviiiK hii little child before
him on a vn ft.
Tho outcomo of tho rovolution, it
Is bollovod, dopondB nlmost wholly
upon tho rosult of tho Rama ongago
mont. Ohnmorro la ndmlttod to bo
In command of tho sltnntlon at Qroy
town, ami probably will moot no so
rlous roslstnnco whon ho movoa upon
tho city, If Estrada Is successful nt
Kama it Is thought that both nrmlos
will comblno nnd concontrato upon
Managua, tho capital.
MEDFORD,
READY
PEARY ACCORDED FULL
PEAEY EXPLAINS HIS POLAR TSHJ TO THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCTETY."
The .National GooKniphlcnl society has awarded a imtlnl to Itobert E. Peary for hi trip to the north pole and
has foiiferted a similar honor Upon Captain A. C. Itnrtlett. who commanded the Itoosovelt on tho arctic Journey.
Thl phntngmpli wan taken when Commander Peary wns before the research c-ommltteo of tho society In Washing
ten. Those In the group from left to right arc: Gilbert H. Grosvenor, editor of the Geographic Magazine; Otto
II. Tllliuiiii. HUHTlnlendcnt of the const and geodetic survey; Wfllls I Moonvchlef of the weather bureau and
prcxMciu of the HfK'lety; itobcrt K. Penry; Henrj' Gannett, chief of the United States geographic board, and Hear
Admiral (lh.v M t'h-rur of ihu United States bureau of equipment.
WEATHER MAN
SAYS IT WILL
Warmer and Rain Prediction
for Tonight May Mean
Another Big Flood Over,
the Entire State.
Tho high wind which prevailed
Monday carried down tho iower
mains from Qold Hay and for two
hours tho city was without light or
power. No other damage has bcu
reported other than to a few awnings
in tho city.
If tho weather man has not made
another mis-euo nnoiher flood over
tho state is about due. Ho predict
that it will rain tonight and tomorow
nnd that tho thermometer wiil Mendily
riso. This menus that tho snow
which now covers surrouudii v. moun
tains will melt rapidly and Mioum
nro hound to riso high, pcrhnp hih
or thnn last mouth. It depends upon
tho nmnuut of rainfall, togothur with
tho temperature,
During tho recent storm over four
inohos of snow fell hut melted rnpidly
in tho valley. Only n few scattered
drifts remain in tho city nnd theo nro
rapidly passing. No damngo whnt
ovor was dono locally.
Tho storm startod on Friday ovon
iug hut snow did not begin to full in
ournost until Saturday morning. Snow
fell heaviest about 11 o'ejoek Satur
day night.
TIo thermometer dropped to 2 I de
grees Monday morning and Medford
people shivered about tho heaters just
ii8 they would havo nt 24 below in tho
tatoa from which some of them caino.
Tho grent ndaptnbilily of the new
oomor in this valley is shown in tho
fact that ho soon learns to "miss" tho
weathor liko an old-timor, nnd ovon
improvos some on tho original brand.
W. S. Weston, Medford's ioo oronm
ooi)o man, is building iv noat si-room
inmgnlovt on his lots in Fruitdalo ad
dition, oast side,
SOON
BE WARM
Mail Tribu
OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1009.
TO
SUPREME COURT
TO REVIEW CASE
LABOR LEADERS
Charles W. Morse, Former
Ice King, Loses Last Hope
of Freedom Must Serve
Ten Years.
WASHINGTON, Dec. C The Uni
ted States 8iipromo court today de
cided to rovlew the papers of Presi
dent Gompcrs and Vice-President
Mitchell nnd Secretary Morrison of
tho American Federation of Labor.
Morso Must Serve.
Charles W. Morse, the former Ice
king, must servo 1G years In tho
fedornl penitentiary nt Atlanta, im
posed by the rlrt-r.it court (or ulloged
wrecking of i . National Hank of
North Amorlia. tho aupr. aie court re
fusing to review tlto cuto.
Will Nut Itieoiislilei- Suit.
On tho around that Judges of tho
circuit court of tho northern district
of California cortlflod the caso with
out duo regard to tho so-cullod ex
pediting act, tho federal supremo
court today rofusod to consider nt this
tlmo tho famous suit of tho Qouthorn
Pacific railroad against tlio Intorstnto
cominorco commission concerning tho
right to protect railroad ratos. The
ontlro litigation wns romanded to the
court for "proceedings In nccordnnco
with tho law."
DENV13R, Col., Dec. C Tho state
supromo court todny decided that no
publio utilities corporation can hold
porpotunl fraiuhlso within tho stnto
of Colorado. Tho decision wns giv
en In a caso involving tho ownorshlp
of tho sowor systom In Lendvlllo and
will nffect many,
Tho Henson InvoMinent epmpany,
having outgrown their old quarters
opposite Hotel Moore, nro now in
stalled in, ii modern suite ooffices
over Fnrmcrs and Fruitgrowers bank,
cornor Main and Orapo streets.
DECLARE
HONORS
HARMON STARTS
WORK ON GREAT
GRAFT EXPOSUR
Ohio's Executive Institutes
Proceedings Which Are
Expected to Shake the En
tire State.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. C An ex
posure of graft alleged to havo ex
isted in several state departments,
which may implicnto many former
stnto officials wns institued todny by
Governor Harmon. Tho revelations
that nro promised threaten to shako
the eutiro stnte.
Attorney General Denmnn has filed
suits to compel tho Federal Union
Surety company of Indiannplis to
''make cood" on tho state money de
posited by Stato Treasurer W. S.
McKiuuon in tho defunct Euclid Ave
nuo National Bank of Clevclnnd. Tho
lndianoplis wns a surety on tho bond
of tho Euclid bank and tho attorney
general is said to be in possession of
evidonco to tho effect thnt tlio former
treasurer deposited public funds there
nnd pocketed tho interest.
Experts todny nre examining the
books of sovoral hanks pursuant to
orders of tho governor, to ascertain
what funds woro loauod by former
treasurer before the enactment nt
tho depository law of 1004.
Ho proposes to sue to recover pay
ment for all such 'funds nnd it wns
stated that suits would bo filed
against living ox-treasurers, tho cs
tatos of troasurors deceased, nnd
bnnks said to hnvo profited by tho
uso of stnto money.
Tho Cinoinnnti hank of "Boss"
Georgo B. Cox lias boon inspeotod.
Governor Harmon is trying to gain
nceoss to tho books of tho Union Na
tionul bank of this city. Tho bank
has refused to permit his exports to
exnmine thoir records. Treasurer
Grnmor today withdraws 00,000 of
stnte funds on deposit at tho bank bo
enuse of tho vofusnl.
ROADS STATE
SHE IS
OVER
Flour Mills Resume Opera
tionsHave Assurance of
Officials That the Strike Is
Completely Broken.
STRIKING SWITCHMEN
SAY END IS NOT YET
Seattle Situation Believed
Big Freight Houses Are
Open or Business.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Dec 6.
Practically every flour mill In the
Twin Cities resumed operations to-
13ay with a full force of men at work.
Tho.mlll owners are said to have bad
assurances from the railroad officials
.thai tleir product won!dbe handled,
and they predict no curtailment In
the usual output after today.
Tho congestion resulting from the
freight tieup of tho last week Is
slightly relieved today, owing to the
fact that little freight was brought to
tho local warehouses for shipment
Saturday. The railroad officials claim
that tho strike Is virtually broken,
despite the declaration of the leaders
of tho striking switchmen that they
will call out all switchmen between
St. Paul and Buffalo It necessary to
win their fight
Tho strlKers won a signal victory
when President Shepard of the Or
der of Railway Conductors ordered
out all conductors who had been pro
moted to positions as trainmaster In
order that thoy might break in tho
greeji swltcnmen Imported as strike
breakers from Chicago and Milwau
kee. Scattlo Again Busy.
SEATTLE, Wash.," Dec. 6. Tho
first effort to break the switchmen's
striko and to rellovo tho local freight
(Continued on page 6.)
FAMOUS TIMBER
CONTEST AT END
Louis Kohlhagen Secures Right tn
Valuable Timber Claim After
Expensive Fight.
ROSEDURG, Or., Dec. C By n
rccont decision of the United States
land office Louis Kohlhngon of this
city socuros tltfo to volunblo timber
lands and a memorable contest has
been definitely settlod.
Tho cast first nttrnctod public at
tention whon n section of valuable
timber land wns thrown open for en
try in Josephine county in April.
100S. Immediately Kohlhagen aud
a number of local people filed ou
; several claims, but previous to thoir
, filing tho catlro tract was covered
I by scrip by a man by tho namo of
JCuslck. living in Medford, Shortly
'nftor this n numbor of squatters set
up clnlms to tho land, and they (tho
squatters) formed an association by
which thoy caused tho Indictment
boforo tho fodoral grand Jury In
Portlnnd of Louis KohlhnEon, Joo
Gilpin and L, S. Shipley. Tho latter
woro nrrosted, but woro all acquit
ted. Tho decision In tho right to pos
session of tho claim was founded on
tho fact that tho laud scrip was In
valid, and thnt tho squatter on this
claim hud relinquished a former
TIIH WKATHKIt.
Todny and Tousday, rain,
warmer. Sunday, cloudy.
High, 38; low, 24; rango 32.
No. 222.
WAR
Fifty Claims to Waters Have
Been Filed With the State
Water Board Hearing Is
Now Under Way.
FIRST STEPS TAKEN
IN ADJUDICATION
Water Supply of City Is In
cluded in List Rogue Riv
er Up Next.
II. R. Holgate, stnte superintend
ent of water for the Southern Oregon
district, and R. R. Cowgill, assistant
state engineer, are in session with the
water users of Little Butte creek to
day, in adjudicating the.clakas for
water from that stream.
The state board of control is not
an executive board, as many people
suppose, but its functions are purely
administrative that is, in case of
non-ngrecment between water users
as to the purpose of adjudication of
their rights, the water users must de
cide their differences in the- courts.
However, the workings of the law in
Wyoming, from which statute the Or
egon law is taken, have proved bene
ficial to the state and tho people.
More or less litigation arose at first,
it is true, but the rights to water
were finally firmly established nnd
the confusion existing before was
eliminated.
Theadjusiment of the claims on
Butto Creek is proceeding very well.
Mr. Holiyite has no authority to say
that this man shall havo so much
water and that one so much, but the
claimants may file affidavits stating
tho amount of water to which they
are entitled and a showing as to np
proporiation. Thoro is a difference
between filing nnd appropriation nn
der the law. Butto creek filings to
' (Conttnucd"on page 6.)
DEAR GIRLS WERE
00! SO VERY COLD
Huddled In Sleeping Car With Steam
Heat Off, They Waited
and Froze.
Tlio chorus of tho "Land of vXod"
company had n stornuous timp Sun
day night trying to keep vnrmJ Tho
hotel noootmnodntious woro not suf
ficient for tho peoplo nnd some of
them woro compolled to roinnin in
the our. When the tenm heat was
shut off tho car transformed itsoU
into a refrigerator, and ns a conso
fiuenee there wa such n hustling for
extra wraps as had never boon known'
in tho history of tho compnuy.
Everybody survived, howovor, and
beyond tho frueture of one of tho
commandments in tho uso of Inn-
gungo which should have raised tho
temperature mntorinlly, hut didn't, no
dnmngo rosul ted.
homestead for a monetary consider
ation, and thoroby forfeited his right
which gavo Kohlhagen tho lego.1 7
right "to tho claim. '
At tho contest boforo the land
offlco In this city last year wero
about 30 peoplo who wero In quest,
of tho land, besides an oqual nura- '
bor of witnesses and a scoro' of at- '
torneys, making In all about 100
peoplo, thoro being three different
peoplo after each claim,
MANY CLAIM
WATER OF
BUTTE