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TVICE-A- I A dvertising i ob Printing la basy seasons brings yon your share of trade; Io a vp r irnportMut factor in btiHiritsH. Poor printing re : advertising in dull sea sons brings yon your share, and also that of the merchant who "can't af ord" to advertise. flects no credit on a good basinets boose. Let ns do your Job Printing we jrnarantee it to be in every way satisfactory. t t Published, on Mondays and Thursdays Established 1868. ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29. 1902. Vol. XXXIII. No. 75 I CK00C00OC E. A. BOOTH, A.C.M1RSTERS. 1I.C.GALEY. President, , l- Vice President. Cashier q . - ; 0 Douglas County Bank, Established I883. Incorporated 1901. ; Capital Stock, $50,000.00. . - - . " - . ; . . - BOARD OF DIRECTORS ' F. V. BEXSOS, 1L A. BOOTH, J. H. BOOTH, J. T. BRIDGES " 1 J. F. KELl.Y, A. C. MARSTERS, K. L. MILLER. .-v - '. . . N ' 'A general banking business transacted, and customers given every aOmmrH)at.inYi consistent, with sfifa and onnaari-fltiv hAnkinc X Bank open from nine to twelve and from one to three. C0000000000 8 V. 1 HEATING STOVES The place to find them is at i STRONG'S FURNITURE STORE 5 - A complete line of UUnkets- and-Comforts that- b are excellent iu quality and reasonable in price. 1 . fe Just recieved a new line of rugs ranging in size from small up to9xi2 and in price from $1.25 to $30. jj 2 - I Our store is fV5 r good things and we cair fit up your home complete and it will be up to date if you buy of us. I " Remember the place j 5 B. W. STRONG, J 9 . . 3 Bring Us Your ... CHiCKENS. EGGS, BUTTER. 3 FOR CASH OR TRADE j. F. BARKER & CO. Kruse & Newland First class Groceries... J .Also a full line of... Our prices are always right and stock complete DEVER'S blend p-Oxd-ean. coffee Seed.s Highest price paid for Produce. Give us a; call s OUR MOTTO IS TO PLEASE IS rsr rl n BUY GUM Is a great swear word up State. That's what we are saying to the people of Eoseburg and the adjacent country. Buy the Buckingham and Hect Eubbers or gums at FLINT'S POPULAR SHOE STORE. Opposite First Natonal Bank LATE NEWS SUMMARIZED. State, General and Foreign News Con densed for the Perusal of the Busy Reader. Twentv-turee cents vkt lnmnd wa? paid for twenty-seven b;(Tei tf iki9 at Salein last week. , ' . L. llenmtt, on liis three-acre orchard at Medford will this year raise alnut 1503 boxes of superior apples. Mrs. Mary Williams, aged 65, an" Ore gon pioneer of 1846, died at the home of herdarghter, Mrs. Sarah T. Crow, at Forest Grove Tuesday night. The Trefiident is recovering satisfac torily, at which the whole country is pleased. Perhaps these interfering inci dents are a hint that he is too "strenu ous." ' . ' The average attendance at the Chem awa Indian s;hool for the past year was 556, 51 more than the proceeding year, while the enrollment was i'60, as against 560 in 1901. And the MnUua Democrats also in dorsed that wonderful ltWto-1 Kansas City platform, and Mr. Bryan has another small feather in his liadly wrecked plome. A patent has been secured in London, covering a novel engine for marine prc- pulision which John Wiliis," the invent ur, asserts, will reduce the crossing of the Atlantic at least to a three days' journey. Recently in a town near Ibx-hcstcr, X.Y., the baseball in the hands of the pitcher was struck by light liiij- and knocked to pitvee. Another ball was handed the pitcher and the game pro ceeded. A twentieth centrry fact re ported bv the associated press, which never lies. The eastern Oregon base ball teams run in the small villiaget of that part of the slate are now figuring up the c:wt of having a professional aggregation on their hands forwa single season. I.a Grandeis $3,000 liehind, Baker City, f 2,500 and Pendleton and Walla Walla 1 1000 each. But the game was glorious ly demonstrated. A Xew York niaa has ju:-t completed the trip from Flint, Mich., to Iston, going almost the entire distance o:i elec tric motor lines. There were only a few breaks in Ohio and New York. There has lately been an enormous increase of motor line mileage in the east. The prediction has been made that it w ill not be long before a trip can le made, to Portland from Xew York on an .lectric motor line. Let her come. LATEST NEWS. Hints to Housewives. Half the battle in good cooking, is to lave good fresh Groceries, and to get them promptly when vou order them. Call up 'Pho ne No. 181, tor gooc goods and good service. C. W. PARKS & CO. 1118 III!, 1 III AND I IE Sill EMPIRE Tas s. i -. fij:jir', Miri'ilsll S n ' prioj Hack leaves Eoseburg Every Morning at C w'clock. LiYei Feed Ead ale $Mzt C. P. Baku abd, Prop. Saddle Morses, Single and Double Ris at all hou.s Transient Stock gven very be5 cm Rates always reasonable for all roint.3 on Coos Bav. Good Iowa Loyal to Roosevelt. Hamptos, la.. Sept. 25. Judc B. P. Biidsall, of Clarion, la., was tody nom inated ior Coagiess by the Thiru dit.ict Republican convention, to ercced Speake- D. B. Henderson, who declined a leaomination. The nomination was mane on the second ballot by a vole of S3 to 26 for C. A. Ransiei1, o.' Buchanan. The lepoit of the committee on resolu tions adopted by the convention was as follows : . the representatives of the Re publicans of- the Third Congressional District of Iowa, heartily indorse the platform of principles adopted by the late Republican state convention at Des Moines. We deny that the Dingley tf 15 breeds and shelters trusts. "We cordially recognize and earnestly commend the patriotic fervor of Presi dent Roosevelt and the wisdom of both the foreign an 1 domestic policies of hit administration, w hich a-e aiding ron- stantlytothe high reputation of the Nation ab.wad and the prosperity of the people at home." Judge Birdsa'.l is abont 4o years old. The only office he has ever held is the judgeship of the Dis'rict Court, which he resigned a year ago to resume the rractice of law in Clarion. Llttl?f:e!J for Speaker. Coisi iL Bu ffs, la., Sept. 2". Rep resentative Littlcfield, of Maine, aEscd through this city this afternoon enroute to !an Francisco, where, after a few days' rest, he will begin a campaign of the Pacific States under the direc tion of the National Republican Con gressional Committee. When asked to give his opinion of the effect of the withdrawal of Sjwaker Henderson from the .race from the Third Iowa district, Mr. Littlefield slated tirat outside of the State of Iowa he thought there would 1)2 no apprecia ble effect. Asked of the rumor that lie was to .be a candidate for Speaker of the House to succeed Mr. Henderson, he said he was an avowed candidate with very flatter ing prospects. The Pony Express. W. F. Bailey contributes to The Cen- tuty an article on "The Pony Express," between St. Joseph, Mo., and San Fran cisco, xur. uauey says. "At first the schedule was fixed at 10 days, an .average of 8 miles an hour from start to finish. This was cut down to 8 days, requiring an average Bied of 10 miles. The quickest trip made was in carrying President Lin' coin's inaugural address, which was done in 7 days and 17 hours, an average speed of 10 miles per hour, the fastest time of any one rider being 12) miles, lrom Smith's Creek to Fort Churchill, by Pony Bob in 8 hours and 10 minutes or 14.7 miles per hour. Considering the distance and difficulties encountered, such as hostile Indians, road agent-, floods and snowstorms, and accidents to horses and riders, the schedule was maintained to an astonishing degree, The service created the greatest enthusi asm not only among the employes, but also in the ranks of stage employes fieigtiters aud residents along the route To aid a "pony" in difCcnlty was a privi lege, and woe to the man who would so much as throw a Htono iu the way. Thrilling: Experience of Seattle's orAnother Volcanic Dis- asterGould's Coast Railroad. flay Seattle, Sept. 27-Mayor Thomas J. Humes, while fol lowing a bear last Thursday afteru6on, in the woods north of Lake Washington, slipped and sprained his ankle. A storm came on aud the Mayor lot his bearings. He slept in a hollow log Thursday night and last night. He was uuable to travel much Friday, owing to his ankle. His only food was huckleberries. A searching party left Seattle early this moruiug, and fuuud the Mayor almost immediately. lit was brought dcrwu the lake iu a launch and went directly to his home. Physicians are now attend iug him. Ho is suffering considerably from exhaustion, but no ill effects are expected from his experience. ANOTHEK VOLCANIC DISASTER. fSEWS OF THE COUNTY. (ileaned by our Corps of Special Cor respondents, Soc'-i', Person al and Industrial. . Josiah Jones is adding to liw already commodious barn and stable buildings. Mrs. Etta Hall and little daughter, are now back to their (ilendale home. Mr. and Mrs. Miles Rainey and daugh ters, Miss Jennie and Mrs. Lnella At ood, were city visitors last week. Mrs. Vint Bogard and her children, -ill visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cooper, in Garden Valley next week. Most beautiful autumn weather pre vails in this valley, which is p.'easant lurall, after the unusual heat of Ai'gu-t.. On Saturday we were the gu sts of Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Marshall, to dinner and enjoyel much the pleas ure of their quiet home. Alfred Slocuni has just purchased a 3ne buggy to use in attending to hi bus'iner-a of Fire and Life Insurance, which is increasing every day. Dr. Bower-ox wa at Roseburg on business Friday. The Doctor is suffer ing from an attact of asthms, brought on by exosiire in riding over mountain roads at night last week. The meeting of the Quarterly Presby tery will be held in this city on the 7th of fhtolier. Arrangements ate bing l"fectd for the entertainment of our ministers and elders, who will l pres ent on that oreaMon. It is with deep regret that we have to chronicle the fai t that Rev. J. E. Blair, who is jia.tor of Olivet Presbyt?ian church it thinking of sesinin his pas- Are you jirticular ahopt your Coffee, Tea and Spices 1 IF YOU ARE CALL AT CURRIER'S GROCERY AND ASK FOR .IKIOWOPOLE BRAXm Price is no higher and every can guaranteed Currier's, Rosebur-j's Lead ng Grocer London, Sept. 27. A special dispatch from Rome, after confirming the reports that Stromboli has beeu in lull eruption for some lime, says: "The night scene was grand but terrifying; lava streamed dowu the mountain sides seaward, while huge boulders were hurled from the crater to 3 great height. fallinrr into the sea ftillv 2l miles from the shore. "The! tr, at a"'1 ting a new location. Mr director of the observatory at Mouut Aetna says there has! Bn., pifM, wi ul mr wll0with. been no earthquake iu Sicily, but that probably theru has ;t regard to denomination will petition been a submarine eruption between Strolnbli and Sicily ,li,n t0M-v "ilU "One hundred and fifty corpses have been recovered at;nw.anJll,ak.be ac,nainunceof Sirs. If unlit, the tnothor of onr school Sup erintendent. As we listened with at tention to the relined and elegant con versation of this mother, it wa nicely explaiiieu to us why we a'mi-edher soldier sou. Our young people and children will be the b.neSciaries of the miv, capable and gentle guidance o M.-s. Hamlin and her Assistant, ML-s Benn. Our district school opened wkh a Iare attendance of jxipi'.s, with Mis. Jvhu Hamlin Princiiml, and ML-s Mae Ik-mi assistant Mis. Hamlin is the mother of oi.r school Snpt. Captain F. B. Hamii 1. Sh- ha had fj.t year experience in teaching. Miss Benn b lately Santa Barlara, California, and comes to us with high recommendations. Our people are io be congratulated npon ecuring the services of ttiow two ladies in onr public schools. Molue. Modica. Hundreds of victims were drowned iu the open country. TERRIBLE HAVOC OF AN EARTHQUAKE. Simla, India, Sept. 26. Further reports received here regarding the earthquake in Eastern Turkestan, which lasted from August 22 to September 3, show that in ad dition to causing other damage, the town of Artush was re duced to ruins, 6S6 persons were killed, and 1000 others weie injured. Allahabad, Iudia, Stpt. 26. A dispatch to the Pion eer from Kashgar, Eastern Turkestan, says that only a dozen people were killed there in the earthquake; but that the disturbances wrecked mauy villages in the northern part of the province, the total number of persons killed be ing 100a There were no premonitory sigus, says the dis patch, but a profound rise in the temperature followed the principal shock. The lempciature continued to rise during the subsequent days, which were attended by a repetition of slight quakes. The dispatch sa3-s no Europeans lost their lives. GOULDS GET OUTLET TO THE COAST. Chicago, Sept. 26. It was announced on good author-J ity today, says the Daily News, that a $25,000000 increase is to be made in the capital stock of the Chicago, Milwau kee & St. Paul road. This additional slock will be issued to stock holders at par. It is supposed that the increased capitalization is for the purpose of acquiring Senalcr Clark's rights in a road which is planned for construction between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles. The St. Paul ines, with the Gould roads; gives. this combination a route 0 Salt Lake and the connectiou with Senator Clark's pro ject will give the St. Paul an outlet to the Pacific Coast. FUNSTON DENOUNCES CANTEEN LAW. Washington, Sept. 26. Brigadier-General Funstou, in his annual report of the Colorado, declares that the re cent anti-canteen legislation of Congress has lowered the discipline of the Army, ruined scores of good soldiers, and enriched saloon-keepers, gamblers and dissolute women. His report announces a deplorable increase iu offenses par ticularly dese.tiou, attributed to the abolition of the can teen and garrison life restrictions of men returning from field service. CENSUS OF THE PHILIPPINES. Washington, Sept. 26. President Roosevelt has signed the order providing for the taking of the Philippines, in accordance with the terms of the Philippine act, passed ' at the last session of Congress and upon the cerliacale of the Philip pine Commission that the insurrection has been sup pressed. LEVI STRAUSS IS DEAD. . San Francisco, Sept. 27. Levi Strauss, one of the last of the pld-tirae merchants of San Francisco, and ons of the best known men from the most southerly mines of Cal ifornia to Pu;ret Sound, died at his home last evening of heart disease. Mr. Strauss was born in Bavaris in 182!) and,seltled in this city in the early fifties. He founded the dry goods firm of Levi Strauss cc Co. THE WORLD'S FASTEST BOAT. New York, Set. 27. Charles R. Flint, the American millionaire, is the possessor of the fastest boat the world has ever seen. It is the steam yacht Arrow, whose won derful record is a mile iu one minute iq.Sq seconds. No machine fashioned by man has ever .before traveled on the water at this rate, the nearest approacn to tins record was the British torpedo boat Viper, which made a record o 36.04 knots an hour, three knots behind the Arrow's record. SWiViWW.V.'AWAW.VJUAAfJLUj - I Drain Gardiner l " ""-" C r-Trv v-v-y oi-i y o i e KUUTE Dot ban Items. C. T. Hall has just arrived from Chi nook, Washington, where he has been spending the summer. There are several g-d propositions here on Rogue river la both qua; li and placer, awaiting development. O. E. Polland still drives the steel on the ljuovades mine. They are in sever al hundred feet, and piosj,cts are good. Deer are nume.'ou in this country; several nice fat bucks have Ut-n brought in w ithin the past few d iys. Gleudale News. J. II. Moore, a mining man, has or dered his winter's supplies, making his headquarters at the old Marks A Bill- ngs mine. V. S. Dorostler, the enterprising road supervisor, is doing considerable good work on the trail let ween Hold Beach and Dothan. We are glid to note that T W Billings has leen commissioned as Notary run- lie by the Governor. The right man in the right place J. R. Hall, one of our proinii.ent far mers of the Big MeaJows, went to Port land to have an operation performed, cancer lieing tho trouble. Frank Cain who has an option on G. W. Billings and J. F. Milner's group of miues, went to Riddle the other day to place an order for his winter's provis ions, pieparing to lit up and operate the mine. The county viewers are doing business with the proposed new tt ail, commenc ing at Dadda creek and following down Cow creek on the north bank to the junction of the two creeks.fat West fork station ; thence up the west fork on the north bank, to the junction of Bear creek, and leaving Bear creek to the south ; taking the divide and following said divide to the summit, at a place known as Nine mile water, or Curry county line. T. W. Billings, the sur veyor, claims a fair route for a wagon road, and that said vittw on said trail does not, aim wiil not exceed ten jht rant grade. Mr. Billings further claims that the new route will not increase the distance a mile, and have a fine grade. The viewers exject to complete their work on or about tctoler 1st. This new trail will be a great advantage over what we have. Catarrh of the Bowels. Cat'sea bloating after meals and large quantities of gas which cannot bo ex polled, causes diarrhoea alternating with constipation. S. B. Catarrh Cure has a tonic and curati ve effect on the bowels and restores them to a natural and healthy action and condition and removes the cause of that dreadful dl sease, catarrh of the bowels and consti pation. For Bale by all druggists. B xk on catarrh free, Address Smith Bros., Fresno, Cal. OPFMINfi OP PA I I nnnnc f Golf Skirting A very heavy quality, measuring 56 inches wide in all colors. Venetian ClOth .. .Black Venetian Cloth, , full 50 inches wide, an excellent fabric for tailormade waterproof suits. "KebD" CorsetS...We are the agents for the "Kebo" Corsets and have a large assort ment, in the latest French styles, on hand. The newest of the kind is the "Kebo" Form-Reducing corset: SlyliSh Fall SaitS.Stylish Fall suits for Men, Youths and Boj's. Shoes ..Men and Boys' shoes in good qualities and moderate prices. f "27 One Price Stou I is Wollenbenr Bros. S This Store will r Irw nt A r.VtwV f l. e . Coramencmir with Mondar. January 23. '02. mV. - li r. thefare from Drain t Com Bay. B.i?-ag' allowance with each fall fare W pounds. Travelling men are rllowed 75 pounds baggage when ther . v.-"--" tu ... .iciceas M&rage. 3cla. per pound, and no al- IV-.UU. ui w uiiuc pjuoa inp. .UAH. 1 sTAGE ! For further information address J. R. Sawyers. ijj wr la fashicnIe Attire. Yonr laundry is the niot CuuS.;n:i.C3 feature of your apparel. Therefore re quires mere attention than other, arti cles of wear. We'll do it up for yon in a styh' that'll give yon com Tort and pleasure. We're experts in the art of laundering, and do work of the highest grade at lowest rates. Shirts, collars and ru:Ts laundered to perfection. Special attention given to tine linen. Fit st clas service. mm Jen Ha KODAKS! They've gone and done it again Done away with the dark-room in developing. A little machine to de velope film negatives in daylight without going to a darkroom. Any child can operate it. See this won derful invention at our store. Churchill 1 ooiiey. Cause and Effect. Responsive to the tonrh. and truvt in tone and action, the Vose piano lias secured a hold on popular favor accorded to none tt her. It is a standard instru ment, of the highest grade. Unexcelled in a single feature of merit. No better piano made. Not hili priced, either. Sold at exceedingly low figures for cash, or on easy time payments. Everyone warranted. W. A. BURR & CO. rTT -Tr " .'- .; - k-V-J 4:. ! .1.1-f.y 1 1 . i..? For Sai-k. A good heavy team, har ness and wagon. Inquire of W. F. Inglehart,' Rosehurg. STOP J Have j'ou visited NORMAN & COMPANY They are now located la the ne7 llo.idru ks hioi-k, one door south of the Raihwd Eatins Hotie Tim OPCT i f A f nil and complete line of Cigars, and Tobacco, U Candies, Nnts, Frnitp, Etc t 4