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t .".Vol. XXVI. ROSEBURG, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1895. i Aviv TELEQRAPH NEWS. King Told Another Story. Sax Francisco, Sept. 19. Georgo King is said to havo told another story of his. meeting with Durrant in Emanuel church than the one ho gave yesterday on the witness stand. It is more dra matic, and full ol details, aud ho is said to havo imparted it to a few iutiinato friends a few days after tho discovery of the church horrors. It has been ro peated, and has rea :hed tho ears of tho district attorney something like this: When King returned from tho drug Btoro with tho bromo seltzer ho met Dor rant aud immediately handed tho drug to him. A violent chill passed through the framo'of the latter, and he half stag gered as lie turned to go to tho back of the church. King accompanied' him to the kitclieu, and as Durrant prepared the dose, hi companiou noticed that another chill shook his body. 'What's the matter?" ho asked. Darrant gave no answer. He placed the glass to his lips and drauk half tho contents. Almost immediately he shud dered again. "Horrible, horrible," he said to him self. He lifted the glass to his lips again and ernptioJ tho contents. "Horib'e," he shuddered again, "hor rible." "What?-' asked Kins, "tho seltzer?" "No,'" said Darrant, with a chill that shook his hand, "no; the gas." Tliis is rather different from tho story that King told on the stand yesterday. Several ijp!o .intimately "'acquainted' with Kuii"-ij said to have heard this story from his own lips in the week fol lowing last Easter, when his memory most ha -e been particularly fresh as to the occurrences of that Wednesday after noon. It was given to them, so it is stated, under no seal of secrecy, but they did not think it was of particular import ance, and it might have never been re peated had not the question as to King's willingness as a witness come up so prominently. As it is, the district attorney will icess King upon tho point as to whether the story ho toW upon the stand yesterday and the one with the dramatic details which he is alleged to have told to a few friends is the trno one. There 13 another little thiug. It was particularly noticed that when King took the stand yesterday, lit looked in the di rection of the Darrant party and smiled. Tho prisoner smiled in return and bowed. That wa3 all right, as far aj the district attorney was concerned. He considered it only natural that two inti mate friends should smile pleasantly at another, and he proceeded with the ex amination. Before he had finished, it was plain that King's anixera were not at ail satisfactory to the district attorney. When King stepped off the stand at the noon receis there was an incident which attracted the attention of t he district at torney. He was sitting very close to Darrant, and King walked up to the prisoner and shooi him by tho hand. "Well, old man," the district attorney. beard him Fay, "were yon worried when I was on the stand ?" Barnes did not wait to hear Dm rant's reply. He jumped from his seat and communicated what he had heard to Captain Lees. On Friday be will ask Mr. King what he meant by, "Were you worried when I wt3 on the stand?" For these two reasons, tho story almost without words, and the midday question, Friday gives promise of an interesting sosaion, with Organist King on the stand. There is in the possession of the police aliltle report rendered by Detective Sey mour on ttie 14th of July, the day Eman nel church was reopened. In it the de tective tells that he met George King at the church, and asked him about hit visits to Durrant. King replied that ho had gone there at the solicitation of Dur rant's father, and tho son had asked him about the proposed hunting trip, and in cidentally inquired as to whether or not he remembered their conversation of Wednesday, April 10th. King replied that he did, and that was all there was to it. Then the report states that when Seymour asked him what Attorney Dick inson had said to him, King replied: "Look here, I don't care a what you people think of me in this case.' Seymour told him then that he did not think it quite the proper tiling for him to visit tho defendant or his attorceyswhen he had been summoned as a witness for the prosecution. This report will bo in troduced, if possible, to show thero were two sides to tho story King told yester day concerning Detective Seymour. Dying by Thousands. Sav Fni-NCisco, Sept. 18. Notwith standing the endeavors of the Japaneso and Chinese authorities to suppress news concerning the cholera, tho truth has at last come to light concerning the plague, Japan and North China are. fairly alive with cholera gerniB, Siberian -officials havo declared Japan wo open ports in fected, and from official sources it is learned that over 17,000 peoplo havo died in Japan from the plague sinco its start in Pescadores. In China, tho dis eaeo has gained a firm foot-hold. .Advices by steamer Rio Janeiro report that in Tokio the heat is terrific and tho diseaso germs havo beon nursed by the climate into virulent life. On tho steamer littlo could bo learned concern ing Yokohama, but nevertheless the plague ia raging there also. In China, at Cho-Foo, tho disease is spreading rapidly. Miss Turner and the child of Dr. and Mrs. MacFarlano, of tho Chu Chai London mission, wore stricken down and died. At Nanking, much ill ness prevails among tho foreigners, many of whom have been forced to fleo from tho country. Tho ravages of cholera in Japan aro far greater than have been report ed. Up to August 2G, just before tho Rio sailed, 17,133 deaths from tho disease wero reported. Cholera In Russia. Sr. Petersburg. Sept IS. In the province of Volynia, from August IS to August 24, inclusive, 5S4!) cases of chol era were reported, and 2134 deaths re sulted from the disease. In the province of l'odolia, from the 21st to the 31st of August, 101 cases of cholera and 45 deaths wero reported. Independence of Leo. London-, Sept. 13. Discussing the re vival of the rumor that Italy may be in duced to ell a small territory to tho pope, a Paris correspondent telegraphs that tho project for the pope'b ransom by the Catholic world, which is described as "a noble American conceit," is no secret in the cabinets of Eutope, that have been for some time in possession of the details of the plan. It embodies, in ad dition to the establishment of tbo papacy in tho principality with its own seaport, certain naval privileges and tho restora tion of confiscated church property. Negotiations are said to be progressing between the Vatican and the quirinal. Seven Chinese Decapitated. Wasihxutox, Sept. IS. Tho joint American and British commission tbat is investigating the missionary riots at Ku Cheng is making most satisfactory prog ress in fixing the responsibility for the outrages and securing the punishment of the guilty parties. Cablegrams were received at the Etatc department today from both Minister Denby, at Peking, and Consul-General Jointgan, at Shang hai, stating that seven of the Chinese who wero convicted by the commission of being ringleaders in the assaults were decapitated this morning. The commis sion is still proceeding with its work. Minister Denby also reports he Is making headway in the organization of the inde pendent committee tbat will investigate the Cheng Tu mission riots. Big Theft of Jewels. .omo.v, Sept. 19. During the absence of Mre. Langtry on tho continent, a forged order was presented at her bank for her jewel box, which contained f 200, 000 worth of jewels. Tho box was delivered to tho bearer's order. Mre. Langtry returned home a few days ago and today sent to the bank for her jew els, when she learned that tho box had been delivered under the circumstances indicated, August 24. Scotland Yard was at once notified of the robbery. Up to the present timo no trace has been found of the missing jewels. Among the jewels were threo tiaras, one of diamonds and pearls, another of dia monds and turquoises, besides several necklaces and riveras. The urder upon which the casket was delivered was writ ten on paper marked with Mrs. Langtry's town address, 21 Post street, San Fran cisco. The Old Battlefield. Chattanooga, Sept. 20. Tho third day's exercises attendant upon tho dedi cation of tho battlefield of Chickamauga as a park opened with a grand civic and military parade. It brought more people to the city proper than has been here at any timo sinco the dedicatory exercises began. Tho streets wero so thronged that it was next to impossible to get about. In carriages wero Vice-President Stevenson and party, Lieutcnant-General Schofield, Secretary of " tho Interior Smith, Postmaster-General Wilson, Sec retary of tho Navy Herbert, Attorney General Harmon and United Stales sen ators, congressmen and governors and their staff's. The formal exercises of tho day in tho big Barnum tent near tho government building were presided over by Vice President Stevenson. Tho first address was made bv Geore W. Ochs, mayor of Chattanooga. Senator Bate of Tennessee, delivered an oloquont oration. Ho was heartily applauded. Alter music by the band, General Charles Groavenor of Ohio, spoko. Ho was frequently interrupted by applause. When Grosvenor finished, Governors Morton, of Now York, Woodbury of Vermont, Matthews of Indiana, and Turney of Tennessee, made short talks. Governor Woodbnry said that during the war each sido believed it was right, but now tho Southerners would havo to teach their children tbat the South was wrong. Governor Turney took exception to thij. "I believed I was right during the four years and 19 days that I served in the Confederate army," ho said, "and at the end of that time I thought I was right. I still tliiuk I was right, and shall teach my children so. Nj ouo is more loyal to tho stars and stripes than I, and no one more loyal to tho govern ment, hut I never can be convinced tho South was wrong." This rather frank expression caused n great stir in the audience, and when the meeting ad journed was the topic of general conver sation on all sides. Held up The Train. Milwaukee, Sept. 20. Dispatches re ceived by General Superintendent Col lins, of the Wisconsin Central road, from the division superintendent, gives tho hollowing particulars of tho attempted robbery near Waupaca last night : Two rails and a number ot tics weio placed on tho tract. When the engine struck the obstruction, it left tbe track, and ian tho length of thirty rails. Tho mail and baggegu car also left the track. Engineer Blain ran south, ahead of a train going to Waupaca on foot. Tbe leader of the gang took the fire man back to the express car and de manded of Messenger Robinson that he open the car door, making threats that they would nse dyamite unless it was done. When Robinson opened the door hebegau shooting in tho direction of tho robbers, and emptied his revolver. Twelve separate charges were exploded under the safe, and failing to blow it open, the leader remarked: "It's no use trying any further." They then left, firing several shots throagh tbe windows of the sleeper and coaches. The safe was locked at St. Paul, and could only bo opened by a representative of tho company at Chicago. The messenger never knows the combination. Tho trains wero all moving at S;40 this moruing. Female Fools. Almost any kind of a murderer seems to attract tho sympathy of the female fool, and tho more fiendish the crime, especially when accompanied by outrage, the greater the sympathy. Durrant, the hero ( ti of tho sensational murder trial now going on in San Francisco, receives letters almost daily from women in differ ent parts of the country assuring him of their firm belie! in hts innocence, and wishing they could be with him to com fort bim. In every instance thus far the letter has come from some one whom ho has never seen or heard of. Among a number of tender missives received recently was one signed by a woman giv ing tho namo of Mrs. L. Pangborn, of Aurora, 111. The author assures Durrant that she knew he was innocent; that her belief bad come to her as an inspiration, and that she would never be convinced to the contrary. Sho also assured him that she prayed nightly for his speedy deliverance. Escaped Convict Captured. Nashville, Sept. 30. Alexander Har ris, a white convict, escaped from the Suwanee mines IS years ago when he only had two months of time to serve. Yesterday ho was seen in DeKalh county and returned to town. Ho had spent most of his years of liberty iii North Carolina, and had only recently returned to his old home, where he was recog nized and arrested. flade Desperate By Hunger. Nashville, Sept. 20. Mrs. Nellie Reach, a white woman, was arrested last night for burglar-. Her story is a sad one. Some months ago she, her husband and child catne to this city from the country. They failed to get work and when they were starving and made desperate by hunger, she entered a neighbor's house and stole a watch which she pawned. She acknowledged the deed, and it ia not thought sho will be prosecuted. Wholesale Murder. M'Kixxev.Kv., Scpt.20. It is report ed that a man named Caine of Millon ville, killed five men in a dispute over a game of poker at a distillery in Pulaski csunty, 15 miles south of here, last night. The slain were shot through the head or heart. Oaino escaped. Now goods nt Caro Bros. THE CITY COUNCIL. Proceedings of the Last Regular Meeting. Tho board of trustees met Thursday evening September 19th, and tran sacted tho following business: On calling the roll the following members wero present : Truateea Shupc, "Wright, Strong and Rice; Recorder Zigler and Marshal Carroll. Trustee Rapp absent at roll call but came in before the meet ing adjourned. The minutes of tho previous meeting read and approved. The liquor bond of 15. Brockway was read and approved. Tho salary bill of F. W. Carroll was referred back for correction to conform with the resolution. Tho referred quarterly reports of the treasurer and recorder were returned and the committee reported that tho re ports liad been examined and. found correct. Tho judiciary committee reported that the petition asking to vacate Spring street bo granted. The report was ac cepted. The Epccial committee appoiniwlj.to confer with the- committee from the Roseburg Water Co. reported as follows : "We your special committee appointed to confer with a committee appointed by the directors of the Roseburg Water Co. with a view of consummating a contract between the city and said water com pany to supply the city with water, beg leave ta report that: Weliuet with the committee appointed by said water company and failed to come to any agreement as to the conditions upon which a contract could be . based. We therefore ask to be discharged. B. W. Stkoxu. I. F. Rice. The report was accepted and ordered filed. The judiciary committee asked for and were granted further time to report on the matter of insurance on tho citv hall. On the petition to grant tho privilege to D. C. McClallen and A. A. Fink to lay down and maintain water pipes in the principal streets of the city the com mittee handed in a minority and ma jority report. The minority report was as follows : "We your committee recommend that the petition be granted. I. F. Rice. A vote was taken and the report lost. The majority committee reported: We tho undersigned members of the committee on fire and water, to which said committee was referred the petition oi Messrs Fink and McClallen, praying for a right of way to lay mains through all tho principal streets of tbe city of Roseburg, Oregon, would respectfully re port that after a careful consideration of the matter we would recommend that tho petition be not granted, for the rea son that wo are of the opinion tbat fran chises shoold not bo granted indiscrimiu- I ately nor unless satisfactory assurances could bo given that a sufficient supply of water could bo maintained and furnished for any and all purposes. B. W. Stkoxu. W. Wright. A vote was taken and the report ac cepted. The recorder's report was read and accepted and ordered fiiled. Tbe following bills wereallowed : A. M. Crawford, professional serv ice fCO 00 J. M. Fletcher, hauling, 3 25 C. W. Parks, merchandise, 2 25 F. M. Zigler, fees, 9 50 H. M. Martin, tiling, G 50 B. F, Pace, labor, 3 CO A. E. Smith, hauling, ti 00 The bill of McFarland &. Perry for $12 for kalsomining the firemen's hall re ferred to the committee on current ex pense and accounts for investigation. The following judges and clerks were appointed to serve at the coming elec tion , held October 7th , 1S95 : "Ward 1 Hary Parry, S. Van Houtcn, A. Parks, judges; Volney London and David Clements, clerks. Ward 2 B. Brock way, G. W. Kezartce, J. J. Cawlfield, judges; Simon Caro, Sam Sykes, clerks. Ward 3 James Fletcher, Carl Hoffman, H. J. Wilkins, judges ; W. J. Renfroe, Am. Perry, clerks. Ward 4 II. C. Slocum, H. S. French, P. Benedick, judges; L. A. Sanctuary, Chas. Happer sett, clerks. The K. of P. lodge requested that an invitation bo extended to the grand lodge to hold their meeting in 1S90 in this city. The request was granted. Motion was made that board adjourn to meet Friday evening, September 20th. No further business the meeting adjourned. For Sale or Exchange. A two-seated Studobnker Bpring wngou almost new. Will sell nt a bargain. Or trade for n 2.'. inch road wngotr: Wagon must bo in good condition. Inquiro at this office. LITTLE LOCALS. Froin Friday's Daily. Chas. Moore of Marshfield is in town. T. J. Wilson of Drain is in the city today. J. Beasley of Wardton ia at the Van Uonton. Tho trotting race yesteday was won by Monwood. E. Clievegny of Rice hill is in the city today. Mr. Creed Chenowetb of Oakland is in the city today. John and C. C. McClendon are guests at the McClellan. E. H. Otey of Wilbur is in the city to day to attend the fair. H. Standley of Camas Valley is regis tered at the VanHouten. R. Hammersley of Gold Hill, Jackson county, ia in the city today. L. Marcellus and family of Oakland are registered at the McClallen. Chas. Anderson of Red Bluff, Cal., is registered at the Van Houten. D. Baker and W. R. Medley of Oak land aro registered at the Van Houten. Capt. Beu D. Boswell of Boswell Springs is in the city today on business. He "Darling will yousharemy lot." Slit "Yes, if there's no mortgage on it." Mrs. Dr. Frye and Miss Hancock of Marshfield are stopping at the Van Houten. "I have used Hood's Sarpaparilla, and believe it has no equal as a blood puri fier." IIarrt Uxderwood, Oakland, Oregon. M. C. Ruckles, who went up to the East Umpqua accompanied by Capt. Brown of Seattle, reports that it rained very heavy in that section yesterday. E. D. Cathcart of Cottage Grove, father of C. F., sheriff, and W. W., his deputy, aud Mrs. Geo. Happersett, is visiting bis sons and daughter this week. Niece & Williamsou will open their oyster parlor and restaurant, Saturday, where you can get fresh oysters in any style and meals at all hours. At the Candy Factory. Lon Buell the jockey was ruled off the track yesterday. The judges remon strated against his peculiar methods of starting, and were told to " go to ." Hence his removal. W. A. Pearce of Deer creek, and Miss Beasio Harvey of Oakland it is reported wero joined in wedlock yesterday, but when and by whom tho knot was tied the record shows not yet. Tho hop pickets in the vicinity of Bos well Springs havo about finished their labors for this season, and will wind up with a grand ball at Boswell on Friday the 27th inst. A good time is anticipated. It is reported on the streets this morn ing that the firemen's ball came off last night, as advertised in the Plaixdealeb, and tliat the music by the Roseburg Orchestra was excellent, as ia their practice. Sheriff" F. C. Cathcart speaks very highly of.tbe very efficient aid of Deputy Sheriff" Young and County Clerk Shaw of Walla Walla. Had it not been for their untiring efforts Skinner would undoubted ly havo been released on habeas corpus before he arrived. Lehman Blum of Portland is in the city today on business connected with tho exposition. Ho-baa made arrange-, ments with the S. P. Co., and an excur sion to the exposition, including two tickets of admission, will cost only $7.50. Geo. Estes has been appointed local agent and will furnish further particu lars on application. Sheriff" Cathcart brought up F. H. Skinner on local yesterday and presented him before his honor Justice Hamlin for an informal hearing. The justice ex plained to him his rights in the premise?. Upon Skinners application he was given till Monday tbe 23rd to answer, and was then remanded to jail to await a prelim inary trial. By an oversight in yesterday's paper we omitted from the list of campers at the fair grounds, the names of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Grimes of Looking Glass, and T. J. Smith of Oakland. Please pardon the omission, good folk, it was uninten tional. You will pleate accept as up' plied to you personally tho commenda tions attached to that list. Tho Woman's Auxiliary of the Orezon Industrial Exposition are preparing a series of special entertainments for tbe fair, including a baby carnival, patriotic night, musicals and a night of fancy dances. They will also conduct a cook ing school twice a week in tho afternoon, presided over by Mrs. Miller, the lady whogayo such popular illustrated lect ures on cooking at the World's fair. The ladies will also mako the finest col lection of woman's work, bric-a-brac, art and curios ever collected on ttie Pa cific Coast. From Saturday'! Daily. Martin Marks, who baa been absent from 'Roseburg several months, returned last night. In tbe novelty race yesterday Black Flag won the quarter, Sam Brown the half and Free Coinage the mile. .' Mr. and Mrs. Win. Jamieson returned Friday night from an extended yisit te the states east cf the Rockies. J. E. B. Cartwright is out upon our streets again after a severe attack ol pleurisy. Dr. Coffman was his physi cian, and J. E. B. thinks .he has done a good job. Roseburg and vicinity was the only place on the coast, from San Francisco (o Seattle, on which rain fell yesterday. Fair weather for 500 miles ou every-d, and district-fair weather for Rosabnrg. In the trot yesterday between Mon wood, Winchester and Oregon Chief, Monwood won tbe first beat andr Win chester the next two. Then the.raiat descended and the foods came, and hail stones not quite so large as goose-eggs beat upon the grand stand, and upon-the multitude assembled On the- hill top, and also on tbe horses, and the judges postponed the conclusion of that. race until today at 1 p. m. CRESCENT IN THE LEAD. . The Bicycle Parade Given by Cade" & Richardson. The grand parade of decorated wheels Thursday was a splendid exhibition, and was one of tbe greatest attraction! of the day. The parade made three circuits of tho tra;K. At the close of the first cir cuit the first prize for the bast decorated Crescent Wheel was awarded to .Mica Birdie Slocum ; tbe second prize to Miss Minnie Flook, on the second round far the second best decorated wheel; and.-io Miss Mable Van Buren the prize for the best lady rider upon the completion ol the third round. The judges were, JJr. Ctoffinan, Dr. Du Gas and W. F. Ben jamin. It was truly a grand parade, mostly of beauties on beautifully decorated wheels. As they went gliding around the traik In groups of fours, moving in a leisurely manner they presented a fine appearance, light-weight Jerry in their midst, and at each circuit they weie cheered at the grand stand where they became the ob jects of much attention and gave time for the visitors to view and admire the finely decorated wheels and their riders. During these rests the auditors in tbe grand stand were busy commenting op- on the parade, guessing who would be tbe prize winners; and when an award, was declared by tho marshal, R. B. Dixon, the crowd rent the air with shouts of approval, mingled sometimes with faint expressions of disapproval. ' As a whole this parade was one of tbe great attractions of the day and furnished much amusement to the crowd of lookers on. It was a nappy hit by the parties who conceived the scheme and was, may instrumental in carrying it into execn- tion. The Crescent wheel chiefly com posed the parade only four other wheels were in it. One of the most attractive features of the parade was a car, drawn by T. K. Richardson, gorgeously decorated, in which Mis3 Bertha Sehlbrede rode like s fairy queen. The bicycle race of four misses, which immediately followed, was one of much amusement. The young ladies ex hausted themselves on the first quarter except Miss Stancliff. She came in a long way ahead. His Release Ordered. Chicago, Sept. 20. Judge Dunne has issued a writ of habeas corpus for the re lease of Charles Hirsch, who 13 conflned in the Dunning sylum. Hirsch was tried and committed to Dunning Septem ber 5tb, under the name of "Kirsih." Ho was tried ou tbe petition of George 8. Olseu, who, the present petition says, has known him by his right namefo several years. Just before his commit ment the petitioner says, a man named Barr, a contractor, borrowed $1400 in cash from Hirsch, and when the latter attempted to get his money back, Barr and a number of other men beat and choked Hirch and plastered hisryea" and mouth with shoemaker's wax.' It is charged tbat they then caused his arrest and imprisonment, alleging insanity, although they knew he was sane. The application on which Hirsch was committed shows that he was a - pauper, which the petitioner says the man- who made the application well knew to be false, Hirsch baviug plenty of money be sides that which he lent Barr, and which tho latter still bos, according to the habeas corpus petition. Oysters at tbe Kandv Kitchen. i