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i : : . I . . . . , . f i , . i i i i. .if W 1 ROSEBURG, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1895- Voi.. XXVI. No. 54. TELEGRAPH NEWS. Aiming at Gibson. iS.x Fkancisco, Sept. 20. When tho 'trial of jTliooiloro jDarrant was resumed this morning Sergeant Charles Reynolds testified that lie ltatl fomul in tlio study of Rev. Dr. Gibson three pairs of shoes. On tiio sole of ono was a tark brown spot whicli tlie ofliccr believed to bo a blood stain. Tho shco was admitted in evi dence. ' v 45r The handwriting of Rev. J. George Gibson is destined to play an important part in the Durrant trial. In his open ing statement Attorney Deaprey said that tho-writing on the paper enclosing Blanche Lamout's rings and that on the wrapper addressed to Mrs. Noblo were similar to the penmanship of the pastor of Einanuel church. In a very adroit way he cast suspicion on the minister, and the defense will attempt to prove his insinuations weie justified. In .order to show the similarity of Dr. Gibson's writ ing, and that oa the paper and wrapper, a blackboard containing some of the pastor's writing will be introduced in evidence Ly the defense. This black board wa3 foead on the first landing of the belfry by Attorneys Dickinson and Deaprey, one day daring n tour of in- sj-eclion at the cbnrch They examined . Uie bosrd careluHy at the time anil alter ' a little private consultation, decided it m would be of value to the defense. When they left the church they took tho board with them ami by tho writing on it will prove much that may be of a damaging nature agalsst the mtnister. Tho board' contains tbefelldwing whtchwas written in cha!k by Gihsen: "Tha pastor will see visitors down stairs after service." , - This board was placed in the lobby of tho church on Sunday?. Daring the week ii was kept in the belfry landing. Daring the preliminary examination of jiiume miliums' case tle delense re quested Dr. Gibson to write the names of -George King and Professor Schernstcin. These are the names that were fosnd on the paper enclosing Blanche LarnontV rings. It is the Intention of the defense to produce the names written by Dr. Gibson and compare the writing with tliat on the paper and wrapier sent to Mis. NoWo. The lawyers of the defense will spend considerable time comparing the two specimens of handwriting. They wiil cUirn that the jwrwa who wrote the notice on (he blackboard is the person who wrote the name on the paper enclosing Use ring?, 'and on the wrapper sent to Mrs. Noble. Dr. Gibson is prepared for the attack by the defense. He wocld aai discuss the subject, bat his secretary, ICobert Lynch, sasd : "The writing on the pajer enclosing the riDgs and that on the wrapper is In no way like the peauaiaaship of Dr. Gibson. The cJJresson tho wrapper is printed. Tie only similarity tetween it and Dr. Gibson's writing, is that the doc tor writes a clear hand that 13 so plain as to almost resemble print." The district attorney and the police scoff at the attempt made by the defense in the Dorrant ase to cast sssptcon up on Itcy. Gibson. They said in resjouse to a fioettion that no crder would be issued for the clergyman's arrest. Itev. Gibson, himself, deniel that he bad written the names on the ncwsjiaper as cnarged by Attorney Decprey. In reference to an Omaha dispatch stating that Durrani is known to have received a letter from Blanche Lamont, the day after she disappeared. Mr, Deaprey said he know nothing of scch a letter. Ran Into a Band of Cattle. Bzskely, Cal., Sept. 20. Tho Atlan tic express, leaving San Francisco last night over the Central Pacific, had a nar row escape from derailment at West Berkeley. Trie train, which was a heavy one, with three crowded I'ullman cars, two coaches, asmoking car and a baggage and mail and express car, left the Oak land pier on tixc. Sixteenth street was reached, and then Engineer Abbot pulled his throttle wide open for the fast run to Port Costa. Ry the lime the train had reached Shell Mound Park it was running at the rate of 40 miles an honr. The . speed of tho train had increased to 50 miles an hour when West Berkely was reached. ' When within 200 feet of tho First-street crossing of West Berkeley, Engineer Ab bot saw ahead of htm a drove a cattle crossing the track. To all appearances thero were about 30 animals in front of the rapidly advancing train. The fire man told Abbot to jump, and was in the act of doing so himself when the engineer grabbed him, pulled him over to the other side of the engine and opened the thtoltle as wide ns he could. Tho next instant the engine was among the cattle. Five animals were hurled into the air and cut into chunks. Pieces wero thrown 200 feet from tho track. There was flesh and blood on each Eldo of tho track. Tho great speed saved tho train from derailment and wreck, in which" thero tnight have been loss of life. Tho alarm whistles just before striking tho cattle matlo Conductor Mooro very anxious. Many passengers woro alarmed and tho conductor had all ho could do to quiet their faers. So fast was tho train running that after striking tho cattle, it rolled 1500 feet before coming to a stop. Luckily there was no injury to the ma chinery of the engine. The cow catcher, the frout of tho boiler and tho glass front of the headlight were besmeared with blood and fragments of flesh. So be specked with blood was tho glasj front of tho headlight that a red glaro was thrown in front of tho train. Excursion to Portland. Geo. Estes. who is making an effort to get up an excursion to Portland the ICth of October for the purpose of securing re duced rates during the month of October, informs cs that tbo faro for the round trip will bo only f 7.50 provided not less thau 50 excursionists can be prevailed on to be ono of the number. The excursion ists must leave Rueeburg on Wednesday, Oitober ICth. on the local. The tickets wjjl fcc good for seven days, and will be jjqqJ for two day's visit at the fair, bach excursionist can return on any train np to and including the 23d. This scheme will be a good thing for persons wishing to attend tho exposition. Why She Remains. Xnw Youk, Sept. 2G. Lord Dunrav en's object lu having Valkyrie lllpend tho w inter on this side of the Atlantic-is to have her race, and, incidentally, it is said, silence tlie critics who have asserted that he is afraid to havo his yacht meet Defender again. 11. Alaitland Kersey, who acted as Lord Dnnraren's spokesman, said today : "There has been a great deal of talk about 8eciil races between tue two vessels ami if anybody wants Valkyrie to race she will bo on hand. If De fender goes to the Mediterranean, Valky rie will go there also." Large Landowners. Sax Fjuncisco, Sept. 2G. An inven tory of the icssosions of tho cattle firm of Miller & Lux shows that the two meu own I4.235),2w acres otianU situated in California, Oregon and Neyada. .Mexican Consul Alarmed. Sax Fiiaxcisco, Sept. 27. Mexican Consnl-General A. K. Coney, located in San Francisco, considers the contem plated expedition to Gnadalnpe island off the coast of Lower California, by John Breeu, tho reputed oirner, of suffi cient seriousness to attempt to stop it He has addressed a letter to W. D, English', surveyor of customs at San Francisco, calling his attention to the matter and asking that bo refuse clear' ascc papers to any vessel fitted ont with an object in view of siezing the bland Mr. Brccn laughed at the fears of the Mexican cossnl. "We are not going to sieze any Mexican territory," said he "Indeed, we scarcely touch at the islands either going or coming. We shall do some trading on tho coast to pay the ex penses of the trip, which will be made to perfect my title to the island. The deeds and papers show my ownership and will be carried on tho trip and tafcen to the City of Mexico, submitted to tlie land department and the title to myself made Bnre. 1 would be a fool to attempt siezo any property by force ol arms Wo will carry no firearms at all, but will take a quantity of powder 50 tons to bo landed at the title port of Atata, which cannot be reached by large steamers ine powaer 13 to 00 used in tue mines The vessel is now in Mission bay and will be commanded b? Captain Benson of East Oakland." The island which is worrying tho Mex ican consul is off the coast of Lower Cal fornia, 200 miles, and is 180 miles south of Sin Diego. It is 2G miles long and has an avciage width of 10 miles. Its area is 1CC.400 acres. According to Mr, Brecn's papers, Enrique A. Meir, an officer in the Mexican army, in 1863, ap plied to the Mexican government for the possession of tho island, stating that he desired to promoto tho prosperity Mexico by raising cashmere goats on tho island. In -his application ho stated h intention of forming a company for sink ing artesian wells and breeding goats, Cailos F, Gaen, the acting governor of Baja, California, drew up and executed before F. B. Elinor United States consul at La Paz, a document which empowered Meir. tb aolicit for possession of tho island, but there are no papers with Mr, Breon to show that tho government granted Meir'a application. Red Cross in Cuba. Washington, Sept. 27. Tho flag of tho Red Cross Society will bo respected by tho armies of .Spain, now engaged in an effort to crush tho Cuban revolution. Tho statement by a member of tho Now ork Cuban junta that tho bpamarus havo refused to allow tho Red Cross So cieties to ontor tho rnnkB ot tho Cubans is emphatically denied by Miss Clara Barton, who is at the head of tho organi zation in tho United States. Miss Bar ton said: Spain, as ono of tho 40 nations that havo eigned tho treaty of Geneva, is bound to respect tho Ked Cross wherever seen, whether a member ot tlie organiza tion is attempting to relieyo tho suffer ings of a rebel or not." A Spanish Version. Madrid, Sept. 27. Tho Imparciel's Havana correspondent telegraphs that Colonel Cannales, with 11 forco of ISO Spanish troops, had a fight of an hour's duration with 1000 insnrgonts Wednes day, near the Bayaueso hille. Tho in surgents fled, leaving tiye killed. Railroad Accident. Baltijioise, Md., Sept. 27. A special to the News, from Kinjwood, Va., an nounces that there was a railroad wreck this morning on tho Baltimore & Ohio. United States Marshal Garden and Sec retary of Statu Oxloy of West Virginia are reported seriously hnrt. Tho accident occurred nt Tunnelton, a Baltimore & Ohio station, 12 miles cast of Grafton, W. Va. Tho trains nro re quired to slow up at cither end uf tho tunnel and await a signal before passing on to tho single track. Train No. 1, west-bound, approached tlie station while the first section of No. 4, cast bound, was at tho platform taking on passengers. The engineer claims to have mistaken the signal and, without stopping, to use a railroad term "side- wiped" No. 4, overturning the passenger coaches and striking the sleeping car in front. The steaincocks ot the colliding engine were knocked off and a number ot passengers injured, some severely. The following aro most seriously in jured: William Reese, Saiina, Kan., right knee bruised, foot scalded; Mtsi Allie L. Taylor, Elkins, W. Va., kit baud lacerated; llcnrv Thomas, Balti more, Md., right hand cnt; W. A. Ohley Charleston, W. Va., face and bartds scalded and cut Tu forehead ; A. D. Gar diner, Wheeling, W. Va., hands aud face badly scalded ; Miss Mary L. Dcwn taiu, Charleston, W. Va., face and hands scalded, left knee injured; Leo Ilisey, Charleston, Mo., cnt and bruised; Mrs. Neil J. Fostney, Kingwood, W. Va., uadiy seamed nooni ine uco and upper part of body and tho hands. 5trcet Orator. Miss Mary Kobertsou Sqniro made a very zealous talk Friday evening on the Joscphson corner to quite a crowd of listeners. She is a iiuent talker and and showed up the evil3 cf the day with out any of the good. She is a regular calamity howler. If what shu said of tbia government is true the fate of Sodom is too good for it. She is a regular pes simist. Every thing is bid, getting worse and soon wiil bo worst. Let tho citizens of Roaebnrg irrespect ive of parly affiliations turn out at the court house next Monday evening and take a hand in nominating a ticket to be supported by the voters at the coming election. See to it that men identified with the interest of the city, men of honesty and integrity are nominated Tbia is a time in onr city affairs that re quires officials who will perform tho duties incumbent upou them with strict impartiality, and with an eye di rected alone to the advaucemcnt and prosperity of tho city's interests Let no personal or party feeling tontrol the action of the called meeting, but let every voter attend and put forth his best efforts to nominate a ticket truly worthy the supiiort of tho people. Don't fail to attend and by yonr voice and voto givo evidence that you aro interested in tho citv's welfare. The Now York democracy is split wide open. Tho Tammany tiger growls, wags his caudal appendage and leaps upon the country democracy with greedy fangs. Ho must bo satiated. He demands four fifths representation in the convention and allows ono fifth to tho county dele gates. Tho county delegates refuse such unequal representation but tho Tam many tiger will bo satisfied with any thing less than fotir-fiftliB. Senator Allison hit the koy of tho tar iff legislation of tho coming session when he declared that both president and house of representatives must consent to a compromise which would provide tho needed rovenuo, without too oggressivo assertion of the principle of protection. Oregoninn. BRIEF MENTION. From Friday's Dally. Most of Lee is at J. W tho Van Houttn. L. V. Diestelhorst of Kansas City is in town today. C. Reischdorf ot Nebraska, is at the Van llouten. C. L. Moon of Marshfield is at the Van Houtcu. J. B. McClelland of Looking Glass is in town today. Tlioa. While of Oakland was in tha city yesterday. B. F. Curtis of Nebraska is stopping at tho yan Houtcn. James Flett of Cor vail is is visiting friends in this city. Harmon Conn of French Settlement is in'tho city today on business. Dr. E. J. Pago of Oakland came over on professional business yesterday. Purrotl Bros, have jnet received a largo aud extensive invoice of boots and shoes. Born, September 15lb, to J. E. Fitz gerald and wife, of Flournoy valley, a ten pound girl. Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Pease of Clatsop Plains nru visiting Thos. Col burn and iamily of this city. The board of directorn of district num ber i (Rosebnrg) will meet at the clerk's office, Saturday, October Qjh. Mr. Wells of Polk county was in town yesterday. He Li on tho lookout for a place in Doughui 0:1 which to settle. K. A. Graham of the Coos Bay rail road came in from Marshfield yesterday, and left this morning for Sin Francisco. Joseph Haines of Eckley, Curry county is in tho city 011 business today. .Mr. Haines is ono of tho pionters of Oregon. Congressman Hermann left on the local this morning for a visit to tho Wil lamette valley towns. He will be absent several davs. As an offset to the stories about her mosquitoes, New Jersey claims to have more miles of thoroughly improved roadway than anv other state in the Union. Shelley Bowen, who has been absent from Rosebcn: about seven years, re turned last week. Since leaving here he has visited almost every country on the clobe. A sailor's life seems to agree .villi him. At a special election held by Co. A last night to fill the vacancies caused by the resignation of Lieutenant Luerssen and Lieutenant Sykes, Sergeant Ililder- brant was chosen 1st lieutenant and. F. W. Haines 2nd lieutenant. Tho county court of Multnomah county has decided that the Stark street ferry is not of such importance to tho public ss to justify taxing the whole people to sup iiort it for the advantage of a few. So Stark street ferry is a thing of the past. Died, in this city, September 27lh, of inflamation of tho bowels, Etta Beatrice, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. Rice, aged G years and 1 month. The funeral took place :ito o'clock this afternoon, attended by a largo number of sympathizing friends Caro Bros, will receive from South Abbington, Mass., this week a large in voice of men's and boys' shoes, which they propose selling at bed rock prices, notwithstanding the general rise in the price of those articles. Call early and inspect their immense stock. R. L. Morris of Woodburn is visiting his son, Albert, one of our townsmen this week. Mr. Morris is a bridge con tractor and builder and is largely en gaged in hop culture in that section. He reports that he has harvested a fine crop of hops and fitted them for market, notwithstanding the unfavorable weath er for that business. There will be an Elks' dayat the Port land Exposition, on whicli excursions will he run on all railroads. Fully 5000 Elks and their friends will visit the city on that day, which has been set for the 12th of October. The Red Men will have a similar day, October 15) ; Wood men of the World, October 2ti; Work men, October 2S, and the United Arti sans, November 1. Rosco OakB of Portland mado a sur prise visit in this city today. Mr. Oaks left hero ten years ago "a kid" with his parents, to reside at Baker City. Ho re turned today so changed that but few of his old associates knew him. Such is tho work of lime. Ho left hero a beardless boy. Ho returned a well devoloped young man with unraistakablo evidences that his physiognomy had been subjected to a tonsorial artist. A series of athletic nights will bo given nt tho exposition at Portland. Two of these, October 8 and 29, will eonsist of athletic contests under tho rules of the Amateur Athletic Union; one night, October 15, will be devoted tu bicycles, and tho fourth, October 22, wilf bo under the management of the Turn Vcrein. The latter will bo also German day, and will bo participated in by the Arion Soci ety and the Sons of Herman. From Saturday's Dally. Ozoffof Scoitsburg is in the city . Grubbe of Wilbur fs in the city A. E. today. G. W today. S.C. Miller of Dillard came down to the city today. Dr. L. A. Kent of Portland is visiting friends in this city. G. W. Cox of Deer Creek is in the city today on business. D. Lenox of Brockway is in the city today on business. Hardin Davis of Wilbur is in the city today on business. Arthur and John Hancock of Elktpu aro in tho city today. Dr. N. J. Ozias went to Portland last night to take in the sights there for a week. S. D. Evans of Coles Valley, the en terprising prune cultufist, is in the city today. J. L. Grimes of Looking Glass is in the city today. He brought in a load of potatoes for which he got 40 cents a bushel. E. B. Con ley of Elkton, ono of Douglas county's hop growers, is in tho city t--day. He reports his crop was good and quality excellent. C. W. Hess has sold i.ia tonsarial par lsrs to Isaac Davenport aud Jesse Jones. Mr. Hess and family, leave nest Monday for Bandon to reside. Mrs. Edmundson of Portland is visit iug her son John C. Mullen of (his city. .Mrs. idmtinuson lormeriy resided in this city and made many friends while here. W. C. Aylesworth, a teacher of music, is in the city and will probably locate here permanently. He is now making arrangements to form a class in vocal music. The sidewalks through the city are greatly in need of repair. Property- owners should look to this and see that they arc placed in repair before there is an accident. District Attorney George 31. Brown re turned yesterday evening from attend ance at court iu Curry county, having secured the conyiction of J. S. Striker for burglary. A little girl, a stranger, arrived at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Isador Wol Ienberg last night, and appealed so piteously for parential care, that the little stranger has been provided for, and all is well. W. C. Connor editor of the Riddle Enterprise and his wife are in the city today on their way to Cottage Grove on a visit to friends and relatives there for a week or two. The Enterprise is one of the spiciest exchanges on our list. Mr. Arthur Munter and lhi Misses Wollenberg neiccs of Hyman Wollen berg from Eb'iing, West Prussia, Ger many, arrived yesterday evening on the local. They made a very quick passage, only four weeks from Hamburg to Rose burg, with a layover in New York of live lavs. bheriii luruerot Uurry county came out yesterday evening with J. S. Striker who was convicted of burglary at the late term of court, on his way to the Salem pen. Judge Fullcrton gave Striker four years in which to medi tale upon the crime of forcible entrance into other people's houses. The Riddle Enterprise wasted column and a nan ot valuable space in arguing that it is entitled to the publi cation of certain land office notices. It: no use, Bro. Connor. However just your claims may be, you can never con vince the present incumbents of that office that a republican paper is entitled to any consideration whatever in the way of patronage. You will have to wait for a change of administration before you will be allowed even a smell at the homestead notices. Local editors will agree with the fol lowing lrom tlie quit ol one ot em. "Newspaper men are blamed with a lot of things they can't help; such as using partiality in mentioning visitors, giving the news about some folks and leaving out others, etc. He simply prints the news he can find. Some people inform him about such things and others do not. An editor should not be expected to know the name and residence of all your uncles, aunts and cousins, even if he should see them get off and on the train. Tell us about it. Its news that makes a newspaper, and every man, woman and child can be an associate editor if they would." Now is the time to subscribo. THE BAWNflORE. The Supposed Cause of Her Being so Close to Shore. From a resident of Curry county, re cently in this city, we learn with ref fcrence to the wreck of the Bawnmore-, that it is strongly supposed that the rea son the vessel came in so close to shore was because it had a small cargo of opium it wished to land, and the captain's story of a defective compass 13 a delusion that will do to the tell to the marines. Certain it is that a box of that high-priced drug was washed ashcre, and the actions of the officers in not al lowing the life saving crew to go on beard and rescue what they cjuld, pre ferring to let it be devoured by flames and flood were highly suspicions, at least to tho "pirate wreckers" of the coast. The sensational account telegraphed to the press concerning the stealing of everything in sight by the wreckers is emphatically denied. He also denies the story circulated, in the region of the wreck, tliat one of the coast farmers came down with a six-horse team, pre- -pared to take what was left of the wreck home with him, and that if he had not forgotten to bring a cold chisel and sledge with him he would have done it. Our informant also states that most of the clothing and other articles stolen, were stolen by the crew of the wrecked vessel and not by the natives. WEATHER BUREAU. The Chiet ol tho Weather Bureau di rects the publication of the following data, compiled from the record of obser vations for the month of October, taken at this station for a period of 17 years. It is believed that the facts thus set forth will prove of interest to the public, as well as the special student, showing as they do the average and extreme con ditions cf the more important meteoro logical elements and the range within which such variations may be expected to keep during any corresponding month. Mean or normal tem;ieratnre, 54. The warmest October was that of 18SS, with an average of 57. The coldest October was that of 1831, with an average of 4S. The highest temperature during any October was 91 on 2nd. 1SS5. The lowest temperature during any October was 22 on 14th, 1SS1. Average date on which first "killing" frost occurred (in autumn), October 13th. Average precipitation for the month, 2 9S inches. Average number of days with .01 of an inch or more, 12. The greatest monthly precipitation was 5.9G inches in 1SSI. The least monthly precipitation was 0.77 inches in 1SS0. Tho greatest amonnt of precipitation recorded in any 24 consecntivo hours was 2.43 inchc3 on the 29th, 1SS3. Average number cf cloudless days, S. Average number of partly cloudy days, 13. Average number of cloudy days, 10. The prevailing winds have been from the northwest. Tho higbost velocity of the wind during any Uutooer was S miles on tlie 4th, 1S79. Thos. Gmsoxi Observer, Weather Bureau. Programme. The foilou ing programme will be ren dered at the W. C. T. U. entertainment Monday evening, September 30th: Sons service. Scripture reading, Mrs. Berry. Prayer. Singing. Children and the School, Mrs. Rapp. Singing. Boys of America, Amata Smith. Duet, Mrs. Wooloy and Mrs. Estes. " Purity, (by special request) Mrs. Annee. Singing. Sunday and the Home, Mrs. Bingham. Singing. The Deacon's .Match, Fisher. Singing. Benediction. We trust that the citizens will turn out en masse Monday evening and see that tho proper men aro placed iu nomi nation for mayor, recorder, marshal, treasurer and two couiiciltneu irom each of the four wards. This is now your op portunity to get such men as you want and if you do not get such men as suits you it will be your own fault. Remem ber the meeting is at the court house Monday evening at 7:30. Every tax payer should be on hand. Tho question involved in the Nicaragua canal, the affairs of Venezuela and Cuban independence will giye congress a great deal of Pan-American politics to attend to this winter.