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J' Vol. XXVI. ROSEBURG, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1895. No. 62. TELEGRAPH NEWS OpcalHg Argument Begun. San Fiuncisco. Oct. 24. At tho re quest of General Dickinson, Miss Cun ningham was recalled to the eland this morning "at tho opening of the Dnrrant trial. She was asked a few unimportant questions and then excused, after which the prosecution announced that it rested its case. Assistant District Attorney Peixotto then began the opening argument for tho prosecution, and after dwelling at length on the importance of the case on account of the brutality of the murder, he said he was prepared to answer four questions asked by the defense at the opening of the case, vir: Where was Blanche Lament murdered; when was she murdered ; by whom was she murder ed, and what was the motive? He said the prosecution believed it had proved Miss Lamont was murdered in Emanuel church on the afternoon of April 3 by Theodore Darrant. The motive he as cribed to some unbridled passion that prompted Jack the Ripper to murder women in the Whitechapel district of London. lie said the state never bad and never would demand the life of an innocent man, but he believed the evi dence justified the prosecution in asking a verdict ot guilty with the penalty fixed at death. So far as Durrant's previous good reputation was concerned he said that carried out the theory of the prose cution, as Mias Lamont would not have gone to a lonely place with anybody in whom she did not bavo the utmost con fidence. Mr. Peixotto then reviewed the testi mony from the time Miss Lamont left the normal school on Powell street in company with. Darrant until she entered the church with him. After dwelling on the manner in which Darrant en ticed the unsuspecting girl to the belfry and murdered her, he began an analysis of Durrant's action. "Stripping her body of its clothing and even taking from her fingers the rings which she wore," he said, "this defendant laid out the form of this poor girl so that in after years when the skel eton should be found in the belfry there would be nothing to tell that the bleach ed bones were those of Miss Lamont. In doing'this he did not go about it as a person unskilled in the handling of bodies would have done, for he blocked the head np with a piece of wood so that the night air might circulate freely under the body and reduce the liability of discovery. "Then it might be eopposed that he would have quietly slipped out of the church and gone away from a place that must hare had so much of horror for him. But not so with this cool, calcu lating young man who showed on the stand that.be was more conning even than his own lawyers, and smarter than the district attorney who was question ing him. Egyptian darkness was none to dark for him and he chose to remain in the church. To go out he might have met Janitor Sademan or somebody else he knew, and seeing his pale face, disheveled hair and trembling form they would have asked : ' What makes you eo pale?' so he went down stairs prob ably not having heard King playing on the piano, as Ms crime was all his mind could contain. "Coming through the sliding door, as King said, he stopped a moment. King asked him why he was so pale. Darrant did not realize bis pallor, and ho was un prepared for the question. Before be thought of the full meaning, he uncon sciously spoke of the crime he bad com mitted. "You would be pale if you had been through what I hare' he replied. Been through what? Those fateful words could not even be wrong from the unwilling witness King. They were spo ken by Dnrrant when on the .stand in one of the lapses of memory which .al ways come to guilty consciences. When he uttered those words to King he knew at once that be bad spoken of bis secret, and at once contrived an explanation. Then be told the story of having been overcome by gas, the truth of which has has been eo positively refuted by other witnesses. They were the words of a guilty man, and told of a horriblo crime be had hoped to conceal," The court took a recess until 2 o'clock, when District Attorney Peixotto will con tinue bis argument. Dnrrant was as unconcerned as ever this morning, but bis fatter and mother showed more than they ever have before their aniexty over the outcome of tho trial. People of Juneau Excited. Wabhixgton, Oct. 24. Tho people of Juneau may possess their souls in poaco, said Superintendent Daffield, of the coast and geodetic survey, aa to the possibility of that city being iucluded in English ter ritory If tho results of our tmryoy of the boundary lino betweeu Alaska and tho British possessions, as far as made, may be accepted as assurance. They seem to bo unnecessarily worked-npovertbe situ ation. They should know that tho com missioners acting in behalf of this country and Great Britain will have no voico in he final determination of tho dispute, as it will be settled by the high officials of the foreign affairs offices of the countries. Tho mission of tho commissioners is to furnish data upon which these function aries can reach a conclusion, and it is with this end in view that our engineers havo been in the field this summer and last. If our line is accepted Juneau will fall many miles within the American line.' Of course, if England's claim as to tho location of tho dividing line running through Clarence straits and Bachran channel and computing the ten marine leagues specified in the treaty from tho outer shore of the islands, along tho coast instead of from the mainland is recognized, Juneau would probably be in danger of becoming a British town, but I do not seo bow, in the face of tho facts, such a settlement can bo reached, and I do not believe there is any great danger that the matter will be determined on this basis. General Dufiield cays that practically all the guld district on the Yukou river district lies within American territory, as determined by American surveyors. Fnr thermore, be thinks the prospects are good for the United States holding Chilcat pass, the possession of which is regarded as of importance, as it is the gateway to much of tho interior country of the Northwest. Hlraculous Cures. Dexvks, Oct. 33. E. B. Jordan, of Ontario. Gil., stopped here enroute from Chicago to his home to investigate on behalf of friends the alleged miraculous cures performed by Francis Schlatter, who is treating 1000 persons daily by lay ing on of hands. Mr. Jordan lias reached tho conclusion that Schlatter is a person of unsound mind, and that his preten sion to be divinely inspired is nonsense, lie thinks Schlatter pot sessed magnetic power by means of which he can help persons suffering from rheumatism, bat that his healing power does not go !e yond this. Mr. Jordan made careful in quiry regarding a number ol alleged cures and found them all to be of imagi native order. Russia and Japan. London, Oct. 24. A special from Shanghai says a Russian squadron of 15 ships has left Vladivoatock for Chemulpo and Fn ban. Hie Japanese fleet in For mosan waters, it is also stated, has been recalled, and it is announced on excellent authority that seyeral British warships hare been ordered to sail for Corea. It is stated at Shanghai that the Japan ese reply to the demand of Rnssia that the former evacuate Corea is coached in pacific but firm language, and protests against dictation by Russia in Corean af fairs. It is regarded at Shanghai as cer tain that Russia will permanently occupy Fa San. The Shanghai dispatch also says the situation is most grave, and preparations for the expected struggle are visible on all sides. But It is hoped the solution of the difficulty will be found in Russia and Japan agreeing to divide Corea. The News in Washington. Washington, Oct. 24. The cable re ports that a Russian fleet of 15 vessels was on its way to Corea, attracted much attention among the diplomatic repre sentatives of the East to whom it was shown. It was regarded as presenting grave conditions, if the facts as reported are true. The fact that Fu San is one of the points toward which tho Russians are beading is pointed out as especially sig nificant. Fu San is at the southeastern extremity of Corea, and is the point nearest Japan, being only 12 hours' sail from the Japan ese mainland. Further north is Won San, tbe strategic point in Corea, which the Russians havo long sought to secure. It is on Broghton's bay, in tho middle of the east of Corea. The bay is the only useful harbor in tho stretch ol 600 miles along the east coast of Corea. The har bor is perfectly sholtered and is open the year round. Leading authorities agree that it will ultimately bo tbe terminus of the trans-Siberian railway, which Russia is building. For these reasons, tho move xnent ol the Russian fleet toward theso points of strategic importance is watched with interest. China's Treaty with Russia. Londos, Oct. 25. Tho Times' Hone Kong correspondent learns from a reliable source that by the recently concluded Rosso-Chinese treaty. Russia obtains rights to anchor her fleet at Port Arthur and to construct and work under Russian administration railways from Nortchinsk and Tsitsihar to Vladivoatock and from Tsitsihar to Port Arthur, together with other commercial advantages to which "the most-favored nations" clause is not applicable. But tbo Chinese reserve tho option to purchase tho railways 20 years benco at a price to be arranged hereafter. In an editorial commenting upon this dispatch the Times says this morning: 'Our correspondent has close relations with men who aro able to penetrate be neath the surface ol things. His start ling nows, therefore, cannot bo disregard ed even ns is too probablo, though it be followed by an official denial. Russia cannot possibly imagine that tho great powers will view with indifference such a destruction of tint balance of powur, which is'almost unparalleled in its au dacity. China's option to purchaso the railways is a jest almost too cynical to find u placo in any serious diplomatic transaction. Under tho indicated con ditions Manchuria would practically be come a Russian province, while Peking would be within Russia's grip. Russian statesmen are so well awaro of the mag nitude of tho changes involved that it is impossible that they execute them unless they have definitely resolved to abandon the cautious and pacific jwlicy of tho last reign and plunge into vast und dangerous activities. To say nothing of Japan, Eng land and Germany, and even Franco, in spite of her complaisance, could scarcely fail to perceive that her friendship had been exploited with undue thoroughness. Execution of Young Turks. London, Oct. 24. Tho Standard has further details from its Constantinople correspondent regarding tbe execution of the 50 young Turks arrested Saturday on charges ol excesses during tho Armenian riots. The 50 culprits, after a trial, were convoyed by night aboard a Turkish man-of-war, whoso baits took them into the swiftest current and dropped them overboard. The correspondent contin ues: "I am able tu assert that these meas ures have eutirely broken the spirit of the TurMsh revolutionists. Hassan Pasha, minister of marine, is aleo sus pected, and is closely watched. Cuban Filllbusters. Washington, Oct. 24 It was due to the activity of Minister Dupuy de Lome, the Spanish representatives in Washing ton, that tho band of Cubans charged in Deiuware with being filibusters have been apprehended in one of the Bahama islands. News of the capture refeired to heretofore has been confirmed by official advice3. Since tho acquittal at Wilming ton of tbe Cohans, the minister has re ceived reports ol their movements, but took no step3 toward their apprehension until they reached one of the Bahama islands and were under the jurisdiction of the BriiMi authorities. Tho latter were quick to act on the information from Washington, nnd as r.o British war vessel wos at tho point of the Cuban rendezvous, a ship was ordered to pro ceed Irom Jamaica. The captnro was effected without difficulty and the pris oners taken to Nassau, where they will be tried by Ilia British. The impression among officials here is that tbe snspecta will be dealt with by tbo British authori ties in a summary way. The capture is regarded as one of the most important thus far made. Spain Will Resent Recognition. London, Oct. 24. The Central News has a dispatch from Madrid saying the government has decided upon arming the Spanish Transatlantic Company's steam ers and the conversion of the old cruisers Nnmancia and Victoria into modern war ships for the Cuban service. This action on the part ot the government is regarded as a preparatory measure against the rec ognition of tho insurgents as belligerents by any American government. It is ac cepted as a certainly that Spain would regard such recognition on tho part of any government as a violation ol inter national law and would immediately place the nation upon a war footing. Spain and Great Britain. Minneapolis, Oct. 25. A member of the Cuban junta, now in the Northwest, today declared there was a secret com pact between Spain and England, which accounts for the seizure of the fillibus tering expeditions in tho Bahama is lands, by which Spain is to turn over the islands of Dos Pinos, at tho south western point of Cuba, to England in return for England's promises to pre vent the fitting out of expeditions from West Indian dependencies. The isle of Dos Pinos would givo England an im mense valuable naval station command ing the only channel to the Nicaraguan canal not now controlled by England. He also asserts that Cuba will soon havo a modern navy of fivo vessels under the command of Admiral do Mellow, a Bra zilian sailor, two ships to come from Brazil and one from Chili. He admits an effort will soon be made to float nn issuo of $20,000,000 Cuban bonds. NEWS ITEAIS. From Friday's Dally. J. C. Dodd of Ashland is in the city. J. G. Heald of Drain is in the city today. II. L. Englo of Peel was in town yes terday. Win. Elleii8burg of Drain is in the city. J. T. Henderson of Scottsburg is in tho city. C. L.Johnson of Eugene was in the city yesterday. Old Sol broko through the fog again at 12 o'clock today. Jeff Williams of Looking Glass was in town yesterday. W. H. Byron of Camas valley was in the city Thursday. J. W. Grubbs of St. Louis is registered at the Van Houten. B. J. Trowbridge o( Camas valley was in the city yesterday. Martin V. Andrews of Gardiner was in the city yesterday. Mrs.C. W. Wroe of Gardiner is a guest at the VanHouten. A. M. Stanton and wife of Brockway were in town yesterday. E. Wade of Eugene was registered at the McClallen yesterday. Mrs Rowe and daughters of Gardiner arc stopping at tho VanHouten. J. M. Lush of Sacramento, Cal., was a guest at the McClallen yesterday. Howard Dodson and H. Guy of Port land are registered at the VanHouten. Mrs. Fred. Pnge-Tustin has returned from her trip to Portland and the Sound country. H. Ongerth, W. G. Martin and J. Vance of San Francisco were in the city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Buell and the Misses Lucy and Blanche Buell were in the city yesterday. Attorneys Tcstin and Str-tford will visit Mt. Scott tomorrow, to attend the Barker vs. Tipton trial before Justice Singleton. In Juetice Hamlin's court today Mrs. Funny Austin, charged with libel, waived examination and was held to await the action of the grand jury. Bonds, J250. Dr. Strange, the dentist, has removed his office to the Taylor & Wilson build ing Call and seo him in hu uew quarters if you want first-class dental work. Willis Brown of the Oregon Fruit Union came up from Portland yesterday to oversee the grading and packing of fruit now ready at the Union ware rooms. Eugene Ambrose, who was injured by falling down an elevator shaft in Port land a few days ago. desires to make a correction the statement of the Oregon ian that he was intoxicated at tho time. He was not intoxicated. Mr. Kennedy of the M. E. Church will address the W. C. T. U. at their public meeting next Monday evening at the Presbyterian church. Sir. Black of the Baptist church will also make a few remarks. All are invited. C. D. McFarlin harvested his cranber ry crop last week, and was rather disap pointed in tbe yield of berries, the crop amounting to only 500 bushels. North slough, where his cranberry bog is situ ated, is close to tho ocean, and the weather was unusually cold there this summer, which accounts for the short age. Coos Bay News. From Saturday'! Daily. Geo. Quine of Riddle is in town today. I. Bach of New York is at the McClal len. Julius Seigel of New York is in the city. F. S. Gilchrist of San Francisco is in city. Walter Jackson of Portland is in town today. Grant Levens of Galesville is in town today. J. A. Thornton of St Louis is in tho city today. Chas. Crolt of Oregon City is in the city today. Max Mayer of Portland is a guest at tho McClallen. Miss Darling ol Portland is a guost at the McClallen. Capt. J.C. T.Nash of Medford is in the city, today. R. M. Conkling is seriously ill at his homo in this city. F. D. Hennessy of Chicago is n guest at Hotel Van Houton. Cy Smith of Happy Valley was in the city today on business. James Laird of Brewster valley reined in his steeds upon Roseberg's streets this morning. James is as full of the essenco ol human kindness as' ever, and it never fails to effervesce with mirth. Dr. C. A. Frye of Marshfield is stop ping at tho Van Houten. M. S. Ryan nnd daughter, Viola, of Glendale are in the city, today. Mrs. Martha Pierce of Deer Creek gave tho Plaindeausu a pleasant call to day. John M. Gearin, democratic candidate for congressman in 183S, ia in the city today. Taxes are still coming in, about 1400 being received at the sheriff's office this week. F. B. Waite of Roberts Creek was greeting his many friends in the city today. A. Thrush of Camas Valley made the Plalvdealer a pleasant business call while in town, today. Prof. Spoon, who has been teaching at Brockway for several months, came to the city, today, on a business trip. John U. Haskin and Mias Kosa Carson were married by Justice John Hamlin at his offico, Friday afternoon, Oct. 25, 1895. The Shasta Limited which left Port land last night at 10 o'clock with 9 cars, passed through Roseburg this morning. Thoa. G. McGuire, A. L. McCulIoch, II. C. Whito and Harry Pritchard of Portland are guest at the Van Houten, today. Ttie Richard Bros., of th Racket Store, aro removing from tho S locum building to tho Stanton builditi, formerly oc cupied by Jack Abraham. Now is that joyous season come, When merry seed birds pipe. And buckwheat cakes and sausage Aro getting good and rie. Salem hopbuyers have purchased sev eral lots of hops in Polk county this week, amounting to 500 bales. Tbe prices paid were l, OJ4 and 6. cents. Siuthern Oregon clinWo is generally admitted to be conductive to longevity, and this was strongly substantiated the other day when a trio of Ashland men, the youngest 6S years of age, devoted a little spare time to calculating the num ber ol men, in Ashland alone, of that age and over. They easily counted up a full 100. Tho Sunday services at the M. E. church will consist; first in Pastoral ad dress at 11a. m. by the newly installed pastor, and a sermon in the evening on the Presence and Calls of Christ. Other services as usual. A largo attendance of the church is greatly desired. AH are cordially invited. The annuil inspection of A. Co., 2d Regt,, O. N. G., took place last night at Armory Hall in this city, before inspect ing officers Col. J. Jackson, U. S. A., of Portland, Col. G. O. Yoran of Eugene, Adj. Gen. B. B. Tuttle of Portland and Major S. Collins of Arlington. Alter in spection all hauls proceeded to enjoy themselves by gaily "tripping tho light fantastic." A pleasant time is reported. November Weather. Tho followiug data, compiled from the Weather Bureau records at Roseburg, Oregon, cover the period given for the month named, and should prove of value and interest in anticipating tbe more im portant meteorological elements, and the range within which such variations may bo ox pec ted to keep for the coming month ot November, 1S95. Mean or normal temperature, 17. Tbe warmest month was that of 1S91, with an average of 49. The coldest month was that of 18S0, with an average of 39. The highest temperature was 72 on 2nd, 1S90. The lowest temperature was 18 on 25th, 1SS1. Average date on which first "killing" frost occurred in Autumn October 14. Avorage date on which last "killing" frost occurred in spring May 3. Average precipitation for tho month, 3.G1. Average number of days with .01 of an inch or more, 12. The greatest monthly precipitation was S.7G inches in 1877. The least monthly precipitation .19 inches in 1890. The greatest amount of precipitation recorded in any 24 consecutivo hours was 3.S5 inches on 6th and 7th, 1885. Tho greatest amount ol snowfall re corded in any 24 consecutive hours (re cord extending to winter of 1884-5 only) was 1.1 inches on the 22ud, 1SS9. Average number of clear days, 6; partly cloudy days, 12; cloudy days, 12. The prevailing winds have been from the northwest nnd southeast. Tho highest velocity of the wind was 27 miles from the southeast. Roseburg, October 24, 1895. Tuos. GmsoN, Observer. Price of Wool. Tbe free traders promised the Ameri can woolgrowera that free trade in wool wonld advance tbe price of American grown wool because the American manu facturers would be enabled to anpply both tbe homo market and the markets of the world with woolen goods; hence, here would be an extraordinary demand for American-grown wool. The protec tionists denied this, and said the effect of free wool would be to lower the price ol American-grown wool, and to advance the price of wool in foreizn markets. The protectionists were right. The free traders were wrong. A late report of the London woolraar ket, dated September 27, bad tbeiollow ing: "All combing wools have made tbe greatest advance, greaaies being Id per pound, and scoureds 2d per pound higher than in July, with instances of a still greater rise on wools, which, being ofa more flimsy character, were then re garded as on the border line between combing and clothing, and are now placed among the former class. Short wools, which made no advance in tba July series, are still relatively very cheap, but at their low values tbe rise is now 12 to 15 per cent. Low-priced Iamb's wool, which then was at a Iow-watar mark, is Id per pound on grease and 2d pound on scoured dearer; a gain of 8 per cent. "Crossbreeds of all grades participate very fully in the rise. The finer onali- ties, which were less affected in July, as well as the coarser, which made a greater move then, are equally 15 aod0 per cent dearer. "All South African wools have en hanced their value, the combine- an v much as 15 per cent, the clothing not more than 10 per cent." In contrast with the forecoinu reeartJ of wool prices in London, we give the following record of prices m Pbaaaal phia and Boston of .'American-crrmrn wool: On October 1, 1895, XX Ohio washed was 15 cents per pound lower than October 1. 1891 r tho orico of Ohio medium washed was 15 cents lower; the price of Ohio coarse washed (W Mrx-ril was 11 cents lower; the price of Ohio fine unwashed was 3 cents lower; the price of Indiana and Missouri fine un washed wool was 8 cents per pound lower; the price of Indiana and Mis souri medium unwashed ( blood) was 12 cents per pound lower: the nriee of Indiana and Missouri coarse blood unwashed) was 7) cents lower; the price of XX Ohio scoured was 25X cents lower; the price of Oregon and Colorado fine was S4 cents lower; the price of Ohio medium scoured was 25 cents lower; the price of Ohio (J blood) scoured was 15 cents lower; and the price ol Oregon and Colorado fine scoured was 27 cents lower. The foreroine quotations of London and American wool prices will prove conclusively, once and forever, that free wool in the United States is beneficial to the foreign woolgrower and not to the American woolgrower. Planting Trees. A tree, being a thing of life, there are certain conditions favorable to its exis tence. To secure the best of success, the conditions must be supplied as fully as possible. Perfect planting consists in placing tbe tree or plant as nearly as pos sible in the same condition as that in which it was before taking up. Potting it as deep as it formerly grew, and then taking pains that the soil is in close con tact with eveiy root and fiber. In pre paring tbe place for the tree, tbe hole shonld be larger than the roots when spread out in their natural conditions. Better cut off a root than bend it round under itself, or under other roots. But as it is always an item in transplanting to have all the sound roots possible; it will pay to make the hole large enough to take all the roots naturally. Before putting in the tree, cut off with a sharp kuife all the bruised or broken roots, making a sloping cut on tbe under side, aa a smooth, clean cut heals soonest. It is best to have the soil in the bottom of the hole thoroughly loosened. II manure is to be applied, have it thoroughly rot tened and fined, and it will the better incorporate with the soil. Then see that it is filled in carefully around the roots. More trees die from failure to have tbe roots and soil come iu close contact than from any other cause. After covering the roots well, it will pay to tramp or press the soil well down. Two persons can work to good advantage in setticg out a tree; one to hold the tree aud sift in tho soil among the roots, and tbe other to fine the dirt and shovel it in. After the tree is planted, stake it well bo that the winds cannot bend it in any direction. For Sale or Rent. Tbe Palmer sawmill. For particulara address, E. C. Palmer, Drain, Or.