The Plaindealer. (Roseburg, Or.) 1870-190?, May 07, 1900, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text7 PLA1NDEA x EIGHT PAGES. Southern Oregon's Leading Newspaper. PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY; i Vol. XXXI. ' ROSHI3URG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 7, igoo. No. 36 PRAISE FOR GEN. OTIS Mckinley Records His High Ap preciation. Tilt GENERAL SAILS TOR HOME Warship.- at flanlla Saluted as 116 Took Ml5 Departure The Cam- palgn in the Islands. Wamhnoton, May 5 The order Is buo 1 by the war department yesterday relieving General Otis of the command of the divleiou of the Philippine and ae signing General MncArtbur thereto con cludes as foil j w : "On completion of the transfor of the coiniuanJ, Msjor-General Oils, accom panied by hid authorized aid, will re pair to Sau Francisco Cel., reporting up on arrival to the Adjutant-General Uoitud State Army (or the further or ders of the secretary of war. Msjor General Otis is relieved from commsnJ only in compliance with hit own ex pressed wish. Th President directs that this ordtr record bis hiuU apprecia tion of that odieer's dititinguUhed and eacceasful service io the Philippine Islands lo bjtb civil and military admin alratioc. They en til Id him ingratitude and honor from his country. "I'.i.iiic Root. "fn-ciutery of War." . (iiMierul Nine-Arthur lu additlun lo bis duliosas commander, wilt exercise the authority of Military Governor of the Philippine 'elands. H.U1.LO I'OU NuVli. Manila, May 5. Tte I'tiited States trannport Meade sailed lor the Untied Statos at 5 o'clock tbis afternoon, with Major-(ieneral Otis and two Aid-de-i'amp on board. The warships in port fired a Major-General's salute as the steamer raised her anchor. The gov, rnor'e launch left the palace at 4 o'clock, carry ingGsneial Otis and General MacArtb ur's stafTj lo the Meade. The Twenti eth and Fonrteeolb Infantry wore drawn op ashore In front of the city wall at "present arms," and the band played "Aald Lang Sjoe," while the shri bat tery tainted. Republican Meetings. The candidates upon the republican tfeket will address the people of Douglas county as follows : May 3, Thursday, 2 p. en., liogeesa school house. May 4, Friday, 7:30 p. m., Couistork. " 5, fiatordey, 1 p. tr., Yoncalla. " 5, Saturday, 7:30 p. in., Drain. ' 7, Monday, 7:30 p. in., Myrtle Creek. Hay 8, Tuesday 1 :30 p. ru., Ualesville. " 8. Tueeday 7 :30 p. rn., Glendale. " 10, Thursday 1 p. tn., Millwood. " 10 Thursday, 7:30 p. tn., Colea Valley. May 11, Friday 1:00 p.m., Cleveland. " 11, Friday 7:30 p. ra., French Settlement. May 14, Monday 7:30 p. in., Looking Glass. May 15, Tuesday 1 :30 p. w., Ten Mile. ' 15, Tuesday 7:30 p. ra.,01alla. " 10, Wednesday 2 p. m., Camas Valley. 17, Thursday 1 :30 p. nt., Brockway. " 17, Thureday 7:30 p. 'in.. Civil fiend. May 16, Friday 1:30 p. school honse. May IS, Friday 7UiQ p ni., Watson tn., Blakely school house. May 10, Saturday 1:30 p. in. Oak Creek school house. May IV, Haturday7:30 p. m., Willis . atool boos. Public School liotcrtaioancnt. Paplls of the public school assisted by 1ecal talent, will preeeat aa interesting prelum at the Opera House Friday ess 'lag.fMsy JBth. More book (or the scbani library U t j object ol (bit enter UlBteett' TU program wilt; bo utbesd Utte. BOILER EXPLOSION. I'rcdcrlckson Killed Outright Anlauf Died Thursday. Dr. W. L. Chenhlre, coroner, arrived Lomo from Booth-Kelly mill No. 1, abovo Saginaw eeyen miles, where he went lo investigate tho boiler explosion, which occurred last week. ' Dr. Oneehire reports the affair to have been very disastrous, hut ono to which no hUtue cau bo attached, unless to tho men who were attending the boiler, as they were uli experienced engineers. The boiler which exploded had not been used for about three weeks, and the water guago had become stopped up. The men built a tire under tbe boiler and wnt about some other work. The re sult waa that enough steam was goner ated to blow tho boiler sky-high, which it did literally. The boiler was oue used to haul logu lo the mill and was across the lake from the mil! about 500 feet distant. When tbe explosion occurred the boiler was lifted into the sir, carried across the lake and lit on tbe root of the mill, falling from there to the platform, -a here It now rests. The other alongside waa not in jured. The men wru terribly injured. Fred erickson, the man killed outright, re ceived a large Iiactnre on the tkull, and besides was virtually uiaebed all over. nVnlauf, who died about - o'clock Tnursday,was badly ioj ued on the bead, and bad his right r.nu and left thigh fractured, l'.udolph, who ia alive and will probably recover, was injured in tbe client and burned over various parts of the body, besides hnviK bis right area Iraoiuied. At 8 o'clock Thursday morning Coioner Cheehiro empahelod a jury, composed of workmen from mill N'o. 2, and examined into the causes of the explosion and tbe death of the to men, concluditg this duty about 10:30 He then came to Saginaw and arrived home on the 1:03 train. The report of the coroner's jury ia as follows : ItFrOBI ok i'ohonkk'b jcbv. We, the coroner's j-iry, having beeu sutiimoued to investigate the boiler ex plosion, deaths and injuries occqrring at tbe Bwtb-Kellv mill No. 1, find that said exploeiou occurred about 10 a. in., and was probably due to over pressure; and that Otto Frederickson was killed outright by a Iracture the ekull. Otto Anlauf was injured by a stroke on tbe head, from '.the effects of which he died 11 hours later, and Herman Rudolph was Injured on chest, burned on various parts of body, and recived a fracture of tbe right arm, all due to said explosion. M.J. Bhidck. Foreman. Ed. Chawi-obu, Bona Pattbh, S. A. Bunbo.v, Clabk Litwia, J. L. Plabtw. Anlauf was about 30 years of age, and Mr. Frederirkson about 45. Mr. Ru dolph was a younger man aod unmar ried. These men werv among the Lst mechanics employed at tbe mill, and it is said almost tbe entire responsibility rested with them. Not since the explosion of tbe boiler in a harvest field in tbe west end of tbe county in the summer of 1898, has a disaeter of such proportions occurred in Lane county, and the sad accident has cast a gloom over all who knew tbe un fortunate men. Guard. State News. II. J. Hicks, ot tbe Neil Creek saw mill, nsr Ashland, baa entered into a contract to supply 250,000 feet of lumber (or use at Ibe .box factory at Grant'a Fast, and tbe work of eawing out this large order will tte commence! at once. Farmers at Bly aod vicinity, in tbe western part of Klamath county, are en gaged in excavating a big water dlteb for irrigation purposes. The dllrh will be 12 miles in lengtb and will cover many thousand of .acres of good land. It is reported at Lkeview that Frank Reynolds, of the Oakland Meat Com pany, and Miks Hartery, of Tula Lake, hare purchased from Artbar Jaeksoo, of Steele Hwsmp, his entire baud ot stock, both horses ad catite, Tbe price paid was 17100. Another Native Son's Cabin. Pohtlani, May 3. The American Born Chinese Association wos formed Saturday with o5 native-born Chinese as charter members. The officer elected are: Seid Back, Jr., president; Moy Bow Wing, vice-preeidout ; Lam John, recording secretary; Lee Poy, financial secretary; Louie 'JTuui, marshal; Loa Hung, assistant marshal; Moy Chuck Wing, treasurer, and Mig Lin, sentinel. There are COO native-born Chinese in Portland, and 40 of the-e are entitled to vots. The Baker City Epidemic. The Citizen of May 2, says a fatal epidenoic ia raging at Biker City. Tbe papera of tbat city say nothing abont it. Tbe Citizen says an extract from a Bik er City letter of April 23 has this: "The disease which tbe doctors hereto fore called pneumonia and so many deaths have occurred from it, has proved to be black foyer, suppnnsd to have its origin in Russia, aa the doctor says there are thousands Idying thereof the dread ful disease. "There were several funerals today. Jut think of it! It hss been raging here for two mouths under the name of li;)tiiuoiia. It is very contagious ; the nurses all tuke it and die. "There have been from two to three funerals dnily for two months. They would tike them out from tbe bospi'.al after nlxht anil bnry them." Goard. Fifth District C. E. Convention. The First Annual Convention of the ChtjHtiau Lndeavor societies of tbe fifth district, including Lane sod Douglas counties, which is to be held at YonciiM, Douglas county, Saturday evening and Sunday. May 12 and 13. promisee to be a splendid meeting. Already a number of excellent speak cts have besn secored for tbe program, and tbe Southern Pacific Co. has granted a rate of one and one-tbird fare for tbo round trip. Delegates must take receipts when tbey buy their tickets. The following is a provisional pro gram: sATi iioAV KVKMo, May 12. 7:30. General topic. 'A School of Methods." (a) The Secret of a Good Prayer Meeting, Miss May Cowan, Drain ; to be followed by an open parliament. . (b) Tbe Secret of Good Committee Work, Miss Llziio Griffin, Eugene, to be followed by an open parliament. (c) A Model Business Meeting. Von calls Society. sr.NDAY, May 13. Union church services both morning and sveniog to be addressed by promi nent visiting ministers. Regular En deavor meeting at 6:80 p. ro. Conven tion meeting at 3:30. 1. The Secret of Success of Ibe Chris tian Endeavor Movement, Rev. J. E, Blair, Oakland. 2. How Can We Achieve Greater Success in tbe Moral Movements of tbe Day? Prof. Louis Barzee, Drain. (a) Sabbath Keeping (to be supplied). (b) Temperance, Rev. C. Calvert Smoot, Eugene. (c) Law Enforcement (to be sup plied ). 3. The Secret of 8 access in All Great Moral Reforms (to b supplied). 4. A Ten-Minute Covenant Meeting, led bv Rev. W. A. Wood, Roseborg. Notice. We the undersigned members of the Modern Woodmen of America, hereby request tbat a special meeting be called on Wednesday, May 0, 1000, lor the pur pose of adopting candidates for member ship and balloting on applications. 8. J, Thobnto. J. G. bxrni, F. M. Bxabo. Notice is hereby given tbat a special meeting of the Modern Woodmen of America, will be held ou Wednesday. May tt. 1900, (or tbe purpose of oalloting oa applications and adopting candidates (or meaaaershlp. F. M. Bbab, Oa. Bnuut Week. .a PHILIPPINE LETTER. Filipinos Look to Bryan as Their De liverer. Tho following letter wai received by Wm, Vinson from his son, Burt, who is with the Soth liegt., U. S. V., in the Philippines; PcKin.d de Sual, Luzjn Island, March 30, 1900. Dear Mamma, Papa aod brothers: I received your letter today (Friday), it found .no well. It was the first letter I have received from you since I left Van couver Barracks. I was thinking you bad forgotten where I lived. Was 1 glad to get it? Sore I was, I wish it were a mile long. I received a letter from Aunt Martha about tbe first of February, bnt have bad no chance to answer because we were ordered out on a "hike" and did not get back until lapt Monday (March 26). My health is very good. Aunt Martha asked what kind of an Xmas dinner I bad last Xmaa. It was pretty slim, consisting of two slices of bacon, four pieces oi bard tack and plenty o( water. We were on a "hike" looking for niggers and found them the' duy before Xtnae. We killed cir.e of them and took live prisoners and cap tured twenty-two rifles. We bad one man killed and Ut Lieutenant Reed re ceived a braes covered Remington ball in his leg and bad to bave it amputated near the thigh Reed was a fine young officer about 25 years old, and was our regimental quartermaster and a soldiers' friend. ' We garrison the most important towns and allow the Filipinos to elect their own local officers, and in that way everything is moving along smoothly and the natives are satisfied. There id no organized army of Filipinos now, they are just ladrones (meaning Spanish brigands) cruising around tbe country in bands of from 50 to 100 each, ( waylaying small detachments of Ameri cans. I do not think tbe Filipinos are able to govern themselves. It ia only the lawless ones who are doing tbe fight ing now. Tbe Filipinos want to bang out until the next presidential election in the U. S. They expect Bryan to be elected and look for him to withdraw the troops from the Philippines and give them full away. Bat 1 think they will wait some time for Bryan. This is tho dry season or summer here now. We expect the Filipinos to organ ize in the rainy season and operate against us during the next dry season. Tho wet season commences in May or June, and if there is no more fighting then thau now we expect to be or dered home. I bave bad some chills and fever, bnt tbat is not very uncommon down here. Did you get the picture I bad taken at Vancouver? We are quartered in a place called Sua! on the sea coast Give my regards to Grandma and all my friends, and tell Aunt Martha I will answer her letter in a day or two. As news is scarce I must close. Love to ail. Your son, BCBT. Roseburg Book & Job Office. In order to utilise water-power for op erating our fine new Chandler k Price Gordon Job press, our job office, know n aa tbe Roseburg Book and Job Office has been consolidated with tbe semi weekly Plai.vdsalkr, where it .will re main under our personal supervision aa before, and where work will be turned out more punctually and satisfact orally than ever. Assuring our many patrons tbe same courteous treatment and excellent work, we solicit a continu ance of their patronage. Respectfully, W. C. Connie. Wanted. A good reliable man, married or single, to milk and work ou farm. Musi be bunset, steady and reliable. Steady em ptoymeat and right pay te proper parties. Address , (a7. !Uebel. Or. CROSSED THE VAAL Hunters Column Is on the Way to MdfcUnrj. RELIEF Of TOWN EXPECTED SOON Boers Retreating; Northward and Fightlnz for All They Are Worth In theThabsnchu District. Wabbknto.s, Mfly 5. evening. The Vaal River has been suvc- isfully crossed at Windeorton bv Barter brigade, with whom is General Hui. , commanding thedivieiou. Tbe Boe; - have evacuated Winctaorton and Ki iam. They .are treking northward a' are fighting (or ail tbey are worth. I' irton is hanging on to their rear and s filing them vigor ously. JudgiDg from Vf. clouds of dust, the retreating Boere u ist be in very lsrge numbers. RELIEF OF flAFEKINQ EXPECTED Boers Still Holding Their Own ia Thabauchu District. - Loxoox, May 6- 4:20 a. in. London has been codfidently expecting to bave news' of tbe relief of Mafeking before midnight, but nt that hour the War Of fice stated that no further intelligence had been received ot Hunter's column, to v. Lich the public believed bad been -is- kigaed the work of relieving the town. Beyond further details of the ocenpi- liou of Brandfort, little or no news baa cme during the cibt. A dispatch from Thabaocbu. d.ited May 4, says tLe situation is practically encbanged, the Boers holding tbeir po sition and Bending occasional shells into tbe British camp. From the top of Tbabanchu Hill one ran see over tbe Boer camp. Ihe country, through which a number of4Boers ar trekking, ' is exceedingly difficult. It is learned . that the Boers are trying to draw sap- . plies from the Ladybraud district. Ibe Seventeenth brigade has moved four miles south,-' presumably to assist Gen eral Brabant if necessary. A dispatch from Aliwal North, dated May 5, says: "Three hundred captured cattle and borfes were brought in last night. Tbe wounded are being gradually moved here from Hafeteng." A dispatch from Cape Town says: "Tbe general feeling here, in which of ficial circles participate, is tbat Lord Roberta' advance. toward Pretoria will be rapid. Tbe Boer prisoners do not an ticipate tbat any effective resistance will be encountered." Anxiety is felt regarding the fate of Mr. Begbie, who baa been arrested in connection with tbe blowing op of tbe shell factory. Consul Hay ia watcblnf? the accused man's interests. Oldest Pioneer. Gov. T. T. Geer left Salem Wednesday morning for ButteyUle, where be waa joined by F. X. Mattbieu, thw honored patriarch and pioneer, and tbat gentle man located tbe exact spot on which was beld tbe first meeting of tbe Oregon pioneers, held for tbe purpose of decid ing tbe fate of tbe Oregon country, whether it should become British terri tory, or belong to tbe United Slates. Mr. Mattbieu, who is now 83 ye us old. iatbe only resident of the Willamette Valley left alive to tell tbe story as an eye-witness and participant, and who cau point out the exact spot where tbe historical gatberiug waa held. Tbe spot will be suitably marked and all loyal Oregoniaoa will be pleased to know Ibat its location has been definitely located. Brownsville Times. Oall on Gaddle Bros, for bay aod eate, at tbe Baaaey bar.