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Vol. XXXII.
ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, xgox.
No. 103
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SOMETHING FOR
...LADIES...
Collarettes,
Capes,
J: . Read3'-made Waists,
. 'Waist.Patterns,
Gloves
Umbrellas,
Fascinators,
GENTLEMEN
Smoking Jackets,
Overcoats,
Suits : -
Neckties,
Mufflers,
Gloves,
Umbrellas.
LATE NEWS SUMMARY
Important
Events of
few Days.
the Past
STATE, GLNERAL, I0RLIGN.
Cream of the Dispatcher Dished
Up in Condensed Form for
the Busy Reader.
LATEST rSEW5.
II n iksrehMq for- Ltdies, Misses and Children; Men, Youths
and Boys. Toe finest line ever shown ia the city.
One
Price
Store
WoIIenberg Bros.
On
Trite
Store
Open until 8 o'clock.
ft
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and we present our claims for con
sideration to the
. FURNITURE .
buying public, confident that when
goods are examined and prices com
pared all purchases will be made
with us. We are showing the
greatest line of willow cobbler seats
of solid oak rockers ever shown in
Douglas county also a full line of
styles of Furniture, Carpets, Rugs
a Our Toy Department
contains Doll Carriages
Tables, Rocking Horses
and Chairs, Stoves, Iron Express Wagons
'if Shoo Flys, Cradles, Rockers
jr from f 1.00 up and many other thiugs too numerous to mention.
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THE
B. W. STRONG,
FURNITURE MAN. Roseburg.Ore
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Bring
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Us Your ...
CHICKENS.
BUTTER.
A diunken man in Washington acci
dentally gt aw bled against tho President
while tbe Utter was taking a walk. A
fool of a reporter iotuiediateiy started a
sensational story about tbe Preeideut
being assaulted.
Prof. F. E. YounK. of tbe Grants Pass
public schools has received on appoint
ment from the gorermeot as principal in
tbe schools at Manila, at a salary of
(1300 per year, but be will remain with
bit charge ia Grants Pas.
The 8. P. 0miaoy is arranging to
conetoct two 30,000 gallon nil tanks, one
at Red BlolT and ooe at Sacntmento, for
the storage ol tuel oil. When they are
completed oil-burning engines will be
ned on tbe passenger trains.
- Saturday and Sunday tbe 21st and
22nd were tbe shortest days in tbe
year. Tbe sun row at 7 :3tJ o'clock a.
m. and set at 4:31 o'clock p. m. making
the 9:05 bonre. From Scnday until
Jane 22, 1901, will be a graJual in
crease in the length of tbe cay to over
15 boars.
A rery rich strike baa receotly been
made in the Lucky Boy mine in Line
eoonty. It is reported that a 4 foot
let! its has been uncovered (or a distance
of five bnodred feet that gives ore that
I assays $000 to t)0 to the too, and tbat
there is $1,000,000 in sight. Tbe owners
are said to rave recently betore tbe
strike was made refused $200,000 lor
tbe property.-
It U reported that tbe English part
ridges imported and tamed loose ia sev
eral localities id tbe Willamette ralley
about a rear ago hare increased remark
ably. As high as seventy-five birds were
counted in a single field in tbs vicinity
ol Albany tnu fall. As tbu entire im
portation consisted of bat tweuty-foar
birds, snd several ol them were not ex
pected te live, tbis Increase is remarkable
tbejmore so considering that only about
a third of tbe birds were liberated ia that
vicinity.
Tbe Booth-Kelly Lnmber Company's
mills in Lane count are all running to
Miss Stone's Ransom,
to Fill Gage's Place.
Still Active.
Iowa nan!
Boers "
IN Tilt PHILIPPINES
Organization of tbe United States
Postal Servta.
REVENUES fROM THE SERVICE.
A Douglas County Boy Wl Was
Connected With the
Service.
Sofia, Dec. 24. The Turkish brigands who hold the
American missionary, Miss Stone, a , captive for ransom
have found means to notify the American consul that they
will deliver her at any neutral point-that may b agreed ret! bom. afuc
r e a .1 , f ssrvlsa ike fieawm
The Turkish pound is equal to $4.40 of our money,
Hence the ransom asked is approximately $ 61,600.
CRANE DECLINES TREASURER'S PORTFOLIO
B F. Wells, son of W. R. Wells, an
sstoeniesd pkmewr dttawa of this coawtv.
ly two
i Posts
io tbs Philippines, with Manila as hi
bass af operations. Mr. Walls' , ezpsr-
ieoos In the postal service fas tae '.islands
tboroagbiy soqaainted.bbas with tbs re-
salt of tbs portal dopartmeA's work ia
our dsw possessions and be gives as . tbs
following interesting sketch of the
vice, its organization, receipts aad its
progress. Tfce assistant nporiatsndsot
eaenUooad. F. W. Vaille, m com peUed
to resiirn bis position oa socowat of poor
seal th and returned . boat to Portland
along with Mr. Walls:
"Tbe establishment of an Americas
postal service in tbs . Philippine, dales
from tbe oocnpst job of tbe .islands by
oar srsay wbils lbs Was DeprnxUsent was
preparing (o send treopa to tbs Philip
pines, tbe Postal Department was ar
ranging to osve us ' represent sUves ae-
Washingtok, Dec. 24. Governor Crane, tf Massa
chusetts, has declined the Treasury portfolio tendered him
by President Roosevelt last Friday. It was officially an
nounced at the White House today that he had declined
for business and domestic reasons.
The announcement of Governor Crane's declination
followed a conference between the President and Senator
Lodge, after the latter had talked with Governor Crane
over the long-distance telephone. The only name suggest
ed at the White House today after it was known that Gov- company tbem to establish tn postal
esnor Crane would not accept, was that of Colonel Myron
T. Herrick, of Cleveland. Colonel Herrick is at the head
oTone of the largest savings institntions in; tbe-! country,
and has had a wide experience in financial affairs. He
was a warm personal friend of the late President McKinley
and it is understood was promised a foreign mission.
Washington, Dec. 24. President Roosevelt is consid
ering Governor Shaw, of Iowa, in connection with the
treasury portfolio to succeed Secretary Gage. The report
was even current here this afternoon that the President
had actually tendered the position to Governor Shaw, but
ai the White House no confirmation of the latter report
could be obtained.
BOERS NOT SLEEPING.
FOR GASH OR TRADE.
J. F. BARKER & CO.
London, Dec. 24. Lord Kitchener, in a dispatch from
Johannesburg, dated Saturday, December 21, sends reports
of sharp fighting in the Orange River and Transvaal colo
nies. Two hundred mounted infantry in the neighbor
and were
seat chin g farms when they were attached by 30oBpers and
40 armed natives, under Commandant Biitz. The Boers
changed determinedly in overwhelming numbers. Beyond
no details
I.I . :a HX.I 1 L e
sr. very plentiful. There are plenty cl j 1,0od of Beingderyn were divided WtO parties
Be Prepared
for bail weather. It is here now
and will be with us for "quite a
while." We have the necessary
footwear to complete your rainy
day costume, and a' complete
line of
Gaiters, Laggings
and Rubbers. . . .
all up to the usual high standard
of quality and marked at usual
low prices.
I cars on hand now and thousands of feet
of the finest I a aider in th world is being
sbipped by the'eompany every day. One
day last week tbe big Wendiing mill.
which has a rated capacity of 130.000 feet th fact that the British casualties were severe,
per aay, torneo out isu.uw teei in ten i . .
1 FlIVvA litAM SP4kJAl ttA4
I v, .ki,k i.il,.w .... uu isnmu.
uvui rr, v uivu so auo a use otci iiiiiii
at tbe mill. Co burg mill ia sawing 1,000
000 feet every eight days, an average of
125,000 feet per day. Tbe Sprioafield
and Saginaw mills are alo .ioing tbeir
ervieshrre. If r. T. W. Vaille. of Port
land, Oregon, aa aaeietaal uporinieod-
eat ia tbe Railway Mail ServVs.
ordered, to uka cbarn of this work.
With tws expert eierks hoes lb Saa
FraacMco oetorEos, be left that port
June 15, 1898, oa the treosport "CbDS,"
arrivint at Cavtte Jaly 16. Tbs first
tegular post office waslopaned at Cavite
oo July 30. Prior to this sa offies bs4
beta coadsctsa eat beard a transport ia
tbs bay.
Oa Almost U. 1888, Mr. Tail! sen
barked oa a transport to witsiss tbs tak
tag of Man Ua,' and lo erraaga far tbs
opeaisg cJ a postoftca sa;
sibls. By asoskbtaatioB af
essba waaaoabled to land
Manila folly aa hoar sari tor
soldiers. lie at soes ' proceeded
postolfios snd took charga.
Tbe roatsc of the office showed a total of
two hundred aad fire employes. Flfteso
of these were retained ia the) sostoffies
in tbe service of tbs United States. Ia
tbe meantime Mr. Vaille secured tbe
tau oi ovo eoidwro wno bad . experi
ence lo poet office work ia tbe 8tatea.
and with Uiia entail force of clerk aa
Americaa poetoRios wss WsMiarrH ia
Manila.
aad eater
to tbe
THE
Chicago
TYPEWRITER
Price, $35.00
Guaranteed to equal any
$103 machine
E. L. KING, Gen'l Agent, 218 Sansome St., San Francises
W. C. COIsTXaTBR, taocal ABt., Roselmrc
Who will win the Prize?
For ear M coot parens at my store too not only get
value received ia iba I re beet and beet treeenea ia tow
st lowest pricee, bat s ticket which may aiaka yoo Ua '
winner 3f tbe banfome pris ib extra large, wax oJJ.
now ew exbibitioa ia say store window. Call early before
the tickets are all eat. - 4 .
WILL CURRIER
THE GROCER -
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Eastma
.. Kodaks ..
Make Good
Xmas Gifts
See those $1 and $2
Brownies
ALBUMS AND PHOTO MOUNTS AT
CHURCHILL & W00LLEY
F.
C. LADD.
G. OLSON
Have j'ou seen the
Christmas Goods
just received at
m
iiiacitc
TbeofaaUuion and opersUoa of
saUsfaetory postal serviea ia tb Philip
pines has bsea no easy isk. Fur
time mails to aad from point ia tbs is-! sfl
lands oataide of Manila were, of secse 4
sity, reosired and deft vend through mil- w
itary. Eitbteen postolfices ware an bee-. W
Vf T)t,a .WV, loMntl aatahlialMuI at mililarv mmtm 9
xi. ijviu. r, i ku i-m r
' I I IL. t-l I- I '
low-, - ri i r ...A pwoosa
AtLangberg, Dec. iS, the Boers charged bravely and
fought desperately for several hours. Dewet was driven
off with the loss of 20 men. On Dec. 20,
IF YOU WISH A NICE PRESENT
FOR A FRIEND YOU SHOULD CALL
AT ONCE AND GET FIRST CHOICE"'
ham ni the wnrlr. Trim (tilliam'a hiir
, b , ovxj umisisui uiutu vvnjULi uauiaui a auTaii.i. Kuatu l i .1 . .
tri..f 7SnftO( Wl 1.1 bw forth. . ...
iii h. ,.r,i i ik. iww.. Tafel-Kop, Urange Kiver Colony. 1 he Boers rushed a Jcop- Notwithstaadbi the fact tbat mail
Li ti.a mnn.h ol tl, Mohawk riv.r into i"p rommanrlino- trie main hnrlv nnrl the otitis, tint DaTnant eommnweaUoBS ia tbs Philippines bsvs
I the McKiniie. Some of tbe logs ere al-1 t,; ,a a A ,T, T,. V, tU- TV,-
infreqnent and irregular, dariag
tbe fiscal year ending Jobs 30, 1901, tbe
Aaiv in !ha fiM at th mill and it ia
r-?i 1 t-v l j 1 1 -am: - - mi ri
expected that within five days from tbs. onusn casuauies were neavy, uamani was aangerousiy i -iw u.
I "The Racket Store"
1 v TjnoruiTDP rT t'- rxr -
I aVaeasyweveVr-ay a-evayev,a-J
i
lime they left tbe boom tbey will sH WOunded, two ofi6cers and 20 mfcn were killed and three
Dftve remcoea uieir ueeiniaviioa romuj tor i , - -
I I eiavn w m tA aw e-i aawa aaraaA urAtiMHal
I . i, MW uwua auu x j iuu nut wuuuucui
I WMB BPS "W '
SHERIFF'S MFE A HEROINE.
Faced a Mutinous Mob of Prisoners
and Prevented a JjII Break.
...FLINTS SHOE 5T0RE...
I fl,n Dane tha Cmrar-
h v v livr a tAy j fviiw vii uww i
Our cubtoruers pay us and tbey do it wliboni kickio,
because we sell the best groceries. Maple and fancy, at
tbe most reasonable prices in the city. If you don't
know this to be a fact, prove it . by giving us a trial
order. '.Phone 163.
Hints to Housewives.
of-
MACLAY REFUSES TO RESIGN.
Walla Walla, Dec 23 A jailor al
most overpowerd ; a Sheriff with a brok
en arm and without a gun ; a door, tbe
crack between wi.lcb and tbe wall wss
slowly widening, and It) men straggling
in a beep, was tbe sight wbicb met tbe
gaze of Mrs. Susan Keet, wi.'e of Sheriff
Keee, as, with a 38-cs liber revolver io
ber band she sprang tcito the County
Jail corrider from the living-rooms wbicb
are occupied by the Sheriff snd bis fami
ly. With the mrxile of the pistol rest
ing on tbe gTsling of tbe door she herded
tbe men back to tbeir cells, released tbe
fainting jailer and dosed tbe door.
A mutiny occurred jntt as Jailer Ms-
lone was locking tbe rrren in tbeir cells
last night, and bad been carefully plan
ned. Jack Anderson, eerving 60 days for
shooting a calf, led tbs mob. Perry
West, a bigamiat; John Dabney, per
jurer, . aud N-al McKeau, ehoplllter,
made tbe foremost rush. Mrs. Ket-S
fhowed superb coolness throughout tbe
rfalf the battle in good cooking, is to have good
fresh Groceries, and to get them promptly ordeal, sod when the men were locked
Pall mi 'PIwiup Kn i9i I up, returned to ber household duties ss
. ...A V U A VIII. V A AA V AA W A . W . A W A
' I I L. V. .Un n
for gor r? goods and good service.
to tbs various posk. ffi3es aad arasy posts
throughout tbe islands, aad dariag tbe
earns period 1,139 mails wars reosired
frota these places. During tbs seme
year 202 mails wars dispatched to for
eign ports. -
NEW YORK, Dec. 23. Edgar S. Maclay, author of a L.ms period bsvs also bean very eatie-
history in which he commented on the actions of Admiral fsctory the grass postal receipts emocot
Schley, declined today to comply with President Roose- nut JlZ
velt's request for his resignation. He formally notified received fur registration st tbs several
Rear-Admiral Walker at the Navy-Yard of this decision. pffl Tbs uaited states onT-
... . , s 1 order system ta BodoorHsdlT appreciated
Maclay, who is employed as a special laborer, said he was io ,b, uiaods. Doriog tbe last fiscal
protected by the civil service law and that he knew of no 7 money-orders smoonting to s jtf,-
ttWJ eVA - aa, a J 11a- owm, e..KA
reason why he should resign. It is believed that Maclay
will be given a reasonable time tb quit the Naval service, lti.04.8s.53 -
for it is certain that he must go. 1 TmT ,
9 I r . 1 Ht.lAM K a . nna a. 1 1 1 1 1 1 r mm
desired, but plans for sa improvement
in this respect are under way. Neverthe
less, during the last fiscal year flfty-eli
mails were dispatched to tbs TJoited
Ihe greater
portion of this mail has been carried 00
transports, bat when a transport is not
CXXXXX)OCCtXXOOOOOCOCOOOCOCX0
As Christmas Approaches!
The hearts of the old and young alike are filled with delight.
NO PEACE FOR SOUTH AFRICA.
Pretoria, Dec. 24. The negotiations for peace that
have been in progress through Boer channels have entirely '' receivsd,
failed to produce any result. Great Britain refuses to listen
to any other terms than those of unconditional surrender available man is dispatched from 6aa
r .t. r A Francisco oo liners via Hougrong."
The Boer generals, Dewet and Botha are concentra
ting their forces with the intention of striking th colony
of Natal by way of the Drakenburg Pass.
though nothing unusual bad happened.
Panama Canal Co.'s Offer.
C. W. PARKS & CO.
. 3. fy A ., 4
THE SUNSET GROCERY...
Wiil continue to be, aa it bna been, the lf-ader in quality
and prices. Don't forget thai our koimJs are all new and
I reeli. A trial is respectfully solicited.
aT We handle Albany Creamery Butter.
W CLOYD St
BROWN.
London, Dm. 23. Senator (JbaunceT
M. Depew, in an interview with a rente
sentative of the Associated Press, said
today tbat bad M. Hutin, ez-president o1
the Panama Canal Company, offered toj
sell tbe cansl for 140,000,000 instead of
expecting tbe United Ststee to dicker
I about tbe price, the U cited States would
probably have brought the property.
I The Senator aleo said be believed the
decision rescbed yesterday by the Pans
ma Canal Company bad come too late.
If you want
If you want
If you want
If you want
If you want
If you want
I' vou don't know PAX
ct tl on or aldresa ...
to buy a farm
furnished rooms
to buy a house
rent a house
build a house
move a house
F
to
to
to
Reseburg ,
Oregon,
Notice for Publication.
CSITED 8TATE8 LAND OFFICE.
EoM-burp, Ore.4ec. la, 1801.
Notice la hereby riven tbat tbe following
n-med aetller baa flied DCtice of hit intention
to make uual irool lu Miiport ol hi claim, and
that Mid proof will be mule before tbe RegiMer
and Receiver U. i. Land Oftlee, at Kueebarg,
Oregon, on February b, vm, vu:
AUOLI'H r.ruiMi.
on hlB H. E. No. 11M2A lor tbe KWJ-,. Bee- 24- Tp
.V s , tt. B went.
He name tbe in'lnwin; wltncmtd to prove
hit contlnuoua lesldence upon and rulttvation
of aald laud, viz: I. H. Vaudever, K. 1). New-
land, i. K. ttlevaus ana i:. K. weiu, an of oial
For Typewriter.
RUSSIAN LABOR AGITATION.
Odessa, Russia, Dec. 24. Great discontent
throughout the southern portions of Russia among the Jews
and laborers on account of hard conditions of trade, with
scarcity of employment and food.
Peasant outbreaks are ol daily occurrence and many
towns have been placed under martial law.
WAR SCARE SUBSIDING.
If, In ths past you have had trouble
lib your typewriter ribbons, send a
sample order to E. L. King, No. tl9 8ea-
some Street, San Francisco, and see i(
ton can't ret a better ribbon for aaventv
prevails I are cents than yoo bare been paying a
dollar for. $7 per dosea . any color aad
lor any machine. E. L. Kino.
Pacifies Goert General Agent.
218 Bsnaoms St., San Francisco. M8
You can cet 24 photo etsmps for 25
cents st Taylor's photo tent, until alter
tbs holidays only. d!9
Valparaiso, Chile, Dec. 24. A better feeling prevails
both in government and civihon circles in regard, to the
difficulty with Peru. It is not thought here that there
will be war between the two countries. ...
GERMANY TO ENFORCE CLAIM
Experience) Convince.
Prove its value bv inveatins 10 cents ia
trial sise of Ely's Cream Palm. Druggists
supply It and we mail H. Full w60enta.
ULI UKOts., ns warren ot., mw mi.
. Tuftsin. Arizona. Jan. 80. 1899.
Messrs. Elt Bsoe.: Pleass sand me a 50
cent bottle of Cream Balm. I find you
remade the Quickest and most penneneat
enre for catarrh aud cold In the bead.
niu.t.af. PoTTia. Osn.Mer. Aria. Gold M. Co.
Messrs. EiT Baoa.: I have beenafflieted
with eatarrh for twenty years. It made me
eo weak I tnooght I had eonsnsapUoa.
Berlin, Dec. 24. The German foreign office has made
definite announcement that the government will. enforce g
the navment Of Claims held against Venezuela DV.SUDieClS beat madiolnel have need wresmrrn.
T
"Nil K old as they remember years gone by whew they were
toddlers at their na there knee looking forwa d wit- ej.
anxious deligh to what Santa Clans would bring. Let Tu
us siucerely hope Santa Claus will still rvcjemb.T them
in their declining years. The young well, anta Clans
will hardly forget them. We have provided quite liber- pj
ally for anta Claus selection in suitable gifts forall.
ffc Toys, a nice selection ; Dolls, little o es, bic ones, pretty ones', the isj;
le de ight of your little girls ; Express Wagvnis, Air Guns, in fact toy g'
of ell kinds for your boys; Albums, Toilet Cases, Handkerch efs, ' el'
W. U..Jt.A.I,;Al Htu VawVtiaa tlofa f. ri nit. rJ PUia. KI.a. r".
W Shirts. Drees Patterns, Velvets, Silks space will not allow ns toW
tj? enumerate everything we have making suitab e gifts'. Marry, many tJt,
je things more will you ilnd in our store. We invite yon to look over
mtm' our stocks and suggest early buying. Yoo are well aware of the
XJ disappointment at the verv last when stocks are all broken. ' a
WE WISH YOU A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS. rp'
:th ; .
. Branch.
CanyonvUle, Oregon !
N. SELIQ, Myrtle Creek,
& 1 1
1
Another Combination 3
fg: formed in Rosebiirg
o have incorporated under the. above
name. Their stock consisting of 475
gas- Dolls to sell from z pnny, to $5; 5 - '
souvenir views of Roscburg ' from 15
aa cents to 75 cents each:ioo toy trains,
" steam and hot airv engines from 10
ceuts to $3.75 each; tool chests, hobby ,
j? J - horses, wagons, crokinolc an l all
a . kinds of game boards from 15 cents to
2w i tS'So; Christmas tree ornaments.
We ha e nothing to give away-, nor do we bve any' - arm prices
" tor anv competitors, but we will guaranKw if yu trade with us
we will save 20 ier cent on all of this liue ol gouos.
-BEARD & SANTA CLAUS
F. pattern, ffir
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oiiermany