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January 19. 1903.
THE RACE PROBLEM.
In another column will be found an
interesting news item regarding the
above beading by Dr. Minot J. Savage,
of New York City and the Rev. Dr.
George P. Eckman, of the Freedman's
Aid Society of the M. E. church
Regarding Dr. Savage, the writer
knew him abont twenty-eight years ago
when he was one of the most brilliant
ministers of Cod the gregational church
and located at Hannibal, Mo., where he
was considered one of the standbys of
the republican party. Dr. Eckman is
known to be one of the most srdent
supporters of the colored race. The
writer has tried to study the race prob
lem and after twenty-five years of actual
experience in Texas where he went full
of sympathy for the colored race and
left with a feeling that if there were a
people on earth needing sympathy and
encouragement under adverse race con
ditionsit is the white people in the
South. People who have been raised in
the North and have not actually come
into contact with the negroes of the
South, know absolutely nothing about
the race hatred. In Oregon or on the
Pacific slope there are few colored peo
ple and they are the most progressive
and enlightened of the race being nine
times out of ten mulattos of from three-
fourths to fifteen-sixteenths white blood
and they are the best examples of what
a full and free admixture of white blood
on the colored race will do.
' In the southern states outside of the
cities is to be found the revere of what
is found in the northern, western and
1'acinc states. M here the colored peo
ple are in the majority they aspire to
rule the white people and ape airs and
notions of superiority over the poorer
classes of white citizens. In fact to be
poor where there are colored people is
to feel the curse of poverty and the
"poor white trash" have a hard time to
live where the negroes are in the ma
jority. When it comes to the question
of work the vast majority of the colored
people will not work ercept enough to
provide themselves with the actual
necessities from day to day. We know
there are a few exceptions to this rule
As regards morals nine out of ten
teem to be absolutely destitute of the
first principle. The writer for five
years had a fine opportunity of judging
the Indian character and can truly say
i he Indians are ten times higher in
matters of morals than the negroes of
the South, and ten times more reliable
in questions of morality and virtue
I he colored people are increasing in
jnmhfra at a wpi tri-i tlit rr;
iku uiu increase ot white population is
at least two to one. The real cause of
this increase seldom appears in print
but it is a fact never-the-less. If you
will staud on any street corner in any
southern city and make a census of the
colored women who arc carrying child
ren in their arms or leading them, it
will be found that from seventy to eighty
out of every hundred of the children
are lighter in color than their mothers,
and these children when they grow up
are the most trifling, mean, dastardly
creatures God ever let curse the United
States.'
In all the states where there is a
large -proportion- of colored people
there is at all times a quiet war being
waged. It is a question with the whites
of keeping the negroes in subjection or
being themselves subjugated and en
slaved by a civilization which would
equal that of San Domingo today in all
that is abhorent. Near the Gulf of
Mexico in Texas, today, after all the
preaching and teaching of the northern
missionaries, are to be found hundreds
of negroes worshiping Voodoo and prac
ticing all the heathenish rites of that
worship.
It was a political mistake made nearly
forty years ago to give the negro suffrage
and that mistake ha brought forth fruit
in enabling the democrats by counting
out the colored votes to control congress
and the Presidency of this country at
Yarjous times. Now that that harvest has
been gathered it would be well for the
republican party to disfranchise the
colored race and let the southern states
setttle the problem as best they can ;
but to continue to pander to the colored
people for their vote and influence in
the republican nominating convention
when the whites in the South will never
allow the negroes to have a majority is
folly of the worst kind. In fifty years
time in every southern state on the At
lantic and Gulf coasts, with the possi
ble exception of north and northwest
Texas, the negroes will outnumber the
whites by nearly two to one. In many
localities they do so now. The whites
or rather the white, white population wil1
never allow the colored people to rule
and a civil war or horrible butcheries
will be the result.
There is no escape from the fact that
present indications all point to this con
clusion. Either the negroes will wipe
out the whites in the southern states
and form a mongrel people or the ne
groes will have to be disfranchised and
the announcement made that this is a
white man's country, and the quicker we
take up the "white man's burden" and
keep In check the maelstrom of colored
supremacy the better it will be for every
part of the United States.
' On Monday evening' the south-bound
mail train pulled out of Roseburg leav
ing eight or ten srcksof mail on the
ground by the side of the car. This
mail should have been carried south.
Such eareleesness is hard to compre
hend. ' -
THE LOQGINQ BILL.
The House Bill No. 197 which was
sent to the Senate for approval has been
by that body referred to the Committee
on Public Lands. The bill as it passed
the House was a virtual graft and boded
no good for the welfare of Oregon. In
fact the bill on its face was a steal in
that it virtually placed every foot of
timber tributary to non-navigable
streams at the mercy of individuals or
corporations who first filed intentions to
use the streams and rivers for logging
purposes. The House gulped down the
entire bill and seemed that it wanted to
turn over to the timber speculatois
every foot of timber in the state. No
provision was made for irrigation ; none
for private use by a man of the waters
running through his own land ; no pro
tection for the men who actually owned
the land on both sides of a stream
The whole was to be turned over to
speculators to be exploited and the
charges for floating down the logs would
be a graft of from $3,000 to $10,000 on
every Quarter section of good timber
land adjacent to any running stream in
the Cascade or Coast Range. At a low
estimate of $5,000 for a quarter sec
tion of land, and these were the figures
given to us by an interested party, as a
basis of calculation with 30,000 sections
of timber lands adjacent and tributary
to streams we have a grand total of
$600,000,000 for logging alone. The fun
of the bill as it passed the House was
that it gave any or every man who first
filed his declaration of intention the
right of eminent domain the power to
have condemned and confiscated for the
speculator's benefit every non-navigable
stream in the stale.
After the bill had passed the House
the parties in whose interest it was
framed saw that there would be violent
opposition in the Senate as a warning
note had been sounded in that body and
the magnitude of the graft was appar
ent. The House bill was got up in ths
interest of members of the Senate and
their friends and it was hoped that by
first pushing the measure through the
House that the Senate in due time
would make short work of it.
The Oreeonian representative at Sa
lem says :
"The intention, as stated by Senator
Booth, is to amend the bill so as to re
move all the objections to the present
bill. The bill was previously considered
by the committee on commerce and
navigation, and was referred to the com
mittee on public lands at the request of
the members of the former committee
The amendments which Senator
Booth proposes to have made are in
brief as follows :
To red ace the term of the franchise
that shall be granted to companies that
improve logging streams from 50 to 20
years.
To provide that only one toll shall ' be
charged for floating logs on one stream
To reconcile the logging interests with
the irrigation interests.
To reduce the maximum toll to be
collected from 75 cents per 1000 feet to
25 cents per 1000 feet."
By reading the above interview it will
be clearly seen the magnitude of the in
tended . speculation ; and what the
Ptaixdealeb wants to know in the in
terest of the thousands of men who have
timber claims, railroad lands or other
patented lands, why were the exborbi
tant, extortionous charges and franchisee
for 50 years allowed to be put in a bill
and pushed through the House? Had
the bill passed the Senate it would have
of Oregon and (as was intended by the
bill) forced every man to sell out his
timber claim to a lumber trust at its
own figures. Even as the bill now
stands, and harmless as it looks, having
been trimmed to suit the opposition in
the Senate the Plaisdealkh can re no
good to the state at large by the meas
ure, and the logging franchise if it be
comes a law should be cut down to five
years and safe-guards be placed in the
bill so that if any man wants to float
his timber to the mills from his own
land on any stream he can do so; and
also that the persons or corporations
operating a stream for logging purposes
shall in no manner, shape or form or
under any consideration own any in
terest in any saw mill or timber lands
on the streams of which it is proposed
to make public highways of private
property.
A dispatch from Washington ot last
Monday's date says : "Secretary Hitch
cock today ordered the discontinuance
of the service of Edward N. Dead v. of
Portland, as special agent of the Land
Office. Deady was employed to assist
Inspector Greene in his investigation of
land frauds in Oregm, and has completed
that work." Mr. Deady is the gentle
man who lias been investigating affairs at
Roseburg and other land offices, and
his discontinuance is a sura sign that
Secretary Hitchcock and Binger Her
mann have kissed and made up, or it
may be that Hitchcock having his ear
to the ground wire knows that Her
mann's friends are determined to send
him either to the United States Senate
or take Tongue's place in Congress and
in either event Hermann would make it
very interesting for the Secretary of the
Interior.
Editor W. C. Conner, of the Piaie
dealer has disposed of his interests in
that paper to his partner II. H. Brookes.
We understand that the Cottage Grove
Leader has changed hands and believe
that Mr. Conner is the new proprietor.
If this is the case Cottage Grove can
justly congratulate itself on having one
of the best newspaper men in Oregon,
as well as another truly honorable and
public spirited citizen within its limits.
Mr. Conner was the power behind the
pen that brought the Plaixkalkb out of
the lurch, and we heartily wish for him
the success he so deserves no matter
where he may see fit to cast his lot in
the future. Gardiner Gszette.
Referendum Petitions.
The Plain-dealer has received requests
from various towns in Oregon to furnish
the necessary blank petitions to the
Secretary of State to refer the Lewis and
Clark Portland steal to the referendum.
Just as soon as a legal paper can be
drawn p we will print several thousand
copies. It will take about 6000 voters to
sign the petitions to have the matter re
ferred to the public at large.
HOW LONG?
The Vote To-day For United
Surprise
TWO MORE DAYS OF MEDICINE MAXIM REMAIN IN WHICH TO ELECT
Salem, Ore. Feb. io, iqOv
Sta'es Senator was looked forward to by the candid
dates with dread as it was feared that Fulton would lose
several votes which would have gone to Geer and it has
bean asserted that if three would leave Fulton and vote for
him that the entire Democratic
Geer and thus elect him to the
the vote today Fulton's friends
stood together, the vote being:
Fulton
r
veer
Wood
Scattering
Absent and paired
Strange political combinations and trades are being
made and it is now asserted to
the real fight will open up tomorrow between Bmger Her
mann ana senator ttootn. in
ent that neither fulton or
supporters of the two
be divided, the majority
Hermann and the unpleged Multnomah vote will
support Booth. What will be done, however, no man in
Salem can say. The question
Senator is on every man's lips
at the present time for the
eight men each of whom have
high.
NEBOVILLE
Is the name of a new addition to the
City of Roseburg. It commences on
the north end ot the bridge over the
South Umpqua river and is just four
blocks from the Southern Pacific rail'
road depot in the city of Roseburg and
seven blocks from the Opera House.
On the new addition to be platted are
two residences, each built at a cost of
over $1500, and directly in front are the
elegant mansions owned by Hon. J. C
Fullerton, ex -circuit judge; Hon. Geo.
M. Brown, district attorney ; A. J. Bel
lows, Alva Bellows, J. F. Barker and
Geo. W. Eapp, merchants; D. 8. K
Buick, Louis Kohlhagen, Walter Pick-
thorn, and other prominent citixeus.
The addition lies on the main county
road, the furthest corner from town be
ing four blocks nearer town than the
Oregon Soldiers Home, a state institu
tion. Application baa been made for
the purchase ot land on the addition on
which to build an Evangelical church ;
and in every deed to property told will
be inserted a clause that the lots shall
revert back to the grantor in the event
that any residence to be erected costs
lees than f 1000 first contract price; or if
the lots or buildings on them shall at
any time be nsed for the sale, exchange
barter or gfft of intoxicants, or for im
moral purposes el any kind coming
within the purview of the Statutes of
Oregon.
A five acre park will be laid out and
beautified and the streets will be ter
raced and ornamented with shade trees.
The size of the lota will be 50x125 and
will range in price from (25 to ?200 and
will be sold on bonds for title given on
monthly payments or 10 per cent dis-
owint for cssh The titln lo tk
erty is penect and tha addition is now
supplied on two sides by the two wate
companies and by one system of electric
lighting, The street car system when
built will run around two (idea of this
magnificent residence property, of
which it can be said, that it is in the
heart of the city. We could say more
in praise of Neboville and the residents
of West Roseburg, but the manifest
sterling integrity, abundant property
and beautiful homes speak grander
words of praise than oar pencil could
write.
TO STOP GAMBLING.
The Washington House of Representa
tives has paseewthe following bill and
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sent u to uw senate lor nnal passage
and it u claimed that it will be passed
as it came from the House. The bill
reads as follows:
"Any person who shall conduct, carry
on, open or cause to be opened, either
as owner, proprietor, employe or assist
ant, or in any manner whatever, wheth
er for hire or not, any game of faro,
monte, roulette, rouge et noir, lansqaen
ettee, rondo, vingt et un or twenty-one,
poker, draw poker, brag, bluff, thaw,
tan, or any banking or other game play
ed with dice, cards or any other device,
or any slot machine or other gambling
device, whether the same be played or
operated for mom y, checks, credits or
any other representative or thing ot
value, in any house, room, shop or other
building whatsoever, boat, booth, garden
or other places where persons resort for
the purpose of playing, dealing or op
erating any such game, machine or de
vice, shall be guilty of a felony, and up
on conviction thereof shall be imprison
ed in the penitentiary for the period of
not less ths a one nor more than three
years."
We hear a great deal about natural
advantages making a town, but before a
place with natural advantages can be
come a town the advantages have to be
grasped . and exploited by men. Now,
what is needed in Roseburg is not nat
ural advantages, for we have in that di
rection everything that a bountiful
providence could give, but we do need
enterprising men with grace, grit and
gumption enough to realize that by
making Roseburg's natural advantages
known, and all holding together and
pushing the town, we could make it the
second city In Oregon in five years' time.
Surrounding us on all sides we have
tenfold more advantages than any part
of Europe can offer to enterprise of any
kind. We need to think of self and
what we believe to be self interests less,
and look out over the mountain tops
and see countless thousands of med de
siring homes, and as we are all well
fixed and can afford to do so without
any loss to ourselves, take every stran
ger in and give him the glad hand of
fellowship. It costs very little to be a
benefactor of the human race, and with
all of the wonderful advantages sur
rounding us every man can be a ben
efactor if we will only pull together.
HOW LONG?
States Senator Had No
in Store.
The vote today for Unite-
vote would be changed to
United States Senate. In
after strong exhortation
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be dollars to doughnuts that
tne event mat it is appar
ueer can be elected the
prominent candidates will
in each case coiner to
who will be United States
and the chances arc equal
lightning to strike ' one of
elevated their roda mile
TIME FOR ACTION
In a recent issue ot the Plaixdealeb
reference was made to the necessity for
prompt action on the part of our people
to secure a full share of the great tide ot
homeseekers and investors who have di
rected their attention to the Pacific
Northwest and will soon begin to ar
rive on the coast in great numbers
Washington, always on the alert
and ready to grasp every opportunity to
advance the interests and hasten the
development of that growing and pro
gressive commonwealth, has for some
months past had agents in the field on
the eastern borders of this state and
at Idaho points, intercepting borne-
seekers and by Uie distribution ot spe
cial literature and other inducements
and attractions endeavoring to turn the
tide fit immigration to Washington
points, and needless to say these agents
have been eminently successful, having
practically no competition whatever in
their field of enterprising endeavor. It
is also a well-known fact that these ad
ranee agents of the Washington boards
of trade and real eetats exchanges have
proven a source of profit and a good in
vestment to these enterprising organiza
tions. Here is a good object lesson for
similar organizations ot this state and
an example they would do well to im
itate.
Coming down to the local phase of the
immigration question, its importance is
no lets apparent, and the same need, or
even a more strenuous organized effort
to secure desirable homeseekers and in
vestora, is required than in the former
case, aa many of the immigrants, in fact
the greater portion ot them, come fully
resolved to locate somewhere in Oregon
hie . ! ii Ug
ity, hence that county or locality which
extends the most inducements and the
most cordial welcome to these people
will certainly become their future abid
ing place.
It is observed that many enterprising
Willamette valley towns are, through
their local orgnizations, preparing to
secure their full share of the heavy
spring immigration from the East and
Middle West, by appointing committees
or agents to meet the trains at the local
depots and disseminate information
regarding their respective town and
county and distribute special literature
pertaining to their localities. In this
respect, we think Eugene beads the list
for enterprise at the present time,
"Real Estate Exchange," an auxiliary
to the local board of trade having been
organized, comprising the local real
estate dealers, and a contract has been
awarded for literature to be used by the
rganization in advancing the interest
of the county and exchange at one and
the same time and impart such informa
tion to homeseekers as they desire.
The exchange has its representatives
constantly on the alert for new coaiers
we understand, to extend them a wel
come, and assist in giving them a favor
able impression ot the city and country,
As was suggested by J. P. Jones, travel
ing passenger! agent of the S. P. Co,
this week while in Roseburg, this, or
similar auxiliary organization to the
local board of trade is just what every
progressive western Oregon town should
have, at least during the coming season
when hundreds of immigrants will take
advantage of their through ticket from
Portland to Ashland and visit all of the
important towns along the route, the
majority of whom will locate at the
place manifesting the most enterprise
and public spirit and the one extending
the most cordial welcome to them. If
Roseburg is to secure even a meager
share of this immigration, our citizens
must wake up. Revive the " board of
trade, let the real estate men lend sub
stantial aid and assistance and organize
as they have done at Eugene. Other
wise the more progressive western and
southern Oregon towns will increase
their population and wealth at a rate
neretoiore unknown ; while the too con
servative towns will remain in the same
old moss-back class. Now is the time
lor action ; call a meeting of the board
of trade, urge every business and real
estate man to attend and retain for
Roseburg the well deserved title of the
"Metropolis oi southern Oregon."
Creamery Changes Hands.
We learn that C. A. Gardner, of the
Douglas County Creamery, has trans
ferred his interests in that institution
to nis partner, u. -1,. uaudis, who will
hereafter sonduct the business. Mr.
Uardner will be retained as operator of
tna institution, out all Dimness is in the
hands of Mr. Gadrfis. Since the DoinHn.
Countv Creamerv h All MminanAaJ
0 j w. mm
operation, the business of that content
has increased over 100 per cent and !
now one of the beet paying institutions
in the county. The retirement of Mr.
Gardner from an active partner will in
no wise interfere with the eride of nrft.
duct being placed upon the market as he
win oe retained as mitier-maker. i
Drain Items.
Mrs. R. II. Barber, of Yoncalla, was
in our burg Monday.
Dr. Brown paid Anlauf a professional
visit last of the week.
F. H. Rogers came over from Rose
burg and spent Sunday with his family.
E. U. Wise, post-master and merchant
at Placer, is visiting many friends at
Drain.
Mrs. J. C. Twitcholl, of Roseburg,
came over on Monday's train, from that
place. '
"Grandma" Miller remains quite ill,
but we gladly chroniclo that at last re
port she seemed better.
Miss Lura Hefty is hoae for a two
weeks' visit with home folks and friends
She has been teaching in Josephine
county.
Miss Sylvia Clemonts' who has been
ill for the past two weeks, many friends
will learn with pleasure, is reported as
improving.
notice the Plaisdealbr continues
to give its readers the news, and wish
the new management great success.
(Many thanks. Editor.)
"Pap" Ostestag has been considerably
indisposed for several days, his wife also
having had an attack ot la grippe. The
many friends of these old people wiab
them an entire and speedy recovery.
The beautiful weather we are having
is certainly delightful and very "Ore
gon." Any of us who complain of the
present sunshiny days probably deserve
a sentence to some place where there is
no weather.
We understand that all who. from
Drain, attended the recent teachers ex
amination.in Roseburg successfully pass
ed same. We are proud of this record.
and think these applicants, and our Nor
mal aa well may be justly congratulated.
Jill.
Coles Valley Items.
S. D. Evans' new residence is almost
completed
The heavy floods did great damage to
the early sown grain.
L. i.T. Thompson ; made a business
trip to Oakland Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Butterfield left
Tuesday for Grand Island, Nebraska.
The loss oi stock has been quite
tensive in this part of the county.
ex
F. B. Long made a business trip to
Roseburg the latter part of the week.
A. E. Clayton, of Melrose, was trans
acting business here a few days ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewird, of Portland
are visiting with their parents here at
present.
Miss Annie Kemp has returned home
from the Calipooia, after spending sever
al months there.
Miss Emma Long has returned home
after spending several days visiting rela
tives on Deer creek
W.B.Clark, 8. Hefford and H. Ger-
mond, of Millwood, passed through our
valley enroute to Roseburg.
jar. &.ise is at present putting up a
saw mill for William Vinson in this
valley and it is rapidly near ing comple
tion.
Mrs. Daisy Higgerman is slowly but
gradually improving, after being con
fined t o bet bed for nearly eighteen
months.
W. T. Emory and wife have returned
from Eugene, where they had gone to
attend the funeral ot the late Sheriff
Withers, a mother of Mrs. Emory.
Perry Sprague, of Millwood, is at pres
ent stopping in the Tsller, but we are
rilo Hut ha inlands laiciag
for Boise City, Idaho, where he goes
to
accept a position on the railroad,
We are very sorry to learn of the
burning of Mr. Foraker's store at Cleve
land as the loss to him is quite exten
sive as well as to his nephew, Mr. C.
Daniels, late of Manila. Firebugs at
this time of the year are very unexpect
ed, but great is the damage done by
them. X. X. "
Crowned with Success.
Following are those who were suiieess
ful in the recent teachers' examination
held in this county : 1st grade Geo. A.
Crane, Miss Fannie Culvin, Drain ;
Thomas Chaney, Riddles ; Lloyd Jf arg
nam, Perdue; D. W. Wright, Canyon
viUe; Mrs. A. T. llamlin, Miss Edith
Aldrich, Roseburg ; Miss Maggie Bishop,
Oakland; Miss Lura Austin, Alene;
Fred Bonebrake, Days Creek. 2d grade
FredGoff, Oscar ilouser, Oakland;
J. B. Miller, Miss May Bonn, Miss Rub
in Conn, Roseburg; R. V.Dunham,
Myrtle Creek ; Miss Millie Brown, Cam
as Valley ; Miss Louie Bard, Stephens ;
Miss Mildred Haines, Elkton; Miss Sal
lie Weaver, Myrtle Creek ; Miss Flossie
Lock wood, Lorane; J. D. Baughnian,
Roseburg. 3d grade John G. Bacon,
Miss Grace Whktaker, Miss Anna
Smith, Oakland ; Miss Pearl Reals, Days
Creek; Miss Mayme L. Hughes, Glide;
Mrs. R. V. Dunham, Myrtle Creek ;
Miss Mattie Trump, Yoncalla; Miss
Nannie Haines, Elkton;" Miss Je-eie
Wilson, Canyonville; Thos. Townsend,
Roseburg. Applicants for state papers
were Miss Frances E. Wixson, Brock
way, Miss Grace Hall, Riddles, Leslie
Miller, Drain, ilfrcd Brown, Camas
Valley. These will hear from their pa
pers in a bout three weeks, direct from
the state superintendent.
Caution.
The proprietors of the various saloons
and business houses who make a bus
iness of washing spittoons on the side
walk after closing up at night should re
member that during ths ficezing weath
er they are endangering the safety of
the pedestrians. This morning a lady
who had been up town doing her morn
ing s shopping, turned the corner of
Jackson street at the Senate saloon and
started down Oak street. She had hard
ly taken three steps on that street until
she slipped and fell on the hard stone
sidewalk, which was simply a mass of
ice. This practice of making the main
street of Roseburg a washing ground for
the saloons should be done away with,
and it the saloon keepers of this city
have not enough pride in their city to
attempt to show their decency by wash
ing their filth in their back yards, they
should be taught a lesson. It is the
duty ft the city officials to see that the
various business houses which are in
the practice of emptyi ng their filth in
the streets and alleys of this city shonld
be stopped. There is an ordinance pro
hibiting this act and it should be en
forced, as well as sny other city law.
A Hero of Tel-el-Kcber.
Frequently on our streets 'we brush
shoulders with t unknown men and
women, who if we really knew of their
importance in this world we would stop
and gaze at them and afterwards proud
ly tell of having met or seen the H-n.
So-and-So, or the hero of such aim ti ch
a battle. In this city today is a n an
who while in the BritiBh army tlintin-
guished himself for bravery while with
his division in Egypt, and thereby is the
proud possessor of two valuable mollis
presented to him for bravery on the
field of battle. B. Ellis a corporal in
the Second York and Lancaft'T ref
luent, was presented with a bronze
medal by the Khedive of Egypt. The
medal was presented to Mr. Ellis and
pinned upon his breant in the Gazira
Palace yards at Cairo, Egypt, 1895.
The medal is of bronze, made of the
guns captured at the battle of Tel-el
Keber at which place Mr. Ellis' division
distinguished itself for bravery. The
medal has a bar bearing the Egyptian
coat of arms, the crescent and star. In
the center is a representation of the
Sphynx and Pyramids of Egypt with
the words Egypt 1882, and the Arabie
for bravery engraved on the reverse side
with a crown and the Khedive's initials
M. T., engraved on the back.
The second is a silver medal with a
bar bearing the word Tel-cl-Keber, sus
pended to which is a silver medal
stamped with a likeness of the Queen.
On the reverie side is a representation
of the Sphynx with the words Egypt,
1882. Around the rim is stamped the
name of the owner with his individual
cumber and the name of his regiment.
This medal was presented and pinned
on the breaHt of 100 members of Mr.
Ellis' division, who were recommended
for bravery by their commander, bv
Queen Victoria herself, in the Windsor
Castle gardens in 1SS5.
Mr. Ellis is a modeft man and per
il a ps the citizens of this town would
never have heard of his serv ice to the
world, had not a representative of this
paper in company with Col. Gibson, of
the U. 8. Weather Bureau, of this city,
been over heard by Mr. EKis in talking
about the code of signals, nsed by the
U. S. army. Mr. Ellis, who after his
return to England was promoted to
Staff Seargent Major in the signal de
partment, explained the system then in
use in England, and afterward showed
the medals and other credentials in his
possesion which he always carries with
him, neatly done up in a chamois packet
Douglas County Prune Grower's Or
ganize.
The fruit growers of Douglas County,
Oregon, are now taking np the subject
of organization with considerable vigor.
Two meetings bare been held at Rose
burg, at the bitter ot which it was de
cided to form a permanent organization
under the name of the Umpqua Valley
Prune Association. This association
will work in conjunction with the Wil
lamette Valley Prune Ass-:ation of
ftlein. The capital stock of the associa
tion was placed at 15,000, - divided into
2s0 shares of f-3 each. The sliarea sub
scribed at the meeting were as follows:
Shares.
W. S.Wright K... 2
A.Cloake
R. C. Brown , 2
C. W. Mohr .6
H. E. Huntington Jl
Morris Weber 4
Watson Davis 6
Frnit Itro wnT. : rTT .". ... I...S
W. E. Davenport 2
C. Moriarity . ...2
F. A. McCall
Churchill A Woolley.....
Geo. Weber
J. T. Spaugh
Jos. Wharton
H. Schroeten ,
J.H. Minkler
.......4
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1
Wilianiettee Valley Prune Ara'n .57
The Litter subscription was made in
order that organization niiplit be pro
ceeded with at once, it being necessary
under the law that at hast one-half of
the capital etock be subscribed before
business can be transacted. The Wil
lamette association expects to relin
quish its shares as fa.t as they are call
ed for by grower in the Umpqna Valley.
The proper steps have been taken for
perfecting the incorporation and or
ganiiing for btrsiness.
A meeting of the prune growers of
the Myrtle Creek, RiUdie and Canyon
ville districts will be held at Myrtle
Creek for the purpose of organizing for
that section of the country. The Wil
Ia met tee Association will take a friendly
interest in this association also. Port
land agriculturist.
The more the fruit growers of Douglas
County will depend on their own efforts
to raiie the capital stock, the better it
will be for them.
Cantenbeln Censured.
Appearing on our first page is a dis
patch from Salem under date of Feb. 17,
in which Brigadier General Cantenbein
was censured in the senate for injustice
done the Oregon soldiers in his book,
"Oregon Volunteers in the Spanish
War and Fhilippiue Insurrection."
In presenting his resolution, Senator
Browoell arraigned Gantenbeia severe
ly. Of every little fault or misdemeanor
of every enlisted man of the Second Ore
gon, he declared, there was a nice bold
record in clear, black type in this book,
but of the deeds of valor and the special
meritorius service bf these' same tucn,
not a word. The' olficers were given
credit for all that was done. It was a
eh me and a disgrace to the state to per
mit such an injustice, and he ' hoped
this Senate would do what it could to
rectify the great injustice done. Kuy
kendall and Smith, of Multnomah spoke
in similar vein, the former declaring
that no such expensive book as this had
been contemplated two years ago when
the issuance of the work was authorized
but, since it had been issued in thL)
form nt the State's expense, it should bo
correct, and ho favored the resolution.
Smith characterized what Gantenbein
had done as a damnable outrage. Miller
thought it hhould be made certain that
enough copies of the revised, work be
bsued to get the matter correctly before
the eotlre public in its proper light.
The resolution was adopted without a
dissenting vote.
Have you seen those elegant oak ex
tension tables Strong is showing? They
are the best on earth for the money.
CONVICTS AND GOOD ROADS
Dlahwar Work Trortm mr Bn
.!- Sieiml to PrUoaere.
Erie county, K". Y., has a new source
of revenue. In figures the amount Is
not considered large, liut the clrcum
titii la which It la derived are con
sidered cotiinimdaMe by the greater
portion of tax payors, says the New
York Tribune. The lneomo Is derived
from the toil of men who have been
sentenced to tbw penitentiary for short
torus of Imprlsniinent and who by
being forced to work hay been con
verted rV.jiu nonproduoers Into Indus
trl: 4 wage earners t,r the county's
benefit. They nre employed la break
ing stone that will be used later in Im
proving two of the most Important
highways In the cotmty.
,Tbe effect on "the convicts has been
beneficial. A number of men w ho en
tered the penitentiary In a weakened
condition from excessive drinking be
fore they left the Institution were
strong and healthy and able to do
hard cay's work. Several ha ye re
formed and are now wort log steadily.
earning good wages at other kinds of
manual labor. Too enforced wort re
quired of them was Just what they
needed to build up their constitutions
and develop their enfeebled will pow
er. ...
Another good effect of the plan la
the decrease tn the number of tramps.
or "hoboes," found la Buffalo s streets.
The train is have learned of the work
and are giving Buffalo a wide berth-
In consequence most of the prisoners
are actual residents of Buffalo. Be
cause of this the supervisors required
that the men should not be forced to
work In prison- garb. Each prisoner Is
attired In blue overalls and a Jumper,
so that 'a eaxual oberver Is not aware
that prlsotitTs and not free men are
breaking the stone.
STEEL ROADS.
Tkla Form o( Illikwar to Bo Teste
la Sew York.
Steel roach, which have been a sub
ject fur much discussion among road
users for somo. months pant, soon will
be an accomplished fact, the Initiative
to be taken In New York at the In
stance of the Automobile Club of
America. The steel roads committee
of the club Is making rapid progress In
Its work, which Is due In a large meas
ure to the liberality of the United
States Steel corporation and the hearty
co-operation of the city authorities.
who are equally anxious to give the;
scheme a thorough demonatrariuo. j
The form of highway to be tested
has its rila In the steel road at Va
lencia. Spain." which has proved for ten
years economical, almott Indestructi
ble and In every way practicable. It
consle-ta of parallel grooved tracks cf
sheet steel. In which the wheels of ve
hicle may run on either side. An
English engineer who recently Inspect
ed the street road at Valencia, which
has been in ue for ten years, report?
In the highest praise of It In every par
ticular. The track plates for the road
la New York will be twelve Inches
wide aDd will be Uid on a specially
prepared foundation of broken stone.
In connection with the subject of
steel roads and other roads la general
It Is pointed out that automobile tracks
la general transportation, no matter
how heavy they may be. are certain
to bxprive roads If they are fitted
with wile tirjea, following the exam
ples of a New England concern, which
Is building trucks cf ten tons, with
twelve Inch steel tires. These trucks
not only run easier than narrow tired
vehicles, but tha wheels serve the pur
oose of a road roller.
Tae Batak of EiiUaf.
The Bank of England employs about
S thousand reoolsu nam a nnnrtw nt a
million la wages and S,0u) a year la
pensions. .
Dissolution of Partnership.
Ptat of Orernn. r Tbl5
This memorandum
! Count v of Iol ;las. f ol
agreement wit-
neetn :
That the partnership heretofore ex
isting between H. II. Brookes and W. C.
Conner, doinsj business un-ler the film
name of the Piahpealek Publishing
Company of Kr-seburp, Oregon, is this
day disiaalveJ by mutual consent by the
said W. C. Conner selling to IL II.
E.o.li.s all right, title snd interest in
said PuiNDSJUEa Publishing Company
together with all accounts due said
Plainpealeb Publishing Company or
V. C. Conner for advertising, jcb work
subivription or legal notices and the
said II. H. rrookes ann-.es all obliga
tions and indebtedness due by the said
Plai.ndsai.ek Publishing Company.
. t. II. II.' Brookes,
W. C. Consee.
Roseburg, Oregon, Jan. 31, 1903.
All persons, firms or corporations
having account due by the late firm f
Brookes A Conner are requested to send
litem in and they will be paid.
II. II. r.ttKKK5,
February C, 1903.
(Successor to W. L. Cobb. II rs. f Boyd's old stands
...Sole Agents tor...
C li a s e
&
Sanborn's
Coffees
" FEMININE CHAT.
Mrs. A. 8. Forbes of California orlV
nated the plan for strewing the se
vltb Cowers In metnpry of the sailor
dead.
Mrs. Florence Bplcer Klrkpa trick has
t ii-ii u'iDoInted as one of the fivs
trustees to build and manage the new
Carnegi library at Oneida, N. Y.
Mlwt M-.ry Morton, youngest daugh
ter of Levi V. Morton, demotes most of
ber t'tfau and income to carrag for the
unfortunate children of New York city.
Mrs. (Vila B. Whitehead and Mr.
Mlla Tuple r Maynard were nominated
for the Colorado state senate by the
Socialists of Denver at the Arapahoe
county Socialist convention.
Mlas Maggie J. Wala of Calumet.
Mich, Is the only woman Finnish Jour
nalist and newspaper publisher la
America. She came toAmerica to 1S81
and located at Hancock. After paying
for the trip from Ftoland she had only
17 left, and It was necessary for her to
accept a position as a domestic serv
ant. The names of two women aae stm on
the Iirttlah pension list dating from the
time of George IV. Oiw 1 Lady Bar
row, the adopted daughter of John
Wilson Croker. Lord Macaulays "Md,
very bad man. I fear." The other la the
mother of Sir William Anson, M. P. for
Oxford university and warden of AH
Souls'.
Miss Minnie Jchenck of WOlms.
port. Pa.. Is declared to be champion
woman rifie shot of the world, having
Just established a record of twenty
consecutive bullseyes at 2W yards.
Visa Sc-benck. who uses a 22 caliber
rifle. Is a terror to sparrows. Out of
fifty-six shots she did not m!ss nee,
using a 22 caliber rlffe.
fusts Potota
For panned potatoes peel and cut
raw potatoes Into thin slices and let
stand In cold water five minute. Lay
In a baking dish, sprinkling each layer
with salt and pepper. When the dish
Is almost full, pour In enough milk to
cover the potatoes and bake In a slow
oven for two hours, stirring occasion
al! y .
Sheriff's Sale. i
?
Id the Cirrait Coart of fee ite of On fn.
K.r uour!o oiniy.
I. A r4mer
Lola it a j hvrfw. I k
lrimUnt .
Sot:ro 1 terror r"T-n ltl by virWe of OB
mb"ji.o dai j iMwt oat of os-1 ssder Uo
at ic UvTe enui.ed eaort, la tae aimr
eslil cl ratue. to sm duly d'.recwi an 1 !ail
Use la. I 4f of Frtnurr, ltt, npon a
p-D.Vn-1 aa-i ow-1 la i4 court aa til l--Ut
j ot Jasaarr. l'.'J, la Uvor oi Lain May
Isax7u. !e rsiaoi. aa-1 ai'lat i. A. Y
mer. p.ainu?. lor ibe ccai ot I -O eoata aal .
diwi-trnvDU aiMlBuecM tiitnoi ax aer
e-9t per aoaou iron tae lua day of Jaaoaxv.
1W. and to "! of ar4 apna tart ir;
I did ob tbe 4th dar o! February. 1'ao. 1
da!r Wry apoa I be !o.!aar)se Wcr 64
real pre peri T. to-wit : ("onateBriac et lae ;
Juntl.on of bocg la an1 Brewery aireeta in tie ;
t'lty of fceeour. lca eoaaiT. Orecn. am
Cite Dr-.a r ie of Im.u ami eaart ct-ie f Krev-'
ery tttreel rnaaiaz Ui-Qce onrta 2t d.. tim E,
c-jor I e ea vl nl Brewery wreet ooe bib-'
drttdvK') tec! faea tonm il Jirervea E a. air- i
iera (7") feet tbence aoota d-rea W oe '
hao'lrvi (10) fevt M learae aireet. theaee
Borth nt drree W aa IM Bona of j
botula a:ixe( B-Bery-aerea (ST) feet to P-ac of I
rt;n:n;; el of amid preisiar are afta'el la
BiackLsia tlx Iowa of Boeeborr. L ix'-
eoaa'T Orwrrj. ocronlloe to tae orial i
f said C;;y. of re"-ofi la the .iee oW off
Iaiu onuBty , Oretoo. lot-taer w la a-i and'
zncu:ar the v-seae&'A eerd:tBieoi aid an-
ponenaacea laereanto Device. aa; or la aaraiae -arp-r-a:nit.
Saw l&etcioeo. by tnt of ;
aad eucalioa t erul eat a
Saturday the 7th day of March. VJ03.
at oee o'clock X ai. of Mid day at "oert bneae
fioct door, ia nVavbarc, ir naxiaa eoeiaty. Ore-.
on,e.l at pvbiic auciK-a. i-sfc'jeet to rt-Ieaaa-;
linn, to the hieb bidder, for I". 8 arul eota.
rt& la haad. a.i the real, title ar-d iateret of j
tee ar.-.hia Basted u.alnul la aad. to the aaove
! ierrifjed ival Bmperty. or any part thereof, to ,
aati.fy iaud eieciuoa. latere ar4 a. -era lag i
EaioJ Roeebaif. Oreena. eb t, V " I
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Sherilof Uoocawccaiity. Orecos. J
Notice.
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In the County Cocrt for Doncaa jCoosit
Stale of Oreeoo. (
la the mazier of the change of Qajne of G iral .
Govaftoa.
Kocce ia berrt-e rfrea that by order of tie, j
abore Baroeil ooart ;i.t Bsale aad entered oa :
the Mb day of Janaarr hvtt. teauMnf Ooatai
t.-w-ai-on has btea cbajLrs4 lo otutaTe t. '
Everett. f
AtU-t. D. R. S3A WBtCKK. I
JP) Coaaty Cirrt. 1
Administrator's Notice.
ha I
It :
tn
Ail rerwaa harln eiaiaia arairct aajd e;at
. i.m. qjiTw tor-fvaert tae aaxaedayi
! Tertfi.t to the oo-V-flrw.! at R.etanr. Ixmi;-'
j Ua extnt. state cf Orera iriU.ia 1.x axoataa
tatM at Kowburs, Orojoa this "!:a day of
January. j
H. T. SffCLALLES. 1
AdmioUtrator ot UanUia of E.ecta Xe
Title Uuaraniee&Loan Co!
KOSSBCKQ. 0KEG05.
C. HaaiLTfia.
1 feauieat
sery. awl Tieaa
I
OXre Ib the Coart Boom. HaT the oe!y enca
p.rteaet of attract taka ia Poueiaa i'o.oit i
Ahatractaand Cerufcalee of Til faraiahed lo
louxlaamonty land aa.1 Biiaiac ciaima. 'are
ai a rotnpieteaet of Trariitcs of ait lova)ti'
rieta la the aVwebort, Orrw.o, l 8. Laa d 1 ta
tiivu M ill make biue pnul copies of aay toa a
ahia ,
tera by the Coon 1 1 Toart. of Dnaela rona-1
state of Otvcnti. dclTar-twtatr.1 the a-lmin a. '
i 'or of tba relate of iLkvia. awiin .j. I
uckingham,
Extend a cordial
invitation to the
public and the
many friends of
tlit old firm to call
and examinetheir
new line of Staple
and Fancy Grocer
ies, Queens
ware, Etc. : : :
Bring Us Your
Butter, Chickens, fogs.
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