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VOL. XL
ROSEBURQ, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DKCKMItKR 80, 1II0M.
NO. 200.
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Ibirtj Victims of Explosion
10
BANK ROBBERS STILL AT IT
Mock Duel With "Empty" Revolvers
Results Id Instant Deatb of Young
. College Mao
Special to the Evening Review.
MAYBURY, W. Va., Dec. 30.
Over one hundred men are believed
to be imprisoned in a mine ot the
Lick Branch Colliery Co., at Lick
Branch, Virginia, as the result of an
explosion yesterday. Bodies of 12
dead miners have been recovered and
five were rescued alive.
Later. Reports from Lick Branch
at noon today, say that 42 Injured
coal miners have been rescued. About
400 men were employed in the mines
but it is estimated that 300 of them
were at their homes at the hour when
the explosion occurred. The mine
officials are trying to suppress giving
out details of the disaster, but at
noon admitted that thirty men were
buried under the debris and are prob
ably dead.
Five more bodies were recovered
this afternoon, making a total known
death roll of 23.' Scenes about the
entrance to the mine are heartrending.
Six Bandits Loot Bank.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Dec. 30. Af
ter holding the residents of Wellston,
Jfpkla., at bay for three hours early
today, six masked men succeeded In
looting the bank there and escaped
with $5000. They used fourteen
charges of nitro-glycerine before the
bank vault and safe were shattered.
The first shot aroused the citizens of
Our Stock of Men's High
Grade Rain Goats and
Overcoats is Most
Complete.
THEY'RE RIGHT
Right in Style
Right in Quality
Right in Price
Better Drop in and See Them Next Time
You're Down Our Way.
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E FOREMOST DRY GOODS ESTABLISHMENT OF
the town, but they were held at bay
by revolvers in the hands of the
robbers.
Challenges Kotchcll.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30. Sam
Langford, colored, of Boston, today
challenged Ketchell. the middle
weight champion pugilist, offering to
stop him within 20 rounds or forfeit
the entire purse.
Cosgrovo Going Home.
PASO ROBLES, Dec. 30. Gov.
elect Cosgrove, of Washington, an
nounced today that if his health con
tinues to improve at the present
rate he will return to Olympla and
take the oath of office there on Jan.
11. He is resting easy and eats and
sleeps well.
Mock Duel Was Fatal.
SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Dec. SO.
Thos. Richie, a student at the Uni
versity of California, was shot In
the head and instantly killed last
night by a fellow student, W. Cock
rost, of Oakland, while engaged In a
mock duel. Both were guests at the
home.of Dr. H. P. Carleton, In Oak
land, and before retiring they were
handling revolvers which they both
thought were empty. The fatal shot
followed.
Record-Trip by Dog Sleigh.
TACOMA, Dec. 30. Anxious to
see her father, Robert M. Thompson,
a pioneer of this city, before he died
Mrs. J. D. Sinclair, of Atlln, Alaska,
drove a 2-dog sleigh 200 miles over
snow and ice, boarded a steamer at
Skagway and reached Tacoma within
six days from the time she started,
making an unprecedented record.
Meanwhile her father's health had
improved.
Asthma Sufferers Should Know This.
Foley's Honey and Tar has cured
many cases of asthma that were con
sidered hoiwless. Mrs. Adolph Bues
ing, 701 West Third St., Davenport,
Iowa, writes: "A severe cold contract
ed. 12 years ago was neglected until
It finally grew Into asthma. The
best medical skill available could not
give me more than temporary relief,
Foley's Honey and Tar was recom
mended and one 60c bottle entirely
cured me of asthma which haa oeen
growing on me for 12 years. If I
had taken it at the start I would
have been saved years of suffering."
Sold by Red Cross Pharmacy.
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WE'VE BEEN TREATING PEOPLE SQUARE
IR LAW
Applicant Must Give Estimate
at Time of Filing
FEE MUST BE PAID THEN
Owq Appraisal Stands Good If Govt.
Does Not Hake One Within .
Nine Months
The Roaeburg land office has just
received the new regulations govern
ing the acquisition of title to public
lands under the timber and stone
law. The gist of the new regulations
Is that all such lands applied for
since the 30th of November 1908,
shall be sold at an. appraised value.
The examination must be based upon
personal examination of the land
within 30 days before the application
Is filed, and it must show the quan
tity, variety and value of the timber,
as estimated by the applicant, and
also his estimate of the value of the
land itself. At the time of filing such
application a fee of $10 must be
paid. Under the old regulations this
fee was paid at time of proof. The
method of obtaining title now is thus
set forth:
"Any qualified person may obtain
title under the timber and stone law
by performing the following acts:
(a) Personally examining the land
desired; (b) presenting an applica
tion and sworn statement, accom
panied by a filing fee of $10; (c)
depositing with the receiver the ap
praised price of the laud; (d) pub
lishing notice of his application and
proof; (e) making final proof."
If the government does not make
an aniwaisal within nine mouths af
ter the filing of the application for
the laud, the applicant may buy at
his own appraisal by depositing the
money within 30 days after the ex-
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SOUTHERN OREGON
plration of the nine mouths and mak
ing final proof , in due time. The
proof after government appraisal of
the land is a very simple matter,
consisting merely of a short affidavit
of the applicant. Proof upon the ap
Ucant's appraisal is made upon the
farms heretofore used, consisting of
testimony of the applicant and two
advertised witnesses.
"After application and deposit
have been filed in proper form, as
required by these regulations, the
register and receiver will at once
forward one copy of the application
to the chief of field division having
jurisdiction of the land described,
who, If he finds legal objection to the
allowance of the application, will re
turn it to them with report thereon, i
The register and receiver will. If they
concur hi an adverse recommenda-!
tlon of the chief of field division, dis- j
miss or deny the application, sub-1
ject to the applicant's right of np-
peal; but If they disagree with his i
recommendation, they wWl forward
the record to Commissioner of the
General Land Office, with their re
port and opinion thereon, for such
action as he may deem ndvlsable.
"If the chier of field division finds
no such legal objection to the applica
tion, he sh till cause the lands applied
for to be appraised by an officer or
employe of the government.
The new regulations provide speci
fically that timber and stone appli
cants shall be "not under 21 years of
age.' Heretofore women above IS
years of age have been permitted to
inter such lands. Hereafter, also, an
applicant who 1b a married woman
"will be required to show that the
noney she pays for the land was not
furnished by her husband."
All unreserved, unappropriated,
nonmlneral, surveyed, public lands
within the public-land states, which
are valuable chiefly Tor the timber or
stone thereon and unfit for cultiva
tion at the date of sale, may be sold
under this net at their appraised
value, but in no case at less thnn
$2.fi0 per acre. In contiguous legal
subdivisions upon which there Is no
existing mining claim or the Im
provements of nny bona fide sottler
datming under the public-land laws.
The terms used in this statement may
he defined substantially as follows
for the purpose of construing and
applying this law:
Unreserved and unappropriated
Innds are lands which are not in
cluded within nny mllltnry, Indian.
or other reservation, or In a national
forest, or in a withdrawal by the
government for reclamation or other
purposes,, or which are not covered
or embraced in any entry, location,
selection, or filing which withdraws
'hem from the public domain.
Unoccupied lands nre lands be- ;
longing to the United States upon j
which there are no improvements be- I
longing to any person who Iiiih lni- I
tinted and is properly mnlntahiiug a I
valid mining or other claim to such
lands under the public land laws.
Abandoned nnd unused mines, shafts,
tunnels or buildings occupied by
mere trespassers not seeking tlt'e
under any law of the Untied Stntes,
1o not prevent timber nnd stone en
fries If the land Is otherwise capable
of being so entered.
Nonmlneral lands are such lnnds
as are not known to contain nny sub
stance recognized and classed by
standard authorities as mineral, in
such quantities nnd of such qual
ities as would, with reasonable pros-
pects or success in developing a pay-'
ing mine thereon. Induce a person of
ordinary prudence to expend the time
and money necessary to such develop
ment. Timber Is defined as trees of such
kind nnd quantity, regardless of size,
ns may be used In constructing
buildings, Irrigation works, railroads,
U'lfjrranh nnd tflonhono Much, trnm-
ays, canals, or fences, or In timber
ing shafts and tunnels or In manu
facturing, but dues not include trees
suitable for wood only.
hand valuable chiefly for timber,
but unfit for cultivation are lands
which are more valuable for timber
lhan they are for cultivation In the
condition In which they exist at the
date of the application to purchase,
and therefore include lands which
could be made more valuable for cul
tivation by cutting and clearing them
of timber. The relative values for
timber or cultivation must be deter
mined from conditions of the land ex
isting at the date of the application
to purchase.
Those who have filed timber and
stone applications this month will
have 30 days to file new applications
under the new regulation. If thy
fall to do this their claims will be
rejected.
MJItSIII'IIXD WOMAN IH
III ICNhll TO iii:.tii
Special to the Kvenlng Kevlcw.'
MARSHFIKM). Or.. Dnc. 30
MrB. Walter Keating was burned to
death at her home here today. Her
son, Louis who works for Mr. Skin
ner, agent of the steamer Alliance,
had gone to his office. Shortly after
he left, Mrs. Keating ran from the
house with her clot hen a bin.".
Neighbors immediately ran to assist
her but H was ton late. She died
within a minute after they reached
her. How her clothes caught fire
will never be known.
Mrs. Keating was a pioneer of
Coos Bay. Her husband was drown
ed on the tug Solthomas. which was
wrecked several years ago at the
mouth of the rnipuua Itlver. On
son. Jesne. died lat year from In
lurlen received while going through
the Hay CUy sawmill. Mr. Keating
, leaves three sons: Itanlej, (ieorgp an
Ixtiils. and one daughter Mrs. Vlnco
i Pratt, of this city.
ROLL MAY BE
Disaster More Appalling as
Details Are Learned
KING AND QUEEN AT SCENE
wenty Towns Are Burning and the
- Devastated Area Will be
Square Miles Millions
are Homeless
t
Two hundred thousand 4"
4 dead; Messina, on tho Island 4
4- of Sicily, and Regglo and a 4
4. score of towns in Southern 4
4. Italy overwhelmed; the entire 4
4 Calnbrian region lnld waste 4"
4. that is ine partnqunKo s record
so far as at iiresent known. 4.
4. Reports are coming slowly Into 4
4. Rome on account of tho most
4. complete destruction of lines of 4
4. communication to the Btricken 4
4" places. 4
4 Tho death total in Messina 4
ranges Train 12,00(1 to 50.000; 4.
that of Regglo, which, with Kb 4
adjacent villages numbered 4
45,000 pcoplo, Includes nlmost 4.
4- the entire population; at Pall, 4.
1000 nre reported dead; at 4.
Cassano, 1000; nt Cosenzn, 4.
500, and half of the population 4.
of llngnara about 4000. The 4.
Monteleone region hns been 4.
devastated and Rlposn, Semln- 4.
nra, San (ilovnnnnl, Scllla, Luz- 4.
zaro and Cnntinello and all 4.
other communes and vlllngea 4.
on the stralls are In ruins. 4.
4.4.4.
Special to tho Evening Ttevlow.
ICIMIK Dec. ill). I'o oulmr la Hie
best obtainable summary tonight
from the earthquake district. The
CM limited number of Hie (b ud In
ilnced 11s high ns 21111,001). The III-
trn-conservntivoB any the niimlier will
xceoll K.t.OOO. At least 20 cities
In Koulliern Duly anil Nlclly nre burn
ing. Another onrthqiiuko shock mis
felt nt Palermo today, but little dam
age resulted, (leueral Dernssnto is
burning bodies of the victims in tin'
streets of Mcssiiin today to prevent
piaguo. nil wagon ronils anil rail
roads lending Into the rlty nre des-
royell, rutting off sunn lea exeent bv
boat. The famous volrnn 1 the
Island of Hlroniholl Is sending up
great volumes of smoke., A hail
storm is sweeping down noon the
wounded who nre lying unprotected
upon the ground. Tile devastated
region of Calabria nnd Hielly will ap
proximate 1100(1 square miles, with
11 population reaching Into the mil
lions.
Hiibmerg.'fl by Tldnl Wnve.
r'AVTAV'AOr It It oa
uiii, iniomiKr, iiuij', 7ec. .ill.
The city of Regglo, with a popula
tion of 35,000, was entirely submerg
ed by a tldnl wave during the earlh-
liiiiHen itiiMHiny nun 11 IS OSMIunlea
nim iiiiii it i mm miiiii persons es
caped. This Is tho report brought by
.ai'iiou 1,1 n i.iiiii mi ny in imiim-
anra avl.,l..n V, II .
--o alining m-i.r utility. Ill' milll
the sea rolled In like n mighty wall.
sweeping over ine enure cny and
nvmiTtr n iiiitiuiiiK. it'imiinn suimi-
Ing. The lower inrt of the city Is
nntu nt itM nuiniiiK. nnu it is ii'iireu
iiiul ii imty uisappenr in Tne sea.
King nnd Queen Arrive.
PAI.Klt.MO, Hlclly, Dec. 30 Queen
Helena swooned at the sight of the
horrors of the oarthuunke disaster
when she and the king appronened
Messina today. After being revived
both wept like children over the
terrible loss of life In the catastrophe
Many of the survivors, driven Insane
by their terrible exjierlences of th
paBt few days, fell nt the feel of the
royal couple moaning plteously, or
tried to kiss their hands.
Queen Hnviifl n l.lfe.
OANTANIA, Hlclly. Dee. 30. Al
though It required risking her own
life, Queen Helena rescued a wound
ed child from a wrecked building in
Messina todav. The king and queen
Were passing the ruined structure
when the pitiful wailing of nn Inftin
attracted the queen's attention. lies
idle the protests of the king she
rushed In and carried out the child
and placed It on a relief boat.
American Consul Henri.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 Th
state department today received th
following message from Consul Win
dale, at Mnlta:
"Consul Arthur fl. Cheney and wife
re both dead at Messina. Their
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KIXCIl CO.NVICTKD.
Special to The Review.
PORTLAND, Or.. Hoc. SO.
J nines A. Finch, the slnyer
or Attornoy Knlnh B. Klsher.
waa tli Is afternoon found gulltv
j. or murder in the lira di'Kree.
j. ine jury was out 30 mill- 4.
4. UtOB. U
4.44.4.$
bodies have not been recovered,"
Consulate Buildings Destroyed.
BHRL1N Dec. 30. Tho Ameri
can and Uurmiin coiiBulato buildings
at Messina wero destroyed by the
earthquake nnd tidal wavo, accord-
lllt In n leltliri'n .nnnl.. k I...
tlio government, tho moasnifo ennt-
i ii k via Home,
o
HIIIPPHKS WILL l'HOTHST.
Mass Meetings Against Increased
freight Kates in California.
Speclnl.to the Kvenlng Review.
SAN KRANC1SCO, Dec. 30.
Grent eo-oporntlve mass meetings are
ueing neid throughout Cnllfomla to
protest against tho proposed Increase
r freight rates on .Inn. 1. bv the
Southern Pnclllc nnd Santa Ke rail
roads, lhe shippers are preparing
for a stubborn resistance of tho in
crease in rates, but the Bllcnce of
he railroad olllcials Indicates that
they Intend to ndvnnco tho rates as
announced.
. ltlpley Is Dedllllt.
SANTA BARBARA. Calif.. Dee. 29
"If there Is a pcoplo on the face
of the globe which should have no
oinplalnt to make It Is the people
i ine i-ncuic uoust, declared K.
. Ripley, president of the Santa Fe
nllroad In an Interview given out
on the eve of the propositi mass
eeiingB to be held throughout f'nl-
fornln tomorrow to protest against
ilFher freight rales scheduled to go
nto effect January 1st.
"All this talk about rates Is fool
ish," declared the magnate.
Jtie rates between the PnUflr,
coast and the east are the lowest rail
road rates In the world. Thnv are
constantly complained of by shippers
in the Interior us being too low, and
aiscrtminaiing against them. Our
nly defense has been that they were
made necessary by water competl-
lon. mat more was little profit In
honn although Buch ratoB applied to
ill the business of (lie roadB. would
speedily bankrupt them.
lhe people of this const are a
ospeclully favored class. They got
biinrmnlly low rati'B hecniiso of
their locution; they would not hnve
leg to stand nn In n court before
ny tribunal, either for low rnfes or
to prevent an advance. They have
been spoiled by n railroad service
that In Its effort lo build up the re
sources of lhe country hns rendered
service out of ull proportion to the
mount paid for It, and unequnlled in
henpiicss on the face of the globe."
Ravinond R. (inn Id, the transient
ypnollst, who stole two overcoats
from the itoseburg Hotel Inst week
nd lied to Grants rnss, where he
was arrested, was arraigned before
Justice Iong this morning on n
charge of iBrceny. He wulved ex
amination, nnd Justice Long flxed
his bonds ut 500, in default of which
he was committed to Jnll. Gould
admitted the theft, but a plea of
gutity (or a penitentiary offense can-
be accepted In n Justice court;
such pleas are taken only in the Cir
cuit court, so Gould will have to wait
until that body meets next month
beforo he can recelvo his sentence.
Whitney nnd C.erney Hastings,
former Rosehurg boys, are visiting
here with friends.
Notice t Our Customers.
Wo are pleased to announce thnt
Koley'B Honey nnd Tnr for coiighB,
colds and lung trotiblin is not affect
ed by the nntloual Pure Food and
Drug Inw as It contains no opiates or
other harmful drugs, and we recom
mend It as a Biifo remedy for chil
dren and adults. Red Ctobs Phar-
nifiiiy.
J. W. Hamilton, President.
J. F. Barker, Vice President.
J. W. Hamilton
N. Rice,
J. F. Barker,
8. C. Bartrum,
ROSEBURG NATIONAL BANK
Established 1901.
CAPITAL, - $50,000.00
Safetj Deposit boies for rent, ny the year 2.00, or will
rent by Hie month.
Our conservative management offers substantial advan
tages to present and prooattlve patrons. We are prepared
to handle all business entrusted to as accurately and expeditiously.
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Rosebnrg School Meeting HJd
This Afternoon
BUT 16 TAXPAYERS ATTEND
$3,000 From Count; and Stale Added
to What Lev; Will Raise Will
Leave $2,500 Deficit
A tax of 10 mills for the year
1900 wnB voted at a meeting of the
RoBehurg school district, at the Lane
school houBe, this afternoon. As in .
past years, the most conspicuous
feature of the meeting was the small
attendance. There were present Just
iC tuxp.yrs, and of this number 14
voted for the levy and the remain
ing 2 against it.
The lovy, which Is twice that vot
ed for the year now closing, applies
on a district property valuation of
2, 175, 410. This Is In round num
bers. $50,000 less than the valuation
of 1907, a decrease which nobody ap
peared to be able to account for.
The new levy will raise $21,754.
and In addition will receive $8000 In
county and state money, making a
grand total ot nearly $30,000.
What Money Is Needed For.
According to the estimates pre
sented by D. W. Strong, of the
Hoard of ' Directors, the district
will require for current and inci
dental expenses tho sum of $22,870;
for the purchase of three needed
school building sites the sum of
$2200 Is required, and on the first
day of next April, when the tar
money begins to come In, thore will
bo a doflclt of approximately $7600
a grand total ot over $32,000.
Included In the current expenses are
the following Items: Teachers' and
Janitors' salaries, $15,255; principal
and Interest on bonda, $5,302; fuel,
$750. The Incidentals are estim
ated at $1500. Mr. Strong explain
ed that the heavy deficit accruing on
April 1 wns due to too smnll o lovy
last year by at least 2 mills.
The three sites for new school
buildings referred to In the estimates
are In Riverside, West Roseburg
nnd In Wnito Addition, adjoining tho
high school premises. For each of
the two first named, the owners,
Louis Barzeo and A. J. Bollows, res
pectively, ask $500. For the third
named, comprising 4 lots, the Cobb
Real F.Btate Company asks $1200.
Mr. Strong explained that the time
was near nt hand when the dlBtrlct
would have to build In these localities
and that It would be a good busi
ness proposition to buy the sites
now. Ho figured thnt at least a 9
m 1 11 tax would bo required for 1909.
The lh-oveiillngs.
Acting upon Mr. Strong's sugges
tion ll.m II f. h'llitv moved to lew
a tax of nine mills to meet the es
timates of the board, nnd Hon. J.
C. Fullcrton voiced a second. Be
fore the motion was putrto a vote,
however, Mr. Strong pointed out
that If such a levy carried with It
tho purchase of tho new building
sites that llttlo would be left with
which to meet the deficit of the.
present year. The motion was then
amended, placing the levy at 10
mills, and the favorable ballot was
then taken.
In making his motion, Mr. Eddy
expressed himself especially In favor
of improving the high school prem
ises, portions of which ho snid were
discreditable to tho city. He de
clared that In the march ot improve
ment of the city, the schools should
be the Inst to lag behind. This sen
timent was also voiced by Joseph
.Miculll, who was even in favor of a
(Continued on page 4.)
OFFICERS.
A. 0. Martten, Cashier.
W. T. Wright, Asst. Cajhler
DIRECTORS.
W. T. Wright.
J. O. Newland,
I. Abraham,
Chas. W. Parks,
A. C. Marstera.
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