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The Twk--Veek Roseburg Plaindealer raUlrted mndaj and TbMadayv PLAWDEALER PUBLISHING CO. H. H. BROOKES, Editor and Pu Wither Hutnr H. Bbookmi, Local Editor. Twice-a-Vetk Plain dealer, ver year, $2.00 Knteredatthe Post Office in Koseburj; !r., is second class mail matter. AilTWtwjnj Rats on Application. SU&Cll 23. 1903. LEWIS AND CLARK FAIR REFER ENDUM. The Portland newspapers at last bo- liore that tha referendum will be ul to diAay work on the fair and they give a variety of reasons why the referen dum u to be called into use, but the true reason they fail to cive. The Plaiksxalks has tpoken to many peo r! about the fair appropriation Mid fully tbree-fourtha of them oppose because it was and is a direct steal run over the teople by the Multnomah del egation who forced the meapure through the legislature by virtue of political chemes and combines, and under prom wo of Helping other delegations to. grt schemes through. After the Portland robbery passed, " then the Multnomah delegation refused to keep their part of the contract and revral pet neasurra were killed. Here are some of tha true reasons of the opposition to the appro priation. The claim is made by the Or rgnniau that if the referendum is put in force that it will deter work on the fair for about two months by holding special election. Now the Plaisdiai has been informed that the referendum law ie in the shape of an amendment to the constitution ;of Oregon ; and that amendment prescribes how any law shjall be voted on. If this be eo. wis were tfce brainy lawyers in th legisia tare doing when they attemptl to aside toe provisions of the constiftv tiocal amendment by a legislative on actmentT While there has been much talk about the referendum it eeems us that very little is known regarding the provisions of iU terms. Several month ago a very prominent lawver told cs that a referendum election could or.l be held at a general election. If tlii is eo Portland and the papers there are trying to "hog" through the appropria non -wm ye, nu ye." tale we are opposed to the dirty political method employed by Portland and her politi cians in foisting upon the taxpayers the creat appropriation which is onlv the opening wedge for a total of 2,000, 000, and we know what we are writin; about; at this late dav, seeing that other 6ttes have appropriated a nam t .i . . . uer vi niggardly, picayunisn earns, we are in favor of letting the matter f oOO.OQO go through at once and then ciii ou iue .romana aog s iau close up under the ears, eo far as future ap propnations are concerned. It is about time that Oregon awoke to the true sit uation and broke the power of the Multnomah delegation in the legisla ture by letting Multnomah county rep resentation be confined to that county without any Eoater members in other counties to help along the Multnomah grafts. The Multnomah delegatio methods in the legislature are a dis grace to the Etate f Oregon, and the quicker the rest of the state bands to gether to resist Multnomah's specious schemes of plunder the better it will be It is for the people to decide from this time on whether the dog shall wag the tfiil or the tail the dog. Whatever is done Portland Ehould put up five dol lars for every one that is put up outside f that city by taxation at large. It is Portland that will reap the benefit; Portland real estate that will boom; Portland business that will be increased, and when it somee to the settlement of Oregon, every state west of the Rocky mountains will have an equal chance with Oregon. Taking all the circum stances into consideration, we think it bet that the referendum be not used and the greatest reason of ail is : We be! ieve that the special law passed for submitting the question to an immedi ate vote, which would be done, would be a grand farce, and a delusion and snare upon the public at large. The only way to provide against such a Hcheme would be for the petitions for the referendum to read, to be submit ted at the next general election, and this would knock out the bogus special election bill as passed by the legisia tare. Whatever is done let it be done legally, and avoid the pitfalls int which that corrupt ring of political hacks at Portland would thrust the tax payers of the state. The systematic stealing of money from tie United States Mint, at Philadelphia has resulted in an investigation, which will likely result in the arrest aid difc micsal of one or more of the employes. The stealing covered a period ol prob ably four months and the investigation so far has revealed a shortage of aboui W0, with a possibility that the amount will be greater. The money stolen con sisted of old coins which had been stored in one of the mint's big vaults. The theft was discovered two weeks ago and when a general accounting was taken of currency in the vault. Unitod 6tats District Attorney Holland, who is con ducting the investigation on behalf of the Government, intimates that he knows who the guilty - persons are, but declines to divulge any name, until ar rests are made. It has gone too far to stop the appro, priation for the Lewis and Clark fair, by having the matter put off by the referendum. We cannot afford to put the state back ten years because the graft was thrust upon ns ; and now that the fair is assured let all the papers of Oregon who were originally opposed to the manner the enterprise was rail roaded through the legislature, go in to make it a success. We are fully per suaded that if there is one place in the world controlled by the Anglo-Saxon race that needs new blood it is Oregon, and the Lewis and Clark fair will bring it. The Great Hirer Falls, Montana, 1 and Office rfcetvod orders last Friday to withdraw from entry all land which the Government propoaea to use aa a reser voir tor what will probably be the first work by the Government nndar the new irrigation law. Government engineers have located a site for a dam which will be eixtv-five feet high and about two miles long. The reservoir will cover a diBirict about twenty miles long by eight miles wide, a space so great that it will take the entire flow of Milk and Beaver rivers two years to fill it. The construct tionof the dam and reservoir will make necessary the abandonment of twenty- seven miles of tract on the Great North ern between Malta and Saco, which runs through the proposed reservoir and will be under ten feet of water when the reservoir is completed. Governor Chamberlain has refused to make any more selections of lieu lands on mineral base, even for the purpose c( setting up selections heretofore n;ade, but which have fallen down. The Gov ernor savs the credit of the state shall no longer be hawked about for the benefit of the lieu land ring. The New Jersey railroad trust, merger or combined is declared to be a "foolish thiuj. For New Jersey has no authority or power to make laws to affect the rail roads in any other 6tate, and the North ern Securities company therfare bus no standing in court. The State Board of Health is composed of Drs. Harrv Lane and A. C. Smith of Portlnnd, E. A. Pierce of Salem, C. J. Smith of Pendleton, E. B. Fkkel of Medford, aud Alferd Kinney of Astoria. John W. Knowles, of La Grande, and Asa B. Thoaip'wi, of Pendleton, are to be register and receiver, respectively, of the La Grande Land Office. - If enough signatures can be obtained to petitions, the Lewis and Clark Fair appropriations bill will be referred to the people. James E. White, the Portland sailors' boarding-house man, has been found guilty of kidnapping. Pieeident Koosevelt will be at Salem and Portland on May 21. He is AU Right Now. The Governor has pardoned A. A. Watts from the penitentiary because the physician feared that Watts would be come insane. Watts was sent up from Clackamas county for obtaining money under false pretenses and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment. Estes Arrested Victoria, B.C., March 21. President Estes was summoned by the city police last night to appear in the Police Court today to answer to the charge of cons piracy to delay His Majesty's mails This action is taken as a result of the strike on the Canadian Pacific Navijra tion Company's steamers which de clared on Monday in sympathy with the strike along the Canadian Pacific Rail way. The strike leader has retained counsel and will fight the case. The Canadian Pacific Navigation Com pany has been able to fill all its steam ers with nonunion crews, and all are running. kfiorts are being made to have iite longshoremen go on strike in sym pathy. Coal Mines to be Closed. The Western Federations of Miners has another fight on its hands in British Columbia. No sooner had the Western Fuel Company of Nanaimo come to an agreement with ita men, and the out look for big coal output this year taken on a favorable aspect, than James Duns muir, owner of the largti coal fields at Extension and Lad) smith, came to opn war with Lis men. The miners, for their protection, had decided on Sunday to affiliate with the Western Federation of Miners, the re sult of the visit of James Baker of Spo kane, who had come to settle the trouble in Nanaimo, Duusmuir, who is very stubborn when he decides on anything, started at once to head off the affiliation, and gave notice that on April 1st the mines at LaJysmith and Extension would close down, thus throwing over 1000 men out of work. At the same time be discharged seven men, the prime movers in the affiliation. This angered the miners and they at once sto; ped work, pending the arrival of Baker, who bad in the meantime left for Sjokane. This move of Dunsmuir's has caused consternation among busi ness circles on Vancouver ialaud, but Friday Dunsmuir caused still greaterex citment by an interviev, in which he used decidedly heated words. He said : "I will never recognize the Western Federation of Miners. Rather than do so, I will close the mines at Extension and keep them closed for years. I will not place my property at the mercy of a lot of agitators," His interview is practically an official statement of his position to the public. Concluding, he said : "I have always been ready to meet a committee repre senting any grievance which my miners have had. What advantage is there to be gained by joining the Western Fed eration? The miners have the. rip'jt even to strike if they think propert without joining that body." Senator Mulkey's Lecture. Senator B. F. Mulkey, president of the Ashland Normal School, lectured to an appreciative audience in the Chris tian church Saturday evening, March 21, his subject being "Alexander Hamilton. Hon. Binger Hermann, in a short but eloquent speech, introduced Mr. Mul key to the audience. Mr. Mulkey's ad dress showed evidence of careful prepa ration, and was delivered in his usual eloquent and forcible style. The audi ence was not large, but it was well pleased with the lecture and ith the lecturer. Six members and ex-members of the State legislature were pres ent. ( For Sale A quarter-block near center of the town, containing two good houses, rent al f 27 a month. Also two desirable building lots. The lots can be had sop ratsly if desired. Apply to I). S. K Bnr k. Cot Strike Commission Report. The salient points in the report mwle to President Roosevelt and given lo the public- last Saturday, of the A n thraciteCoal Strikj Commission's awaid made pnblicis aa follows: The miners are given a general increase in wages, i n most instances amounting to 10 percent, the incroase to take effect from Novem ber 1; 1902, aud all arreHges now duo to btfpaid by June 1, 1903. With the schedule thus provided as a manimum, a sliding scale is established basod on the price of coal, the minors to have an increase of one per cent in pay for each five cent increase in the selling price of the product. Certain decreases in time of work are granted, in some instances to eight hours, in others to nine, the men to receive extra pay for overtime. All future disputes are to be referred to a Board of Conciliation to constat of six persons, three to be appointed by an or ganization representing a majority of the miners and the other three by the operators. . Thia board s decision is to be final, but if its members cannot agree the question at issue shall be referred to a Circuit Judge of the Third Federal Dis trict, whose decision shall be final aud binding. No suspension of work bv lockouts or strike shall take place pond ing the adjudication of a dispute. 1 be awards made shall continue in force until March 31 ; 1906, and viola tions on the part of either employe or employer shall result in a disciplining of the offender, but the provisions of the award 6hall not be invalidated. The miners union was not recognised by the commii aion. To do so would have been to go outride of the jurisdic tion conferred on the commission bv the President. The report also states that the claim made by the Union that it had authority over non-union miners is laughed at by tho commission. The commission als-o stated, in substance, that the union was unreliable and not safe for the mine operators to enter into a contract with. The total loss occasioned by the strike was 1 100,000,000 and was approximately divided aa follows : As to mine owners. 4fi,100,000; to the mine emploves in wages, $25,000,000; to the transporta tion companies, t2S,000,000. The award gives the miners an advance of about 20 per cent on the old rate of renumeration. No Respector of Persons. Last Saturday at Uohoken, X. J., a summons was issued for Mrs. Hetty Green, reputed to be the wealthiw t woman in the United States, to appear befors Recorder Stanton and explain why she has failed to obtain a aog li cense for her pet terrier. The complait t against Mrs. Green was entered by Health inspector Granelli, who .asked for a summons on the ground that Mrs Green had violated the, health code by not getting a license for her dog. The license coeta $2, and the fine for failure to procure one ranges from 13 to $25, in the discretion of the court. After the summons had been issued, a man who refused to give his name, to the court said that Mrs. Green had a dog license, which she obtained in New York City, and she supposed that it was not necessary to obtain another one there. Drab News. Mr. Anderson and family have gone to their new home near Rotburg. Ed. Wise, of Placer, visited relative and friends here, last week. ' Mrs. A.;H. Whelden has gone to visit her daughter and family, at Dundee. H. J. Ritchey, of Anlauf,waein Drain Sunday, and went on to Cotta-e Grove. Mrs. D. Hodden was in from Voncal la, latt "week, visiting relatives and friends. Mr. II. J. Ritchey nd children, of Anlauf, are visiting Mrs. Ritchey' a mother, Mrs. C. S. Hefty. Miss Pearl Jonson, of Elkton, is stay ing with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Jones, in Drain. Mr. and Mrs. Ilnlce, of Yoncalla, tamein Sonday to visit their daughter, Mrs. Robert Allan, and family. M. C. and Lawrence Johnson have been in Portland, after machinery for a saw mill, they expect to erect on Ellen burg creek, near Drain. Jfany friends of Mr. Abe Mattoon arc sorry to learn of the recent severe illness with which he was attacked, and hope he may speedily recover. The Drain Meat Market has chanced hands, Mr. C. D. Drain having sold to Mr. C. E. Trumbull. Success to Mr. Trumbull in his new undertaking. Henry Whipple, who resided in P'rain a few yeara ago, with his father, Wm. Whipple, and family, recently spent a few days with his uncle. Nelson Whip ple, and family. W. J.IJelleher is preparing to put in a sawmill on Billy creek, and hopes to get the mill in operation this summer. It is said that he has a body of 12,000 acres of timber. Mrs. F. H. Rogers spent Sunday in Roseburg, where M r. Rogers is employed as deputy in the assessor's office, Mrs. Rogers looking after the Drain Nonpa reil, of which they are the proprietors. Will Sanders, now living at Leon n. has recently had an eye, which was In jured when be was a child, removed. It is said that Dr. Barber, of Yoncalla, performed the operation very success fully. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. An drews and son, Bela, wife and child, came up from Scottsburg last week, Mrs. T. W. An drews and BeJa soon poing on to Cali ifornia, and Mr. Andrews returning home nxt day. Mr. Bela Andrews ex pects to remain with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cu'y. during her husband's stay in California. "Grandma" Miller, who has been se riously ill, was, at last report, very low ner son, G. L. nuijt, and wife, a grand daughter, and other relatives have come to her bedside. "Grandma" is a noble soul, and has a host of warm friends, who are deeply interested in her- condi tion and welfare. She has been a zeal ous Chrintian for many, many years, and may the God of her youth lo her sustaining arm row. Q. The mobnir crop of Marion county .is estimated at 100,000 pounds and will renlize from $30,000 to $V0,000. Jewish Question Remains Unchanged. The Jewish Daily News received to day cable dispatches from two promi nent Hebrews in Russia to the effect that the Ctar's recent decree proclaim ing religious freedom will not effect the ews. The dispatches are from Baron Horace N. Guensiburg of St. Petersburg and N. SokololT, the publisher of Haze firah, in Warsaw. Baron (Juenzbnrg, in as dispatch, says tne decree means nothing special for tho Utismaa Jews, while Sokelhoff corroborates this opinion by saying tne Jewisti question aepiaina unchanged. From these dispatches it is evident that the exceptional laws to which .Rus sian Jews are snicctod, the so-called 'May laws," will not be abolished by reason of the decree, and that the S and 5 percent system for Jewish Btudunts la Russian universities will remain un changed. Prince Krapo'tkiu, the Russian revolu tionist, has contributed an article, to tlm Daily News Friday on tho Czar's reform decree. He declares that tho docreo bears internal evidence of being the work ol Interior Minister Plehwo r.nd the Frocurator-Ceneral of the Holy Synod, and really aims at attenpting to reduce to the lowest possible minimum the reforms loudly demanded by all classes of Russian society, and indefinite ly postpones those which are moe urgent. Kate Clax ton Coming." .miss Kate Uiaxton and iter eemp.-tny are making a farewell tour of the conn try tins season in tit r greatest success, "The Two Orphans.'! She is supported bv a superb company and the scenl environment is said to be magnificent every way. It has been demonstrated by Miss Claxton this season that this popii lar play still ha-s a place in the heart) o the plnv goers, as her business . with it has been extreme! v large. It is sai tht Miss Claxton's performant-o "Louise" the blind girl still is very stror and interesting as of yore. Miss Claxton will be the attraction in thia citv Fridav March 27. General News Noto. The British houe t.f parliament lias passed the navy estimate of $179,1S4 205 for new naval vessels of all kinds. Judge Gray and Carroll D. Wrigh president and recorder respectively i4 the anthracite strike commission, yes terday, handed to President Roosevelt the report of that commission. It is said the report will be made public Sat urday. The flood situation in the Mississippi Valley in Tennctaee and Arkansas i very alarming. The levee has broken in several places and thousands of per sons are surrounded by water. Quite a number of floating bodies have been picked np by boat crews, hundreds of head of livestock have been drowned. At Natchez, Mis., the levee has broken and washed away three miiea of a 15 foot embankment of the Texas and Pa cific ra tread and all western bound trains from Memphis, Tcnn , have been abandoned because the road beds are washed away. A New York special of yesterday's date says : Astounding revelations that have followed the discovery that "Shang" Draper had been made a Mason have filled Grand Master Craudail and his associates in the grand lodge with t'Ls mav and indignation. So high dues the feeling run because of the discovery that Draper w not the only person of his class who has gained admittance lo lodj.-es in Manhattan and Brooklyn that it woclJ not be astonishing if the charters of sev eral lodges should be sutjended before the end tf the week and many expul sions from the fraternity follow. Draper, it baa been ascertained, is not only a Master Mason, but also a Royal Arch Mason. As early as last November be was taken into Mount Zion Chapter, still representing himself to boa respect able broker. He went in with the firet class that took the cen-e that month. At Buffalo, N. YM an inquest into the death or murder of a wealthy man named Edwin L. Bnrdick, brought out the fact that Bnrdfck, w ho was himsi-lf a moral leper and Ida houea no better than an assignation bouse, has sued his wife for divorce, and named aa cores pondent a man equally high up, or as low down, in society, a man named W. R. Pennell. Pennell tried to have the divorce proceedings stopped. One night about three weeka ago Burdii k wns murdered in hia "den" at Via own home. Suspicion pointed to Tenncll a the assassin. Ab ut ten days ago Pen nell, who had threatened to commit suicide if the divorce proceed u ga were pushed to trial and after tha murder, was out riding with hia own wife in an automobile. When the automobile reached a deep "quarry with a 75-foot fall by some means, accidental or pur posely, it ran amuck and capsized into the quarry killing Pennell, and his wife, picked up unconscious, only lived two days. The whole story when it is stripped of all romance is one of the most revolting narratives for real low down animal development we have ever read, and the actual, fearful trnth re veala'a depth of moral depravity litt'e known among western people. How's Thia. We offer One Hundred "Dollars Re ward for any cane of Catarrh that cannot le cured by HalPa Catarrh Cure. F. J.Ciiknky it Co, Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J.Cheney for the laHt 15 years, and be ievo him perfectly honorable in all busi ness transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. Wkst & Trujix Wholsale Druggists, Toledo, O. Wamuku, KinsvkA Makvip, wholesale Prufrjiiwts, Toledo O. Hull's Catarrh Cure ia taken internally acting dir.ctly upon the blood and mu cous surfaces of the system. Teetimo niala eont free, Price 75c, per bottle. Sold by all Prupgists. Hall'H Family I'illa aro the best. NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS. -The tax rolla for 1002 have Iwen placed in my baud for collection, arid on Monday, March 1, 1903, at 8 o'clock, a. m., I will commence to receive taxea. E. L. I'akhott, Sheriff and tax collector for Douglas unity, Oregon, Douglas Connty Republican Com mittee fleeting. The meeting was called to order last Saturday, March 21, in Judge J. A. Bu chanan's office, by Chairman K. L. Mil ler, with J. A. Buchanan, secretary. The following answered upon roll call of precinct committeemen : Dr. K L. Miller, Chairman. J. A. Buchanan, Secretary. Camas Valley, not represented. Calajooift, J. A. Underwood. Canyonville, not represented. Civil Bend, J. A. Eggers. Coles Valley, W. W. Scott, by Dr. R. Shambrook, proxy. Comstock, Roy Griggs, by J. T. Rridg es, proxy. Cow Creek, not represented. Deer Creek, C. J. Van Zile, by C. B Cannon, proxy. East Umpqua, D. C. Livingston, by D. S. K. Buick, proxy. Elkton, Robert Hanev, by G. W. Dim niick, proxy. Gardiner, Dr. Alex Patterson, by M McCoy, proxy. Glundale, R. K. Montgomery, by Dr K. L. Mil lor, proxy. Kellogg, not represontel. Lake, F. II. Rogers. Looking Glass, A. S. Buol, by G. W Staley, proxy. Millwood, J. L. Churchill, by Dr. K L. Miller, proxy. ML Scott, R. T. Blakely, bv A. C Marsters, proxy. Myrtle Creek, II. Gallop. Oakland, Z. L. Dimmirk. Olalla. A. S. Ireland. Pasa Creek, C. E. Hasard, bv Z. I Dimmirk, proxy. Perdue , D. . W. Hanks, by M. Thompson, proxy. Riddle, not rcprewntd. Roseburg, not represented. Scottsburg, not represented. Umpqua, J. W. Wright. ' West Roseburg, U. Jones. Wilbur, J. I. Chapman. Yoncalla A. W. Lamb, by C. W. Staley, proxy. Azalea, not represented. Bohemia, not represented. The following gentlemen were elected a committee on representation and time of holding the county primaries and convention: SU. Gallop, of Myrtle Creek, D. S. K. Buick, of East Uwpqna. A. C. Marsters, of Mt. Scott, G. W. Dimmick, of Elkton, and A. S. Ireland, of Olalla. After a recess of twenty minutes, the committee made the following report: Resolved, that the time of holding pri maries be Saturday, March 2, 1903, at 1 p. ni ; time of holding Convention be Saturday, April 4, VXa, at 11 a. m; Resolved, that the basis of representa tion be one delegate at large and cue delegate for each 20 votes or major por tion thereof cast for Hon. TLos. H. Tongue at the June election, 11K52. On that basis of rcpresenUtin the precincts will be represented as follows: Ikihe.-iu . t Camas Valley 2 Perdue. 3 Comstock 3 Kellogg Lake 2 Gardiner ' Scottal urjr v- ML ScotL 2 Coles Valley 5 Azalea.....". 2 Cow Creek : 2 Looking Glasa '. 2 East Umpqua S Calapooia.. .fi Oakland 6 Elkton 1....5 Milwood 2 Wilbur 3 Civil Bend 3 Olalla ....3 Giendale 4 Myrtle Creek 5 Pasa Creek Riddle A Canyonville S Yoncalla 7 West Roseburg.. 8 Umpqua ..5 Deer Creek 7 Roseburg ' 7 Total UM Upon motion the followinR resolution passed : Resolved, that the varioua pre cincts elect such delegates a can and will attend the county conventioa in person and should as far aa po:tible avoid the use of proxies in the convention. " Upon motion the meeting adjourned. St. Patrick Charity. , A number of old soldiers? of this city celebrated St. Patrick's day in a most commendable manner. P.right and early Tuesday morning they shouldered their tools and repairs! to a plat of ground in Fairmount owned by Mrs. Carpenter, the worthy widow of an old comrade. Materials for a hou.- 14x-4 feet and two stories high waa sJresdy on' the pronnd and these sturdy ' veterans immediately set to work to erect the building. By evening they lud the house nearly completed and will go back to finish up the 'oh. Those who assisted at the work yesterday ' were Comrades Tngham, Mctiinnia, Wlieulor, Green, Plank, Barlett, Trice, Hall, 'y- Iey, Maxwell and Kress. Mr. Carpenter had purchased the property in FHar mount and prepared to build on it, but died before he wao able to do so, leavi.ig a widow and six children. Tl action of tho old soldiers in building the- Lonso for tho widow shows tho ripht kind of charity, oud to say that Mrs-. Carpenter ia grateful is expressing it mildly, bo aides the labor rendered on the Jiouse quite a sum was subsciibcd in monv. Eugene -Resler. . ."; Music Lovers Music lovers will have a ran enter tainmeut by simply caJling at Hurr'8 Popular Music House and inspecting our splendid array of mtisual instru ments. Our display oi pianos are dim ply magiiificient. Here are found tho world renowned Chickering, the won derful toned Kimball, the many toned Crown Orchestrical and tho beautiful toned colonial stylo Victor. Wo have others like tho Singer, Kingsbury and Necdham. Then hero ia our mammoth stock of smull goods, such aa S. P. Stewart and Washburn mandolins, gui tars, bnnjos. Our immense line of vio lins range in price from $2.50 to (). We are solo agent for the Columbia graphaphooe and supply. Remember we are runmug no concert hall with J50 cents admission, but our doors aro Jill ways ojM'jj to tho public. The Pope's Last Poem. The following is Pope Leo'l last poem prayer written by himself in Latin and translated into tho English language on the anniversary of his 93rd birthday and the 25th year of hia presiding at Rome: Loo, now seta thy sun ; palo is its dying ray ;' Black night succeeds the day. Hack night for thee; wasted thy frame; lifo'a flixxl sustains No more thy shrunken veins. ' Death casts hia fatal dart; robed for the grave thy bonoa Lie -under the cold stones. Bet my freed soul escapea her chains, and longs in flight To reach the realm of light. That ia the goal she seeks; thither her journey bida, Grant, Lord, my anxious piayers. That with tho citizens of Heaven, God's face and light May ever thrill my sight. That I . may see thy face, Ileavei: Queen, whoso mother love Has brought me homo aliove. lo ttiee saved tlirouu the tangles ol a perilous "ay. I lift my grateful lay. Tho Oregon City Carpenters Union took action immediately npon the pub lished statement by Mr Howard that the resolutions condemning Brownell for hia failure to procure the passage of an eight-hour law were not passed by the Federal Labor Union, but by a mass meeting of anion mn, attended by only 4i men, out of a total strength of nearly 1000 in the city. Box Social. Oak Camp No. 125, and Lilac Circle So. AO, W. O. W. will jrive a lx e.-cja in kid reilowe Uajl. Monday ereninp, March 30. A good program will be rendered, and the evening will be spent in games and amusements. Everv body invited to attend. Ladies are ask ed to brinj boxes. . Do no forget the late. Notice. The Rev. Mr. Minshall ia no longer connected with thia office tor ia he authorized to receive subscriptions or transact business in any manner for thia paper. II. II. Bkooecs, Editor. Roseburg' Or. Feb. 23, 1 3. Notice for Publication. O'lTEI) PTATls Lyr.rrnc. MnrM. Otttmi. Sot 11. lw Sot.-rU hrtr-fiy irn U)t tn eom;ino (:b ti T'"VcinT! - ' rTOtref Jnne f. 1".. wilitirrt. "An met lr the of 1m In the Stati M'"aH!im' Ortpxi. ..!, r4 Kiilprnl TftShwt," avtltral t lb PobUc La3 bitlf fer met ol Any DM 4. I. ri.OTt H. WOODRCrF, rf RobaT. t.n!i)! of rvti;'. tle of Or Ca, ba l":ui fil In lht bimnra taer.l Na ZMX. tut IS pairqiM est th luu 1 and X o! s. H,TpS. E 7 wt. W. aai artU ot'tr eroof totht-w that th land jcf to BK5T T: tinLi tot lU OT ..10 U-B lor ar-t-uit'.rl rT" ar.J lo MuMah hia cu:a t-'or i: Wrtftstcr al hciY at Uua e::loa ol hiamticrt, pre fun. .n e.toeiT. lo It! .lav of Joa. KTt. He diimii riB': Wt.Uaia Bmke Burke. Ilabn. Ira Kc- e. of (Kaiia. Orwt. M T Ktce, Aot aail aii v-rs rWsniDC -l rwly tH lurof Vine. JH i T. Biill,r.!. Notice for Publication. Rnaebart. Omron. Sox. II. V.1. JSotlt ta rtr rUm Uiai to nav4-anoe with U rvmB of the act of tVuTei of JudJ. 1'. enutit! -n Art tor tiia of T:mlT LTdf la S'a'a of Ckl-.'o.-nfa, On run. Sra'la aod WahiRjc:na TtTT.lt." aa e- l-n )J to a:.' tbe Public Land frU:t by act of VIA Krctxi of V.!S. ron'ttT r Doocia-. '! ot Omtn. b tt:t liar C'.vi in tM oSsc hit iwo-n ni rnt No. S3H. lor lh por.-!:a ol tb Stt'J SE WS ao-1 t-fc!; of -ct tion ll. uia-nthip A aia. of raa 7 scat. W. M an J wtll offrr otoH toibo that tbalan4 "fit It b-.oi TaluaUa for li timber or a'.n tuan hr aartrUural r-urtKea. a.vi t rvtaMh fcia claim bolot tbe Krrxsvraavi Eattrnt of tfea aiiiaof iM6burc. orroa. o trlirJ-. ihrvi iiiT of Jnn. rW. Kr n7n a iit"a: F 11 wonl'-aff. It K Rir, f I" VtivMnjff. ail o! RnvtMirg. Oregon, Wji,,m o( Barkr, Ma. Aoyaodail pen'" claimiKt: a!rerwr'T th r::ni tn thl off.coon or twloir ui't Zri 1tv ol Jonr. lAis. J. T. BKllKiKA, . mar.3 Kwicr. Notice for Publication. Lao1 OJice at KwbiT. rr.. MJ U lvrtl Sotico la bc-hr rirrO that Jh tiiinc nan4 tvi-'.et has'SK-d nolle. ol hia InTntion to miike final t rol In atij rt of hi ela'st. 9 l lhi ld pri attl U iiaJel"a tw Ri-ji.q.r tn.l kc:vcr, Unl Cflice, at Kmbu. Oiwuit. i'U Anl r. fcttf, rij : PKIU1 B LEttWILI.. oa b'.t n. E No. 10t?2,lvrthSWl, 3ct 1. Tt. 0 S. It 1 wt. Hcnamra th .noarli'(C wlciw to ttotp hit Ci'tiunuo-.t r.-i'lero p.ia ant eUbvanns of tail lai'1-1 vsr; t laivnco Lrraili, Waiu-r U-rtrill, t"hrl- Brown, aa J M-n Jtrm . a'l of lnl". Orefon. i. I. UKIUsirS. ma-lip Kc-"r. Administrator's Notice. Nnt'ca it hereby t'.rtn thtt the under"!nM hu ow n 0: t'ijnnlr t'.Mtrt. of Dcueia coo tr Maw of Orrrnn. duly avpolntl tse admin -trlr ol the e:a: oi Itiecta Mi-t'laiii-n.de ri1. All pnmns havlnc rlalmt aral!'t taid ofnta it horvi T roiiilrt to 1 1 h aan-.-tdaly Tri:U-d. tu the undrslent at Knactiqrs, lVu laa votir.f. Mt f Or?in wi'.hia i motl:i lr m I lie dtof this tiof.c. lativl at R.wcbutg, Urerxi this I-tthdayot January. VMS. H.T. MWLAl.t.ES. Ad:nln!r.trator of tlielRlJ of Elcta Mc Cltlicu, Uaod. Notice for Publication. Lav.d OfBc t Rwhunr. Ore.. FebruarT , j t. SotlrI horcbr tlrpn that Ih lollowfnc oamed tttlor t B'fd noiip of hu Imeotion lo maka ftnal proof tn ppirt of his claim, and thai snl. I pnxM wii! h Bit.lo lieloie the R gi I.T ami (tt'-flviT, I'nilil Sia'e Lan t Ijlfli-e at KoMhutB.Orfpcn. Apr'l In, 1'V, t: GKORi.E WK-T, Rd E. Ko. 1?IV for thaVt.4 8K?i.SEU 5V'i St" 2d , Tp 2 U J wt . H nanii lhi followlnar wllnrsm to prov bl roiittmioiia retidvtie upon and cJilimlion.il aid Innd, vl Andrv J Bvl'.owa, of hof nr. Un ton Jaimt h Shupfi and B'rjamin F siiiul.lt. ot Koaxlin, ".ire., 1 human Wharton, iot-hnrc, Ori'oii. ilaroh S. J. T. UBiutilis, Kiietcr. Title tiuarantee&Loan Lo EO.'ECURO, OBK(iOS. F. 0. D C. 1Tnit!.TO, Rvy. rd Trca fivsidtrnt Offlt-e 10 lh f'onrt HmiM Havo the oulj tern nix'.i. kt of aiwiran iu in o luritt i ouiut Alslran and t 'ifnuciitra ol Title iiirnUhed o Douk;" wnmlf land tnd miniuitrHiina. HtA alto a complete wl of Trai'iiis ' all towuibtp pil tn 'ho R'eonrn, nn-i.u. v . n. au u u tircu NN lil make Hue pnut coidit of aiiy tow hip Notice of Final Settlement o! Oregon la' and In County 'Jonrt ot !?tale I r Douniaii ponniy. In tho matter of the rtUtc of I ri.vlfrt.li KiiiHl. ,inst I Notii'u l h'ibv slv"ii that the undcrNlnnrd oiw-nlcr of the aVovo cnliiu'd t-xl hns li'cd In tho iihovo rcanii! court hi!arco:int t it tbial ..ii.m i ol Hi'l miaic and 1 he court hr or iter dnlv mailn and entered on th Journal iheiv.irfise l Mondar M.re!) Sinl. YX3 lor hoar the (iIkoc'U)I'm. Ii n , to titid tiiinl treonnl and luew'ii'emeni of saiil eslnle. Dated UnUStli day of Kelmisry, W. UiUia J' K.vl'l", t.veeutor. 32 Largest StocK of General er.-& Fish COMPANY SOME NEW THINGS FOR New New Lace Curtains, Fancy Hosiery New Goods Arriving Every Day I SEE G10CIL 'PHONE 721 SUB ROSEBliRG THEATER FRIDAY 11-27 PRICES: Rows 12, 13 ami 14 Balance lowor i!6r Gallery Clnl.lren in jrallory ... ISttRZEESZZ I The History by Miss Ida M. Tarbell which Eegan I ia the NOVEMBER KcCLURE is the 9 ureax tandard .Oi "Mivt Tarbeil'a work of nneaa:l importance a a '-Arcwnf ol l?w day. !W s-ory baa lirr Kx-a in ft ; tbey r. il-r and aora and a in an ! ?oo tH-ir bat tic lt! the verlaimi'.tivJr that tv-taore Ue ta Intra m dr; CaVn:et and rhthe It with ihr color uf bnmaa Inlfmt i-i.l tic t in I nuaw ram nl of hninan arnpa'Jiy. Tlirs'.:ntliiTl t I.fcrft Mtfirwhitf ; the ta writing' nnSnisijrJ H atory." m "An alorhpc an-l i!'.n:r iaaiinr contrttmtlon lo the tntitq j'sti n-", f"Jrv trr-rtvaa "Tbe nut imnoriant tan'oacrmont iswlc by any sn.t:ne. .v. I'.iarMl For ether great features cf 1S03 send for cur prospectus Mc CLU RE'S lOctttiaroiV r'Wayiar. Sen! n ta diUr, at 145 Et 2f tJt ttm:, Srw York, or tnbwrir Ihiouti your dei".er. Administrafdrs Notice. In the na'tcr o tha Ft'ata f f Jor.nie S. Cicm- Koii'f i nert'l'T trn ny tr I nd!cTwl Adir.inttratiT of the F.iiite of Jennie I.t U-m- nt. d.vi.si. it-at h a in.T atrrt:ritp-t Ad n-lnitriKv oi in ta: 1 ..i!e r ine oruer mt.ie and ci.t-Ted ol moid un the liih day . i. , , .......... ............ fc. Oi ISIHHTT, Ailperaoua bavins clain.t aA nrt the a;d ary r nr tlinil tlx rvtina ir-int i.to cate ri.i... fr . ... ..... .... oi iit Tiri-,e io ine tn'UTs'jeii A..c:i'ii4niuc . , Un..K..K I ....... lay ni tanuatv. M. J. F. riSMKVTS. Administraio" NOTICE. jC)arti.nt of tr- TTitorior, ' I n:icl ;!vte? iHice. Rw-tnr. Oi?.. Maifh ! la . yott'T ia berehr giirra thai the approved n T of tiitver of KW NSHiri:. SorTH. RANCK J KAST. hat Nvo rvHTired froui the r-urveior G neal lor I'ninn and on . Fii V.Ar-" M, -".'' f a.m.. lb. ;r . i ! T vi ) N- . i ". - : ill l,.tll; V-.,t' "r ("i '.-! ' ....l-l'll tO cn rj on a'-.d tl-r I -i i ne ' . : P K .. i -t' u -, . H ; titii, -. o. Trespass Notice. All jiorsons are lion-hy arnol not 1 1 tropj.", hunt, fil or ciimp on the land of the Cnrry K;tt Iersn!iJoini will ho prostvutoil to tho full extent ol tho law. F.S(.1 of N. Ct'RRT, (55tf.) K-vontla!o Farm F. S. JEWELER and . . All Work Gnarant-.? Sccon I Dvxr north uo Bntik BuiMiu?. Merchandise in the City Bellows ii New Embroideries, new Laces, Footings, Appli ques, Lace Medalions, Embroidery Medalions, jl Applique Embroideries. White Goods Muslin Underwear, Corsets, New Hair Ornaments, Bead NecHlaees, Shirt Waist Sets, Breaches, LocKets, Etc, Etc US FOR TEE FAMOUS AUTIST i HATE KLAXT0N In the fjreatest Suctv, "THE TWO ORPHANS" with the 'am company tLat prwenUrd it at the Marfjcam Grand Theater, at Portland March 1, Zl'h and 2Zlh The Two Orphan" ! the Cireatet Drama of lulu Gener ation. MIms KUztoo, aa the Rltsd Girt. ha playef over three t banund time, t t i .. 1.00 11 n rar j tory ot ! t i ; i I 1 Is 'EXI:aJTORSoCETOCRulTos j In rennty Ccurt of DoBtUt cona-.T. Stale ol , I'n-c n. Is la 0"' of cMatc Va.-iha H wlr j! d.-viw! -',.C I h.-r-T C'V.B till IS n..l.....l oi y ln bv ii .el' ,irtr i nrt ot fM; t tsiii. ... -..-i - ,t' n'. v .r,h v ,.f fXcto.c.i uie cst of o ir.iVMnl to rti .i .J , h.r-.-T j H Jl..... nel i prts-u et . Ivhji rva-drt.ee ta lo'V : c!ir:v. -rr-s.n. attd a ! , I 1 pr.nt vr. e vf-! .ted at It lat ; tr? x "imi' i irvni 'In. in . i .ated Kosei isrc. Onvon. Ft-a. l. VA'A ... . R A. .wnt, r -r-!'! T jo-ikt tr. i Notice. It hiv t ountT xirt f r Dona- nnly aie ni tr;i lu li-c n-,.;v r oX thec'ian.e o; same of i;u at nuiAf.on. IG Sol-it is he-chr dv-n thtt hy order oft!i Rtte n.,.,j rourt .ini ., Ihc 6;h day of Jannary the nan-eof i.nfaf .. f.va- to -I -t ti. IVtntr th-rk. I - L. G. MATHEWS. RBKSDLK or White and Buff Leghorns, White Minorcas, Earred PlyEacthPvOcH, Krve for uo at U3 pt-r sttiiii; of W 17-lm p . ROSEBl'RO, ORE DAY. WATCHMAKER I for R'asornb!e rrices.