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If You've Anything to Buy or Sell, Try Advertising ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES The Weather Cloil.lv; irnlmlil.i ahuwerit l-ouiglM 0(l Pridar. THIRD YEAR. Sl IS I) FORD, TITURSDAT, MAY 14, 1908, NO. 48 MM 'REPUBLICAN STATE MM mm BLOOD DRAWN BETWEEN FRENCH SALE OF MURDERS AT DEATH FARM COUNTLESS GOLD FOUND IN VALLEY III I I IVIII IU I IIVII.UI AGAINST ECONOMIC WflSTEJf RESOURCES HMD Conference of Governors in J. J.

Hill Wlio Says it is a Director's Meeting of the Economic Corporation Known as the United States 87 Million Stockholders. WASHINGTON, May 14. The arc-oud days' conference between President Roosevelt Iho governors of tho various states and territories fur Dip consideration of (lie conservation of the natural resources, was called to order by President Roosevelt, who invited Coventor Johnson to preside. The president introduced James J. Hill, t'liairuian of the hoard of directors of the Great Northern, as the first speaker of the day.

ami he was given an ovation. Hill said that in some respects this conference was "a director's mooting of the great political nnd economic corporation known as the United States. The stockholders are the people of this country; the directors are the state and officers whose position brings them in touch with the operations of the whole country." lie said that for the first time there is formal national protest, under of the highest authority, against econ SEVERE TORNADO SWEEPS OVER NEBRASKA GREAT DAMAGE OMAHA, May I -I. Twelve persons are known to linvo been killed and score injured by a tornado which swept over the northern part of Sarpy county at o'clock yesterday afternoon. The storm, which gained in velocity on its way south, started in Omn-ha nbouM.ao, At Beilovuo, the college buildings Were damaged lo the extent of probably $50,000, and several persons were jurcd, ii'my' fatally.

The storm then moved on. to Louisville, Litchfield nnd Springfield, where the principal damage and loss of. life occurred. The storai wns the most severe that ever struck Eastern Nebraska. Tit.1 damage to 4 ho college buildings at llel levins was heavy.

The tower was blown from Park. ITall and the building was ho wry hall and Rankin hall were unroofed. The panic-stricken students rail to tho basement, and in this way many fatalities were probably The college stables were wrecked nnd all the horses killed. A mini Iter of small building and stories in the village were blown down. Moving south, the tornado struck Ft.

Crook, damaging several of the bar rack buildings, but nobody was injured. Jn the town of Ft. Crook, however, a number of buildings wer entirely wrecked' and other damage was done. FROST VERY DESTRUCTIVE IN WILLAMETTE VALLEY PORTLAND. May M.

That frosts and cold rains of the past week have done gteat damage is tin- opinion of mil ii farmers and hurt ieultuiists in the different parts of the Willamette val-lev. The percentage of loss is at least lilt per cent, cherries were reported a nrKimi. Annies are UUMlll-tl II Mill iif I I(- said to be in good condition. Pears CONVENTION MEET TAFT PARAMOUNT Convention a Mere Formality and Will Undoubtedly Send Instructed Delegation to Chicago Fulton-Taft Faction Supreme. PORTLAND, 14.

Tho stain oonvi'litinn mi't Ml tliix t'itv today with the Fulton Taft faction iu outrol. That tho convention will be mere formality was evident from the start. Nothing was accomplished at the morning session beyond naming A. .1. Johnson of Benton county tempo pro ry chairman and the appointment of com in it tees.

The renl work of the convention, will commence this afternoon. The delegates to tho national convention at Chicago probably will be in structed for Taft. PORTLAND, May 14. In the first congressional district today, R. Wil liams of Polk county and C.

A. Sohl-brede of Coos county, were chosen as delegates to the national convention. Tho district convention declared for delegates instructed for Taft. REPUBLICANS IN SESSION AT OREGON METROPOLIS PORTLAND, May 14. The Tuft man agers say that Bourne will not have over 25 votes iu the Republican state ouvcntiou, which is being held today.

There are 217 delegates, so that the Tuft people have a large majority. There are so few Bourne delegates that it is believed there is practically no hope of Bourne being selected as one of the eight delegates to the national convention at Chicago. There is only one possible way for Bourne to be a delegate and that is with an instructed delegation, and as Bourne will not tolerate being instructed, and probably would not abide by the instructions, ho may bo considered as eliminated. The convention is not all Taft, how ever. There is a large sprinkling of Hughes and La Follette men among tho delegates, but, unlike the Taft workers, they have not organized.

HUGHES DECLINES TO ACCEPT NOMINATION NEW. YORK, May 14. Governor Hughes will not accept the nomination for tho vice-presidency. This announcement is made in a letter from the governor to General Stewart L. Woodford, hi his letter the governor says: For reasons which are controlling and which leave no room for.

discussion, and though would be deeply sensible of the honor thereby conferred, I should not be able to accept, and will not in any contingency, accept a nomination for the vice-presidency, and even were I elected I could not servo." BLACK HAND DEMANDS $16,000 FROM HETTY GREEN NEW YORK, May 14. Reports which those responsible for them assort are authentic are to the effect that Mrs. Hatty Green, who is occupying apartments at the Plaza hotel, recently received a Blanch, Hand letter threatening her with death tuileM she gnve $5000 to the writer. Since the receipt of the letter Mrs. Green, in leaving tho hotel for her office in tho Chemical Nalional hank building, has been accompanied by a detective.

RAILROAD EXTROTION IS REMEDIED BY COMMISSION SALEM, May 1 1. iiients of urnterial assistance rendered by I he state railroad commission are coming to Secretary George Ooodull daily. The most recent instance is that of the Blue Mountain Fruit Produce company of Cove, overcharged $X't by the O. it. N-.

and $255 by tho Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe railroad, both of which overcharges were refunded by the railroads through the offices of Oregon stole railroad commission. IDLE FREIGHT CARS INCREASE IN NUMBERS NEW YORK, May 11, There was a further increase of idle freight cars in the I'nited States and Canada on April According to the report of the A ineriea Ra i I way aoc ia ion hen were idle curs, nn increase of :t7.7!4 over April 15. TIim total inn crease for April was 105,250. Last October there was shortnge of cars amounting to Kfi.MI. Of tho 413,3.1 cars, UT.vjii were box cars.

were flat cars and 1M.72 were coal cars. The rcjmrl represents 153 railroads with an uggrrguto freighter ejuipment of about Thin means that 10 per cent of the country's cars are now statinnnrr. PRINCETON. N. May M.

That no citizen of tho I'nited States should receive a romricnsation grenter than that paid to the president was the opin ion expressed by Judge George Giay, of Deb-ware, declining a munificent sal arv offered htm if he would become the head nf one of the big insurance com nanies. The salary which he declined for the sake of principle is snid to be a year, AND SPANISH Troopers Fire ou On Another at Oasa Blauca and Several Are Wouuded Great Excitement in Madrid May Lead to Complications. CASA BLAN'CA, May 14. la aa en counter here May 12 between some French and Spanish, troops, the Spaniards fired firsr, tho French replying. Ono Spaniard wan wounded and of the Freiicunifo were wounded.

The Spaniards re buatiug an un armed Algerian sharpshooter wheu the French interfered. MADRID, Muy 14. Tho minisler of foreign affairs has demanded tbf do tails aud explanations of the Cusu Blauca affair from Bans. Iho mutter has created considerable excitement. Newspapers udvlse the withdrawal of the Spa if.

troops, suyiug that bud blood exists between them aud the French. BUTTE FALLS ITEMS. Mr. Jeffreys and wife drove in from iVutrnl Point uud took a large load of supplies to their homestead on the un surveyed. Bert Harris and tho survey party ure making fast headway with the electric line.

W. H. Moors, of Med ford, brought Shorty Miles and wife of Med ford to town Saturday and took I hem to he homestead of Mr. Miles. Stock feed is plentiful in the iiimin tains and cattle are looking welt.

ce ormed here May 0 a nd 1 he weather ts cool and frosty, Ono fruit rop has not heen totally blighted. We have the "can factories to draw from. Speculation is rife as to whether it is tho intention of the government to throw all homesteads into the rcserre and doprive the homesteader of his home, aud then for uncle Sam to sell tho entire stumpnge lo the lumber ay il licit tes and impose severe penalties up on American citizens for presuming lo acquire part of the public domain. Mr. Cleavage, between the humblo and poor and the dominant predatory classes becomes more distinct each day, and yet the ruling powers cannot see the forces working nor the trend which the legislation of tho country is taking, neither (he intensity of feeling wwak-cued in the scant, uujust treatment of settlers in the wilderness.

In the agitation concerning the public lands it has been tho unfortunate and poor man who has largely been the sufferer, while the bloated millionaire, I be scarlet-robed criminal and the stall-fed land cormorant havo escaped und I heir interests carefully considered. Mr. Howlund of Med ford is being entertained by Mr. Entrop at his homestead near tho Falls. Bert Harris, with a party of gentlemen, camo in his auto as far ns Browns-boro and there had to stable his horse, as tho roods would not permit further travel.

There is not a visitor to tho Fulls who does not express his admiral ion of the beauj1 nod splendid location of (tut to Falls und cannot understand why a railroad has not long ago beea built to this section whose natold wealth awaits transportation to the markets of tho world. Mr. Owens held Sunday services in the schoolhonse, which were well ut-tonded. Colonel Itrigg, father of our post muster, is now and for some lime has been on his hotneteyd in fh unsnr veyed. Mr.

Del worth of Peyton bought a fine load of spuds to town ou Saturday and readily sold the same to a merchant. Messrs. Ma honey, Hudson ssd Pent. came in from the loiter homestead Saturday. Mr, Pent, has laid out ex tenso a impro era cuts which' will be begun at once.

Postmaster Briggt has gono to a.lek sonville on business. Mr. Rathhorn, ns alo Mr. Stowdl nnd Mr. Bellows, hu purchased nev ernl fine residence lots in the Falls.

Real winter weather has been thn ft- of this section for a week petition is in circulation lo ctuh lish a monoy order office Butte Falls. It is being largely signed. SOLDIER ON TRIAL FOR ANARCHISTIC SENTIMENTS AK YiSl ISCO," May II "-With penalty that may mean sny sentence hort of death hanging orr hint, Pri vale William (luwalds. Company A. First Huttalion Engineers, S.

is to go bufore court martial on Friday at the Presidio. RuwhMs is charged with participating while in uniform in a meeting held iu this city by the an archist leader, Emma Goldman, and yfh having applauded th attacks directed by the woman against the Vnited States government, particularly agninst the army and navy. The court selected for the trial will include a lieutenant cnlo nel, three majors and ten captains. WASHINGTON, Mat 14. The house adopted the rule for the consideration of the Vrelnnd currency bill, 174 to 140.

The democrats voted solidly against it and Were supported by 15 republicans, LuGkyMinerson Willamette Creek Takes Out $39, 000 in Less than 90 Days from Own Property GRANTS PASS, May II. Three second -hnud dealers of this citv, who three months ugo counted their assets in' a few dollars, are now believed to bo -orth Them men are Robert and Ben jam iu 1 1 a rrisoii, hrot hers, a ud C. .1. Jones, who, in less than 00 days, have taken in gold from claim iu tho Williams creek mining district, 'Jo miles south of here. It is reliably reporteil that these men have sufficient of the yellow metal in sight to raise their fortunes to a round $100,000.

Pan Out $7000 Easter Sunday. It seems almost incredible that only last Thursday these mining men brought to the surface 00 Vi pounds of pure gold in one pan, but back uf this com us their best day's yield which netted them on Faster Suudav iu round numbers $7000. Ill an interview today, Robert Harrison, one of the owners of, the mine, who came to town to transact business concerning the disposal of ore, verified hcV rumors that had leaked out. Producing $200 to $500 a Day. "Yes, it is true," said Harrison, "that, we have a rich mine, and wo have been taking out lots of gold every day since we have been out there in that district.

For the last 30 days our mino has produced from $200 to $500 every day. We have just sunk a chute 100 feet "and from all indications think a conservative estimate will fix the amount of ore iu sight at not less than $75,000. The opening shows up a ninn- inch vein and is rich beyond our most sanguine expectations. "Will We Sell? No, Sir." Last Thursday our net prncoeds for the day amounted to I2'i pounds of pure gold, so you see why we wish to keep our mining business to ourselves. We have been operating in tho Wil liams creek mining district since about the first uf March.

Our richest strike was made on Fast era Sunday, when the boys took out $7000." Askel if ho had realized $10,000 in the reply was: "Three times that amount, but 1 do not care to discuss that matter now. Wo have tho mines and thev are thero to show for them- lvef. Would we sell our mhief 1 hardly think so at the present time. Would you, with a fortune in sight?" MEDFORD MAN REVIVES FISH CANNERY PROJECT KLAMATH FALLS, May ll Several years ago J. I).

Whit man of Med ford started a fish cannerv on Lost River. He no more than hud everything arranged to begin business when high water came and drowned him out. His entire plant was loss. He has now returned here and will once more make in attempt to go into the fish canuing business on Lost River. The fish foun I Lost river are commonly called the Lost river suckers, because they arc found in no other stream in this entire section.

They htc a species of the mullet and are excellent for table pur poses. These mullets get to weigh as much as 20 pounds a ud he river is full of them. Should the canning of these fish prove a success it will open up a new industry for this county. Lost river flows into Tule bike, which has no outlet eiccpl the holo in ils bottom. The fih ran come from no oth'-i stream and the entire supply is depend ut upon the lake and tho river.

CONTESTANTS IN THE RACE FOR CARNIVAL QUEEN The content mil as follows: Miss Hazel Tien 125 Miss Anna DunicUnn Miss Maud Alb-a Zt The other conteHlunts stand less than loo vote, but we understand some of heiii are saving their votes. Miss Ply mire, Mis Kent, iss Kifert are still in the nice lo win. NEW CASES. J. V.

Hall vs. Geo, W. Dunn, Patterson and George Brown. Ii. Smith, nttorney for plsintiff.

The Commercial Club baseball game between the professional men and merchants has been postponed on account of the rain. The new date will be an ooittii'ed later. Washington Addressed by omic waste, which ho declared had ronchhd the point where wo must to certain extent regard the natural resources on this planet as a common asset to study their judicious use; that if we fail to consider the wenlth avail able ami to that extent we might be lilt ened to a directors company which never exam no the balnnce sheet. Ho spoke of the fast -disappearing timber supply; that coal and iron sup plies, if the present rate of con sump tiou was maintained, would be exhaust ed before the end of this century, and declared that our individual, social and political lifo must bo readjusted to meet the strnins imposed by new conditions. The conference was greatly shocked when it was announced that II.

A. Jus tro of California was to havo been bcc- oml speaker of the afternoon, had been taken seriously ill at the White- House and had to be removed to a hotel. His address was read by V. O. flames of New Mexico.

FOUR DARK CRIMES IN HEART OF PORTLAND May 1 Nathan Wolff, pawnbroker, attacked in his place at 105 First street at about 0 p. shot in the neck, hacked to death with a hatchet and robbed of money, watch and stock worth about Edward H. Martin is now in jail accused of this brutal crime. May 11 Max Hermann, junk and second-hand dealer, 207 Couch street, attacked iu his store by thug, who beat him into insensibility. The weapon used was a thick pieco of iron taken from a brakebeam, and bears a slight coat of rust.

Tt was left lying beside the victim. The assault occurred at ibout 0 p. m. and the victim, aftor be ing robbed, is left lying unconscious in full view of the sidewalk, flis recov cry is looked for. C.

V. Wagner, a brakemau, arrested on suspicion, is seemingly exonerated by occurrence of second and similar crime 17 hours later. Mav 1-' H. Neuinan, secondhand dealer, terribly beaten iu the middle of the' day at Second and Couch streets, sustaining fracture of skull which may result fatally. Is found unconscious in his store and says twit men catered his place, one of them nttacking him with a section oi gnspipo wrapped in pupepi.

Tim motive does not appear to be rob bery, as nothing was taken from the lace. May 1.1 -The gaspipe thug added an other victim to his bloody list by assaulting John Chung, a Chinese iner- hant tailor, with a section of gaspipe a tin- hitter's shop, No. 240 Ankcny street. Hit was pursued by his victim for a short distance and then captured a saloon. The prisoner was only saved from lynching at the hands of the infuriated mob by the opportune arrival of the police.

Ho gave his name is I. a Hose. MILLION AND HALF POUNDS OF MEAT TO FEED FLEET FRANCISCO. Mav 1 1. Awards have just been madine for supplies for now in this harbor.

I he supplies will start the vessels of the At lantic fleet on their voyage across me tin month. More than a million nnd a half pounds of meat are contracted for. This quantity will be made up of SoO.iino pounds of frozen beef, I.i,uimi pounds oi irozeu vein mm mutton, lsO.ooO pounds of pork loins. in.oiiu pon is oi young rincM-ns, liirkcv. nboiit 00.

CM 10 noilllds of frankfurters, pork sausages, bnlog mis ami compressor! nam, ana pounds of smoked ham, pound or rionr, wmno nun. i-aniicd peaches, pears and tomatoes and evajMirated apples there will be laid in about oOO.mio pounds. Vegetables in elude Htators. founds; onions, Htt pound-; lima beans. 75m pound, and sauerkraut, pounds.

TORNADO IN LOUISIANA DOES MUCH DAMAOE SHRl KPORT. May 14. A re lief train sent to Gilliam, last night returned today bearing five corpus nnd injured victims of the tornado which passed over the northern portion of this parish yesterday. A train bringing physicians and supplies wss dispatched to the scene today. The entire illngr of Gilliam was wiped out nnd great dnmage done in Oil City.

Belcher and Black Bayou. Hili Crest Orchard Company of Seattle is the Purchaser of the Valuable Perkins Orchard. Eaets are today kuuwu which firm Iho story published of Iho auto oi the Perkins orchard. Til total consideration was $7tyOno. An option was taken some time so by some Seattle capitalists, $2500 being paid at that time.

Withiu. a few lays bus been paid, thus trans- feriug the title. I'he I led lord Really Rental com pany claims to ho the instrument of bringing the two parties together. Mr. Perkins bought the orchard about four years ago, paying $51,500.

Since that hue hu has spent many thousands of dollars in itnprovemcO.t.S, until at Iho present time the orchurd is regarded us one of the fiuest in the valley and well worth the purchase price. Mr. Martin, when seen today, that the purchaser was thn IliUerest Orchard company, an incorporation of Seattle men who inleud to manage the orchard on a company basis and to rut-reuse their holdings here from time to lime. IE. H.

Parsons, president uf the Bs-mis Bag company of Seattle, is president nnd ono of the principal stock holders In the orchard company. Mr. Martin will be the local representative of the company, which i opening offices in the Palm building. J. V.

Perkins will have an office iu the same rooms, but has no official connection willi the orchard ootrfpaar and is tiol finunciully interested ia it. It far as is known. OLD OREGON TRAIL MAY BE RE EST ABLISHKD WASHINGTON, Muy 14-. A favorable report was mndo to the houte to day on Representative bill inni-oiiriiitini .450.000 for the erect loa of monuments along thn old Oregon trail. The hill autnonzes mn empiuv-uirut nf a commission to eroct the monuments at nn nnnuul salary of not over $2500.

PROHI FORCES ROUTED IN LAST ELECTION CHICAGO, May 14. Tho liquor forces generally Were 40 or moro towns and villages of Ulinoil which voted on tho local option qoei-tiou in the lust elections. Definite fig ares are lacking in many coses, but it seems certain that not more than a hua I n-d xnlooiis were voted out of eJis encc. The largest communities almost without erception voted to retain tneit dramshops, HART M'KEE CASS SETTLED JUDOE GRANTS DIV01C PARIS, May 14. The court today, in granting thn Hurt MeKe divorce, fBdU that both Mr.

and Mrs. McKee courrvh tiled to the uiihuppiness Of their botflf hold. Mrs. McKeo was given th ells todv of tho child with fh provision that Mm. McKee wus to have the child ono month ycajly and the privilege of seeing it twice week.

McKee wis ordered to contribute 1000 franea uignt-h Iv to the Miipport of tho child. CHIEF JUSTICE BEAN REPRESENTS OOVERNO SLEl. or. May 1 1. The soprejut court has returned from Pendleton, hot without i hief Justice Rean.

Tbo chief iustii-e has Rne to Washington, where he will represent Governor ChsmbnrUill the conference of the governor tu b. held at the White House this week. He will also visit West Point aod at tend to other duties deb-guted to him bv the governor while in tho eait. BREWER YMEN ON STRIKE IN KANSAS CITY VNSAS ITV, May 14. Eight hundred brewery employes struck today tor an increase averaging about $1 per week per man.

Every plant in the city is lied up. An Uuetjua led Investment. Iiw) invested now will secure three i-hrtiro improved business lots, five years' time on easy payments on Ik balance. It is believed these lot will double in value within one year and thn lucky purchaser will thus make tjfmfk on an investment of only $1000. Thi is an opportunity seldom offered and is only open for a short time.

Gold Ray Rtalt'v Cv, 20d Weit ttreet. 10 Ten Men's Watches Found by Searchers-Bodies of Nine Male So Far Unearthed by Party. LA POltTK. May 14. The Guu-aess "death farm'' gave up two more watches today, making ten, usually worn by mcii, though but nine bodies uf male victims hsve been unearthed so far.

Tho search is to bo resumed. One of the many watches found in tloj ruins during the search of the (iuuness home was shown to be a watch of Ole Ituilsberg, one of he supposed vie tims of Mrs. dullness, from loin, Wis. Prosecutor Smith said that the silver watch taken from Lamphere when he was arrested bus been declared by Asle llelgeleiu to resemble the one which hi brother A ndrew owned. Lemphcro 's watch was present to him from Mrs.

(lunucs. It. J. lluiiler. the inailcariier on whoso rou I the Gunnels farm is situated, said that Mrs.

Gunncss carried on her matri monial busiuess under three different names. He declared ho had delivered scores ot letters to tiuuaess unocr tho names of "Mrs. Ilelle Sorensnu," 'Mrs. Ilelle Gunncss" and "Mrs. Jennie Hinklev." LATE LOCAL NEWS.

J. F. Getchell of the Medford Really 4: Rental company has purchased the jewelry store of M. Klwond and will take charge of the business within a few days. E.

llutchins and E. Reiin'cke have gone to AVer's Spur, accompanied by their families. They wilt operate the box factory there under contract with the Ashland Manufacturing company. J. S.

Vestal was over from Butte Creek ono day this week. J. W. Hobbs, the genial deputy in ternal revenue collector, is making this section an official visit. Wes Kennedy has returned to Med ford after an absence of a few months.

A. C. Nicholson and V. II. Sears were among those who came to Medford Wednesday evening to hear W.

J. Boos ey's speech. L. Burger and J. A.

Wrighl of Phoenix did business in Medford Thuradav morning. District Attorney and Mrs. A. E. Keaines Woro over from Jacksonville Wednesday evening.

K. J. Furlow, Fred Neil mid J. Settles of Ashland, also Garvin of TuTleTnTt, wore among thoso who attended the meeting of the democratic county commitleo. J.

A. Perry, the well known horticulturist, took Judge Whitney of Albany, candidate for congress, to Ash laud Wednesday afternoon, Captain W. Kawlings, who has been (plile ill, is abb In be abnul hum in. Henry Humphrey has sold his 2 acre tract, located m-ur Medford. to E.

C. Itowell, a prominent citizen of Cedur Rapid, la. J. Urown negotiated th sale. JUDGE M'BRIDE DECLARES BANK HOLIDAYS ILLEGAL ST.

HELENS. May 1 1. In de ciding the cane, of Webb vs. Shnmnctt. arising out of an attempt to foreclose a lien Judge McBridc, in (lie circuit court today, held that the so called bank lolida'4 'vm not noil legul or mm jn (Vial and dnied Ihfl governor's author itv to hiii-Ii days by proclamn lion.

Ho li-'id that, (he governor hating staled that the object of declaring cer tain days bo'btays was to prevent with drswals from hunki and clo the courts to litigant lio might seek to enforce out met it mounted to 1 he passage of He said that I he Mulcts had repeatedly held that Hie leg iila tore e.ibl not legally pass such laws therefore, that I lit legislature could no' that authority to the governor, II was. in lad, and was so intended bv the gorernor. ns shown by is procbintHiinn. an attempt to present ri op'e from wit lid raw ing their money fn.M't the banks or enlacing their de nuti Is through lega proeesn. NEUMAN, VICTIM OF OAS PIPE TITUa, DYINO II.

Neonotn, vicfirji of an unknown Mssain, i slowly at the Good Hainan I a ii honpjt Portland, His conditio') in such that it Is feared that he will ii Mvs through the day. Even if l.i houd survive it is feared that he wdl lever 'rciivcf his mind. Ma lleiicauu has a chanrn for life. He was light 1 improved oday but is by no means out of danger. were dropping hadiy, ion some pressed the opinion that owing to the severe thinning the remaining fruit might improved to the extent that the loss would not tie very great in any variety except prunes.

What is re markable is that on the lowlands fruit, especially prunes, is siemingly escaping the effect of the bitter cold nights and the cold rains of a few days since. There is much discussion as to whether VL-tliP raiii or the frost produced the fatal -ii the cold rains pre vented polIeniMtion and also stopped the circulation the sup, thereby starving the already set fruit to death, for it is argued that the small prunes mum havo" fallen are in perfect condition apparently, and have become detached from the spurs for want of nourishment, occasioned by a tax circulation. A TT A TXT frT trT1 DTTflTTP MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT Editor Tribune: The ball grime is "off" until further notice. I need th-praetiee, anyway my muscle is im hoitjjv. The Friday evening nmx meeting will postponed and will be called on tle-'evening of ball game dny.

Med ford is "going wet" today. Ju pitcr 'f'luvius is pouring out a munifi iu, Pitcher for the Professional. Wi -II. Alexander, who lives near Cm trnl-Point, spent a few hours in Med furd- Thursday morning..