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KUSKHfKO. OltEGOX. TTKSIiAY KVK.MXB. AltifST 1H 1IHIH. XO. 147.
in LOSES EVANS
"flfltin Bob" Retired Today
by Age Limit of 62
HERO AT FT. FISHER 1865
Commanded Yorktowo During Chilian
Affair, and Iowa al Bailie o(
Santiago, Cuba
IUMII.KY DI.NGI.ISOX KVAXS
.j.
J. lS4ti Bom in Floyd com.- J.
ty, Virgiuiu, August 18, sou ji .J.
h "r- Samuel Andrew Jackson .J.
J. Evans, and received early edu-
cation In public schools of
Washington. ,.
4- 1800 -Appointed to United .J.
fr States nnval academy from .J.
Utah, September 20, and grad-
J- uated in 1SC3, with rank of 4.
enslKii. .j.
j. iSGS Participated In both 4.
attacks of federal forces on .5.
J. Kort Fisher, and in a land 4.
J. attack received four severe 4.
rllje shot wounds, which reu- 4.
J. dered him lame for lire. .J.
j. 1 5t! Promoted to rank of 4.
j- lieutenant, July 2:,, and to 4.
J. rank of lieutenant commander 4.
4- on March 12. 18118. 4.
4- 1878 Promoted to rank or 4.
.J. coiumander. and later assumed 4.
4 charge of several vessels. 4.
4- 1891 Commanded the 4
4" Yorktown at Valparaiso dur- 4
j. ins period of strained relations 4.
4. between the United States and 4
! Chile and there earned the 4.
4. popular name of "Fighting 4-4-
Bob." 4.
4. 1SS3 Promoted to rank of 4
4" captuln, on June 23. 4.
1898 Commanded battle- 4.
4" ship Iowa of Sampson's fleet 4
4- during 'war with Spain and 4.
4 took active part in battle with 4
4" Cevera's fleet off Santingo, 4.
4. July 3. 4,
4 1901 Promoted to rank of 4
4" rear admiral, February 11. 4
4 1902 Apointed command- 4
4 er-ln-chlef of Atlantic station. 4
4. 1907 Sailed from Hump- 4
4 ton Knads, December ' 1 C. in 4
4 cvommand of Atlantic fleet of 4
4 sixteen battleships, beginning 4
4 the famous trip to San Fran- 4
f. Cisco. 4.
4. 1908 Retired from com- 4
4 maud of Atlantic fleet and was 4
4 placed on retired list of United 4
4 States navy, by operation of 4
4- age limit, August 18. 4
14,4.4,4,4,4,4,4,4.4 J.t
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. Fathet
Time today descended upon the naval
headquarters and with relentless
hand effaced from the rolls of Am
erica's great sea fighters the name ol
the greatest of them all Rear Ad
miral Robley Dungllpnn Evans.
"Fighting Rob." For today b
"Fighting Hob's" sixty-second birth
day, nnd by law and rule the rnreet
of the great warrior as an active
commander of conquering fleets 01
the high seas is over and done. In
the memory of patlrotlc Americans,
the feat of Rear Admiral Evans in
safely conducting the Atlantic fleet
to the Pacific will remain as the cli
max of the life of one of the dought
. . . Smoke ...
Model American
The Best "Bit" Cigar on the Pa
cific Coast
Sold by all Dealers
iest commanders that ever strode the
HUarler-deck of the uiun-u'-wur. Few
commanders have ever been so well
loved by the men, and mere Is deep
sorrow today In the hearts 01 all 01
Uncle Sain's tars.
"Fighting Hob" describes Hear
Admiral itobley 1). Evans to a dot.
He won the right to this title in his
lirst "naval engagement." lie was
suillng a boat In a public school
yard' in Washington, when a bigger
boy smashed It with a rock. Evans
smashed the boy with another. The
big boy was carried home 011 a door.
Although the engagement resulted In
a victory for Evans, It marked the
close of his public school career. He
has been lighting ever since, and
whenever there was nothing more
warlike on the horizon he tackled
the general naval board.
Evans was sent to Varparalso
Chili, with the Yorktown In 1891.
The hostile Chilians developed a ne
name of cruising about the American
vessel with their torpedo boats, see
ing how near they could come to
It without scraping it. Although
nine Chilinn warships were anchored
near by Capt. Evans, lighting mad.
told the officer iu charge or Hie tur
pedo boats that If one should hit the
Yorktown he would blow the bottom
out of It.
The olllcer replied that the watei
In the harbor belonged to Chili.
"The Yorktown and the paint on
her belongs to the United States
sir," retorted Evans, "and If clthei
Is defaced by your boats, hell will
smell or garlic."
Not an lota or paint was scratchet
on the Yorktown.
In Cleveland's adininlst ral ion he
appealed to the secretary or the navy
ror permission to rid Cuba' or the
Spaniards. The proffer was rerused.
"Spanish would be the only lan
guage spoken in hell ror six months
lr they would just let me loose.
said Evans, as he lert the secretary's
office.
At the close or the baltle of San
tiago, Evans, commanding the Iowa,
expressed regret that he had not
been permitted -to do the job alone,
some years before.
Few commanders were ns well lik
ed by Iheir men. lie worked them
hard, but lie gave them correspond
ing privileges. Sports he always en
couraged. The people of Province
town, Mass., objected lo the sailor:
playing baseball on Sunday. Evanr
threatened to take the fleet to some
other port. After that baseball on
Sunday was not such a sin in Prov
incetown. ir a sailor was Imposed upon while
on shore. Evans saw to it that about
10 or 50 husky lads were allowed
"shore leave" and he didn't in
quire very particularly therearter in
to their conduct.
"Fighting Mob" does not lose his
determination and llrinness when off
the sea. His mother In an endeavor
to get him to side with the confed
eracy at the beginning of the civil
war. sent his resignation to the navy
department. When Hob learned of
(his he had himself reinstated.
Both of his legs were shot much
to pieces at Fort Fisher and the sur
geons lit the Norfolk hospital cnnie
lu to nmputaje them. Evans pulled
a revolver from under his pillow and
remarked quietly: "I fell perfectly
sure that I ran kill six persons with
this gun. and the first person to en
ter the room with a rase or instru
ments will get the first shot."
Evnns Is as diplomatic as he Is
brnve. He plays curds and drinks
whisker because he "could not ar
ford not to do so." His suavity ha:
won him the friendship or Emperor
William, the empress or China and
tlio Ulikndo. President Cleveland
and Evans frequently shot ducks to
roihor McKlnlev and Roosevelt
have both honored him with their
friendship.
in Hoseburg by
L. RABAT
20 PLACES
$200,000 Loss in 'Frisco-Can
01 Gasolene Explodes
THREE RESCUED IN TIME
Drunken Fiend Assaults Aged Woman
in Portland Wealthy Man
Ends llis Lite. .
Sneeinl to The Kvetiliii IJevioiv
SAX FRANCISCO, Aug. IS. Fire
last night iu the fashionable shop
Iting district oil Van Ness Avenue
partly or wholly destroyed 20 build
ings, entailing a loss of $200,000.!
three women living over one store
were curried down to safety just be-;
fore the building collapsed. The
lire was caused by the explosiou of
a can of gasoline.
Drunken Rente's Crime.
PORTLAND. Or., Aug. 18. H. A.
Collie, aged 27 years, is in jail here
charged with a fiendish crime upon
an aged woman iu this city last
night. Collie is alleged to have at
tacked the woman in her home, beat-!
ing her into insensibility and then
assaulting her criminally. The (lend
was drunk and alter committing his
foul crime fell asleep, allowing the
woman to escape and summon the
police. Collie was arrested as he
lay iu bed.
Maniac Kills Himself.
TACOMA, Aug. 18. In a fit of
insanity today. Win. Kilteley, a
watchman, shot his sister. Mrs.
Louise Hailstone,-indicting a scalp
wound, and then blew out his brains,
lie had been act hut stranuelv for
several days past. lie owned con
siderable property.
Francis Joseph is 78.
VIENNA, Aug. 18. A review of
thousands of troops, great putillc
festivities and the granting of
ne.ty to nil prisoners undergoing
sentence for lose . majesty wre
among the features of the celebra
tion today of th 7Sth birthday r.r
Emperor Francis Joseph. F''es
were held throughout the dual mon
aiHiy and there was great public re
joicing everywhere. The emnor)!
hlms'elf spent the day quietly, as his
advancing age does not permit any
exertion. If he lives until December
2 i.ext, he will have reigned over
Austria for sixty years, a record nn
i qua led by but low European inor.
atchs of recent time..
JACK LONDON'S LATEST.
Is "Martin F.d.'ii," Which Is Hold to
The Pacific Monthly.
While sailing In the Pacific ocean
and South Seas Inst winter. Jack
London, the famous California au
thor, wrote his latest and what If
considered, by literary critics, ns hH
best novel. He has given it the name
of "Martin Eden." who, in the story,
is the principal character.
An intimate friend of London's,
nfter reading the manuscript, pro
nounced It a thinly veiled story of
this great writer's life, from his
first t niggles as n newsboy in the
streets of Han Francisco, to his pres
ent greateness as u writer. The pub
lishers say:
"It is not too much to say of
Martin Eden, that it possesses more
fascination and virility, grips the Im
agination and sympathies more keen
ly, nnd Imparls more courage, than
any books produced In years."
Fpon learning that Mr. London
had completed a new novel, the Pa-i-ific
Monthly publishers immediately
wired and wrote tils agent, Mrs
Fames, offering a good round sum
for the more privilege of reading the
manuscript nnd an option upon It for
10 days. The manuscript came.
1)2.000 words In length. The ed
itoi-f and critics read it anil decider
it the foe?t of his many famous
works. After extensive negotiations
they succeeded In securing exclusive
Pacific coast publication rights at the
enormous price of $7,000, and will
publish the novel as a serial story,
beginning In the September issue
The large advertisement on page 2
gives full particulars, which are In
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BURN SHERMAN NOTIFIED TOWN IN
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Non-Partisan Celebration at
' Utica in His Honor
BURROWS SPEAKS FOR CO, P.
Vice Presidential Candidate In ' Fall
Accord With Tail Hands Out
Tally to Negroes
Special to the Evening Review.
UTICA, N. Y Aug. 18. Utica
broke all bounds today in the eu
thsufasm of its celebration in honor
of Representative James S. Sherman,
the occusion marking the ofliclal no
MlieuUun for the vice-presidency.
Not in many years has there been
such an outburst of public spirit In
paying tribute to a distinguished citi
zen of the city. Republicans and
democrats alike joined In the cele
bration. Pictures of Sherman were
displayed I nearly every window
and th streets and buildings of the
town wore lavishly decorated.
At the formal notification cere
monies, Senator It nr. row a made the
address in behalf of the committee,
and Mr. Sherman spoke in response.
Secretary Root nnd other prominent
men also delivered brief speeches.
A long parade, with many bauds,
floats, automobiles and marching
clubs in line, was a feature of the
day. Fireworks and a lavish elec
trical display will bring the day's
festivities to a close.
In his speech accepting the nomi
nation, Mr. Sherman said. In part:
"Not only am I in full and com
plete acord with my party's plat
form, but I endorse every word of
the statement made by Mr. Taft in
his a dress of acceptance when noti
fied of his nomination as the repub
lican enndtdnte for president.
"First, let me say that I am a pro
tectionist. I am sufficiently practical
to value the utility of a fact higher
than the beauty of a theory, and I
am a protectionist because experi
ence has demonstrated that the ap
plication of that principle has lifted
us as a nation to a plane of pros
perity above that occupied by any
other people.
"I especially commend that plank
of our platform which promises an
early revision of tariff schedules.
That pledge will be fulfilled in ad
justment based in every particular
upon the broad principles of pro
tection for all American Interests.
alike for labor, for capital, for pro
ducers and consumers.
"I have helped to make my par
ty's record in the enactment of the
eight hour lnw, the employers' lln
billty act, the statutes lo minimize
the hazard of railroad employes, the
child labor law for the District of
Columbia and other enactments de
signed especially to Improve the
conditions of labor. I cannot hope
to better state my position on In-
iuctlons than by a specific endorse
ment of Mr. Taft's Cincinnati dec
laration on that subject. That en
dorsement I make.
"As a nation our duty compels
that by every constitutional and rea
sonable means the material and edu
rational co n d 1 1 1 on o f th e co 1 o red
race be advanced. This we owe to
ourselves as well as to them.. As
the result of a course of events that
an never be reversed , t h ey are a
part of our civilization; thlr prosper
ity Is our prosperity; their debase
ment would be our misfortune. The
republican party, therefore, will of
fer every encouragement to the
thrift. Industry and intelligence that
will better their prospect of higher
attainment.
'I believe in the maintenance of
such an army, the upbuilding of such
a iihvv as will be a guarantee of the
protection of American citizens ami
American interests everywhere, and
an omen of peace: that at every ex
posed, point we may be so fortified
that no power on earth may be
tempted to molest us. 1 believe In
the restoration of the American mer
chant marine and in rendering what
ever financial aid as may be neces
sary to accomplish this purpose
"I approve the movement for the
conservation of our natural re
sources: the fostering of friendly re
lations; the enforcement of our civil
service law; and the enactment of
such stathtes as will more securely
and mote effectively preserve the
public health.
"Our platform, as It should do
pledges adherence to the wlleles of
President Roosevelt ; promise to
continue the work Inaugurated dur
Ing his administration, to insure to
persons and property every proper
safeEuard find all necessary strength
enlng of administrative methods will
be provided to furnish miffWient In
spKtlon and supervision, and prompt
righting of every Injustice, disc rim
ination and wrong.
A PANIC
'Quale Inflicts Heavy Damage
to Property at Eureka
PEOPLE RUSH INTO STREETS
Annual Statement of S. P. Co Snows
Big Decrease Hains Case Will
be Sensational
Special to the Evening Review.
EUREKA, Calif., Aug. 18. This
city experienced two severe earlh-
uukes shortly after 4 o'clock this
morulng. Chimneys were tumbled
over, plate glass windows in severnl
business houses were cracked and
dishes and glassware in many houses
were thrown from shelves nnd
smashed. The court house suffered
most. The right arm of the stutue
of "Minerva Currying a Spear" was
twisted off and went crashing
through the roof of the court house.
Statues on the north side of the
building were ruined and bricks and
plaster were loosened. Panic strick
en people rushed into the streets In
their night clothes. No one was In
jured, however.
S. P. loosing Money.
NEW YORK, Aug. 18. The an
imal statement Issued jointly todav
by the Union and Southern Pacific
railroads shows a decrease of $10,-
000,000 in profits. The report has
created a (lurry in financial circles,
as such a big depression was wholly
unexpected.
Case (jet I lug Sen sat iomiL
NEW YORK, Aug. 18. New sen
sations are promised every hour In
the case of Capt. Peter Ilalus, who
killed William Annis, last Saturday.
The military post at Ft. Hamilton,
where Halns and his wife formerly
lived. Is shivering In fear of Impend
ing exposures. The killing of An
nis was expected by all of the offic
ers of the fort, one of whom said to
day: "Every officer In the fort dreadf
the inquest. The revelations will
certainly result In wholesale trans
fers from the post."
Another officer tells of a recent at
tempt made by Hains to kill Mf
wife.
Will Punish HloletH.
SPRINGFIELD, O.. Aug. 18. At
a meeting of 800 business and pro
feslonal men here today resolutions
were adopted denouncing the recent
race riot Iu this city nnd assuring
the authorities of their moral suit
port In the prosecution of the guilty
persons.
CAIN IN AMERICANS.
Canada Getting Immigration of (Join!
Sort Orientals Decreasing.
OTTAWA, Out., Aug. 18. That
the restrictions adopted by the Can
adian government to prevent an iu-
llux of cheup labor from Europe and
the Orient have been successful Is
shown by figures compiled by the
immigration authorities for the first
six mouths of this year.
During this period the number of
i m migrants arriving In Canada was
96,110. as compared with KH.4l!t
during the first six mouths of 1H07.
a decrease of -CI per cent. Very
few Asiatics have been admitted
this year.
The immigration from the United
States, largely farmers who settle In
the undeveloped regions of the west,
shows a slight gain, and the Canad
ian government Is doing everything
in Its power to Increase this class of
Immigration.
DAILY WEATHER REPORT
V.H. WeiMirr Bureau, Im I otlirr, Km-ti
Ore. 21 hour end! ox a. in., Aug. IM, I'Ol.
Precipitation to Inche and tininlrolthi:
Maximum truiperfttiirn
Minimum lenieemtarf
rtH'Ipllnliun
Total prclp. nince f)rt nl month
Avg. jirM lp for thin month fur i jcn ..
Total firrrlfi.fruin Sept. 1, ivfi. In ilaia ...
u II
Avraite pwlp. from September I, IH77. . .
Total ileflflencr trmn Hvtt. 1, W7
Aernff4 pr clitatlmi for -10 wet Maorn,
Sept. to May (llir-hmivtr) .,
Tiicw. ilHK!, Olrtcrver,
For Itoflehurg and Vicinity:,
Showers tonight or Weilnesd
ooler.
"With a record of four decades of
wise legislation, two score years of
faithful administration; offering it
fulfilled pledges as a guaranty of lis
prornlsi-s for the future, the repub
I lean party appeals to the peuph
and, with full confidence in their wis
dom and patriotism awaits the ren
ditlon of the November verdict."
PAVING IS
1 BID RAMI
NEAR RP"S
ixvr.ni imp
111
$3,400 Can be Saved if Buyers
For Warrants are Found
COUNCIL ACTS ON FRIDAY
Warren Construction Co. Only Firm
Submitting Figure Lower
lluu iu Eugene
If special fund warrants Issued by
the City of I tosebu rg ca n be co n -verted
Ihto cash immediately al the
rate of 100 cunts on the dollar ihe
city can get Its streets paved as out
lined heretofore, within the cost es
timated by Engineer Frank C. Kel
say. Otherwise, the paving will cost
on an average of 5 per cent more.
This is the situation that confronted
the city council in regular meeting
Monday night, when the only bid lor
the street paving work was opened,
read and explained. The lone bid
was submitted by the Warren Con
struction Co., of Portland, which op
erates extensively iu the laying of
bitutlthic pavement. The total
amount of money asked by I Ills
company for doing the work Is $M,
411. til, which, in round numbers Is
$;t,400 In excess of Kelsay's estimate
Mr. A. M. Shannon, of Port
land, represent Ing t he bidder, ex
plained, however, that If the city
could arrnnge to negotiate the war
rants which his company would have
to nceept In f0 per cent payment for
the work Ihe bid could be lowered
to Mr. Kelsey's estimate or at least
close to It.
Mr. Shannon's proposition appeal
ed so strongly to w business heads
of the council that it was moved to
defer action on (he bid to provide
time for interviewing local bunkers
and capitalists, who might agree to
negotiate.1 Ihe warrants. The motion
carried without ti dissenting vote,
fixing next Friday evening as the
time to meet n;;iiiu and take definite
a ( clou. At that time also bids for
$:i5,ooo. worth of bonds, with which
to defray the remaining fiO per cent
of the cost of paving will be opened,
affording (lie council a convenient
opportunity for acting on both mat
ters at the same time.
The warrants which Ihe Warren
('oust ruct Ion Company do not want
to handle would be drawn on a spe
cial fund accumulated by the collec
tion of assessments from property
owners who would be directly bene
fitted by the paving. The assess
ments are secured bv liens filed up
on the properly, so that they cannot
be nvolded unless the property own
er goes Into litigation and wins out
on some legal technicality or defect
in the work. The former avenue of
victory Is closed to him, however,
by the careful manner In which the
council has proceeded. As to the lat
ter cause of action, that Is
up to the contractor. If he per
forms bis work properly Ihe property
; OFFICERS.
; J. W. Hamilton, President. A. C. MarBtera, Cashier.
J. F. Harker, Vice President. W. T. Wright, Aast. Cashier
! DIRECTOR.
J. W. Hamilton Robt. Robertson.
C N. Rice, J. O. Newland,
t J, F. Marker, ' I. Abraham.
8. C. Rartrum, ' Ohua. W. Parka,
F A. C. MaraUra. r ! 1
ROSEBURG NATIONAL BANK i
Established 1908.
CAPITAL, - $50,000.00
Kiifi-tj l)iKlt txum fur rvnl. Ity llw jrnr $2.00, or will
rent by (Ik ni'iiifli.
Our eonservatWe niaiiaceroent olten mlmtantlal advan
1 tanea to prenent and uropwtlve patrotin. We are prepared
to handle all liunlneaa entrusted to ua accurately and expeditiously.
ASSURED
owner cannot escape the payment of
his just share of the expense. When
un assessment becomes ovedue It
draws Interest, and, all things con
cldered, a competent contractor
should not hesitate to accept such
warrants. In this case, however,
the Warren Construction company
does not want to carry the paper or
run the risk of litigation. If It can
avoid it, and It has raised Its bid ac
cording to a discount at which It
ostlmntes it would have to sell the
warrants.
While most of the councllmen be
lieve that the warrants can be ne
gotiated at their face value, there is
no Intention of holding up the pav
lY:g contract if they Tall of this pur
pose. Even at the figures submitted
by the bidder, a contract for the
work would probably be let at once,
as it Is considered worth mauy times
over $:t,000 to get the paving started
this year. Tho bid of $2.41 per
square yard for laying the pavement
Is still 1) cents lower than the price
Eugene is paying. The Warren Con
struction Company also submitted
a bid of 25 cents per square yard for
keeping the pavement In repair for
1 0 years. No notion was taken on
this.
The Itld In Detail.
Itemized, the bid of the Warren
Construction Company, Is as follows:
Paving, 22,4rti sq. yds.
$2.41 $54,118.96
Curbing, l'O.ODl lln. ft.
fi 55c 5,550.05
Grading, 4.800 cu. yds.
75 conts . . . . 3,600.00
Monuments. 15 (ft $6.75 101.25
Catch basins. 8 di $40.. 320.00
Drain Inlets, 11 ,) $17.50 192.50
Sewer pipe . . . ." 528.85
Total :
. .$64,411.61
As compared with Mr. Kelsey's
estimate, the Warren Construction
Company's bid on the paving Is It
cents per square yard higher, grad
ing per cubic yard Is 15 cents more,
curbing 10 cents per linear foot high
er and monuments 25 cents more'
apiece.
Mr. Shnnnon explained that some
portions of the bid were based on
figures submitted by local contract
ors nnd could not be altered. "While
the bid exceeds Mr. Kelsay's estim
ate," said Mr. Shnnnon, "on the
whole It Is lower than the price of
Ihe work wo are doing In Eugene.
Mr. Kelsey's estlmnte on the curb
ing Is too low nnd on the grading,
also, because the great n mount of
crushed rock Imbedded In the streets
cannot be raised by a scraper, and
must be removed with pick and
shovel."
Tho hid asks until August 1, 1909,
to complete tho work. Mr. Shnn
non stated, however, that this length
of time was requested principally for
the possibility of emergencies, and
that It was to the financial Interest
of his company to finish the Job as
quickly ns possible.
Certified checks aggregating a to
tal of $:t,190 accompanied the bid
ns a guarantee of completion of the
work.
Kczcinu.
For tho good of those suffering
with eczema or other such trouble,
I wish to say, my wife had snmethfng
of that kind nnd after using the doc
tors remedies for some time con
cluded to try Chamberlain's Salve,
and It proved to be better than any
thing else she had tried. For sale by
Hamilton Drug Co.
Will lilakeley nnd sisters. Mrs.
Adeo Vial and Miss Grace Blnkeley;
('has. Gardner and Victor Short
leave tomorrow by private convey
ance for Cratur take on an outing. .
They will be joined at Drew by Mr.
Short's pnrents.
V