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About The Plaindealer. (Roseburg, Or.) 1870-190? | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1902)
BUiPiPljIflTuTITlISrT TO LA1NDEA TWICE-A-WEEK ROSEBURG, ORE., MONDAY, MAY 26, 1902. Mr. Furnish a Public Benefactor. Pendleton, May 24. "There is not a man in Umatilla County," sa d W S. Byers.of the Pendleton Roller Mills, and a leading busi ness man, "who has done so much for the people as W. J. Furnish. I havt known him since he was a boy, and his houesty . and in tegrity has never been questioned until the mud-slinging of this campaign was started. He has helped farmers and the sbeepbcrders. He has been an honorable, upright citizen. Four years ago, when my mills were destroy ed by fire, he came to my aid without a ques tion, when ruin stared me in the face. What he has done for the industries of this county can never he truly estimated. When it comes to. the choice of a state Executive, where we need an able business man, there is no one more worthy of that office than W, J. Fur nish. As for the baseless personal attacks upon him and his record, they have no effect in this county save to arouse just indigna tion and ta cause his friends t' exert greater efforts in bis behalf. I hope that they will be met in other parts of the state by the just rebuke that they merit. . The place to show this is at the polls, where Mr. Furnish should be elected by a large majority," R. Alexander, one of the leading business men of Pendleton, is a loyal supporter of Mr Furnish. "I consider Mr. Furnish," said he, "oue of the state's most influential and able business meu. As far as honesty and ' in tegrity are concerned, there is no more straightforward mat; living. He merits not only the loyal support of the voters of the state, but the enthuiastic vote of every Re puulican. I think he will r e elected, and know that he will give the state a good, clean adminittratmn. In Umatilla County we are making a good fight for bim and will roll up a good majority.'1 Pauncefote U Dead. Washington, May 24. Lord Paucefote, the British Ambassador to the United States died at the Embassy this morning at 5:35 o'clock. . The improvement whtch had been noted in his condition during the past week re ceived a sudd- n check about 6 o'clock last night when it was noticed that he was ex periencing difficulty in breathing. Dr. Jung, bis physician was immediately sent for. When Dr. Thayer left .the Embassy at 3 o'clock for Baltimore the Ambassador was resting so comfortably bat a cablegram was sent to his son-in-law, Mr. Bromley, in Lon don, that there was no immediate danger. Soon after 3 o'clock a distinct weakness of the heart developed and his pulse began to collapse. He died so peacefully that it sur prised even his physician. At the bedside when the distinguish diplomat passed away were Lady Pauncefote, the Honorable Maude Paunceforte, Miss Sybil and Miss Audrey, Dr. Jung and Mr. Radford, one of the clerks attached to the Embassy. As soon as it became generally known that Lord Pauncefote was "dead, flags were half masted over the different embassies and legations. Bis Tlmbcrland Sale. Eugene, May 24. The control of the im mense tract of land of the Oregon Centra) Military Wagon Road Company changed hands today,' being purchased by the prin cipal stockholders of the Boot;;-Kelly Lumber Company. The grant embraces every alter nate section for three miles on either side of the road, amounting to more than 1,000,000 .acres. Much of it is covered with heavy tim ber of a very fine quality. The grant al so passed through the Klamath Indian reser vation and Eastern Oregon, where much of the land in of little value. The company will proceed at once to erect two new mills in addition to the five they al ready own, for the purpose of cutting timber. Boer War Ended. London, May 24. The developments in the South Africa peace negotiations today brought out all the details cabled to the Associated Press, A member of the govern ment said today: ( . You are perfectly correct in insisting that that everything is practically settled and the war is at an end. It may be, how ever, that several weeks will elapse before a definite announcement can be made. We want to give the Boer leaders every, chance in their conferences with their followers, and that takes time." The Portland Strike. Portland, May 25.The striking union meu have the support and sympathy of the building contractors, but the latter do not think the course of , the former has been wise. The master builders think a nine-hour day should be granted, and they think also that the various unions should withdraw from the Building Trades Council: The strike situa tion was quiet yesterday, and there was no sign of a break on either side. An effort by officers of the Board of Trade to secure arbi tration failed because the millowners declar ed flatly that they have nothing to arbitrate