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Published on Mondays and Thursdays Established 1868.
x riming we guarantee it to be
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Vol. XXXIV.
ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY. MARCH
No. 16
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F. W. BENSON, A.C.MA.RSTERS H.C.OALEY,
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President,
Vice Presidont.
Cashior
Douglas County Bank,
Established I883. Incorporated 1901
Capital Stock, $50,000.00.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
T. W. BENSON, R. A. BOOTH J. H. BOOTH, J. T. BRIDGES
J. t. KELLY, A. C. MARSTKR8 K.I. MILLER.
A peneral banking business tranacted. and customers riven everv
accommodation consistent with safe and conservative ban kin?.
2 Bank open from nine to twelve and from one to three.
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J anfJ CE CREAM PARLORS
fruits, Candies, Cakes, Pies,
Doughnuts and Fresh Bread Daily
Portland Journal Agency, Hendrick's Block, Opp. Depot
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that Strong, the i urxiture Man, is going to
show yon the Finest line of Carpets in Ail Grades
ever shown in Southern Oregon and some of
them have already arrived? Also
The Largest Line of Mattings,
Our store is well filled with desirable goods and
more are arriving daily.
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BUTTER.
FOR CASH OR TRADE
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Drain Gardiner
COOS BHY STHGE ROUTE
Commencing with Monday, January 20. 02, we will charge 7.50 for
thefare from Drain to Con Bay. Baggage allowance with each fall fare
50 pounds. Travelling men are allowed 75 pounds baggage when they
have 333 pound) or more. All excess baggage, 3 cts. per pound, and no al
lowance will be made for round trip. DAILY STAGE.
For farther information address
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J. R. Sawyers.
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New Arrivals
Krippendorffs for Women
Excelcior Shoes for Boys
Hagan Shoes for Children
Call and See them . .
FLINT'S POPULAR SHOE STORE
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Hints to Housewives.
Half the battle in good cooking, is to have good
fresh Groceries, and to 'get them promptly
when ou order them. Call up 'Phone No. 181,
for go goods and good service.
C. W. PARKS & CO.
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LiVerj, Feed and 0als dalles
C. P. Bakmabd, Prop.
Saddle Horses. Single and
Double Rigs at a I hours
Transient 5toc' gven
very bes ca'e
Rates always reasonable
The Senate Committee of California
made a roiort on the Penitentiary, and
among other matters reported on we
find the following:
"Senator George Williams, a member
of the committee, having in his posses
sion considerable data regarding the use
of the etrait iacket at thin institution
which, if true, would reveal a horrible
state of affairs, your committee decided
to investigate the same, and for that
purpose went into executive session at
8 p. m. and remained in such session
continuously until 3:15 a. m.
During this time over twenty-eiht
prisoners were examined, also the
guards, captain of guards, general over
seer and Warden. The facts gleaned
from this investigation were horrible,
indeed, as resulting from the use of the
strait-jacket, some of the prisoners be
ing maimed for life and unable to follow
the pursuit of even manual labor, much
less skilled labor. In order that some
idea may be had of this instrument
torture, it is thus described :
'The strait-jacket is made of very
heavy, closely woven material, similar
to the heaviest tarpaulin or sail cloth
It is made in one piece, open at the back
I for the entire length. It fits closely at
the neck, which is bound with leather,
as are the edges along the open in the
back. Over each of these edges
doubled for the entire length a heavy
piece of leather, extended back on outer
and inner sides for about four or five
inches, in which are set heavy evelets.
about one inch apart, for the purpose of
lacing the instrument on the body. For
this purpose a stont, closely woven half-
inch cord is used. There are no open
ings for the arms. The jacket is placed
on the victim over his clothing. He is
then laid face downward upon the floor.
and the lacing is done by men kneeling
upon the prisoner and pulling the
cord as ticht as it nossiblv can
be done. When laced, the poor victim
is utterly nnable to move either hand
or foot. In this condition he is carried
into a cell, laid upon the floor and the
cell door is closed and locked. If the
prisoner to be subjected to this torture
happens to be a small man, blankets
would be placed inside the strait-
jacket, so that the hellish machine
might be laced more tightly. At Folsom
smaller strait-jacket was made by
Warden Wilkinson, so that the punish
ment might be made more were."
Ihemenwho did the lacing each
weighed over 200 pounds, and when thev
could not pull the cord tight enough to
suit them, they would take a sties about
two feet long, and, using it as a 'Spanish
windlass,' would tighten the strait-
jacket to the highest degree possible by
this hellish means. While larir.c a
prisoner the brutal tools of Warden Wil
kinson would watch the prisoner, and
when he would exhale his breath, thev
would tighten the jacket so as to catch
the lungs and abdomen when depleted
of air. After lacing them in this man
ner, the prisoner, hile king in the
strait-jacket, would be forced to take
drastic doses of salts, their mouths be
ing pned open and their noses held
closed while the powerful dose of purga
tive would be poured down their tnroats,
as high as four doses of salts being given
t the same man while the strait-
jacket continuously remained laced as
above stated. The recital of the condi
tion of these men, after lying in the
strait-jacket under such treatment,
cannot be told in public print ; being
bathed from head to font in their own
excrement; scorched and blistered by
their urine, and for every moment of
the time suffering every pain and tor
ture which the human irame can kno7,
relieved only by spells of unconsciousness
finally to be released, maimed and crip
pled for life, and in one instance at least,
to suffer death within twenty-four hours
after being taken fiom the strait-jacket,
dying in the cell alone, when even a
drink of water was denied him.
"Your committee does not deem it
necessary to go into further details re
garding the strait-jacket, or its nse, be
yond stating that the guards who did
this work were brutal in the extreme,
and that their actions at all times were
known to the Warden, who alone has
the authority to order this punishment
and keep men confined, bound like a
bale of cotton, for over fifty hours at a
time. The Warden, in his testimony
before the committee, admitted that
sometimes the prisonei s were too se
verely dealt with ; but laughed it off by
saying that at times the prisoner would
get saucy to the guards, who in turn
would become angry and take it out on
their nnfortnnate victim, using unnec
essary force and brutality in so doinr.
Prune Growers Association.
Salem, Ore., March 2, 1903,
To the Prune Growers of Douglas
County, Ore.
Gentleman : Having seen a circular
letter addressed to the Prune Growers
of your County, sent out by a Douglas
County Prune Buyer, Mr. C. Gazley,
purporting to show the management of
the Willamette Valley Prune Association
in a wrong light, through a letter writ
ten by Jas. M. Kyle, of Salem, Oregon,
allow us, Prune Growers and members
of the above named Association, to call
your attention to a few facts :
1st. That the writer of the letter is a
prune buyer, and since the organization
of tho Association of Growers, he has
found difficulty in securing prunes at
favorable prices since the majority of
growers prefer to sell through the As
sociation, having found it more profit-
able to do so.
2nd. That all dealers have opposed
the work of the Association since it
leaves the dealers verr few "stations to
get off at."
3rd. That the person who is so public
spirited as to send out the circular
letter above mentioned, is interested as
a dealer in preventing any organization
of growers which may injure his own
business of baying prunes.
4th. That as long as growers can be
preveuted from organization, they miiit
be content to take whatever price the
public spirited buyer may offer, even
though the said buyer drops a i cent
per pound btlow the price agreed Uon
in his early option contracts.
5th. The Willamette Valley Prune
Association is composed of growers who
have prunes to sell, and are interested
in securing the best possible price lot
their prunes, and are never "Bears" on
the market.
Cth. At a meeting of growers held
this day at the office of the Willamette
Valley Prune Association, a committee
was appointed to communicate to you,
our fellow prune growers, an expression
of our fullest cofidence in the manage
ment of Mr. H. S. Giie in all that per
tains to the marketing of our crops, and
that we are proud f the recoru made by
our Association ander his adminUtra-
i on as Secretary and Manager.
e believe it is unnecessary to make
more explicit denials to the allegations
of the "disinterested" letter referred.
further than to quote the prices received
by ns as growers for this year's crop,
payment for which we have received in
full as follows : 30-40s, 4 S : 40-oOs. 4.-
S; 50-fOs,3-40: C0-60s, 2.92 ; 70-SOs.
2.12.. French prunes 3.95.1,' for 40-50s,
3.36,1 , for 50-j0s, 2.S7,U for )-70s 2.42
for 70-SOs, 1.94 for S0-90s, 1.41 J,' for 90
100s, These are net prices.
in conclusion we wish to remind yon
that our interest as Growers is mutual
to receive the best possible price for
prunes while the interests of the dealers
is to get them for the least possible
price obtainable, hence this opposition
to all associated effort.
Yours very truly
L. M. Gilbert,
L. T. Reynolds,
Committee
Bubonic Plague in Mexico.
La Patria de Mexico, in an article on
the bnbonic plague at Maxatlan and
other coast towns, makes the state
ment mat me secretary oi lorcign re
lations has been investigating the plague
situation and has obtained sufficient
proofs to justify his claim that the
disease was brought to Mexico from San
Francisco by the steamer Curasao. It
further states that Mexico is preparing
to present a claim for indemnity to the
government at W ashington. Although
the existence of the bubonic plague at
San Francisco is not denied by the United
States government, the latter failed to
notify Mexico of the fact, which the
paper states it was under obligation to
do, according to the agreement made at
the Vienna convention, the United
States being among the nation that took
part in that convention.
A Prince Henry Scandal.
Senator Mitchell's Conndition.
IIr. S. A. Clarke, writing from Wash
ington, February 24th, says he has just
called on Senator Mitchell, who has
been ill for nearly a month but is decid
edly gaining. The Senator has simply
overworked himself ; as in addition to
his senatorial duties and department
work he has had to digest the evidence
and prepare the report of the Hawaii
Couiaiisjion and actually put in eight
een hours a day for over a month. His
doctor says this brought on a torpid
condition of the stomach that caused his
illness, but he finds no organic trouble.
He says it is seldom that any man of
the Senator's age has his vital organs in
as good shatm as does Senator Mitchell.
Mr. Mitchell is too busy with senato
rial and other duties to often take part
in social functions. He is a careful,
liver, uses no liquor nor eats to excess,
but suffers occasionally from overwoik.
He has reached a time of life when evory
one needs to be careful as to' overdoing.
He has always been a phenomenal work
er and hopes to be up and at it again in
a few days.
Chicago is greatly excited over an ex
traordinary story in which Gov. Yates is
one of the principals. It is to the effect
that on a recent visit to Chicago the
chief executive of Illinois, accompanied
by Col. J - H. Strong of his staff, visited
the office of the Club Fellow, a weekly
society newspaper, in the Auditorium
building, and threatened to kill Mr.
Hardin, the editor, because an uncom
plimentary item appeared in the publi
cation in regard to the governor's wife.
The objectionable publication had
reference to the reception to Prince
Henry of Prussia at the time of his visit
here, but it was only recently that Gov.
Yates had his attention called to the
alleged slur upon Mrs. Yates and Prince
Henry, and he became enraged. Har
din is said ti have replied that there
would not be any killing unless he had a
hand in the shooting. He intimated to
the angry governor that he, the editor,
had a pistol handy in his pocket, with
which he was covering his antagonist.
Laler a conference was held between
Gov. Yates, Col. Strong, Hardin and A.
Strude, a lawyer, and it was agreed
nothing should be made public regard
ing the incident.
Men wanted to cut 00 tier of wood
Inquire of Henry Conn, Roseburg, Oregon.
The stockmen of Jackson county have
called a meeting for the purpose of or
ganizing an association on Saturday at
Medford. The stockmen of Douglas
county would do we'd to follow their ex
ample.
Uttle Ranch for Sale.
a. guu ume nonie ior sale ; 17 acres
adjoining fair grounds, i mi.es east of
nosehurg. Good buildings, 150 good
bearing fruit trees, 10 acres in cultiva
tion. Price $1225. For particulars in
quire at Milikin's shoe store, Roseburg
al tf
Another Harry Tracy.
On Sunday Christ Benson a convict in
the Thurston County, (Washington)
jail awaiting transportation to the Walla
Walla penitentiary to which he had
been sentenced for one year for larcency,
killed Jailer David Morrell while he was
giving the prisoners dinner lant Sunday
afternoon about two o'clock. He beat
the jailor almost inm-iiMiblc with a short
lead pipe obtaiued from the jail sink,
then took a revolver from him, shot him
twice and escacd into the woods.
Last ni;,'lit Benson appeared at a log
ging camp at Black Luke ten miles from
Olympia, cowed the men, got the wen-
ona and ammunition thev hapiencd to
nave in tne camp, then look to the
bru.sh.
Posses are out all over the country
searching for the destH'rado. A battle
is expected if Benson is run down, as he
has a pretty fair supply of ammunition
A siiecial dispatch Iroui Seattle on
Tuesesday says :
Murderer Benson, who shot and killed
Deputy Jailer Morrell lust Sunday, at
Olvmpia, has been captured. Ho was
caught in a saloon at El ma, at S o'clock
this morning. He was seen and sus
pected by a jiossc of citizens who prom pt
ly ran him to earth. The posse had Ben
son's picture and m full description, and
the color of his hair, complexion and
even the growth of his whiskers tallied
in every way.
Deputy Sheriff Mackay, of Olympia,
is now on the way to Elnia to complete
the identification ami take the prisoner
back.
The captured man refuses to discuss
the situation. He came out of the
woods, near Lima, about 7:30 a.m.,
with his clothing tattered and torn ami
walked into the saloon. He was with
out money, but ate the free lunch gr-od-ily.
When the itosse surrounded him
he showed fight, but was overpowered
in a rush. His revolver was found to be
empty.
The prisoner has not sjken a word
since he was captured. Late last night
he entered a ranch house near Elma end
stole a ham. That gave the jmsse the
tip that he was in the neighborhood.
Thecapt'T? will divide the t'VO reward
A dispatch from Olvmpia savs that
some of Morrell's friends are threaten
ing to lynch Benson w hen he is brought
to the capital city. Governor Mi-Bride
says he will call out the National Guard
it the sheriff thinks assistance u neces
sary to protect the prisoner.
it now transpires that lens-a had a
shady career in Chicago before comin.
West, and that he wanted to establish
reputation of being a Ixd.l, bad man
He was probably starved out of the
woods and did not have the Hairv Tra-
ry nerve to bluff his wav back.
Brockway Qosslp.
Meeting of Board of Trade.
At a meeting of the Roseburg Board
of Trade on the evening of March 2d
much important business was transact
ed. The new oak furniture of the I card
had been moved into the building ear
lier in the day and presented a very com
fortable and business-like apjxuraoce.
F. B. n ai!e, chairman of the commit
tee on membership, preseuted a list of
seventeen names of paid-up membership,
The executive committee, consisting of
Messrs. Wimborly, Alley and Jamieson
was appointed by the president and con
firmed by the Board. W. L. Cobb and
F. K. Alley were appointed as a com
mittee to secure appropriate stationery
for the Board, consisting of letter heads,
enveloc9, etc. A rrau omenta were
made for securing 20,000 additional cop
ies of Douglas county's advertising
pamphlet. This is the same pamphlet
gotten out last October, which so fitting
ly portrays the features of Douglas
county. It is truthful, exhaustive and
complete. It contains more genuine in
formation from cover to cover than any
book of like size ever gotten up in Or
egon. It is not only valuable to send
abroad to prospective settlers in the
state, but a copy should le in each fam
ily in Douglas county at least. The
people at home are those ho should
benefit first from that which is within
easy reach. Yet, numerous and varied
as the cood thinm of Orc-on have al
ways been, they have been passed over
for a half century, though lying right
in our door yards. It may In? tliat con
stant and easy association with the very
gems of nature renders us unmindful of
their real value. Therefore we say that
the pamphlet published by the Board of
Trade furnishes much valuable informa
tion even to the "old timers." It has
merit and we doubt not that it contains
revelations to many of the best posted
citizens of the county.
W. W. Cardwell was chosen assistant
secretary. He will always be found in
the Chamber ot the Board in the new
bank building, ready and w illing to fur
nish information to any one desiring the
same, whether native or new-camer,
and ready at all times to welcome the
stranger and assist him in finding w hat
he is looking for. Don't fail to call in
you are always welcome.
Portland's Fire.
A mysterious fire commenced in the
seventh story of tho Dekuni building in
Portland on Tuesday morning. The
fire broke out in a dressmaking parlor
occupied by Misses Shogren, at about
12:30 a. m., and spread rapidly. Tho
damago to the building is $70,000 and
the loss to Lipman, olfo & Co. $1"0,.
000. Other losses approximate in total
$S5,000. Tho fire department did heroic
work and it was due to prompt and elfi
eient action that the fire was confined to
that block.
Thos. Cannon of this city who is
breeder and raiser of the famous white
Langshan chickens, "greatest of winter
layers," is making a special oiler ti
those wishing eggs for hatching 15 eggs
for $1.50. Those wishing eggs should
write him at once. in 4
Douglas Engram is still quite ill.
Mr. Parker was indisposed a few days
last week.
M iss Lenora Richards is home from
Roseburg.
Mr. Southwell shot a large black bear
in Kent gulch.
ix?win Parker made a flvinir trin (n
Ulalla last week.
The farmers at this place are doing a
rushing business.
Mat Simmons will move on Mr. Rich
ards' place next week.
Sam Bolsinger and George Lenox
went to Olalla Sunday.
We hear that Mr. Heater is confined
to his home by sickness.
Cecil Richards was visiting at Mr.
Johnston's last Sunday.
Cecil and Jasper Richards are work
ing on the railroad at Gieens.
Arthur Johnston and sister, Miss Jen
nie, were visiting friends Sunday.
unday school was organized at Brock
way last Sunday. Everybody come.
Mr. and Mrs. Nichols and eon, Har
old, were in tow n one day last week.
I r , - . i . .
.e. .nr. neicneson preached a very
awe sermon at BrocUway last Sunday
-Mr. lAjldsinger and son fonnd the
skull of an Indian On the Irani of !)
Umpqua.
ern Johnston, while going on horse-
bark to the store, was attacked by a
wi.d animal.
There are a few cases of the so-called
smallpox at Bnx-kwav, but in a verv
light form.
Mr. Rnsinger has bnilt a new ben
house and put a wire fence around it
and is going into the chicken basiness
Bkockwat Spobts.
Are you particula
about your
.0rOV,
Coffee, Tea and Spices
IF YOU ARE CALL AT
CURRIER'S GROCERY
AND ASK:FOR
MOWOFOI,E BRANDS
Price is no higher and every can guaranteed
Rosebur s
Lead nz-
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Currier's,
Grocer
sM yva vaa . .
What we are Coming To.
I came to a mill by the riverside
A half mile long and nearly as wide,
v Uh a lorest of stacks and an army of
men
Toiling at furnace and shovel and pen.
"What a most magnificent plant,
cried.
And a man with a cmudjeon his face re
plied
"It's Morgan's."
I entered a train and rode all day
On a rival coach and a right of way
v hich reached its arms all over the
land
In a system too Irge to understand.
"A splendid property this?" I cril,
And a man with a plate on his bat re-
plied,
"It s -Morgan's".
I sailed on a great ship, trim and true.
From pennon to keel and cabin to crew
And the ship was one of a monster
fleet;
A first cLss navy could scarce complete.
"What a beautiful craft she ial" 1
cried,
And a man with akimbo legs replied,
"It's Morgans."
I dwelt in a nation filled with pride;
Her people were many, her lands were
wide;
Her record in war and science and art
Proved greatness of music, mind and
heart
"What a grand old country it is!' I
cried,
And a man w ith his chest in the air re
plied "It's Morgin's,"
I went to heaven. The jasper walls
Towered high and w ide and Uie golden
halls
Shone bright l?yond ; but a strange new
mark
Was over the gate, via : "Private Tark."
"Why, what is the meaning of this" I
cried.
And a Saint with a livery on replied,
"It's Morgan's."
I went to the only place left. I'll take
A chance ia the boat ou the brimstone
lake
Or i?rhaps I may be allowed to sit
On the griddlcd floor of the bottomless
pit
But a leering lont with horns on his face
Criek out, as he forked me off the place.
"It s Morgan's."
Railways In Alaska.
The Western Alaska Construction
Company of Chicago, which was grant
ed a right of way by the Government,
has filed maps and surveys with the In
terior Department at Washington for
the construction of the Council City and
Solomon River Railway in the Seward
peninsula, Alaska. The company is in
corporated nnder the laws of the State
of New Jersey and capitalized at $1,000,
000. Chicago and New York capitalists
are interested and the construction of
the road w ill be begun early in the
spring.
J. Warren Dickson, general manager
of the company, said: "The system
w ill connect all the principal mineral
producing areas and centers of popula
tion and mining known at present
throughout the Solomon river, Council
City, Ophir creek, Bluestone, York and
Nome regions, with the tidewater and
vessel transportation at Solomon river,
Grantley harbor, Port Clarence and
Good Hope bay, thus gridironing the
peninsula."
J. T. BRYAN'S
. For Holiday Presents
I have no famous bargains to pan off old
stock and out-of-date goods, I simply give '
you honest goods at fair prices, and mark
them in plain figures. Call and inspect my
goods and piices before purchasing elsewhere.
ROSEBURG, i T r
oregon. j. l. tSryan
ooooe-oo-a-coo
V, R. Buckingham,
Successor to W. L. Cobb, Mrs, f Boy ,'s old stand
Extend a cordial
invitation to the
public and the
...Sole Agents for
many friends of I
Chase thtoldfirmtocall
o and examinetheir
new line of Staple
SanborS and Fancy G rocer- I
Coffees 5es' Queen5-
, ware, Etc. : : :
Bring Us Your
1 I Batter, Chickens, Eggs.
J. M. Weatherby
T. A. Burr
D. L. Marti
Roseburg Real Estate Co.
Farm and Timber Land Bought and Sold
Taxes Paid for Non-Residents. Timber
Estimates a Specialty. List your proper
ty with ns.
A. C. MARSTERS $ CO.
DRUGGISTS.
We Want Your Patronage
and as an inducement we offer U. S. P.
Standard Drugs, Fresh Fatent Medicines,
High Grade PerfumeSj Soaps, Toilet Arti
cles, and Specialties
Poker Playing Church Members.
At Holly Springs, Miss., Judge Lowry
made a radical and sensational depar
ture from '.he usual formula whbn he
tecifically charged the grand jury to
indict progressive euchre players. If
these instructions are carried out, ac
cording to the weekly society news, peo
ple prominent as officers or -numbers of
the Presbyterian, Methodist and Epis
copal churches are liable to indictment.
Society people here aro much stirred np
and indignant over tho matter.
cue m Caraioaue
NO PUCtS
"Wt ruaua Tana mrrn nor .'
TftTtM that mu. nr Oiw -'
Warca cwuutirm aae -mvknt acr
tum m PM fiaun amo otmcw
strrtm
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TftMO All
BEANSPRAY PUMP CO.
Spraying Mixture should be
put on with good pressure
THE BEAN POWER
Outfit wUl do it.
Sec them at ChufCllill & Woolfey'S