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SECOND
EDITION
WEATHER
ltftln tonight mul tomorrow
Max, fJH; Mhi. Uf)j pre. tracn
rorlyni,noiii Ywtr,
Dully llvniitli Yfnr.
MEDFORD, OmWON. WBIttJKKDA V, (XTOKIOK 30, IDIL
NOf 180.
DEATH IN ELECTRIC CHAIR FOR BECKER
,M
T
V TO S 'VICE-PRESIDENT WffiSTli
IN BIG BATTLE
Manure Reports From Front Say
Tldo Hns Turned In Favor of Sul
tan In Fl(ht on Erkene River
Allies Victories Say Other Reports
Duluarlan Attack on Adrianoplo Is
Postponed to Await Arrival of Re
inforcements. VIUN.SW, Oct. MO. llonorlN liim
iviutlii'il lirm louiKlit llmt lliu Tiirkn
inn winning in llit liiir liitttlt! on llit1
Krkfim river nml AiiHtrian ofrinialh
liitlinvo (lint tlif title til liiNt hnH turn
nl in fnvor of Hie hiiIIiiii.
Oilier iliHi:iteliei nrrivinj; wlnte
llmt llie .Montciiecriii, (Intel; ntitl Ser
Imii viclorioH lire eniiliiiiiint; lint Hie
KeriiiuiH iiiiint leinforee. the Miiluur
iium liefoie Ailrliinol tliiix wenkon
iiik' tlieir own t'oreeH In Alliiiniii unil
Muunloniit.
CONSTASTIXOIM.K. Oet. .'10.
(lunenil Niuint 1'in.lia (tlojxriilul
the KiiNeriiiiiuut luilny llmt a reut
Imltln Willi lie lliilpiriiuiN lieuu
lliln huh unit: veil t I.iiIiIhiiii.
One hundred mid fifty llmiisniiil
lrmiw are eii(,MiKi'l.
LONDON. Oet. :I0.--A orrieinl
ileoimleli to lie Turkish eiiihioHy li
ASSERTS RUMOR
! -JJKy TlJi P Uirttllift Tiirkw icihi rl
the IlnlKiirinilM nl Vin lit it hnltle
IiimHiii; from early .venterilny until
IiihI midiiluht. It xtnlen llmt 800
TurliM ueie killed mid the llulunrimi
iiMitiillitK were far InrKer.
ATIIKN'H. Oet. .MO. It wuh ,rfi
einllv nniiniinced here lodnv that the
Oreekn Imvo onptui'Pil Verria, tin im
IMirtant (nun n the railroad hetweeu
MoitiiMlir and Salonika. It N lie
lieved the Turkn put up a dewperate
eHiHtatiee, and that the loll of dead
and wounded will he heavy.
K.MLIN. HuiiKiiry. Oet. :10.--Iul-Ciiriau
attaek on Adrianoplo has heeu
popoued until Servian reinfoiee
inentM arrivo, aeeonlin" to a denpnteh
leeeixed here today from .Sofia.
Thin ii helioxed to mean that the
Talk lui'.e eheeked the llulKiiriaii
ndviiiiee. and that it has heeu neee
miry for the Itulnaiiiiiis to iihU for
itMMHliiuee.
TRIED TO BRIBE
F
ALHANV, Ore.. Oet. III). Aeeued
of offering OliieC of I'olieo Klliw
DiuiKluirty $750 to permit him to sell
liiiior in the town, lluiherl V l'eu-ruck-,
Alhnny liveryiniiu is under
nrrerit hero today.
Aecordlnjr to ho ohicf'H htatement
PruciK'k fil'Ht mitilrt the offer Hop
teiuher '-T and the chief told him ho
would think it over. He returned to
iho Hlalilo the next dav mid muuiiKcd
in Kuoruto two of liiH offieei-H in. n
jilaeo whero they could hear Peacock
lenow IiIh offer.
Tlio liveryman did ho, and wuh
promptly ariPHled. IliH hondri were
placed at tf.ri()0, ami heiuu' uimlilo to
Hiipply them, ho reinaimid in jail.
Several ollior criminnl casen are
))PiidiiiK apiiiiht Peacock for like of
feiiHOH. I
VI10NNA, Oct. ,10. An undor
iitaudlng on Jio Ilalkon question be
tween IIiihhIu mid Austria Iiiih boon
runohod according to announcement
In tho Noun Frl proas, u nowsnnnor.
Mho nntiiro of tho nfiroomont Is ox
peototl to bo fortHconiliuf hooii In an
official aiiiioiiiicomout.
ALBANY'S CI
MA
AUSTRIA
AGREEMENT
IS UNCONSCIOUS! tMii m sift ,
! SLOW DYING! jHR jriftMSBP
lntine Cnlin nlnrrt I CliAfntntt I ntirail
4XIII1-9 UltllUlbl llll Ulllllllllll btlllSki)
Into Comatose condition and Death i
Momentarily Expected- Last Hope
of Recovery Is Shattered.
Lato This Afternoon Vice President
Is Still Alive Out Gradually Weak
eiiliifl. U'NOA, N. V., Oct. 30 At lf
o'clock lliU afternoon Vlco Irmlilent
Hlierintiu wnH IihIiik Kept nttvu liy
froo iinii or uxyKon. IIIm death U
helleved hut n (jueMtlon of nilniili'it
now.
UTICA, N. V., Oct. HO. .lauieH
.Schoolcraft Klicriiuui, vice president
of the United StnltH lapxed into a
couiiiloMit coiidiliou (hi afteriiiHin
mid liiH dentil may occur at any mo
ment. Thin wai announced after a for
mal hulleiiu had heeu Untied MiMin;
that Sliurniiui'rt condition wan des
perate. The l.t hope of recovery win
shattered when the patieut'H kiilnev
failed to rehxiud to treatment.
Hypodermic medication wan em
ployed today to eafo buffering and
this produced complete uucniiM'inii
iit'M. Dr. Peek lliii afleruoou iiio
up all hope for Sliennn'iiV n-covery,
ulli'it he me I fd the follow iujr lliilli"
tin:
"The vice president Irt gradually
fnilini;. He may die at any moment.
The end may come tonihl, tomorrow,
or it may he twenty-four houre hence.
Sherman practically lino heen uncoil
neiou hinee yeMterday afleruoou
when he went to (deep at l o'clock.
He Iiiik hcen in a comatose condition
xiuce."
At 1! :l 0 o'clock t !- afternoon Dr.
Peek stated that Sherman was Hti1;
inu' rapidly. The heart action iudi
calcd, he miid, that the end wax not
fnr off.
Mra. Sheminn and her three nous
were In a room adjoining the nick
chnmhfiH wailing o he Miimiioncd.
At It o'clock this afternoon Slier
man xlill was alie with no change
in his condition except that he c
gradually weakening.
oakunolsTo
PAY FAIR DONATIONS
SAN FRANCISCO. Oet. :il).-The
report of ltodncy S, Durkee, comp
t roller of the Panama Pacific c.po.M
I ion. handed to Picxidciit Chart. C.
Monro today, hIiowh that hut .f2,
ll'J.'i.HOl of the signed Hiihseriptions
pledged for financing the exposition
have, heeu paid in. This is just a
little over 118 per cent of the amount
promised. Although the expenditure
of the liiiildiug and grounds commit
tee Iiiir heen in oxeoss of .f:i,000,000,
there ulill remains a halance in the
lieasiiry of .f 0110,0 1 1.
.Special attention is called hy
Comptroller Durkee to the fact tlu't
of the $1,00,000 pledged hy the city
of Oakland not one cent has been
forthcomhij.
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NUNS LOSE' LIFE
SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Oct. H0.
Ilravcly going (tj their death that
their little charges might bo saved,
tho lives of six nuns, (mielukoru of
St. John's orphan asylum here, weio
Haciifiited early in a fire which do
Htroyed tho building, Two children
also polished in tho flames,
Up to noon thu bodies of thieo
Bisters and those of the two childro'i
had not boon recovered, Tho fiu
stalled at ltllO this morning from an
unknown ciuiho and Hproad rapidly,
Tho dond mum nro Sisters Fiwuota
Poslour, Pclora Slovens, Loaood'.a.
Noliiu, Monica Monesso, Mary Knla-i
mm jmLM .P""1 s iju'si s. tf ws&esmi& mmam f7 .va s
o "n y- wkmsmLjmmMs
Ii'HKBK ll'lilr I - f ANNOUNCEMENT OP tmeAEQOVCT
biggest warship" tBBnBll
j JSP.NAffi iULlELAi TdFazI DIE; " 10SEVELT TO
CHRISTENED TODAY SOON TO WED MADERO REFUSES I PROSECUTBFRAUDS
vo,c. ,, ,, Ml I Epr DOnE Tfl IMTCDITDn
NKW YORK. Oct. HO In the
presence of President Tatt, Seciv
liry tffythiv N'nvy, .Meyer, Umernor
Dix, fayrtr Oayiinr nml high ri
eials of the army and navy the United
.States hntllcnhip Xew York, tho new
est of American dreadnaughtH, wes
Hucei'ssfully launched today at "the
Ilrooklyu navy yard. The new hen
lighter Ss the utroiigot of L'ucle
Siiiu'h war chcIs. She will go into
commission May Jl), lDKI.
Tho Xew York was christened hy
Miss Klsie Cnliler, tho eighteen year
old dnnghlor of Congressman Cnlder,
with Catlileeu Fitzgenihl, tho nine
your old daiigliter of Congies-man
Fitgerald, acting as flower girl.
Tho launching was a success in
every wny. llolh Mis ('aider mid
Miss Fitrgcrnld had praeliecd throw
ing bottles and hotpiels at marks and
today's ceiemonies went through
without n slip.
Tho lauucliing oecuried at flood
tide. During the ceremony all traf
fic on tho Hast River was closed. The
battleship., Utah, Delnware, Wyo
mjng, Arkansas, Florida and Connec
ticut, and tho president's private
yacht Mayflower stood bv as the
grent vessel glided into tho water.
More than 12 l-'J tons of grease was
silica red on the ways.
The New York's main armament
will consist of ten 1-1 inch guns. The
contract calls for a speed of 21 knot.
The vessel will carry a force of 1000
men.
EDNA GOODRICH DENIES
STORY OF ENGAGEMENT
TORONTO, Out., Oet. !10. -That
she is not engaged to Ralph llerz,
the comedian and does not intend to
marry him is tho emphatic assertion
hoio. today of Kdna Goodrich, the
latest divorced wife of Nat floodwin.
"Why, I'm not oven sure that I
know Mr. Her, by sight," declared
Miss Goodrich. "I can't possibly
understand how such a htory could
have been stnitcd."
SAVING CHILDREN
mid Mary of the Cross, mother su
perior of the institution, who gave up
her life in n i'utilo of foil to save a
child. About ninety boys and g'rls,
whoso ages range from 2 to 12 yours,
were housed hi Iho orphanage.
Tho flames spiead so rapidly that
they weio cut off from thu Jive
escapes, A wild rush for iho win
dows and stairways wis nindo, the
Bisters heroically attempting to save
thoir charges. Firo nuts, wore sprrnd,
tho sisters forgetting themselves en
tirely urging (ho ciiililwi to jump.
More than a sooro of them ir.'cncd in
this wav. As the last child was lenv.
lug tho building; tho walls c lnnid, I
SCENES 1ST CONCLUSION
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I II II I I III llllll III 111 I I 111 I III
UUWUVUU I IIUI l I VI II1IL.I1I MIUI
PHINCKTON, X. J.. Ot 30. Ru
mors current a wet,c a&o that Mm.
Orover Cleveland, widow of the for
mer urcildonl of iho United States,
was engaged to marry l'rofossor
Thomas Preston, head of the depart
ment of arehneloR) ami history of
arts ot WoIIb College, were con
firmed hero today.
The dnto of the marriage Is not
yet fixed. Mrs. Cleveland, In an
nouncing tho engagement, declaring
It would be made, public soon,
Mrs. Cleveland's maiden namo was
Frances Folsoiu and she was mar
ried to President Cleveland In 1SSH
In the white house. She Is a grad
uate of Wolla Collego, of which sho
has been a triiBtec slueo 1SS7.
Professor Preston Is SO years old
nd Mrs. CJovoland 4S.
ON BATTLE FED
IlKLailADK, Oct. no. Victorious
Servian troops, after tho battle at '
Kumanova, piled 6,00Qr Servian and
TurklBh corpses Into a gront heap.
Bonked thorn with kcrosouo oil and
then sot thoin on fire,. according to
a mesaago received bore today from
tho front. Tho same despatch stated
that tho Turks had used tho corpses
ot their comrades as breastworks In
tho brittle of Kumanova.
HEAVY LOSSES OF
11UDA PEST, Oet. 4;i0, llelgrade
despatches received hero today ad
mit that -1,000 Servians Imvo been
killed and 7,000 wounded in the fight
ing to date. Military 'oxperts hero
figure tho Servian losses, at easily
doublo tho figures admitted. The
Bulgarian officials so far have pub
lished no figures of tlieir losses, but
it is estimated hero thoir killed ami
wounded will veaoh 2.",000.
ADAM BEDE WINNER
CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES
iiMittitnr.nm rv.l 1 r.i on
ir, iiAuur.i i, migiiinii, we i. .hi.
Adam llede, owned by Louis Wi
iinns, tho American horseman, won
(ho Cambridgeshire stakes bore to
day. J, San Miguel's La Hohemo II
was socond and G. ! Ytirdth Drill
more third, Thoro wore twenty star-
iVIO.
OP FAMOUS BECKER
iu. ,
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 00. That
General Feb. Diaz and his associate
concerned in the rebellion at Vera
Crur., will be executed at that place
in accordance with the decree of the
court martial, is the positive asser
tion here today.
The prisoners are now confined in
.Tunii De Ullo.i prison.
Foreign Minister Lnsctirain declar
ed today that President Mndcro will
interfere no further in the case. The
entire matter is now in the bauds of
the supreme court, he said, which will
discuss the question of jurisdiction.
After escnping during the confu
sion of (In; battle at Vera Crux, Gen
eral Felir. Diaz is now in jail.
SUFFRAGETTES' PLAN
PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 30. A hip
banquet, calculated to attract na
tionwide attention on tho closing
night ot tho campaign and many
other features nuvo been planned
for the closing week of the fight for
state equal suffrage, by tho Portland
Equal Suffrago I-oaguc. The ban
quet will bo similar to the Salem
affair, which Is already reaching
largo proportions. Tho plana for
tho banquet will bo decided on do
finitely today.
Tho quoustlon of having women
supervise tho polls Is also under con
sideration and will bo settled later.
It was stated that mare than a, mil
lion pamphlets under twenty head
ings are being prepared at Eugene
for campaign purposes.
E
LITTLE FALLS. X Y., Oct. VA
Hriital clubbing of women tho firt
to mark tho strike of toti!o workers
here, today led to u bloody battle
between polieo and strikers, in whb'h
Policeman Michael Haley was shot
in the tliiL'li. John Kenned v stabbed
-., . r -
in tho bnek and to tho sovero club-
bing of Police Chief Long.
The trouble was preeipittitjj when
a force of mdieo with dmwii dubs
attempted lo disperse a bodv ot men
and women engaged in picket duty at
tlio mills, tjio pieuoters touglit lincK
the polieo ignoring sex in an indis
criminate use of clubs. A lnury-cnll
for reinforcements was sunt to tlio
BANQUET
ro
MY
TIL IN H YORK
ELECTION DAY
OYSTER BAY Oct. M. It wa
n minim rod litrv imhiv thai fan it or
' riithtrint AffrtrtiAt -Tummo t Vi
York bat. been detained to prosecute
any persons neensed of ballot frauds
on Tuesday.
Colonel Roosevelt said:
''We intend to prqsecute all frauds
to the limit. We will not tolerate
any repetition of what took place at
the spring primaries. Those attempt
ing frauds must deal with Rums de
tective and iu Rums we have the
best man available to prevent illegal
voting.
"Instead of the old parties watch
ing each other, as formerly, they are
nut to work in concert. The question
of Jerome's politics was not consid
ered, Wo want the best prosecutor
so we got Jerome."
Colonel Roosevelt declared be
"feels fine" today.
T
LOS Ange'.es, Oet. 30. Former
City Prosecutor Guy Kddie was ar
raigned again today in tho juvenile
department of the superior court on
the ehnrgo of contributing to the de
linquency of Miss. Alma Jones, n De
gress. Charles Jones, a railroad porter,
husband of the complaining witness
occupied tho stand during tho morn
ing session. It is expected that the
prosecution will concludo its easo to
day and F.ddio will tako the stand in
his own behalf. Tho dofenso has
numerous witnesses, many of them
negroes, by whose testimony they
will attempt to impeach the leputa-
tion of Mrs. Jones.
police stations and in the general
fight which followed Haley and Ken
nedy were wounded and scores of
men and women strikers sent to (ho
hospitals with broken heads.
After tho street rioting bad sub
sided, Police Chief Long led u score
of his men in a raid on the hcudqiiari
tors of tho Industrial Workors of (bo
World. Tho strikers fought back,
tho polieo finally lodging a score of
tho union leaders in jail. Chief Long
was struck over the head with ft club
and is in tlio hospital suffering from
conoussiou of tlio brain. Long
charges tho strikers started tho riot
ing by stoning tho police.
A
DATE SET FOR
IN
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Becker Shows No Emotion During
Formal Proceedings But Wife Cot
lapses Defense Files Notice of
Appeal Which Stays Execution.
Doomed Police Captain Rushed ta
Sing Sine's Death Cell Wife Will
Visit Him Frequently.
DECEMBER
NEW YORK, Oct. .10 Police Lieu
tenant Charles F. Becker wni sen- '
fenced today by Justice John W.
Goff to die in the cleclric chair somn
time during tho week beginning De
cember 9 for (he murder of. Gambler
Herman Rosenthal, who was shot
down before the Hotel Metro pole hero
by gangsters instigated by Becker.
Sheriff Ilnrburger announced he
would start at once for Sing Sing
prison with the condemned man.
Mrs. Becker, the doomed police
official's wife, it was announced, will
accompany her husband to the 'dor
of the death cell.
Shows No Kmtttion ,.
Becker showed no emotion during
the formal proceedings. lie stood
alone before the bar. Ids wife not he
tng permitted to stand with him. Mrs.
Becker waited unxiously in the sher
iff's office for word of her husband's
fate, and when told that he must die,
she collapsed.
counsel, was unable to attend cnurf.
as he is confined to his home heart- "
broken as n result of the trial.
Immediately after sentence was
imposed Sheriff Harbhrger rushed
Becker from the court (o tho station
nnd stnrted nt once with him for
Sing Sing prison. Justice Goff ruled
that the prisoner might remain in the
Tombs for ten days provided-' the
sheriff was willing, but Ilnrburger
decided against this.
Rtisheil to Slug Sing
It was ten o'clock wben Justice
Goff arrived at the court room,
which was crowded, Becker entered
the room with (he sheriff, very pnlo
but smiling.
A motion by Attorney Hart that
the verdict be set aside, was denied
by the court, as was nUo n motion
to arrest judgment. Justice Goff
then passed sentence.
As soon as he had finished, Sher
iff Ilnrburger fumbled nervously
with his handcuffs, ready to snap
them on Becker's wrists. For this ,
he was rebuked by Justice Goff, who
curtly ordered him to wait until tho
formalities were concluded. Then
the death warrant was signed by Jus
tice Goff and the court clerk.
On the journey to Sing Sing prison
Decker was accompanied by his wife,
who intends to take a houic at Os
sining in order that sho may visit
her husband frequently.
The defense filed a notice of ap
peal. This automatically acts as a
stay of execution.
CHICAGO. Oot. 30. No trace has
been found up to noon today ot
Charles A. Conway, formerly well
known as u professional high diver,
and his wife, a vaudovillo singer
known as Beatrice Bynll, wanted by
tho police horo m connection with
tho alleged murder of Miss Sophiu G.
Singor, nu heiress of Baltnnoro. A
man alid woman unswering tho de
scription iof tho oouplo called at n
hospital in Minneapolis yesterday.
The police are investigating this clue,
Tho Singer woman and hor tiance,
William Worthen, had occupied Ml
apartmout hero together. Thoy were.
to Imvo been married today, upd indl,
planned to start immediately for Ilal-
tiraore, Tho body of Minn Singer..! '
wns found on ConwuY'i bed, hi ,
had beep killed with n doorknob ini--
provfsed into a "billy."
Worthen believes that robbery ivagj
the motive for tho murder, i
NO TRACE FOUND
OF GUILTY COUPLE
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