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VOL. I
ROSEPURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1910.
NO. 61
Czarina Going to Pieces
Rapidly
MEN LASHED TO MAST
Those Few of the Crew Still Alive Are
ltnslicd to the ' Itigging Life
llouts Full to KcilCll tho
Doomed Ship.
. (Special to The Evening News.)
Marshfleld, Or., Jim. 13. A raging
sea has claimed nearly all of the
twenty-five men aboard the steamer
Czarina when she headed out from
Coos Bay yesterday, and those who
have withstood the exposure of cold
and storm that has swept the Bea and
land in the past night and day are
lashed to the mast. Whether all of
those ill the rigging of the ill fated
steamer are alive is a matter of con
jecture, hut It is believed that possi
bly three of them may live through
the storm and may be rescued. Dur
ing the course of the night the steam
schooner Nan Smith, Captain Olson in
command, arrived from San Francis
co, and all day has been hovering
around the scene of the stranded. ship
hoping that a lull In the storm might
occur long enough for her to take the
eurvivors from the doomed vessel,
but up to the present time the sea
lias been too heavy to permit of ac
complishing this work and no as
sistance has been rendered. While
the men at the mast cannot be fully
identified, It Is believed that they
nre Captain Dugar, Harold Mills.
Second Mate McNichols, Purser
Hedges. It is thought that Hedges
lias succumbed to the sold and ex
posure, but that the others are still
olive.
Captain Olson, of the Nan Smith,
who is trying to get near enough to
render aid to the Imperiled men is
well known up and down the coast
tor his bravery and undaunted cou
rage in the face of great danger,
i such as confronts him In the work ht
is now undertaking, and he will leave
nothing undone that may be the
means of saving the men on the
stranded Bteamer.
All night long friends and relatives
of the men on the Czarina patrolled
the beach, anxiously watching for
signs of life from the steamer, and
keeping lights an beacon fires burn
ing brightly as a means of encourage
ment to the sailors lashed to the mast
rind over whom the heavy seas were
Bashing. Although close watch was
maintained only one body came
ashore, and that was In a frightful
condition. The entrils (5f another
man were washed Inshore, and to
them was fastened a big iron bolt,
upon which the sailor had evidently
lieen disemboweled.
So far only one mnn has come In
shore alive, and he was nearly dead
from exposure when picked up. This
turvlvor is Harry Kentzel, first as
sistant engineer. Others who have
either been swept to their death or
are still lashed to the doomed vesBel
are Captain C. Began. First Mate
James Hughes, Oiler .1. H. Robin
son. Fireman C. C. Thompson, Coal
Passers L. Bllhoa, J. Martinez, A.
Puentam, C. Ortero, and A. Valde
rez. In addition to these men there
were on board three members of the
steward's department and eight sai
lors, whose names are known only
to headquarters in San Francisco.
Marshficld, Or.. Jan. 13, Out of
reach of the lifesaving crew and cling
ing desperately to the ice covered
and scant rigging of the parting hull
of the steamer Czarina, three men
were vjsible with the aid of glasses
as darkness settled tonight over the
scene of the wreck.
For an hour or viore as the heavy
seas broke over the vessol men wore
sen to drop from the rigging Into
the angry water.
Shortly after 9 o'clock, one man,
Henry Kentzel, second assistant en
gineer, drlrted near enough in the
surf to be picked up by Ihe lifesav
ing boat. He was uncomviouB when
found, and too weak to sneak.
Among the anxious throng which
llns the shore nanr the jetty Is C. J.
?niis. whose son. Harold, was nmong
Novelty Theater
Extra Vaudeville
A NIGHTS A
fnt BEGINNING Hr
Thursday, January 13
With Change ofVaude
; ville Saturday
GEOLeVEEo
champion all
. around Dancer of the North
west, singing and talking corn
median and up-to-date Monol
oglst will make his first ap
pearance In Roseburg on these
dates. Admission only 10 cents.
those aboard tiie 111 fated steamer as
slie left out of the barber this after
noon. Pitiful wus the plight of the
fatlier as the lifesavers time and
again shot a line to tl.e sinking ves
sel, only to have it fall short. I. ate
onight all hope that young Millls and
Captain Dugau will be seen again
wus abundcuc.-l. In all 31 lives are
believed to have been taker, as toll
by the turbulent sea.
Man Near Aid Sinks.
Shortly after dark, a man drifted
nonr the shore, but tefore he could be
reached he. threw up his arms and
dlsippeared A life preserver, which
had been used by one of the victims,
flouted oil to the sand.
Scores of people are wading Into
Ihe surf in the hope that survivors
nay yet come ashore Captain Hoyee,
'.f the life saving crtw, has not aban
doned efforts to reath the wreck, and
I lie bar tug Astoria Is making an ef
fort to reach the scene, but against
the heavy breakers is helpless.
Late In the evening the wireless
got into communication with the
steamer Queen off shore, and she
Marled for the doomed vessol, but
it is feared her arrival wijl be too
late to render assistance.
Terrific Sen Strikes.
Plying between Coos Bay and San
Francisco, with coal and oil. the
Czarina. Bhortly after lenving Mari'h
fleld this afternoon, went ashrre on
'he north spit of Ccos Bay imr. -
The steamer started to sea shortly
after noon, just as the tied began to
bb. The sea was rough outside, but
he bar was apparently smooth, the
'umber steamer Redondo having Just
crossed out ahead of the Czarina.
Midway out a tremendous sea
struck the Czarina, and, according
'o eye witnesses, swept away the
Vidge. Captain Dugan is thought to
have been carried overboard with tho
bridge and possibly others. Appar
ently the southwest stcrm that had
been approaching the coast. had lust
struck her and the Czarina shipped
10 or 30 heavy seas In rapid succes
sion, but kept ahead.
Crevt 'lake to UlL'tln;.
Just as 3be passed beyond the end
if North Jetly she appeared to stop
nd was swung around toward the
north spit and soon was in the break
ers The cew made a valiant strug
gle, and succeeded in working out to
he last row of breakers, where they
either cast, anchor or she struck and
went aground.
An ebbing tide swung ner broad
side to the .seas nnd soon she began
'o be driven back Into the breakers.
Mnnv of tho crew apparently took to
the rigging ns heavy seas washed ovqr
her Meanwhile the life saving sta
'ioii and bar tug Astoria were making
'utile efforts to reach her but were
driven back by the fury of the storm.
Too far to shoot a lifeline to the
wreck, the lifesavers and others were
helpless to lend aid. With glasses
they saw breaker after breaker sweep
he rigging and carry away the men
hanging to the ropes. Tim wireless,
late in the afternoon got into commu
nication with the steamer Queen off
shore and she started to come to ren
der aid, but it Is feared she will be
too late.
The Bandon life saving crew also
started here In hope that some of
those aboard the Czarina might wea
ther the storm until the fury passed
and the life boats could reach them.
When darkness came, only a part
of one mast appeared standing, and
half it dozen mer, clinging to it, ap
peared to be all left aboard.
The Ciarlna s lifeboats were swept
twav bv the first seas taut struck
her and the men aboard had no means
of trying for the shore except to swim
and the sea around the vessel was too
Touch for even the most daring to
trv. From all that can be gathered
the men at the life saving station
think the first seas that struck the
vessel shifted her cargo and probably
damaged the steering gear, eliminat
ing all chances of getting to sea aft
er she was swung around by the
waves and washed ashore
Special wire received by The Ev
ening News at 4:15 this afternoon
states that the Czarina Is a total
wreck, and thnt It Is .Impossible to
rended any assistance to the men who
are lashed to the rigging, nnd all
hope of their being rescued Is nban'
doned, as it is believed the vessel will
soon go to pieces.
PASSENGER WRECK
ON GEORGIA ROAD
(Special to The Evening News)
Columbus. Gn., Ian. 13. A pas
senger train w reck occurred near Sul
phur Springs this morning on the
Seaboard air line, and two coaches
were overturned. The extent of the
accident has not yet been learned,
but It U r.ild that several persons
were badly Injured. Wrecking trains
have been sent to the scene of the de
railing. 4 MAXV M tHUI XGKH.
-
? That "prosperity" reigned
throughout Douglas county dur-
Ing the year 1909 could be no
better evidenced than by the
number of marrlaee licenses
Issued, a total of ISO having
been recorded from January 1,
1909 to December 31. 1909.
During the year 1908 there
were but 112 licenses Issued, or
a decrease of 38 when compared
with the year 1909. Most of
these llcenrea were issued to
residents of Douglas county,
few non residents having made 4
application.
.
I
Northern Pacific Interests Ac
quire Property.
INFORMATION RELIABLE
Purchase Includes Large Landed In
terests and Vnliiahlo Water
Front Propcrt ii'H on t oos
Jiuy--8 IVr Cent Grade
For several months there has been
much railroad speculation In South
ern Oregon, and the presence of itie
gang of surveyors at work between
I his city and Coos Pay has given col
or to tho stories afloat. Just who
is bark of the enterprise has been the
mouted quetticn, and whether or not
the parties were able to build and
equip the load, or whether the sur
vey was simply a iichtme to secure
valuable right of vays to bo UBed,
Inter, for speculative purposes, lias
been the subject of much considera
tion and speculation. A news Item
In yesterday's Oregon Journal, which
is doubtless authentic, throws light
on the proposition, and gives Infor
mation that will be gladly welcomed
by everybody in Southern Orog'm,
and particularly will those people
living In Cooq and Douglas counties
bo glad that the work of building
this line has fallen intc the hands of
tho Hill Interests, because they nre
railroad builders ar.d will ptifh the
enterprise to early completion. The
Journal says: '
"W'th!n GO days tho Northern Pa
cific Railroad company will hive
completed the purchase of the hold
ings of the Oregon Coal & Navigation
company on Coos Buy, contiguous to
Marshfleld. This information Is giv
en u non bent authority
' The Oregon Coal & Navigation
company owns 3,000 acrrB on Coos
Bay and the teamer Plant, which
runs between Coos Bay and San Fran
cisco. The company's propertes con
sist principally of coal lands. Tho
company also 'owns valuable water
frontage at Marshfield 1
"By Its purchase the Northern Pa
cific (James J. Hill) acquires "entry
Into Marshfleld over what Is termed
the Bnlse-Roseburc; survey. This sur
vey, engineers claim, does not exceed
a rt per cent grade between Roaoburg
and Marshfleld.
"One of the firm of Porter Bros.,
will visit Coos Bav within 30 days to
Investigate corditions before the mir
chr.se Is completed.
"Senator Perkins, of California. Ip
president of the Oregon Ccal & Navi
gation company."
BLACK HILLS MINES
CLOSING DOWN
(Special to The Evening News.)
Deadwood, S. D., Jnn. 13. A shut
down of thirteen of the largest mines
in the Black Hills district has been
announced and the owners say that
they will wage bitter nnd relentless
war against union labor in that sec
tion. Eight hundred men were
thrown out of employment by this
order, which went into effect this
morn hit:. In addition to this number
are those who were deprived of work
at the lime the Ilomestake mine sus
ponded opeiations a month ago.
INSANE BECAUSE
MAN HUGGED HER
(Special to The Evening News)
Keokuk, la., Jan. 13. Lllllo Ny
gren, 20 years of age, has been com
mitted to the hospital for the Insaue.
i ho cause of the young woman's men
tal collapse Is said to be from the
fact that her friends persisted iu teas
tug her because' she was hugged by a
young man. Miss Nygreu was em
ployed at a local factory, and during
the noon hour one-day some few days
ago the employes were engage'd In a
frolic When the young lady was seiz
ed by one of tho young men and,
much against her will, was hugged.
Constant badgoring on the part of her
factory friends began, and not realiz
ing the serious results that were to
follow, this teasing was continued un
H yesterday, when the victim of the
joke became mentally unbalanced,
and today was sent to the asylum. .
CITIZENS OF PAISLEY
TAKE TO THE HILLS
(Special to The Evening News.)
Uike View, Or., Jan. 13. Three
hundred Inhabitants of Paisley, 45
miles north ot tho city, are homeleHB
today as a result of an Ice jam in
tho Chewaucan river. Ever since
January 1, at the time the cold wea
ther set in, a dangerous condition has
existed, but not until yesterday did
the water back up to a great extent.
The Ice jam holds the water In the
rher and the flood has backed, up
and flooded the streets of Paisley 4o
a depth of five feet. The population
was forced to flee to high land for
safely. Considerable suffering Is
Ing experienced by the people from
ihe flooded districts.
COUHT OltDKItS.
It Is ordered that an allowance of
$5 per month be made to Henry
Morton.
In the matter of the petition of tho
Northern Pacific, railroad company
Vr the cancellation of assessment of
the NEH of section 34-2K-10; NWy4
of section 34-23-10; SW of section
S4-23-10, and It appearing that the
aforesaid lands were Inadvertently as
sessed upon the tax rolis for the year
1909, order that the sheriff and tax
collector have cancelled and stricken
from said tax rolls for the year 1909.
In the matier of the formation of
i new road district on Elk Creek at
Drew, ordered that said district be
formed and shall be -numbered CO,
said lines to conform to plat submit
ted. In the mattor of a change In the
boundaries of road districts Nos. 40
and 42, ordered that the following
boundaries be and the tame Is hereby
udouted.
In the matter of the bill of Steam's
& Chenoweth for $102 for supplies
furnished to road district No. 2i.
same Is ordered paid out of the gen
eral fund, and deducted from the ap
portionment to be made to said road
district No. 26 for the year 1910.
Special
I This coupon will be ac
cepted as Fifty cents (50c)
payment on any cash purchase
of $5.00. or over bought either
at sale price or regular price,
during the rest of this week,
January 13th, 14th and 15th.
(Signed)
Heney Making Desperate Fight
to Convict Hermann
DIG OUT OLD RECORDS
Henry . Meldrum, Convicted of Lund
Fraud, Pardoned by Taft In Or
der That He Can Testify
Against Hermann.
(Special to The Evening Nows)
Portland, Jan. 13. An avalanche
of documents submerged the Hinger
Hermann trial today. S. B. Ormsby
was on the stand and spent all the
morning identifying letters which he
had written to the interior depart
ment and to Mays In regard to the
creation of the Blue Mountain forest
reserve. Maps and letters from one
department to another, letters to
Commissioner Hermann, letters from
Hermann to other officials have been
unwound In weary succession and
read into the trial records.
Taft Pardons Henry Meldriiin,
By the terms of a full pardon
granted by President Taft Tuesday,
Henry Meldrum has been restored to
citizenship. It was only by virtue of
this pardon that Meldrum. became a
competent witness for the guvornment
against Hermann yesterday. . Fran
cis J. Heney, special prosecutor for
the government, hud this knowledge
and realized that unless' Meldrum
was restored to citizenship, the ex
surveyor general would not be a qual
ified witness for the prosecution. Ac
cordingly before tho Hermann case
was called, Heney telegraphed Attor
ney General Wlckershnm, recom
mending that the president pardon
Meldrum, who recently completed a
term at McNeill's Island for the part
he played In the Oregon land frauds.
The following telegram announcing
that, the pardon had been granted,
was received by Mr. , Honey Tuesday
and submitted to Hermann's attor
neys yesterday when they objected to
Meldrum being sworn as a witness:
"Washington. Jan. 11. Francis J.
Heney, Deputy United States Attor
ney, Portland, Or.: President has
today pardoned Henry Meldrum to
restore his civil rights. Warrant of
pardon will bo prepared at once and
mailed to you as soon as possible.
"GKORG13 W. W1CKEHSHAM,
"United States Attorney General."
DELIGHTED WITH -UMPQUA
VALLEY
Portland, Jan. 13. (Special Cor
respondent:?.) c. W. Hopkins, sec
retary of the Rohrcacher Automatic
Air Pump comuany, returned yester
day front a trip to Roseburg, where
he InHpected his 165' acres of Ump
qua Valley orchard lands purchased
by him last November from W. C.
Harding Land company for l 1,000.
He hns Just rec dved 4.800 Spitzen
htirg and Newtor Pippin apple trees
which are to be st out In 100 acres,
together will. 4,500 peach truon
which will be set ;n between as fillers.
Coupon
The remaining (16 ncres are also to be
?et out In apple trees.
Fine quality of Umpqua Valley
fruit, which he inspected last full
while here, says Mr. Hopkins, is what
induced him to chr.oso this section.
Tho pears, especially, ho suys, were
tho finest he ever saw anywhere And
the climate of the Umpu,ua Valley,
he avers, Is better than that of any
other locality In Oregt n, and he has
visited ail sections. Umpqua Valley
when developed wll!, in Mr. Hopkins'
opinion, prove Itself the most super
ior section In the Northwest. Mr.
Hopkins contemplates the erection of
a residence and otherwise Improving
Ms holdings.
EXCURSION DATE
HAS BEEN EIXED
The excursionists, consisting of at
toast 25 of UoseburK'a representative
IniBlneBB' men. will leave hero on
Tuesday, February 2, spcnuinK the
remainder of the week ut varloua
points nloni; tho line of the Southern
Vncifio railroad..
'tuainted both lu a social and business
way.
A rate of one and third fare for the
"ound trip has been Becured by Mr.'
Uichardsou for a party of twenty-five,
'hurefore it will require thnt. number
o assure the success of the venture.
It Is intended to visit each town ot
consequence as far south ns Olendale
and as far north as Drain.
TX)CAIi NEWS.
Quite a number of brakerncn are .
beiiiB employed at this division, tend
tutf to bIiow that business to on the
'ncrease. ,
Harry Slupleton and wife, who
went to Salem yesterday mornltiK to
attend the funeral of the former's
father, are expected home tomorrow-
MrB. Mary Brockway, who has been
vlflltlnK friends at Oak Uroye and
Portland during the past throe weeks,
returned home today, and from here
drove to her homo nt Brockway.
Tho members of the county court "
will draw the Jury panel for 1910 to-
morrow. Two hundred names will 1
be selected, all of whom must reside :
in tho county and cunio under the '
heal cf freo holders. '
Fred Schwartz, who recently un-
dorwent an operation for appondlcl
cltls at Mercy hospital, was dis
charged from that Institution todny.
Drs. Hoover and Houck performed
tho operation. v
Constable Wright Is Investigating
the state law pertaining to the em- ,
plovment of girls under IB vears of
age' today. It Ib said that there has f
been wine complaint regarding such .
n case which Is alleged to exist In
the city at present. Mr. Wright, how- .
iver, siivb that ho lias not betn np- '
prised of the alleged violation, but
nevertheloBH will Investigate, realiz
ing, as he does, that tho laws Bhon'd 1
bo obiyed to the letter.
A pollcol signal light hna been In
ninitnii at the comer of Cans and '
Jackson streets. Anyone wishing the
services of a policeman can now can ,
up "Central." who In turn will throw
a switch which controls the light.
Noticing the light the policeman will '
rail up Central and ascertain what Is
desired. The light will then bo turn
ed out to await the convenience of
the next patron.' The light Is red
and can be seen a long distance.
Sheriff Kenton says that Jessie' Le
mere, a IJouglr.8 county convict, who
recently escaped from the peniten
tiary Is still at large. From what
can be learned It Beems that belliorj
it,.,!i.,l leaving for Montana prior
io bolng arrested, a.id the olfleers
now entertiiln tho uoiiui mill no m
headed In that dlieclion. A'i'rdlng
ly circulars have been forwurde-l tho
officials In various parts of that
state.
Certain members of the count'
court claim thnt they have heard
complaints in the past relative to the
manner (it selecting the talesmen."
They allege thern Ih no Juspcaiiso for
this criticism, hovewer Inasmuch as
the Jurymen nre drawn publicly and
according to the laws as provided by
the statutes. In drawing tho Jury
tomorrow, however, for the year
ling they urge all tle attorneys to be
present, thus satisfying themselves
uti to the procedure.
D.MI.V WK.ITIIKK ltKI'OHT
U. S. Weather Ilnreau, local offlco,
noseburg, Oregon, 24 houra ending
X a. in-. -Ian. 13. 1910:
Precipitation In Inches and hun
dredths: Maximum temperature t HO
Minimum temperature 34
Precipitation n
Total preHp. since forst of month 60
Avg. preclp. for this month for 32
years 5.79
Total preclp. from Sop 1, 1909 to
date ll.n
Avg. preclp from Rep. 1, 1877 lfi.39
Total excess from 8ep. 1, 1909 ...1.38
Avg. preclp. for 32 wet seasons 33.01
scusoiib (Sep. to May Inc.) 33.00
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