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Vol. XXXI.
Southern Oregon's Leading Newspaper. -
PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY.
ROSKBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 30, i9co.
No. 34
PLA1NDEALER.
JL J! ILJ
CAMPAIGN OPENED.
Grand Reception Accorded Re
publicans In South Douglas.
AT RIDDLE AND CANYONlME,
may Republican Prodigals Returning
to the Fold Fusion
Unpopular.
The ltouglhs county campaign was
formerly opened last Friday when a
Dumber of prowiuent local republican
speakers ani candidates begin a canvas
of South Douglas. The drat rally was
held at Kiddle, and a rousing old time
was reported. At the hour apoiriied for
the dlacuiaion of the issues of the cam
paign, the town hall was fairly packed
and much enthusiasm watt manifested.
The speakers and candidates were ex
teuded every courtesy by the good people
ot tuut town, and they are more thuo
pleased with the prospects for the hearty
support a id success JJof the republican
ticket in the Cow Creek valley, wLlch
may he expected as a result of the ioilu-
t'Dte of auch staunch und loyal local re
, ' f publicans as the Kiddle, Nichols Bros.,
Geo. K. tjulne, Mayes Bros., 1'. A,
Wilson and many other.
On Haturday the company proceeded
ou to Cauyouvlll'i, where a grand rally
no less eiithufiattic than the one held at
Kiddle, occurred. Here also a packed
house liateoed to the discussion of the
issues of the dsy, and a feature of the
rally was the presence of several prodi
gals, who had about made up their
minds to re-mute with the grand old
party, bavins; become weary of the fu
sion for spoilt regime.
Here too the candidate met with a
particularly cordial reception and formed
the acquaintance of many good substan
tial people who will consider well before
tbsy cast their ballots other than for the
republican ticket, a party thai holds
principle above all else the one (tarty
titat stands for prosperity, progress, and
good government.
Tho speakers were, Hon. A. M. Craw
ford and Kev. J, f(. Skiduiore. Candi
dates Included in (he canvas were,
Hon. Robert A, Booth, republi
can nominee , .for joint senator;
K.I). Briggs, of Aablaod, caudidate for
joint representative; Hoo. A. I". Men
iere, uoiuluee for state senator; A. Kf
Mattoon aod C. Koaa King, candidates
for representatives; K. L. l'arrott, candi
date for shoriir; Captain Frank
B. Hamlin, candidate for county
school superintendent and Dr. J. C
'Switched, candidate for coroner. Other
irts of South Douglas were visited by
- thv candidates before returning home.
Dr. Darrin
ffas arrived in Canyonville and is
stopping at the Brlgga Hotel until May 7,
where cons'dtatlon is free. He treats
ad chronic diseases with success, having
just corns from Kiddle, Ore., where he
has been quite busy the past two weeks,
a number of patients can be referred to
as to the good he has done end is doing
All peculiar female troubles, irregular
menstruation, leocborrhoea, displace
ments, etc., are confidently treated as
well as all acute, chronic, private and
nervous diseases, of whatever nature, if
nvjL Consultation free.
YHI'C1'SIA AND INDIUKSTION tTHkl).
Mr. Euitou: For over six years I
have been a great sufferer from acute
and chronic dyspepsia and digestion. I
cams to Dr. Darriu aod have taken his
treatment, and consider myself entirely
cured. I feel very thankful for the cur
and am only too glad to recommend Dr.
Darrla'a treatment lo the afflicted pub
lic. Can be referred to.
Mas. Amanda IIaboiu.
Astoria, November 23.
Office hours, 0 a. m. to 8 p. m.
Ramsey Declines.
Hon'. W. M. Ramsey, ths nominee of
thu demm-iatiu convention for juitica of
tirt supremo court, has declined thu
BO'riination. He forwarded bis declina
tion to Chuirmnn Sheridan, on tho lG'h
Inst. The judge wss not a csudld.ss
for this or anr other office, was not st the
convention, nnl was nominated witliont
his knowledge or Coneent. Tho ''eciuion
of tho judgo not to be a candidate is re
gretted by Lis hosts of friends here' aod
all over (he slate. We are sure Mr.
Ramsey could poll as large a vote as any
other man the democrats are likely to
place on the ticket. But from his de
cision thero ie no appeal.
This leaves Mr. Justice Wolverton
practically without opposition and that
is altout as it should be. The gentleman
is universally popular and baa made a
non-partisan record on the bench that
eniitles him to re-election without op
position. Capital Journal. (Pop.)
Murdered Man In Willamette.
Portland, April 27. The body of an
unkuowu man was discovered in the
Willamette Uiver alongside the Southern
Pacific dock, near the' foot of Kat Flan
ders street, yostorday by David Moore.
It was partially submerged and anchored
by two brake shoes, fastened to the neck
by means of a double wire.
Not a scrap of paper, or writing of any
sort was found on the person. Even the
mark of the manufacturer of the clothes
bad been removed.
The deceased probably weighed not
less than 170 pounds, and was about 5
feet and C inches in height. The body
will be kept at the morgue for several
days to further the puritose of identirka-
lion.
A specie' to the Herald from Washing
ton says: Persistent rumor BKain
fouples the names of General Joseph
Wheeler and Mrs. George W. Childe,
aod this time there seems to bo good
reason to believe an announcement of
their engagement to marry will be
made.
Oom Paul has in the held four sons,
thirty-three grandsons and six sons-in
law, and ia ready to take a gun hlmsel
when the question gets up to Pretoria.
, The fact that General Joe Wbeeler ia
talking of getting married adds another
Presidential possibility to the situation.
To make your wife love you Buy a
Racine buggy of S. K. Sykes.
Miss May Davidson returned from Ash
land on this morning's local.
Mrs. Jackson ot Drain is visiting with
her duughter, Mrs. Geo. Kates of this
city.
This ia ths season of love for tha un
married, and of house cleaning for the
rest of 'is.
Churchill & Wool ley have a very neat
f ablng tackle display in their wiudow
this week.
Mrs. F. H. Churchill aud Mrs. K. C.
Collins, have relumed from g visit in the
Willamette valley.
'Leave Your Happy Home" and
enjoy a tripe in a Kaclne bnggy pur-
chased of S. K. Sykei.
J, 0. 1 Sooth returned from his trip to
Koseburg (this (Friday) morning.
Grants Pass Mining Journal.
The advance agents and bill posters
for Norris Bros. Dog and Trained Aniru
al Bhow are iu town today. Tho show
wilt be here May Ttb.
Tomorrow evening tbe regular meet
ing of the McKiniey Kepublivan Club
will beheld in Hocum'a Hall. All the
mem bwa are requested to he present.
Letter List
Ksiualniug uncalled for iu the How
burg poHtoflice:
Ilsgerman Martin Vining G. G.
Johnson, Mrs., G. J. Williams G.
Kyan, M. IC.
Persons calliug for these letters wil
please state the date on which ihey were
advertised, April SO, 1000.
The letter will be charged for at the
rat of on cent each.
V. A. I btkkIM.
TAGAL LEADER TAKEN
Senor Paterno, President of the
lilipino Cabinet, a Prisoner.
DISFRANCHISING THE NEGROES
First Pension Granted an Oregon Vol
unteer. Destructive Floods.in
Texas.
Manila, April 23. Major-General
Llod Wheaton reports that Senpr Pa
terno, the former President of the Phil
ippine so-called cabinet, was captured in
the mountains near Trinidad, province
of Bsngait, on April 25. Paterno recent
tly, through relatives In Manila, request
ed aud received permission to eoter the
American lines, but f'tiled to appear
His relatives explained that he had been
sick a long time and was sn invalid, ile
was brought to San Fernando ou a litter
ambulance by soldiers of the Forty
eighth Regiment.
Disfranchising the Niggers.
Ntn York, April 28. A special to the
Times from Richmond, Va., says:
' The question of calling a constitutional
convention in Virginia, primarily for the
disfranchisement of the negroes, has
been practically settled as far as tbe
democrats are concerned. A majority
of the delegates to the democratic state
convention aie instructed in favor of
making a call for tbe convention a party
issue.
First Blood for Oregon.
Wasuixgtox, April "S Kepresenta
tiye Moody has secured a small pension
for Jacob C. Bins, of The Dalles. Bins,
throogn accident, lost the use of one leg
when enroute for Manila. This is the
first penBlou to a member of the Second
Oregon volunteers.
Heavy Floods Down in Texss.
I
Dallam, Tex., April 28. The floods
shows no signs of receding, and most of
the Texas rivers aro still risiog. A Fort
Worth dispaV'b eays Trinity river has
overflowed, doing much property dam
age. Waco says the list of dead there w ill
reach from 10 to 13. The property dam
age in the city will exceed $150,000.
Telegraph lines are gone south of
Wasco, iaolatiug mote than half the
state. Kailroad movementsaieabsolute
ly suspended south of Dallas. Los.-es by
flood and hurricane since yesterday are
estimated at three to five million dol
lars. Keports from southern aod central
Texas state that great destruction has oc
curred. The whole state was visited
yesterday by the greatest precipitation
ever known here. In Temple county it
approximated six inches.
Notice to Contractors.
Sealed bids will be received by the
board of directors of school Dint. No. 4,
for the contract of a four room addition
to the present school building, also re
modeling roof and stairs, as per plans
and specifications furnished by C. II.
BurggratT, architect, said building and
alternations to be completed by Sept. 1.
1900. All hid must be accompanied
with certified check for if'.'OO. All bida
must be in the hands of the clerk by 1
o'clock, May 12, 1900.
Contractor will be expected to give a
bond for full amount cf bid.
Plana aud specifications tan be seen at
tbe cilice of C. II. Burggraff, Salem, Ore-
gen, and M Obu-cbill A Woolley's, Kate
burg. Board reserves the rifcht to reject
all bhls.
By order of board of directors, school
Dist. No. 4.
Ciaka Dill abu,
(b30.) Clerk.
DEATH OF THOMAS KAY.
A Public-Spirited Citi.en of Salem
Passed Away. Woolerf
rianufacturer.
PoitTLA.vo, April 20. Tbomas Kay, a
pioneer woolen manufacturer of Oregon,
died last night at K) o'clock at 6t, Vin
cent' Hospital. Mr. Kay Lad been
slowly failing for some time, and two
weeks ago was brought from bis borne in
Salem to the hospital. He gradually
grew worse until he died.
Thomas Kay was connected with tbe
woolen manufactu-ing industry in Ore
gon almost from its earliest days, fie
was born in Applebridge, Yorkshire,
Eng., in 1837. He came from a long line
of woolen manufacturers, and grew op in
tbe business, learning its every de
tail. In 1867, Mr. Kay came to the United
States, when he was 20 years old, and
after working one year at Cozeoovia, X.
Y., returned to England for a year to
further perfect himself in the trade. He
came back to America in 1839 and
worked in woolen mills in Philadelphia,
Trenton and Newark for Buyers! years.
Io 1803 Mr. Kay came to Oregon to
take charge of the weaving department
ol the mills at brownBville, Linn county,
where he remained nntil the mills burned
in 1865. He worked successively in tbe
mills at The Dalles and Ashland, acting
as superintendent at the latter place for
four years.
In 1800 he took charge of the weaving
department of tbe Willamette wooled
mills, at Salem, and continued in this
position until 1873, when he leased the
new mill which had been built at
Brownsville. In 1875 be formed a part
nership, and bought Ibe mill, which tbe
tirm operated until 1888, when Mr. Kay
Sold out his interest to bis associates.
He then spent some time in travel
abroad, returning to Salem in 1SS9. Re
ceiving much encouragement from public-spirited
citizens, he built and operat
ed the Salem Woolen Mills. Ilia plant
was destroyed by fire in 1S95, but was re
built, and is now in operation.
In 1892 he built a rrill at Waterloo for
the manufacture of knitted hosiery and
underwear, and this institution was in
j operation until ii was burned in 1S98.
Ia 1857, Mr. Kay married Miss Ann
Singsby, of Leeds, Eng. Ten children
were born to them, five of whom are still
living. They are: Mrs. C. P. Bishop,
of Salem ; Tbomas Kay, Jr., of Salem;
Mrs. O. P. Coshow, Jr., Koseburg;
Mifses Lenore and Bertha Kay, of
Salem.
Iu Salem, Mr. Kay was highly regard
ed us a public-spirited citizen. It ia said
that during the hard limes he kept his
plant iu operation, even at a loss, in or
der to give employment to the operatives,
who were dependent upon the industry
for a living.
He was a member of tbe Baptist
church aud of tbe Masonic aod Odd Fel
lows Ordere.
A large gathering of friends was as
sembled at the train when tbe remains
srrived al Salem.
Tbe pall-bearers at the train were
Sir Knights Geo. 11. Gray, Frank Turn
er and Milton Meyers, of De Molay Cam
mandry, and 8. Kaiatrick, Tbos. Allport
and K. Sawyer, employee of the Woolen
Mills. Funeral Director Uigdon took
charge ol the remains and they were laid
in state at the home of the late deceased.
The funeral took place at 2 o'i lock
Sunday from the Firat Baptist church,
Ret. Konald McKillop othciating. He
was laid to rest in the Koral cemetery,
by the side of his deceased son, Harry G
Ksy.
The case of tbe State vs John Halt oc
cupied three days in the circuit court
last weuk. Thejury after being out two
hours brought iu a verdict bf guilty.
Mr. Hall was sentenced by Judge Benson
on Tuesday to pay a tine of $500. Tbe
defendant's lawyers, K. G. Smith and
Francis Fitch, have moved for a new
trial, aud that being denied them, they
will appeal the case to tbe supreme
court. Mr, Hall' bond were fixed at
(750. Halt was tried lor au asaanlt up
on Conductor Ed Tyni .
GUARDING THE PASSES.
Boers Prepared to Mass Against
British Advances.
WEVLER'S PLAN IS SUGGESTED.
Gen. Botha Proving an Efficient Com
mander. London Populace
Growling at Roberts.
London-. Aoril 28. Th" British in the
Orange Free State are t- ill presumably
following the Boers northward, not there
is no word from tbe t . st interesting
field of operations. A dispatch from
Ladysmith says ther are only small
parties of Boers in tb. Pinwai Pass, bat
that some hundreds t guarding Van
Kcenens Pass aod Oliv ' Shoereck Pass.
Commandants Deber aud Vannieskirk
are in charge, and tb r forces have been
eo disposed that the v le can be massed
at any pisb the Brit j i may attempt to
force.
The St. James Gtz;::e, dealing with
the problem of the treatment of the Free
State farmers, suggests a revival of Gen
eral Weyler'a Cuban coocentrado system
mines tbe horrible dishonesty of its ex
ecution.
British Making No Gains.
London, April 28. In Commandant
General Louis Botba tbe Boers appear to
have fonud a capable successor to Jon
bert. As ths result of hie insigV-i und
quick decision, it may be assumed now
that tht retreating commandos have
gotten safely away with the transport.
It is trne that Lord Roberts' dispatch
leaves much unsaid as to the where
abouts of other forces tbao those of Gen
eral French and General Rondel. Noth
ing is said about the troops of General
Brabant, Pole-Carew, Hart and Cherm
side, but the indications from Aliwal
North show that several small commands
are still hovering in the vicinity of
Springfield, causing a certain amount cf
danger, and the advices" from IW Wet's
Dorp, outlining tbe duties of General
CberuiBide, justify the conclusion tha: it
will still be necessary to employ a consid
erable body of troops to keep tbe Free
State clear of Boers.
The position is that the Boers who be
gan their raid a month aico by compell
ing Colonel Broadwood to retire on
Bloemfootein have now gotten safely
away to the northward, practically with -out
loss, but with the advantage of seven
l'ritish guns, together with a hundred
prisoners captured.
Meanwhile tbe advance to Pretoria has
not begun. Small wonder is it thai
tnutHad complaints aod criticism are Xi
be heard ' here and there against Lord
Roberts. Two-thirds of hia entire force
has beeu employed in effecting this
small satisfaction, and the probability i
that the whole force must be again con
centrated on Bloemfontein before the
main advance begins. As similar raid
on ths British communications are likely
to be repeated, it is evidently atill a far
cry to l'retoria.
The significance of General Hunter's
division going to Kimberly, where
mounted troops are also arriving daily, in
now said to be a serious attempt to deal
with the strong Boer forces on the Vaal
river, now- threatening to take Barkley,
and then endeavor to relieve Maieking.
A Little Light by Correspondents.
London, April 28. Tne'Bloe.-ntoutein
i correspondent of the Daily Telegtuh
under Thursday 's date says ;
Dorp kept well ahead ot General
French's ravslry. I'nlets the enemy
should make a stand at Kroooatad.
Lord Roberta will rapidly cross the Vaal
river."
Tbe Bloemfontein correspondent of the
Times, telegraphing Thursday, says:
"There appears to be little chance ot
inflicting affective pnuisbmenl on the
retreating Boers, Commaodaiit Lm is
Botba, who arrived at De Wet's Dorp
Monday, realised the situation alonee
and ordered tbe immeoiate withdrawal
of the iioera both from there and from
Wepener,