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MEDFORD, OWiiaON, FHIDAY, N0VMA1I3KK 37, 39.11.
No. 200.
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STATE ISSUE OF
HWAYBOiS
E TO CARRY
Such Is Opinion of C. T. Prnll, Presi
dent of State Guud Roads Associa
tion, Who Has Carefully Tested
Sentiment In State.
NOW PREPARING DILLS
TO SUBMIT TO PEOPLE
Jackson County Has Set the Pace,
Ho Says, In (ho Matter of
Building Hluhwnys.
Tim public) Hontliiiciit throughout
tint Ntatu In overwhelmingly In favor
tif constructing bettor hlghwaya ami
that tint proponed Mtato bond Issue
of I20.0QO.QQO for that purpose will
carry overwhelmingly, whon sub
mitted through tint lultlatlvit to tlio
vole of tint people Is tlio belief of
C. T. I'nill of Portland, tlio prosl
limit of tlio Htato good romls nsiioclit
tlou. Mr. Prnll Ih vlitlllng .Medford
nu private IhihIiiomh Hi la tliint, hut ho
In alHO taking oerimlon to fool tint
public pulno In regard to tlio pro
poHti bond issue.
".fncknon county, of rounut, haa nl
ntaily demonstrated to the state what
hIio thinks of bond Ihxiioh with which
to roiiHlrurt hlKhwayri. It would ho
regretted very iiiiipIi by good rontls
atlvooatcx throughout tho Htato
Hhotilil tint court determine that
your rM!tul election hero wan un
rnuMltutlounl, for If JnrkHou county
Ih allowed to no ahoad an hIio ban
Kturtcd I hi' entire Htato will fall In
lino and follow hor load.
"Tho vtato good roads niuioclartlou
Ih now cngnKCd In preparing- Inttf.v
tlvo ltllU to submit to tho people at
tho ne.xt'rMnto election which will
provldo n bond tiwuo of $20,000,000
for tho purpono of constructing hut
tor road.. I believe that It will most
cortnlnly pas, an Hunllmimt In rap
idly gt owing In favor of nucli a pro.
roduro In Iho matter of Improving
tho highway! of tho Htato.
"California In spending 10. 000,
000 on a trunk lluo through tho
Htato and wo of Oregon should run-
tluuo this crmit highway from tho
California lluo to tho Columbia
whoro It will connect with tho Wash
ington highway now under construe
tlou. In 11)15, whon tho great oxpo
nltlou at Kau Francisco attrartn thou
sands of tourlHtH to tho count, wo
iniiHt not ho found behind our sister
Hliittm In any particular."
COUNTESS ALLOWED TO
PROCEED WITH INFANT
SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., Nov. '7.
Countess Mnrguerilto Do Rouge
moiit, a wealthy Frenchwoman, who
wort duniucd on tlio liner Muriposu
hero liecaiiHu hIio liad witli tier an in
fant wIiohii pniTiitiiKo could not ho
iduuhficd, ih axlioro today, prcpaniiK
lo coiitiuuo hor jourmiy to Switzur-
land.
Tim countcHH claiiiieil that the
oliild'n parcntri were in Pari and n
Hut law forhidrt alieiiH of louder ycaiM
luudiiij; witliout t loii paientH' coun
toHn mid liahy wore kept aliimnl the
liner.
Today tho official liavc decided o
allow tho two mouths' old infant
ami !Ih prolcctoriiHH to continue.
PINCH0T PREPARES TO
ATTACK SEC. FISHER
WASHINGTON, 1). C Nov. 17.--
Clifford I'incliot, former chief fores
ter of the United SutCH and Secre
tary of tint Interior Walter h. Fisher,
are liotli in WiiHliiiiftoii today. Pin
chot expootrt o open the fiejit ugaiuHt
FJHhur'H miiiKoi'viitloii polioioH, in
Hpito of h endorricment of Fislier
wlien the latter was named Hoerotnry
of tlio interior, Tlio former eliieof
J'oreHter is preparing inii(-iixlua nrli
oIoh uttiiokiii)- FiHher'H policlen, par
tioularly Hioho roKpoctiiij AliiHkn.
CoiiHorvution may tliiin liecomo omv of
the londinj,' rhiioh t tlio ooinine; hos
hIoii (f coiiki-ohh.
Secretary FiHlior Ih nlfio confronted
with tho poswihilily that ho may he
hhkciI to coiiduot President Tuft's
onmpa'Ku for ree-olootiou.
Look for tho loBor of tho'nrlloloa
yriu lmvo found for i prompt ml
may bhvo 1dm n. lot of worry.
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AMERICAN TROOPS
MAY BE MOBILIZED
ON MEXICAN LINE
AUSTIN, 'JVx., Nov. 17. -Mobilization
of American
I roups nu ho Mexican bonier,
il jm reported hern loilny, will
hooii bo ordered, Tlio report
followed tlio publication of
(loveruor ColipiiU'n order (lint
lint entire force of Texas
Ranger lie distributed louior
iimirow, in order to nid tlio
United KIiiIcm government in
enforcing neutrality. It in ex
pected Unit lint iniiiKuiviM'rt will
ho Mliailar o thou hint spring.
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TEH CARLOADS OF
APPLES ENTERED
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Mcdford's Car Which Was Shipped
North Last Evening Will Have
Nine Other Cars to Meet in Free-
for-AII Competition.
SI'Olv'ANK. Wn Nov. 17.-Ti
enlrieM have been received in the enr
load clasrioH at the fourth National
Apple Show here, November TA to .'10.
1'iiir.oK of $.'100 to find and $100 to
Nceoud will he uwarded in each chu.K
in addition to which the mauacme.it
offcrx a special pri-.e of $.r)00 for the
IicmI packed carload entered in com
petition. The International Apple
Shippers iiMooiation trophy will he
uwarded for the lumt commercially
packed and graded carload and the
iuniiiif,M-mcii pf the nIiow will present
n purxu of $200 in K'd to tiie ex
hibitor of the iiiohI artistically do:
orated carload. ThjeulrioH follew:
K. P.' WriK1it, Ciielan, Wn., Home
lleauty; exhibitor at every apple
show and winner of numerous prixn.
II. S. Simmons Wounlohcc, mixed
carlead: exhibitor at I00t bIiow and
Inrtfo pri.e winner.
Ocoi;e S. ICnapp, Moscow, Idaiio,
Wiijjenen,; first carload ever ciiterrl
I nun I.atnh eoiiuly, Idaiio. Tho Mos
cow commercial club is nsMstninj,' the
exhibitor.
Houston Hrollicrs, jredford, Ore.,
Yellow Newtown. The Kojjuo river
volley won championship prire at the
HUH show. Aledforil commercial
club and llomiu Hiver Omwers' asso
ciation are nssiHtiii).' the exhibitor.
Spokane Valley Irripited Ln.nl
it'iiiimii.v ,iiii.cii carioau euiered lor
exhibition puiMses; this company
won the first prize on Winners n't
the 11110 show.
(leorpt M. Slow, Coour d'Aleue.
Idaho, Wunonor. Firs't carload ex
liiliit ever entered by ICootenai coun
ty. Tint exhibitor is assisted by the
Kootenai Fruit Ornwors' Association.
Ko-enlinupt & Sons, Spokane, mi-;-ed
carload; first exhibit entered !iv
tliisfirin. '
Keystone Fruit company, Ciiela-i.
Wash., three ears of Oano, Spitxen
liejx' and Wiucsnp; first year that
this company Iiuh exliibited.
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EDDIE" KING
Kdwnrd King, nn omployo at tho
Hotel Nash, died at tho Sacred
Heart hospital this morning nt 7
o'clock of heart trouble, after an Ill
ness of only a fow days.
Deceased was n nntlvo of Lisbon,
Michigan, and had lived In Medford
several yours. Ho was n momhor of
tho Hodmon, Eagles nnd Maccauoos.
llo loavoti four sisters nnd four
brothers to mourn his early domlso.
Tho Hlstora nro Miss Dollu King, of
Medford; Kdlth King, of Portland;
Mrs. 10. 11. Thurston, of Lisbon, Mich,
and Mrs. F. M. Farrier, of Ontario,
Oro. Tito brothorH ifro Geo. King, of
Grand Hnplds, Mich.; Chan. O. King,
of Portland; Ilermun G. nnd It, J.
King or Medford.
Funora! sorvlcoa will bo hold from
tho Perl undertaking parlors Sun
day aftornoou. Intormout In Odd
Follows' comotory,
Miss Hamilton Weds.
Mr. and Mrs. I. h. Hamilton of
Sail Franoisco nnnoiiuco the niar-riago-of
their daughter, Knid KHkii
heth, to Klwiii JmuoH Creoly, on No
vember 11.
AT SPOKANE
HOW
DIES
SUDDENLY
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LEAVES 11 -BAY
BRIBE WIDOW
Oregon City Girl Married In Los An
geles Accidentally Kills Husband
Shotgun Discharged Owing to Be
lief It Was Not Loaded.
YOUNG WOMAN IS
PROSTRATED WITH GRIEF
Police Hold Her Pending Further In
vestigation Into tho Manner in
Which Husband Met Death.
LOS ANOICLIiH, fill., Nov. 17.
I'nablo lo Klvit an nccurato account
of tho IraKudy becuuso of hor emo
tion, Mm. JcmrIo Saracono, n hrldo
of but 1 1 days, Ih held by tho police
hero, pondliiK n full investlKntlon
Into tho death of her htiHUurid, Nlch-
olan Sarncono. a former grocer of
Hpokane, Wanh., who was Bhot and
killed In their homo at 10:4C o'clock
this .mornlni,',
Sarncono and bin wife, who for
merly was MIhb JciibIo UuckleHS of
OreKon City, Oro., were married In
Lou AiiKoles N'ovemher C. Thoy
rented a home In tho fuHhlonnblo
Weutlako district and wcro moving
their furniture there today.
A double burreled shotgun was
the weapon with which Snraceno was
killed.
Mrs. Karurciio's Statement.
In dlHConnected sentences Mrs.
Knraccno told tho police tho follow
ing stery:
"Nick and I wcro so happy and
were running around tho houso like
children when this horrible thing
occurred. My husband was untuck
ing a trunk that ho had brought
down with him from Spokane and
took out an old shotgun and tossed
It behind tho trunk. I picked It up
and asked If It was loaded and ho
answered no. My fingers touched
the trigger nnd It was discharged.
Oh! It was awful. My husband
dropped In his tracks nnd died with
out a word.
At this stngo of her rocltal Mrs.
Saracono became .hysterical nnd was
placed In charge of tho inntron.
HERD IS HELD
AS SUSPECT
San Francisco Police Probe Career
of Wearer of Victoria Cross
Think Ho Is Wanted for Murder
In South Africa.
SAN FHANCISCO, Cnl., Nov. 17.
John It. Swann, decoratod with a
Victoria cross for bravory in tho
lloor war, suspected fobolng n mur
derer for whom tho Scotland Yard
has prosecuted n ten year search, son
of a Presbyterian minister, former
lieutenant In tho British army nnd
holdor of horo watch from Seattle
cltlzons, is undergoing tho "third
degreo". In pollco hoadqunrtora horo
Detectives booked him for oxtrn
dltlon to Dloomfontoln, Ornngo Itlvor
Colony, South Africa, as n murdoror
on whoso bond Is placed ft roward of
S5000. Dut Swnun, whoso aliases In
cludo tho namea of Skanson nnd Jnck
Itaymond, Is sllout and dotlnnt.
Tho design of n full rigged ship
tattooed on Swumi's nrm Is doclnrod
by tho police to ho tho ninrk that
positively Idontlflos him nB tho Trans.
vanl murdoror,
Swanu wiib arrested upon tho In
stigation of Mrs. Viola Page, wlfo of
nn Onklnnd plasterer, who told tho
pollco that sho suspoctod Swnun of
being responsible for robberies nt
Lono Mountain nnd Prnyo,r Uook
Cross, Tho offlcora woro Investigat
ing Swann on n charge of cruolty to
his threo mothorlcss chlldivn.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Nov. 17.
"United wo crow, divided we're crow
less," This p;ot-togotlior spirit tnuHt
ho tho BloRan of all Los Anglos
roosters ns tho result of nn ordinance
which makes it unlawful for tho
(looks, to erow earlier than 7 n. , J
I'ueifio const time,
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WASHINGTON, I). ( .. Nov.
17. It wiik announced at (ho
department of justice today
that tlio government -w. ill next
week iippeul to the Mipreme
court from tlio Th-eMon of the
commerce court in tho .Spo
kane rate cases. An immedi
ate review of the decision will
he asked.
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OF RECISTU
on larjEsitr
Three Men to Be Named by City
Council to Care for City Registra
tion Will Sit for Ten Days Bc
tjlnninfl December II.
In necordnnco with a new pra
vision, the city council on next Tues
day evening will nnpqitit n reistra
tion board consisting of three mem
ners, iH'torc winch nil of the voters
Hi the city must appear and reirister
in iirocr in ensi iueir4unno!8 at tiie
eouiini; city election.
This hoard will sit for 10 Onys,
commencing' December 11, from i
o'clock until 7 ouch dny. They will
he in session again on election day
hut at thnt tinfo it will require the
siKuatures of three freeholders to
register.
Tlio city reoordqr is at present on
gaped in preparing the necessary
registration hooks for the city.
WAR TO BFHVA6ED
ON LIGHT PDIES
Citizens to Petition City Council for
Removal of Poles as Soon as the
Cluster Lights Are Completed
May Attack, Signs Also.
War Is to bo waged by citizens of
tho city on tho electric light poles on
Mnln street nnd petitions will bo cir
culated asking the city council to
cause them to bo removed ns soon
ns tho cluster lights aro Instnlled nna
lighted. In all probability tho coun
cil will bo nsked to tnko nctlon also
regarding nil overhanging signs on
Main street, causing tholr removal or
replacement.
The electric light polos nlono re
main on Mnln street. In tho past
thoy woro necessary owing to tho
suspension of nrc lights but with tho
completion of tho cluster light sys
tem they will bo dispensed with.
RATE HEARING
TO END TONIGHT
SALEM, Oro., Nov. 17. Tho rail
road rate heating before tho Orogou
railroad commlwlou probnbly will
ond toulght.
With tho closo of tho presont hear
ings data will bo coverli tho entire
state. Tho ruling to bo anado lator
will bo one of tho most comprohou
slvo In tho stnto's railroad history,
according to officials.
Testimony nt tho foronoon session
wns from charts niul statistics com
pllod by experts, covering cost of
maintenance, etc.
It was shown today that tho ma
jority of tho stock of tho Corvallls
& Kastorn rallrond la cnrrlod ou tho
books of tho Southern Pacific.
Murderer Escapes.
COLFAX, Wash., Nov. 17. Tho
police admitted today that they had
no oluo us to tho identity of tlio mur
derer of James Campbell, a well
known and wealthy shoopmnn whoso
body wns found in tho river horo.
No motive for the orimo has boon
found.
Look nt the mla tlmt offor em
ploymont and you'll find tho right ono
APPOIN
BOARD
MISSIONARIES
HI SZE CH
Imperial Commander Declares That
Nankinrj Will Only Be Taken When
the Last Manchu Trooper Is Dead
Prepares for Great Battle.
SECRET ENVOY IS SENT
BY CHINA TO WASHINGTON
Secrecy Surrounds His Movements
Manchus Are Incensed at Be
ing Left Out of Cabinet.
SHANGHAI, Nov. 17. Two for
elgn missionaries arc reported mur
dered at Sze Chuan. One was killed
at tho American Methodist mission,
the other at tho Canadian mission. It
Is feared that other foreigners may
hnve met death there. Foreign at
taches are Investigating.
Itoports from Nanking say that
General Chang, commanding the Im
perial troops, Ih preparing for the
advance of tho rebels. He has ad
vanced his troops about the city and
declare-y -that Nanking will only bo
taken when the last Manchu trooper
is dead.
Among tho rebol officers who will
conduct the advance for tho rebels
aro two graduates of tho United
States military academy at West
Point. Ting Chla and Yen Tslng,
class '09.
Secret Envoy Arrives.
SAN FKANC1SCO, Cal., Nov. 17.
Believed To bo a secret envoy to
Washington from tho court of tho
Chinese emperor, Chan Kny Yua, Im
perial magistrate of Nam Hung,
China, arrived horo on tho Pacific
Mall steamer Persia today under pro
tection of a heavy rettnuo. Ho left
China during tho height of tho tur
bulent situation there. His assassi
nation here at tho hands of revolu--tlonary
agents Is feared nnd ho will
bo closely guarded until ho loaves
tho city for Washington.
Nobles Incensed.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Nov. 17.
Shanghai cables to tho Chinese Free
Press hero today say that, Incensed
at tho exclusion of Manchu nobles
from tho cabinet formed by Yuan
Shi Kal, many members of tho Man
chu nobility nro trying to foinont nc
tlvo opposition to nil efforts toward
conciliating tho revolutionaries.
Prlnco Chlng Is reported to bo cn-
doavoring to pacify tho nobles.
MRS MOORE
Her Illness Brings to a Close Morn
ing Session of Divorco Case
Hubby Shoved Her Head Tlirugr
Glass Door.
REDWOOD CITY, Cnl., Nov. 17.
Comploto breakdown of Mrs. Lil
lian Moore, who Is suing boro for
divorco from hor husband, Million
aire J. J. Morso of San Francisco,
brought to n closo yestorday's
session of a caso which Is Ukoly to
dovolop as startling fenturos ns any
caso ovor hoard In California courts.
Mrs. Mooro was describing an en
counter with her husband when sho
suld ho shovod hor head through n
china closet whon sho suddenly cov
lapsed and Judge Buck ordored tho
sosslon of tho court adjourned,
Kmotionnl Naturo Shown,
During his wlfo's cross examina
tion Mr, Mooro dlsplnyod tho first
Indications of tho "emotional na
ture" his wlfo credited him with
Thon Mooro becamo visibly ngl-
tatod. Tears rushod to his oyos and
his wholo framo tromblod. Ho drow
n hnudkorchlof from his pocket nnd
dnbbod It savagely to his eyes. Whon
BREAK
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rolatlng hor story Mrs. Mooro was
td this point composod, As sho saw
hor husband's emotion sho also
broko down and becamo ngttatod,
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CROWN PRINCE OF
GERMANY "IH BAD"
FOR DEMONSTRATION
JIKKMN, Nov. 17. Kaiser
Wilhutm today ordered the
frown Prince Krodrieh Wil-lu-lm
into HO claya detention
in military quarter 'at 'Dan
zig ns m puiiilimcut frir hi
recent jingo demonstration in
the Reichstag durring (Jhsjpvv
ceiior on Iictlimnnn-Ilnll-wegV
speech on the Moroc
can agreement. During the'
fpeoch the prince sat 'in a
corifcpiriioim poition, violently
goticulntitig his ditmppr.yval
of the linucciior.
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STEAMER LINES,1
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President Investigates Charges That
Conspiracy Exists to Prevent
Steamer Lines From Being Organ
ized to Compete With Railroads.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 17.
Chnres thnt a consiracy of trans
continental railroads exists to pre
vent the establishment of independent
steamer lines to ply vin the Pnnnmu
cnnnl nro hein considered todaj by
PreMdent Tnft nnd Secretary of Wnr
Stimhon. The president lias delayed
the completion of his message to con
gress to investignte to nffair, and, in
cape tiie allegations seem true, he
probably will incorporate a denuueh
tion of the railroads into the expected
nttnek on the trusts, which is, it in
snid, to be the main fcatnro of his
address to congress.
The charges of conspiracy by the
railroads nre brouirht bv Bernard
Ilndley of Baltimore, who declares
that pressure is being brought to bear
upon ship builders and capitalists
who assisted in tho organization of
the Atlantic and Pacific Transporta
tion compnny. As a result, Baker
clams the ship builders hnvo devlined
to construct vessels for the company
nnd a number of other persons hnve
withdraws their subscriptions for the
company's stock.
SENDS
CALL FOR HELP
Rosencrans Arrives at Saan Francis
do With Derilect Tail Shaft
Breaks Shortly After Leaving Cape
Mendocino.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Nov. 17.
Tho dorollct stoamor M. F. Plant
wns tnkon In tow off Point Arena
by tho steamor Rosecraus at 7
o'clock yesterday and it Is ex
pected to nrrlvo In port bore at mid
night tonight. AH on board aro
well.
"S. O. S." signal from tho ves
sel's wlreloss notified tho city of tlio
plight of tho Plant. Tho message
stated that tho steamer was bound
from Scnttlo and Tncoma to San
Francisco with 49 passengers
nbonrd. Tho operator sending tho
message was clinging desporatoly to
his berth with ono hand, sending tho
messngo with tho other. Ho said
that tho sea was unusually rough
and whllo not fearing any sorlous
dangor, tho Plant was absolutely
poworless In tho grip of tho waves.
Tho tall shaft had broken shortly
after leaving Capo Mondoclno.
Car Hits Auto.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., Nov. 17.
Hurled 100 feet in an uutomobUo
which knocked down a lamp post nnd
crashed through tho sido of a build
ing, four men aro today in u sorious
condition nt tho Central Kmergenoy
hospital horo. They nro Clmuffous
George W. Wood, Charles Lobrmit,
Henry Helms and W. K. Bnttorfiold
Tho maeliino was crossing McAllister
streot when a streetcar, speeding
down grade so fast thnt, it did not
stop for linlf a block after the crash,
struck 'tlio automobile.
IHPEMEN
AHEWAR
UPON
STEAMER
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CHALLENGES
EMPTIES BOX
With Five Permanent Sworn Jurors
In jhc Box Who Have Survived
Peremptory Challenges, McNamara
Case I Halted for New Vcnlro.
BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT
IS EXPERIENCED TODAY
Little Progress Has Been Made Dur
ing the Past Two
Weeks. t
HALL O FRKCORDS. LOS AN
OELKS, Cnl., Nov. 17. With five
permnnent sworn jurors in tho box
who have survived tho peremptory
challenges on both sides nnd ono ten
tative juror accepted for cnitso by
both defense nnd prosecution, tho
McNnmnrn murder case enmo to n
sudden halt today while tho sheriff
and his deputies scoured tho city
nnd county for 40 veniremen drawn
today as the eighth panel in tho enso.
The exeroising of peremptorios at
the opening of court today proved a
bitter disappointment to many who
lmd been coufldent rcnl progress had
been made in the case during' the last
two weeks. Both sides eliminated
men who had "stood up" wonder
fully well under tho searching exam
ination of both sides and who wero
apparently brond minded, intelligent
jurors, nbsointcly without opinion of
tiie innm facta of tho case. However,
both
ides ncted on tho reports-ftf ,
nnmaanl I.--. ..,.1 t Y .f.
their secret investigators nnd Mother
PR
M
deigned to. explain tlio whysVrQid
wherefores of 'Jhcir nations. Tho T
statcis Removal of CInrk McLnln,
Pasadefta banter, and tIIodef cnWs
ch'minatioh off3rnjor Brewster C."
Kcnyon, Long Bench oil mngnnte,
wns the cbiof cnuso of finfavorablo
comment beennso both seemed to bo
of tho unusually highly intelligent T
typo of Americans that would natur
ally be selected to pass upon tho
complex problems suro to nriso in
tho prosent case.
After the poremptories were util
ized both sides quickly passed for
cause William Nicholson, a local
grocer, who snid lie had no opinion in
the case and lmd rend only a littlo
about it.
COOPER WANTS
GIRL TO VOTE
Proud in tho possession of a bnby
whji which ins wite prosontod him
recently, Colouol H. W. Cooper of
Sam's Valley today went beforo n
notary public and affixed his seal to
nn instrument in which ho and Ufa
wife ngreo to lenve Oregon unless tiio
state has granted woman suffrage by
tho tiuio their bnby daughter haa
renched her majority.
Tho document further declares
Cooper is a socialist nnd his wife nn
enthusiastic suffrngetto and that
thoy will seok their homo in a state
in which equnl suffrngo obtnius.
REVOLUTIONISTS OF BAD
CHARACTER SEIZE T0RRE0H
KL PASO, Texas, Nov, .-Revolutionists
of tho most desporato typo,
lucludlng n number of tho bandits
who participated In tho Chlneso mas
sacro In Torreon, In tho stnto of Coa
nulla, near tho border of Durango,
on May 2G Inst, nro In possession ot
Torroon today according to codo mes
sages sent to baukors horo by tho
American resldonts of Torroon.
Tho messages state that tho gnor
rlla rovolutlouUts drovo tho Movlcan
federalists out of tho city last night
and nro now throatenlug all foreign
ers within Its limits.
Thoro nro 300 Americana In Tor
roon, nnd tho situation thoro Is con
sidered critical, Judging from the
tonor of tho mossages recolvod, Tho
nrmy offlcora along tho Rio Orando
hnvo been notified nnd dispatches
havo also boon sont to Washington
tolling of tho situation.
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