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VOL. I
ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1910
No. 94
H
WAR IN QUAKER CITY
Street Fighting Resumed
Again this Morning
3000 SPECIAL POLICEMEN
Plan of Itupld Transit Company to
Operate Care With Non-Union
Men Precipitates Fight
Fifty in Hospital,
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 21. The
street car strike is assuming alarm-
inn proportions this morning and ev
ery man on the regular police force
was called out for duty. An enroll
ment of 3,00 special officers to assist
in preserving order gives the city the
appearance of a beleaguered garri
Bon. Street fighting was resumed at
daybreak thlB morning, following an
attempt of the Rapid Transit com
nanv to 'operate its cars with non
union men. Scores of workmen In the
outlying districts opened an attack
on the cars as they left the barns,
and the police and specials were kept
busy breaking up Incipient riots. So
far this morning the conflict between
the strikers and the police have not
been very Berious, display of force
usually deterred the crowd from acts
of violence. The company made, no
attempt to operate the cars during the
night, but confined its errorts to pre
paring for the conflict that seemed
inevitable today when the cars should
start. A great many strike breakers
were brought to the city and lodged
in the various car barns yesterday
and last night. These men are under
the protection of the special police.
As a result of Sunday's rioting an
street fight last night, at least twenty
policemen and thirty citizens are in
the hospitals. A number of the
wounded are badly hurt, but so far
no one has been killed. Two hun
dred and ninety-seven cars have been
burned by the strikers.
- The riots of yesterday were re
newed thlB morning more vigorous
ly, perhaps, than before', and this
afternoon a bloody affray between
the police and the rioters occurred
when a mob of union symputhlzerB
attempted to lynch a non-union mo
torman. The motorman and con
ductor of the car were rescued by
the police after a thrilling encoun
ter, and the former is In a critical
condition and was apparently dying
when taken from the hands of the
mob. A noose had been placed
around the man's neck and the crowd
was intent on executing him, and
perhaps would have succeeded but
for the arrival of the mounted po
lice, who rode at full speed Into the
mob. In this spectacular charge 40
of the rioters were ko badly hurt
that they were taken to the hospitals
for care, and beside the Injured
twenty of the mob were placed un
der arrest. Nearly every car that
has started today has been wrecked,
" and the guards have been powerless
to prevent the wholesale destruction
of property.
MINERS WILL GET
INCREASED PAY
(Special to Evening News.)
PEORIA, 111., Feb. 21. President
Lewis of the United Mine Workers
today gnve out a statement to the
miners which said: "Join the confer
ence to bo heid between the miners
and operators and every , miner in
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and In
diana, and possibly Illinois, will get
an advance in wages. There will be
no strike."
JIM JEFFRIES
ENTERTAINS CROWD
(Special to the Evening News).
SAX FRANCISCO. Feb. 21. Pub
lic opinion here today s?ems to be
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i T A BE 1 1 X ACLE NOTES. Z
Services at the Tabernaclti
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 and
& each afternoon thereafter.
Services each evening at 7:30.
Rev. Mr. Reed will preach
this evening on the Dance. ft
Cottage Prayer Meetings each
S morning at id o'clock r-t the
places formerly announced.
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that Jeffries Is in a hundred percent
better condition than when ho ap
peared in a local theater tour. A
big crowd watched Jeffries at the
show in Recreation park yesterday
and he hopped the rope as nimbly as
of old and boxed a lively set with
Borger. The spectators were de
lighted with the big pugilist.
STORM CLAIMS
100 MORE VICTIMS
(Special to the Evening News).
CONDON, Feb. 21. According to
reports received today from the south
and east British coast, a terrible
storm has prevailed for the past 48
hours and untold damage has been
done by the gale. It is bellevd that
100 lives have been lost. An un
known steamer was observed last
night drifting helplessly before the
gale off Cat Craig, Scotland, and it is
believed that she has gone down with
nil on board. Property damage along
the coast is also very heavy.
ROOSEVELT WILL
SEE COAST LATER
(Special to the Evening News).
PARIS, Feb. 21. Roosevelt has
confirm the report to the effect that
he' would not return home by way of
the Pacific coast, according to dis
patches from Qondokoro today. The
ex-president says that he hopes to
make a special trip to California and
other coast states after his arrlvul
home.
SENATOR TILLMAN
GAINING STRENGTH
(Special to the Evening News)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Pel). 21.
Senator Tillman has rallied bo that
he Is able to speak a few words to
day. The attending physicians hope
that the senator will ultimately re
cover.
AXOTHKR PIOXKEIl CALLED
TO HIS KTEIiNAL HOME,
Charles M. Smith was horn in Eng
land, February 17, 1827, and when
but a youth came with his parents to
America, settling In the state of New
York. At the age of 14 years he was
apprenticed to learn the printing
trade in the town of Canandagula.
New York, serving from 1841 to
1847. He crossed the plains, com
ing to Oregon In 1850, settling In
Oregon City, where he found em
ployment In the printing office of the
Oregon Spectator, the first paper
published in Oregon, during tho sum
mer of 1851. Mr. Smith was mar
ried to Miss Nancy Price, of Polk
county, April 10. 1S51, and later of
the same year settled on their dona
tion land claim in Douglas county,
where with his family he resided un
til two years ago, when they retired
from farm life and come to Roseburg
to make their home. Mr. Smith
leaves a loving wife and four chil
dren to mourn his departure Mrs. B.
Blcklford, of Newport. Ore.: Mr. H.
V. Smith, of Portland, Ore.: Miss
Stella Smith and Grant Smith, of
Roseburg. Two children. Mrs. Anna
Osier and Albert Smith preceded
their father to the Great Beyond. C.
V. Smith is one of Gnd's own men.
His word was his bond and to know
him was to honor him for his strict
Integrity and true friendship.
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Orer Roseburg' National Bank Building'
DENIED A DIVORCE
Traction Magnate Failed to
Prove Residence
APPEALS THE CASE
So Necessary to Secure the Decree
That the Supreme Court Will bo
Asked to Grant Immediate
(Special to the Evening News)
BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 21. Valen
tine Winters, the traction magnate ot
Dayton, Ohio, was denied a divorce
by Judge Wood today on the ground
that his legal residence in Idaho was
not established. This is the first in
stance wheie a member of the di
vorce colony has failed to secure a
decree. Winters has appealed io the
supreme court, hoping to have Judge
Wood s ruling set aside.
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NELSON-WOLGAST
FIGHT TOMORROW
(Special to the Evening News)
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 21. Nel
son and Wolgast are both below
weight and are resting today in an
ticipation of the battle tomorrow af
ternoon. Both men are confident of
victory. The seat sale is expected to
reach the $18,000 mark and betting
on the otuoome of the fight Is ten to
six In favor of the Dane. i
KING EDWARD
OPENS PARLIAMENT
(Special to Evening News.)
LONDON, Feb. 21. The third
parliament during the reign of King
Edward opened In state this after
noon. It was a brilliant scene. The
king read his speech, which was re
ceived with much satisfaction.
PLAN KLHCT1UC HOAl). "
lU'prosentilt Ivo of KilKene-Mnrslif ield
JJlie 111 Cliy auiliruiiy.
Mr. Kidder, lato of Minneapolis,
now In charge of the construction de
partment o the Eugene & Coos Bay
railroad company, was In the city
Saturday on business In connection
with the new electric line which Is
being planned and projected from
Eugene to Marshfleld. Mr. Kidder
has been employed by the Lane
County Assett company to superin
tend the construction and financing
of the new road, and will make his
home In Eugene until his big lob
is completed. The Idea of the pro
moters of the new line, Mr. Kidder
stated. Is to build to Florence and
then extend the line on down the
coast to Marshfleld. and a surveying
party will be Eent out to survey tile
new lino next week. Mr. Kidder has
a fine record ub a promoter of big
projects nnd will undoubtedly make
a success of the work he has under
taken. He has Just completed an
electric line from Minneapolis to Du-
luth, and prior to that time success-1
fullv engineered the launching and J
construction of a system of Inde-1
pendent telephone lines In Minne
apolis. In 1S70 he was chief engi-1
neer of the Santa r e Facinc ranroau. ,
TAKHX TO MOXHOK.
Body of Late Sirs. C. Wells Whlt-
coinb, of .ilyrtle livek.
Mrs. C. Wolis Whitcomb. widow of
the late Or. Whitcomb, who died nt
Myrtle Creek lust Saturday as the;
result of a fall sustained some time
since; Mrs. T. A. Smith, sister of the
deceased, and her husband, paws'!
through town todny on toe l::iu
train en route to Monroe In Benton
county, where they are taking the
remains of Dr. whitcomb for bus-,
lal. Dr. Whitcomb was 77 years old.
and has made his home in Myrtle
Creek for the past 17 years. He was
a graduate of the Philadelphia Med
ical college and Berved as a surgeon
In tho Fifteenth Missouri Volunteer I
Infantry during the civil war. He
wus a Mason and a memher of the
M. B. church. He leaves two gluten
In Providence. Rhode Island, his;
widow ard a sister, Mrs. T. A. Smith j
of Myrtle Creek, j
t
COMIXU WEST. 1
Spring HtiKh Will Soon le On In Kail
road ClrcloH.
CHICAOO, Feb. 21. With the
opening of spring one of the blgKe.
homseekers movements to the west
which the country has ever witnessed 't
promises to betrln.
There are millions of acres of fer-,
tile government land still open to set
tlement In many slates of the west,,
hut thousands are planning to take,
up claims while there yet an oppor-j
tunlty for choice. 1
Impetus has been given to thin i
movement by the throwing open of!
six Indian reservations in come of (he
best parts of the west. The remark
ablo success of the settlers in practi
cally all of the dry farming districts
or the west has also attracted a vast
amount of Interest In the lands which
until recently were considered fit only
lor grazing.
The reservations to be opened fhlB
eprlng include five for which drawings
were hold last fall. Those are: Flat
head, In Montnua; Coeur d'Alene, In
Idaho; Spokane, In Washington, and
Standing Rock and Cheyenne reserva
tion In North and South Dakota.
The majority of successful p'artlc
pantB ln'the drnwlngs on these reser
vations will go woBt to Bettle on the
claims assigned to them, and nearly
all of them will get valuable lands.
.' The Rocky Boy reservation In the
northeastern corner of Montana, will
also be opened for settlement on
Mnrch 1, filings to begin on March 31
at the government land office at Glas
gow, Montana. With the renewal of
railroad building In Oregon there Is
going ta be a great deal of avnilable
homestead land open In thnt state.
There is still considernlble open In
Idaho, Washington, Utah and other
states of the west. New Mexico has
quite a large territory where the'
homesteader could mnke a success or
dry farming.
LOCAL NEWS.
A. D. Hawn, tho architect and cur
penter, went to Portland yesterday on
business In connection with his pro
fession. J. A. Vernon, of Spokane, Wash.,
arrived In tho city yesterday to visit
his father, who Is a farmer at Look
ing Glass.
Frank Davis, who has been off duty
for some time past on account of
sickness, 1b again at his post In tho
roend house.
Miss Emma Fisher left for Dtins
mulr, Cal.. yesterday morning where
she will vlalt a month or more with
her brother.
The Rev. Mr. Smirk and wife re
turned to their home In Myrtle Creek
yesterday after sepndlng some days
In the city.
Ben. Shields and Jack Roberts left
this morning for a trip to the head
of Middle Creek on the west fork to
do some timber cruising.
H. L. Smith and wife returned here
IhiB morning from Portland. Mr.
Smith Is a locomotive fireman and
will bo employed In the yards here.
Mrs. Parker, wife of Editor Par
ker of the Drain Nonpareil, Joined her
husband heie Sunday and with lilm
will spend some daya visiting In the
city.
March 3 nnd 4, and noon of the
5th, Dr.- Lowe, the well known op
tician and refractionlst,' will be in
Rosoburg. Tho wise will wait for
him.
Mrs. M. E. Shape, of Colfax,
Washington, Is expected to nrrivn
here this evening, and will .spend
some time in the cly visiting friends
and relatives.
Mrs. D. E. Noah and her daughter.
Miss Hattle, after spending some
days In the city visiting at the home
of Mrs. G. W. Noah, returned home
yesterday.
February 28 Dr. Lowe will be In
Cottage Grove. Mnrch 1, to 3
o'clock In Yoncalla. March 2 In
Ouklnnd, and March 3, 4 and 6 in
RoHehurg.
Mrs. H. E. Hayes, wife of the
round house foremnn, who has been
visiting relatives In Gnadenhutter.
Ohio, for the past month, returned
home yesterday morning.
Style, Quality and Price
Nicely blended at
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HOME OF GOOD
CLOTHES
We have received several lines
of the well known
Kuppenheimer Suits
FOR SPRING AND
' SUMMER WEAR
Their chuck full of individuality,
style and character; to see thenr
you would enthuse over them
the same as we do. Come in
and try on some of the models
HARTH'S TOGGERY
The Administration Army
Surrounded by Enemy
FOOD SUPPLY CUT OFF
Victory See-ma AHNiirod for the In
surgent a, Who uro Preparing
to Strike a Final ltlow
AguiiiHt Vusqiu'8.
(Special to the Evening News)
BLUE FIELDS, Feb. 21. General
Vasques, commander of the adminis
tration troops, Is hemmed in outside
of Mangua by three divisions of the
Insurgent nrmy. His position Is pre
carious and communication with his
base of supplies bus been out off.
Many of his men are deberting and
the general impression is that Mnd
riz' cause is hopeless.
NO NEGROES ON
THE GRAND JURY
(Special to the Evening NewB).
CAIRO, III.. Feb. 21. 'The grand
jury, upon which were four negroes,
was 'Il3mt8feed this .morning. This
Action Is believed to be the fore
shadow of another Jury drawing to
probe Into the killing of Alexander
Halllday, ' a member of the mob
which tried to lynch the purse
snatching negroes.
A GROSS INJUSTICE.
Friends of Widliiratup Condemn Yel
' low Jdiirntil.
Friends ot W. N. Smith, the Eden
bower farmer who was arretted last
Wednesday on a murder charge from
Georgia authorities, are outspoken In
their denunciation of the report that
was given credence in an uurclluble
publication to the effect that Smith,
as he is known nere, was n common
chicken thief. Edenbower poople
have come forward with words of
highest iconiniendatfon for the man
while he has lived In this commun
ity, Insisting, as tho News first re
ported, that Smith, or Wldincamp, as
he Is known In Georgia, has lived an
exemplary life hero, and that the un
derhanded methods akon by Rn al
leged newspaper to further boBtnlrch
the man's character and add to the
humiliation and disgrace of the wife
and children Is most dlsplcable.
APPOINTS 8UCCKKHOH.
T, J. Cleeton, of Salem, Judge Web
ster's SuceeHHor.
PORTLAND, Feb. 21. Governor
BenHon Saturday accepted the resig
nation of Lionel H. Webster, county
judge of Multnomah county, to take
effect Mnrch 1, and immediately ap
pointed T. J. Cleeton, of this city,
as Judge WeliHter's successor.
Judge-elect Cleeton will complete
the term for which Judge Webster
was re-elected In June, 1900, which
expires January 1, next. In the reg
ular biennial election next November
a new county judge will be elected
for a term of four years.
The resignation of Judge Web
ster and the appointment ,of. Mr.
Cleeton as his successor were not un
expected. For several months It has
been known that Webster was desir
ous of quitting tho county Judgeship.
In the same connection It was gener
ally reported that Judge Webster
would not relinquish the office un
less he had assurances that Mr. Clee
ton, who la his personal friend and
was his' choice for tho place, would
be nnmed by the governor.
For this reason, it was common
knowledge that the retirement of
Judge Webster necessarily carried
with It the appointment of Mr. Cloe
ton. Tho rumor anticipating this ar
rangement found Its confirmation
yesterday when Judge Webster filed
with tho governor his lotter of res
lL'imtlon and the latter appointed
Mr. Cleeton.
WILL TAKE LIFE KASV.
Former F.ugrnp Monster Will Look on
Biinnyside for Awhile.
Jo'-'i H. Hartog, former mannger of
thi promotion department of the Eu
gene Commercial club, returned to
tills city yesterday from a six weeks
visit to points In the east. He reports
a pleasant and profitable trip to the
east and returned to get his daughters
who are In Tortlnnd, and take them
east with him. where he will place
them In school, and he expectB then
to tnke a trip to Europe to visit his
parents and the scenes of his boy
hood. While enst Mr. Hartog visited
the offices of many of the principal
railroad men, Bhowlng them the mod
el of tho Hownrd automatic switch,
and says It created a good denl of In
terest and excitement among them.
The Interstate commerce commission
Ib now looking over the bluu prints of
the Invention, and will later exnmlne
the model and give their opinion on It.
Ho thinks the Invention will nrovo
a valuable ope. Mr. Hartog will be
In and around Kugcno for a few dnys
and will not lenve for tho cast, for a
month. He snys he hps pbout decided
to stop working and live at h's ease.
Eugene Register.
Mrs. S. N. HarrlBon, of Wilbur,
who (ina been here visiting her
daughter, Mrs. J E. Van May, who
is a patient nt the hospital, returned
home today.
Mrs. h, T. Hownrd, of Albany,
who hns been vlBitlng friends tn the
city, tho rcuest of Mrs. W. L. Dy
stiiger, returned home' today.
Iti'imiliiH Taken to Monroe.
Lewis' Studio
Corner Cass and Rose Streets.
PORTRAITS OP ALL KINDS.
SITTINGS
DAY AND NIGHT
Framing to order. Fine line of
moulding. Enlarging. Local
vIjwb. Amateur work developed
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