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Orciion Historical Society ' rU'i "nil UlllU-d Vr'HH AMrtK-ltioll. Kill I lAuim Wlifi Import Tli o only pupor In Utii wurlil puIiIIhIiikI III a city tliu nlzi) of Mi'ilforil having n loaned wire. Medford Mail Tribun TIIM WHATIIKK. Tonight end Thursday Cloudy. Tuesday high, 61; low, '12; range, -18. li'OUUTH. YEA II. MELWOJtD, OltECiON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1900. No. 236. EFEATS ZELAYA E OTP Aft A 5 1 n AIM oenn inim LUUU niLLLU ' II FIERCE sstgj . BATTLE I Amoricans Establish Fiold Hospitals and Oaro for tho Wounded Unitod Statos Probably Will Not lntor foro Unless Nocessary. (Hy Wlllliini A. Dovorall, Staff Cor rewpondimt of tho United Pro.) M.UKFIHI.DB, NIcnrnKiin, Uw. 22 (Ily wlrtdtms to Colon.) Tho army under (iuimrnl Hiitrnda, tho rovolu tlonary louder, ban won a NWoeplug victory near ltauia, anil tho outlro Zolaynn forcon, formerly rommnndid by Gonornl Vampi!, had mirrmtdorod with all It HtorcK after boing defeat nd all along tho lino. Tho wounded aro boing brought horo today and aro being cared for In tho houpltnln and boing nursed by American nmrlncii from th0 warships in mo unroor. Mnuy Prisoners. A ft Largo numhors of prisoners nro be ing marched Into Illuoflolds after hav I ilk' boon disarmed. General Katrada Is marnhallng his forces and proparltiK (or an I mm ml I nto advance upon Managua, whoro ho will endeavor to ovorthrow tho now president, Jobo Madrlz. Thuro Is great reJolcliiB hero, bb this city has panned through a peril- ouh norlod. and It Ih now holloved that n huccvWiiI termination of the revolution l In sight. IVnr Only Week A no. A week ago th0 city was In fear and trembling following tho reported approach of Oeneral Vaiquoz with orders from 'elaya to sack and pll lago Wuefloldrt. Th nowH of liMtradn's victory wbb tho slKiial for a general campaign of rejoicing and th0 people aro de manding tho election of Katrnda to tho proHldoucy, It wiih reported thnt tho number killed and wounded In tho fighting around Iliumi nud Ho cero was In excess of 2G00. Tho FimnorH and Fruitgrowers Bank wll opon for business in tho Syiidicuto building, corner of JMnin and Ornpo streets tomorrow, Dooom bor 2!lrrf. Thin hank is tho moat olalioriitcly and oonvenicntly furnished of tiny hank in Houthorn Oregon, mid there nro not many, if any, in tho (ditto that will lead it in richness of f uvniHtiinB nnd modorit banking fixtures. The fixturos aru mahogany through- out, tho imrtitloiiB being of wlmt in Known aa "oiotoh mahogany," that ih mahogany vonoorod ovor onk, tlio vo- nooring boing snwod all from tho snmo piooo of timbor nnd tho grain of tho wood mntoliod nil toh way through. Tho doaka and chains nro of tho solid wood nnd tho wholo ia bouutiful- ly nmtohod bo thnt an improssion of solidity is givon to tho oustomor. Btroot tho prosidont'B offioo is diroct- ly in front. In tho right-hnnd cornor in a dopartmont fittod up ospooiiilly for lndy cuatoinorH, whoro thoy may wnit thoir turn to conduct their busi noBs with tho bank without boing conioollod to stand about tho lobby. Tho onshiors window ia first, of oourso, nnd in connection tho latoat thine in .monoy ongoB hnvo boon m- etnllod, so that tho onshior or pay ing tailor can oonduot busiuoss with tho wiokot up without nny dngamo of llght-fingorod gontry swiping nny FOURTH BANK FOR MOD ESTRADA WITH THE PUPAL FOLK TAX LEVY ATI? MILLS BY COUNCIL Slight Reduction Is Made From Last Year's Tax in Spite of Much Improve ment and Lower Valuation. In spit'j of tho foot that tho assess ed valuation of tho city is lowor this year than last tho tax levy, mndo by tho city council nt Us Ro'saion Tuos- dny evening is lowor thnn last yoar. . IlnLMilrtU ti Ynt1nnnf1 villllnltmt (lin ivniiivn iwiiiivuii i ... nit .w .w t council had to contend with tho groat-1 est strides ovor mndo by toll city in tho way of municipal improvomoutH. Tho tax lovy this yonr is 17 and l-lOlh millos which is divided n8 fol- owb: City purpoaoa, 4 mills; interest fund, mills: street nnd rond, ' millcs; gonoral sewer, 2 mills; park, Yi mill ; librnry 1-10 mill. Tho tax for tho bouofit of tho li- irnry wns levied ntt ho roqnoat of tho library board, Ed Andrews ap pearing boforo tho council in their behnlf. ' Tho finnnco commlttoo of tho council doclnrca that thero nocd bo no ilooking of tho whoela of progross noxt year though tho rnto wns kept ns low as possible part of tho blink's nasots, At tho renr a spoeial vault has boon constructed for tho accommodation of snfoty-doposit boxos. stockholders nud directors' moot ing wns held Tuosdny ovoning in tho now qunrtors to finish up unfinished busiuoss conuootod with tho opening of tho bank. Tho capitalization of tho Farmors nnd Fruitgrowors hnnk ia $.10,000 nnd tho following officors nnd diroot- ors have boon olootod: Prosidont, Q. L. Dnvia; vioo prosi- on t, L. Noidormyor; onBhior, L. E. Wnkomnn; nssistnnt onshior, L. L. Jacobs. Dirootora: L. Noidormyor, A. C. Randall, W. IT. Stewart, I. W. , Thomns, James Cnmpboll, L. E. Wnkomnn, Q. L. Davis. Some of tho solid mon of tho conn ty nro nmong tho Btookholdora of tho now hnnk, nnd tho offioora nro nil well known In bnnking oirolos. Tho nJoksonvillo bank will horonft- or bo tho Jnoksonvillo offioo of tho armors nnd Fruitgrowors. AND HIS ENVOY TO U. S. FIXED COMPLETE LIST FOUR CHANGES CANDIDATES PLANNED FOR IN HELD CHARTER With Announcement of Lee Jacobs That He would Run for Treasurer, All of Old Officials Are in Line. - -f f -f -f For Councllmcn. First ward W. W. Kifort. i . ' l Socond wnrd Harry Q. Wortmnn. Third wnrd Prank E. Srorrick. Recorder. Robort W. Tolfor. Treasurer. Loo L. Jacobs. . 4- -T - .... , . .. , . . At Inst a complete ticket for tho oity election on Jnnunry 11 has hoed nrrnnged, Loo L. Jacobs filling out.0 by announcing tnht ho will hawmo n enndidato for trensuror to suoccod himself. All of tho mon nro nt present hold ing tho officos for which thoy havo becomo candidates nnd front indien-1 tions thoy will win out easily its tho. administration during tho past yenr, Tho Nnsh hotel wns granted n li hns boon sntisfnotory in ovory re- quor license spoot. So far no candidates linvo Tho city nttomoy was instructed to npponrcd to ongngo them in hatllo and drnw an ordinnnco regarding n'strict prohably thoy will ho ro-oloeted by ' or regulation of saloons, especially in overwhelming mnporitios. j rcgnrd to minors boing sorvod liquor. Businoss mon aro of tho opinion A pint of tho Fnirmount nddition thnt no ohnngo should bo mndo whilo in West Medford wns npprovod. bo niuoli progross is boing mndo, nnd A plnnk walk wns ordorcd in on chnnooa nro bright thnt Medford cnitho south sido of Wost Socond from trnvol tmhindorcd to hor dostiny ns, Summit nvonuo to tho city limit. far nB tho noxt yonr is concornod. SPOKANE MAN WORKING OLD CLAIM OF C0RTEZ SPOKANE, Wn., Doo. 22. "Swiftwntor Bill" flntos, mining nroa- pootor of Sjioknno, who has found n half dozon fortunos in tho groat whito silent north nnd in tho Pnoifio northwest only toloso thorn in othor vonturos, has turned up in tho Andes mountains in Pont, whoro ho is ox- nminlng n plnoor mino, diaoovorod nnd workod by Cortos nnd his mon moro thnn 300 yonrs ngo. IBs part- nor, P. A. Wilson, now in Snoknno, says thnt Gntos is to havo n half in- torost in tho proporty OF MEDFOR City Council Transacts Bus iness Ordinance Passed Raising Recorder's Salary to $125 a Month. Four proposed charter amendments woro submitted to n vote of tho poo- plo nt tho regular city election Jnn unry 11, by tho city council Tuosdnv mi evening. 1 hey nro: Ono providing n snlnn of $75 a month for tho mayor nnd $25 n omnth for ench councilman. Petitions woro presented to tho council nsking for this. n.. ..;.i:. e -i i sided ovor by toh mayor of tho city or someono nppointed by him, thus relioving tho recorder. I Ono giving tho council power to .seignnto by resolution tho dopositar- 5oa of cUy fouiulg( hl onlor Umt tho city mny rccoivo n roturn in tho wnv interest. Ono simplifying tho mat tor of lovy- ing nssessmonts for wntor nnd sow or mnins in tho citj'. An ordinnnco wns passed fixing tho recorder's snlnry nt $123 a month aftor January 1, 1010. Bids woro cnlled for tho laying of wntor mniiiR in Medford for 1010. BOATSWAIN KILLS WIFE WHILE MENTALLY UNBALANCED BREMERTON, Wn., Doo. 22. John t Sokes, n boatswain, is hold to day in tho nnvnl prison horo follow ing his nrrost nt Chnrlcston Inst ov oning for killing his wifo. Tho raur dor wns committed on tho Mnin atreot of tho town, nftor n briof qunrrol, tho nnturo of which has not boon lean ed. Aftor firing n bullet from his revolver through tho woamn'a bronst, Stokos pioked hor up nnd onrriod hor into n nonrby dttrg storo. IIo then slippod nwny, but lntor wns ovortnk on nnd turned ovor to tho nnvnl authorities. hm ia n he u M m iM n i n k i SlOF State Commissioner Says It Would Be Great Mistake for Jackson County to Let TJp for Single Moment the Warfare Against Pests. A. H. Carson, state commissioner of tb0 state' board of horticulture, for tho Third district, Is emphatic In his statements that Jackson county should not decrcaBO tho number of fruit Inspectors, but should continue tho warfare against fruit pests and dlsoascs. "I cannot hut believe," says Mr, Carson, "that when tho county court of Jackson county fully realizes what tho result would bo were tho fruit Inspectors of Jackson county discon tinued at this tlmo would b0 to tho fruit Industry of Jackson county, feci sure the court would glvo creator aid' to control tho' pear blight that Ib sure to work destruction to tho orchards of tho county It tho fight is now stopped. "It must bo remembered that Jack son county Is tho banner apple and pear county of the state, and at the present thoro aro $10,000,000 of cap ital Invested In her orchards. Tho overag0 orchardlst Is willing' and will clean up his orchard of Injurious dis eases when someono with authority goes to him, and shows him how. No horticulturist in tho stato of Ore gon know how to control pear blight until Professor O'Gara, pathologist for th department of agriculture, was assigned to Oregon. IIo has taught us how w0 can iSmtrol tho pear blight. I fool suro were It not for tho knowledge wo havo gained from Professor O'Gara slnco ho has been with us, nearly all tho applo and p'oar orchards of th0 Roguo River valley would havo been destroyod Tho fruit Industry of Jackson county Is now too large to bo abandoned, and n policy of economy Is equal to a virtual abandonment of tho or chards unless every penr blight gorm In th0 county Is destroyed." LOUVRE CAFE BOUGHT BY MILLER OF THE NASH C. D. Miller for tho past year stow- nrd nt tho Nnsh grill, hns purchased tho Louvro enfo and will horeafter conduct it ns n first-clnss rostnu- rnnt. Uudor Mr. Miller's mnnngoment tho Nash has mado nn onvinblo record and ho expects to mnko tho Louvro tch finest restaurant in southern Or egon pud mnko up in qunlity whnt tho plnco lacks in sizo. ITo will servo tho choicest delicacies to bo found m tho market nnd mnko tho Louvro among tho most nttractivo cafes on tho const. SPOKANE CLAIMS YOUNGEST SHRINER IN THE WORLD SPOKANE. Wn., Dee. 22. El Kn- tif Tomplo of Spoknno, A. A. O., No- blos of tho Mj'stio Shrino, clnims tho youngest Shrinor in tho world in J. B. Tnlsch, mnnngor of tho mail and romittnnco dopartmont of n locnl bank, who was ono of a class of 14 taking from tho fourth to tho thirty second degree of Scottish Rito Mn sonry during tho recent convocntion. Mr. Tnlsoh wns born in Jnnunry, 1888, nnd hns boon n rosidont of Spoknno several yonrs, coming horo Ifrom iho middlo wost. Following lis initiation into tho ordor by Spo- knrnv lodge, A. F. & A. M., immodi- atoly nftor nttnining his mnpority, ho proparod for tho othor dogreos. no was given tho plnco of honor nt tho banquet followng tho initiation of tho olnsB, nlso heading tho Shrinors on thoir pilgrimngo through tho oity to n midnight thontor porformauoo. lUULLSfOCRING! At Christmas Time Is a Good Thing. But a full head during the rest of the year it better. You can fill your head with useful knowledge of the world' current history by tubscriblng for this newspaper and reading it regularly. w Scorns "Pasadena Plan" by Overwhelming Vote of 448 Even Railroad Precinct Went Dry by Big Majority. ASHLAND, Dec. 22. (Special.) Ashland declared against saloons at yesterday's election by tho unprece dented majority of 40G votes, and scorned tho compromise measure known as tho "Pasadena plan" by 44S majority. For tho first tlmo In tho history of tho city tho First ward, somotlmes called tho railroad ward, registered Its volco against license, and gavo a majority of 91 toward tho big anti-saloon total. Tho voto was very light, being 79 less than last year, only 72 S of the 1030 legal voters going to tho polls. Ono rrogrcsslvo Named. Tho fight against mossbacklsm was not so successful as tho campaign against tho other harmful influenco tho Baloon only on0 of tho threo vacancies In tho council being filled by a "progressive," J. C. Barnard, who was Induced to run by foes of tho present administration, defeat ed Councilman Stcnnett by six votes. C. Cunningham, an insurgent coun cilman, was re-elected. This was predicted In yesterday's Mail Tribune, tho Socond ward being tho most back ward in tho city. Tho Third ward, which for six years past has been the leader In nil things progressive again "cam0 through," electing C. D. Scholl ovor P. S. Provost and A. J. Dlogel. ' II. E. Badgor dofoated H. F. Froh- bach for park commissioner, Froh bach being n "llvo ono" and thoreforo tho target for tho tight-wads. An analysis of tho returns Indi cates a strong sontimont against Mayor Snoll's administration, but tho reasons back of It all aro not dis creditable to tho mayor. Tho city recorder and tho water commissioner ar0 out of harmony with tho admin istration and thoir influonco was felt yosterday. Residents of tho Boule vard nnd North Main street, fearing thoy would bo asked to pavo thoir troots noxt year by a progrosslvo council, worked hard for tho "con sorvativo" candidates. And, of course, tho antedoluvians all over tho city worked for tho "tellers that would stop spndlng tho poepul's mon ey." nut progress Is still In tho saddle, for tho throo hold-over vcouncllmon aro up-to-dato, and with the addition pf Scholl, neodod publlo Improve ments will undoubtedly bo pushed for another 12 months at least. ASHLAND GIVES SALOONS HARD JOLTING AodAuuINo GLOBE From Four Corners of the World Come Reports of As sassination of Officials Two Prime Ministers Fall Before the "Reds." Today's news from tho four corners of tho earth brings word of four differ ent assassinations. Attempts of assassinations. Colonel Karpoff , chief of police at St. Petersburg, was assassinated with a bomb early loday. Ti Wan Yung, premier of f Ivorpn. fell mnrtnllv tcnnni1td and died later when a Kor ean student plunged a knife into. him. Prime Minister Biatiano of Roumania was fihot and ser onsly wounded by a Rouman ian anarchist at Bucharest. A.'M. T. Jackson, tho ad ministrative head of the gov ernment of Nasik, India, was shot to death at Bombay by a native. 4- -r" f - .. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 22. Colonel Knparoff, chiof of police, was. killed tpday by a bomb thrown by au assassin. The assassin was arrested. From his passport tho au thorities believ his name is Michcal Vosskessensky. Tho assassination of Kaparoff tho police believes marks tho beginning of another terrorist reign. Thoy im mediately took steps to learn tho identity of Vosskessensky and his suppposed fellow plotters. Premier of Korea Killed. SEOUL, Korea, Dec. 22. Yi Wan premier of Korea, was fatally stab bed early today by Li Tsai Ming, 21 years of ngo, n Christianized Korean, who was a student at aa American school for six years. Tho assassin was immediately ar rested. During the scnfJflo that fol lowed, ono of tho mon who had seized him was fatally wounded. Tho at tack upon tho premier wns mado in tho streot in front of tho Seoul church. Indian Assassins Ilusy. BOMBAY. India. Deo. 22. Tho no- lico nro working today or. tho theory thnt tho assassination Inst nidtt of - A. M. T. Jnokson, tho administrative-- head of tho city of Nasik, who was shot to death in tho lobby of n Bomby thentor, was tho dircot result of n widespread plot to niurdor English.! officials. Tho nssassin, n nativo, boastod of his deed when nrrestod. Jnokson wns entering tho thontor' with two young womon when tho na tivo approached and fired without a word. Tho official fell, mortally woundod, dying n fow hours lntor. Prlmo Minister Shot. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 22. Tho primo minister of Brntinno of Roumania was shot and seriously wounded today by n Roumanian an archist, nccording to a brief dispatch from tho American legntion at Buoh nrost. Tho dispatch contained no do tnils of tho affair. MAN BLOWN T 0PIECES BY DYNAMITE EXPLOSION ELLENSBURG, Wn., Deo. 22, Goorgo W. Sleet, a wealthy contract or of Ellonsburg, is dead hero today, hnvitig beon litornlly blown to piocos by a dyuntmito explosion.