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The Irish standard., 1908-02-22
GILLETTE MUST DIE IN CHAIR.
Court Of Appeals So Decides-Mur-
dered His Sweetheart. a..

Albany, N. Y, Feb. 19.-The court
OF appeals Tuesday decided that Ches-
er Gillette of Cortland must die in the
electric chair for the murder of his
sweetheart, Grace Brown of South
Otselic, Chenungo .. county, at Big
Moose lake in the Adirondacks on
July II, 1906 The court aftirms the
judgment of conviction of murder In
the, first degree and the sentence, of
death rendered at the extraordinary
term of the supreme court in Herki-
mer county.
The court of appeals Tuesday sus-
tanned the constitutionality of the gas
and electricity commission law, giving
the legislature authority to delegate
the rate-fixing power.
The Irish standard., 1908-02-22
K,LLEp RY A JOKE.
Funny Man Puts Cap In Fire and Dyn
aynlte Goes of.

Belle Fourohe, g. D., Feb. 15.-"Just
Tor fnn'' Charles Lavessi, employed
on the government irrigation project
near here, threw dynamite Gap into
q bonfire around which were seated
six men. The explosion set off 125
sticks Of dynsmite which were being
thawed nearby, instantly killing J. r.
Gnllis, . tesmster, and injuring ell Of
The others, including Lsvesh, VINO
may lose both sight end hearing.
Tho local hospital was 80 filed with
grip cases that the injured could not
Ill be cared for there and other provi.
vaon haA to be made for them.
The Irish standard., 1908-02-22
Saws Differences Nav Arise.

Washington, Feb. 20.-President
Roosevelt has sent letter to tho in.
terstate commerce commission in
which he indicates the Importance of
the commissions action with respect
to the limitation of the hours of labor
Of railway employees and points out
the possibility Of serious differences
arising between the railroad com.
panies and their employees with re-.
spect to wages and hours of labor 1t
is understood the letter Of the presi.
dent will be made public by the com.
mission.
The Irish standard., 1908-02-22
MORSE AGAIN ENTERS
NOT GUILTY. PLEA
NEW INDICTMENT AND
=, is RELEASED ON BAIL OF
$4,000.
CHARGE oUTGRoWTH
OF 500. 1000 LOAN
After Deposltins $4,000, Ex-Banker Is
:, Accused Of Having Allowed e. r.
Thomas to Borrow Larger Sum-
= Denial 10 Alleged.

New York, Feb. 19-Charles w.
Morse, the former banker and steam
ship company promoter, who was in
'dicted on a charge of perjury, Tuesday
entered a plea of not guilty to the
charge and was released on $4,000
bail The perjury indictment grew out
of a loan. Of 100000 to E. R. Thomas.
concerning which Mr.. Morse was
called before the grand jury as wit
ness. 1t is charged that Thomas
caused a deposit of $4,000 of the
funds of the Provident Savings Life
Assurance society of New York to be
made with the National Bank of North
America, of which Morse was vice
president, and that Morse then au-
thorized the bank to loan Mr.. Thomas
100000. Mr.. Morse is alleged to have
at first testified before the grand jury
that he did not authorize the loan and
then admitted that he did 80.
Objects to Additional Bail.
Philip J.. Britt, counsel for Morse,
objected to the requirement of ad-
ditional bail for Morse on the perjury
charge in court Tuesday. He said:
"Other persons have been arraigned
in this court on the same count and
released under bail as low as $2,500.
MIR. Morse is under $4,000 bonds al
ready. To ask another $4,000 Is in
accordance with the brutal and un-
reasonable conduct of the district at
torney on Sunday, when he sent
three detectives down the bay to ar
rest in a sensational and ostentatious
manner man who had travelled 5000
miles to surrender himself"
Bail 10 Furnished.
The bail was furnished by the sure.
ty company which gave bail for Morse
Monday. Attorneys for Morse an.
nounced Tuesday that preliminary
steps have been taken in a motion to
vacate the attachment against Morse's
property taken out two weeks ago by
Charles A. Hanna. receiver of the Ma.
tional Bank of North America. The
attachment is for $4,000.
The Irish standard., 1908-02-22
NIGHT RIDERS TERRoRIzE TOWN.
Suspected Man In Hotel Of Being Do.
tectIve, They Whip Him.

Hopkinsville, KY, Feb. 20.-The
town of Gracey in west Christian coun-
ty was visited Tuesday night by a
band Of 25 masked night riders. After
taking possession Of the telephone ex-
change and taking Town Marshal
Waters prisoner they terrorized the in.
habitants by firing guns and pistols.
Forcing James Wooten, a white man,
who was occupying room at hotel,
to accompany them, the night riders
took him to the outskirts and whipped
him, ordering him to leave town by
morning.
Wooten was suspected Of being a
detective.
After leaving warning for the ne.
groes to go to work, the band rode of
into Trigg county.
The Irish standard., 1908-02-22
Two Killed In Riot.

Connellsville, Pa, Feb. 1.-two
men were killed and six others seri-
ously injured in riot at Dunbar, a
mining town near here. Two of the
wounded are Americans, the dead and
other wounded being foreigners. For.
ty-five persons we're arrested by the
police, who were called to quell the
disturbance.
The Irish standard., 1908-02-22
KING ALFONSO is NOT DEAD.
Report Of Assassination outsrowth ot
i. : Barcelona Bomb Explosion.

Madrid, Feb. 19.-There is no truth
In the report current in Paris Monday
night that King Alfonso had been as
sassinated. The rumor probably was
an outgrowth of the bomb explosion
at Barcelona, which now appears to
have been the work of anarchists. In
addition to killing one woman and
dangerously wounding another and q
child, the explosions caused much
damage to buildings. ~ i.
The Irish standard., 1908-02-22
Drlves Pick into Blast. +.

Rapid City, @. D., Feb. IA mir
nAle saved the life Of A. L. Leeman
'oa this city whom he drove his pick
into an old powder hole containing
giant powder. The explosion tore the
pick to pieces and hurled him into q
creek 1876 feet from the place of the
explosion. Besides serious burns and
wounds ON the face several ribs were
broken.
Two blasts were set and only the
one exploded. The second one was
prevented 20 that it failed to explode.
The Irish standard., 1908-02-22

According to the elapsed time and
the distance covered since leaving
Punta Arenas on February 8. 1t is evil
dent that the. American battleships
are proceeding at about the rate of ten
knots an hour. 1t is probable, how
ever, that they will slow down and
enter the harbor Thursday morning.
The Irish standard., 1908-02-22
Raacue Effort Fatal.

Cartersville, Ca, Feb. 19.-ln an
heroic attempt to rescue her six-year-
old companion, David Rogers, from in
front of an approaching train, Lilly
May Kline, IL years old, was struck by
the train, and with the child In her
arms both were crushed to death.
The Irish standard., 1908-02-22
THE FLOOD IS
fast SUBSID|NC
WATER AROUND PlrTseunoA AND
ELSEWHERE Is QUICKLY
RECEDlNQ.
8nllone Of Dollars Of DAMAGE Has
Been Done. No Loss Of Lite has
Been Reported. but Some Have
had Marrow Escapes.

:: Pftssbur1, Feb. 17.-Aftsr reaching
Bo.s feet at noon yesterday and re-
manning ct that stage for three hours
tbs high watsr In the river ID now
slowly receding. Tho danger mark
in this city 10 ~ feet.
The damage and suffering caused
by the annual foods widespread. A
femarkable feature, however ia tho
absence Of fatalities. As far as is
known there has been no sacrifioes
OF human life, and this is attributed
to tho local United States weather bu7
xsau.
Live stock has perished in consider
sble numbers aud there are many
reports of persons having narrowly
escaped death In an endeavor to save
their property and live stock.
Miles OF property In Greater Pitts
burg and vicinity are submerged and
It Will be some time tomorrow before
the water will be back in tho channels
OF the rivers and numerous small
streams.
Thousands Of business firms in the
down town portions of Pittsburg are
attempting tonight to clear the cell
lars OF their buildings Of water.
Every few feet along the sidewalk
are men pumping the water and hum
dreds sf these little streams can be
seen squirting into the street. Eleo-
trio light plants in these buildings
and other valuable machinery ID
practically total loss.
The actual monetary damage can
not be asoertained at this time, but
from all accounts 1t will run up to
several million dollars.
! Tho suffering caused by the high
water ls intense. Thousands of per-
sons are living in the upper floors Of
their homes, using skiffs as q means
of transportation to and fro. The
lower. portion OF their homes are
hlled with water.
The Irish standard., 1908-02-22
No Change In Noye., Condition.

Pasadena, Cal, Feb 20.--The condi.
tion of Crosby S. Noyes, editor-in-
chief of the Washington Evening Star,
who is critically i'll at the Hotel Ray
lnond, was Wednesday morning re.
ported as practically unchanged. The
patient is reported to have passed
rather bad night, but there are no
alarming symptoms. Frank b. Noyes
OF Chicago has arrived at his father
bedside.
The Irish standard., 1908-02-22
To Fight Prohibition.

Mapleton, Minn.-The Ger1nsn-Am-
erican Central Union Of Minnesota
has commenced wo1k Of organizing
Blue Earth county for the purpose of
combating the work Of tho anti-sa-
loon league and the Prohibitionists.
Fred Busch delivered an address to
an invited audienos and at close OF
his talk Q local branch society was or
9anized with twenty-five members.
81. G. Borchard was chosen president,
Henry Pagel secretary, and John
Miller treasurer. A county organiza'
i6on viii be perfected
The Irish standard., 1908-02-22
: Texas Democrats to Meet.

Dallas, Tex... Feb. 19-George. w.
Riddle, chairman of the Democratic
club Of Texas, issued call to the
Democrats of Texas to hold a state
convention in Waco on March Z. The
stated purpose of the convention is to
take steps to prevent United States
Senator j. w. Bailey from being sent
to the national convention at Denver
as q delegate-at-large.
The Irish standard., 1908-02-22
Flames Fatal to Two.

Johnstown. Pa, Feb. 19.-Mrs. Ed.
ward Lutzenburg was burned to death
and her son Joseph probably fatally
injured Tuesday in fire which for a
time seriously threatened the town of
Barnesboro, near here. The fire start
ed in the Lutzenburg home and before
extinguished destroyed two stores,
two dwelling houses and the Globe
hotel. The loss Is $4,000.
The Irish standard., 1908-02-22
Attenpt To- Wreck train.

Americus, Ga, Feb. 19.-An attempt
was made here to wreck the north
bound Central of Georgia passenger
train. A cross-tie was placed on
Muckalee creek trestle at the end of
a sharp curve. The train had slowed
down, the engine striking the tie at re-
duced speed, and was not derailed.
The Irish standard., 1908-02-22
Thanks for DIaz.

Mexico City. Feb. 19.-President
Diaz was Tuesday presented with the
thanks of the peace conference re.
Gently held in Washington for his in.
terest in the peace of Central America
as shown by his work in behalf of the
conference.
The Irish standard., 1908-02-22
Noyes' Condition improves.

Pasadena. Cal, Feb. 19.-Following
consultation of physicians at the
Hotel Raymond 1t was announced
Tuesday that the condition OF Crosby
s. Noyes, editor-in.chief Of the Wash.
ington Star, showed . slight improve.
m0ut ,rx
The Irish standard., 1908-02-22
Trio, to Murder Family.

Warren, Pa. Feb. 19.-At Ludlow, q
small town near here. John Olson, q
Swedish miner crazed by sickness, at.
tempted to murder his family Tues.
day. He crawIed out of bed. and,
seizing a razor, killed his .13-year-old
daughter and fatally injured his young
son before his wife overpowered him.
The Irish standard., 1908-02-22
Explosion Kills Three.

Wharton, N. j.. Feb. 19.-An explo-
sion in the mixing department of the
General Explosive Company in this vii
lage Tuesday killed three men, broke
nearly every window in stores and
residences in Wharton and some win.
dows in Dover, two miles distant.
The Irish standard., 1908-02-22
Bad Roads Confront Racers.

BAD Hoaoo CONFRONT RACERS.
Cleveland o.. Feb. 19:-Three Of the
New York-to-Paris automobile racers
were in Ohio Tuesday. The American
car reached Cleveland with the Italian
car 4 few minutes behind it. Bad
roads and heavy snowdrifts prevented
anything like fast time.
The Irish standard., 1908-02-22
Instructed for Taft.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 1s.-Repub.
licans Of the Fifth congressional dis.
trict met here Tuesday and named
Lawrence M. Jones and Mayor Henry
M. Beardsley delegates to the national
convention. They were instructed for
Taft. Herbert 8. aadley was in.
dorsed for governor.
The Irish standard., 1908-02-22
Professors In a knifa Dual.

Washington, Feb. 19.-Prof Rene
G. De Serviere is in a critical condi-
tion and Prof. otto Flinchinger is un-
der arrest after having had his injuries
attended to at hospital as the result
OF a duel with knives at late hour
Monday night in a hallway of the Ber.
litz School Of Languages at New York
avenue and Fourteenth street, N. w.
The Irish standard., 1908-02-22
Hotei Keeper Shoots Two.

Kansas City. Mo-, Feb. 19.-.James
P. Hayes, agent of the Traders Dis
patch, with Offices in the hoard of
trade building in this city, and John
O'Donnell, a well-known Wholesale and
retail cigar dealer, were shot and Sc
riously wounded by ]. D. Cosby, pro-
prietor of the Cosby hotel, in the offlce
Of the hotel Monday night.
The Irish standard., 1908-02-22
shoots Rrida and Self.

Denver, Col, Feb 19.-Oscar Kirby,
son Of a Colorado Springs grocer, shot
his bride of two months Tuesday and
killed himself with the same weapon.
The tragedy occurred at the home of
the girls parents, Mr.. and Mrs. O. A,
Davis.
The Irish standard., 1908-02-22
Bryan 10 Ohio Choice.

Columbus, o., Feb. 19.-The Dem.
ocratic state central committee met
here Tuesday and unanimously adopt
ed resolutions indorsing w. ]. Bryan
for the nomination for president. No
mention is made in the resolutions Of
any vice-president.
The Irish standard., 1908-02-22
Iowa aenk closes.

Fort Madison, Ia, Feb. 1e.-The
West Point Ua.) bank closed Tuesday.
The liabilities and assets are unknown.
The owner of the bank IL Riley
Smith of Colusa, III, .-...
The Irish standard., 1908-02-22
WIRELESS HALLS EVANS.
American Fleet Reported $50 Miles
from calIao; Tuesday. -

Lima, Peru, Feb. ia wireless dis
patch has just been received here from
the fleet of American battleships
under Rear Admiral Evans. It is
dated Tuesday, and says that the YES
sells were $50 miles from Callao.
The Irish standard., 1908-02-22
YeIiow Fever Victim Diee.

Galveston, Tex, Feb. 19.-Third En-.
gineer William Davis, one of the men
suffering from yellow fever on the
steamer Crispin in Galveston roads,
three miles from the city, died early
Monday mornin&
The Irish standard., 1908-02-22

Gracious, old man! How did you
catch such a frightful cold?"
ooh, worked with the furnace thu
overheated myself, then went up into
the sitting room and got chilly"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-05-15

Ordinaace No. 3Os relating to build
ing.granite walks on / street was read
in full the third time and passed, all
voting aye.
Ordinance 300 relating to the liceus.
ing of roller skating Kinks was taken
up and after SEINE debate the license
was fixed $50 per quarter. The or.
dinance was then read the third time
and finally psssed.
Ordinance 30l. known as the automo.
bile speed ordinance, provides for a
speed limit for automobiles and motor
cycles of not to exceed 12 miles per
hour for straight away and six hours
while turning street corners.
The city engineer was authorized to
change the established street grade Of
Fifth street at the rear of the First
National bank. This change, how.
ever. is only clerical, and no change
will be made in the contour of the
ground. The change is merely a cor.
rection in the figures of the records.
The note for $3.50 held by Mrs. Schall.
horn, and being the final payment on
the city park across the river, was or.
dered paid.
The council then adjourned to Mon.
day night.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-05-15

what the Grange had accomplished in
national and state legislation that
was proof of the power Of this great
order in law making ..matters. Well
rendered recitations were given by
Grandma Reynolds, Virginia Morri-
son, Marie Edwards, Archie Rey-
nolds. The guitar selections and
comic songs by R. G. Scott that we're
intersperced in the program, so
pleased the audience that Mr..
Scott was given repeated eucores to
which he consented to respond. A
number Of pleasing selections were
given by the quartette.
At the close of the literary exer-
cises ice cream and cake were served
and delightful social hour was
spent by those present, and the oppor-
tunlty was taken by the membership
committee to secure number of ap-
pliactions for membership in the
Grange. The next meeting of Dim.
mick Grange will be on Saturday
evening, May 16.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-05-15

Believing in the purposes OF the
Grange and the power that the order
can exert In the development OF the
agricultural resources of Josephine
county and Of raising the standard OF
farming and the bettering Of life ON
the farm, the publisher Of the Courier,
A. f. yoorhies, has given the free
use Of space in his paper for county
Grange colsmn. Mrs. Fl. M. Par
ham, county organizer. has been Sc
cured to take editorial management OF
this column and all the Oranges OF
the county have been requested to
appoint reporters to write up the
proceedings of the Oranges that are OF
q public nature. Space will be given
in this department to any member OF
the order who wishes TO contribute q
short, concise article on any topic OF
iDterst TO the farmers.
1t is expected TO make the Grange
column a strong factor in the building
Of the order in Josephine county and
of bringing about higher standard
of farming ana betterment of the
educational, social and other condi-
tions OF farm life and Of enabling the
farmers to attain a greater dergee OF
prosperity.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-05-15
Salmon Again Scarce.

Ten days Of salmon fishing in the
Columbia River show the salmon sup
ply still on the wane. This is the sea.
son or the finest salmon Of the river
the best in the world. Soon these fish
will he an extinct breed. They are
the fish that made the Columbia River
famous. The few remaining speoi
mems should be protected with closed
season, The open season should be
put off from April l5 to May 15.
After that there should be tho closed
Sunday and rigid regulation OF all
kinds OF gesr-gillnets, traps, seines
and wheels.
Master Fish Warden Van Dusen
quit his his office May 1. leaving the
industry in bad plight. II is too
much to say that he is wholly to blame
for this condition OF affairs. But the
facticn with which he has been
allied is rs much to blame as any
other, and is more grasping and none
has defeated rs much remedial legis.
lstion. -oregonian, April 9Th.
The United States Bureau Of Fish.
cries has for long time been endeav.
oring to secure Just such remedial
legislation as is being objected to by
the lower river interests A short time
ago Secretary Strauss, OF the United
States Department of Commerce and
Labor, set forth list of things neces-
sary to save the industry. Initiative
bill No, SiS yes-was framed to carry
out their ideas. We commend IL to
your favorable consideration.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-05-15
GILMAN BED ROCK
GOLD MINING COMPANY
Building Barses and Will Work
Bed OF River the Latter
Part OF June.

The Gilman Bed Rock Mining 90 I,
the president Of which. L. f. Gilman,
has invented machine especially de.
signed for securing the gold from
river beds, received car load Of lum.
ber yesterday from the Willimas Bros.
mill near Reuben, and are now busy
at their camp on the banks Of the river
west Of town building the two large
60.foot barges to be used In operating
this new machine. The first machine
according to Mr.. Gilmsn's model. Ia
now being built at Sacramento, Cal. A.,
and will be completed the middle or
latter part of next month when II will
be shipped TO Grants Pass after which
II will be set In operation In Rogue
river short distance below the city.
Mr. Gilman's invention Is built on
an entirely new theory for bed rock
mining and its successful operation
promises TO revolutionize this class OF
mining besides giving great impetds
to the industry throughout the state.
The company has been organized OH
the basis of practical operation and not
merely scheme to ifoodwink the pub.
lie. However, limited amuont OF
stock is being sold the proceeds OF
which are TO be utilized in the ccnstruc.
tion of barRes, aud skiffs aud for operat.
ing expenses. The principal part OF
this stock has been purchased by resi-.
dents Of Grants Pass and vicinity.
There are still few more hundred
shares to be had at the low rate of %
cents per share, bat intending pur.
chssers will do well TO consult Mr..
Gilman at once as the stock will soon
be sold
The officers of the company have
had small working model ON display
at Herziuger & Mitchell's real estate
office aud have also demonstrated its
operation on the river bed.
The machine will be in operation
ON Rogue river near town about
the first Of July. when il is confidently
predicted that the company's stock
will go 10 an enormous premium
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-05-15
attorney was authorized to draw an
ordinance to cover the same.

attorney was authorized to draw an
ordinance to cover the same.
In the matter of the petition of A.
Richard and others asking that parts
of Tenth and Second streets be graded
and granite sidewalks be constructed
on the east side of Tenth street be-
tween II and l streets and on the
north side of l street from Tenth to
the east line of Boundary Line ad-
dition, the committee on streets re.
commended the granting of that part
of the petition providing for granite
sidewalk on Tenth and 100 feet east
from Tenth on the north side of L.
The balance of the petition was re-
jected and the city attorney was in
struoted to draft the necessary ordi-
nance.
The health committee reported re.
lative to complaints made by residents
in the vicinity of the county property
occupied by Indian Mary, that the
county court refused TO compel her
to vacste the property and that the
only thing the city council could do
in the matter was to exercise police
regulations.
The following bills were favorsbly
reported by the finance committee:
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-05-15
Independent Can didate for SEN
ator.
Editor Of the Courier

Edi,or Of the Courier:
Dear Sir: Since l have consented
to be an independent candidate for State
Senator for Josephine County, many
inquiries have come to me as to my
position regarding the election Of
United States Senator. / desire to ssy
thro your columns, to those voters who
may be interested to know that / be-
liev in the election Of United States
Senator by the people direct, and il
elected / will at all times during my
term Of Office support and vote for the
candidate for United States Senator
who receives the highest vote of the
electors of the State Of Oregon at any
election in which the matter may be
submitted to them, regardless of who
that person may be, or what political
party he may represent.
By so doing, the legislature would
become free during the forty days al.
loted to it, to legislature on matters
pertaining to the welfare of the State
and thus avoid the customary hold-ups
Of the past. Yours respectfully,
H. D. NORTON.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-05-15
Plea Sc Call and Settle.

All those knowing themselves indebt-
ed to me on account will please call
and settle the same at as early date
as possible. My residence aud the most
of my furniture having been totally
destroyed by fire Wednesday, May 9Th,
/ shall need the money now due with
which to rebuild. Please do not de-
lay. ]. G. SMITH.