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Historical Society Ore 4 SUNDAY EDITION. ROSEBURG PLAINDEALER. Vol. XXXV ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 1903. No. 3 ASSASSINS PROMOTED. PETER I. SHOWS HIS RED HANDS. REWARDS OFFICERS WHO KILL THE KING AND QUEEN. Tie amy officers who took part in the -assassination of King Alexander and Queen Draga are already receiving promotions, ostensibly from Zing Peter. The appointment of Lieut. C-gL Mischitz as commandant cvf the military district at Belgrade carries with it promotion to a colonelcy. Col. Popevitch of King Alexander's jpalace guard has -been promoted to be a general and .senior aid to King Peter. Capt Kostitch, who opened I he Palace gates io the conspirators, j las been made a major. Lieut. Grouitch, who commanded the .guard outside the palace on the aught of he murders, ins received a raptain- cv. The last three form tbeonilitary j deputation that was sent to Geneva j , , i-r t" ri f v- to formally aotifv Kmc Peiar of nisi - 7J " !? - ' selectlon.j J 5 'iMaaum -nw -rr I It has not ieen ascertaiiiedwhether Zing Peter really made these promo-: tions, and it is suggested that the war office announced them on its own authority in order to force the king's hand. It is apparent thai the pro-. visional government does not intend to treat the assassins other that pat riots. They took an important part in King Peter's reception upon his ar rival to Belgrade. CoL ilischitz, who, it is stated, fired the first shot at King Alexander, was among the first io greet the new king, CoL Maschin, the brother of Queen Draga's first .husband, who .also took a prominent jart in the mur ders, spoke at the gala dinner given ' in the king's honor. The other of- j ficers took prominent jarts in inaugn-1 rating the new reign, while the 6th and Tthregiments, whose officers were conspicuously identified with the mur der plot, were chosen to line the streets and form the guard of honor to the king. King Peter must concur or throw his fat into the fire. Col. Nicolotch, who attempted to bring help to King Alexander from suburban garrisons on the night of the murders, and who was reported to have been killed enroute in a combat with an officer connected with the plot, proves to be alire. He was severely wounded and was taken to a hospital. He is recovering. A newspaper makes scoffing allu sions to Great Britain's moral attitude respecting the assassinations. It says: "It is a pity that a country so enlightened and so liberal has failed to see the purport of late events, which have been forced on this coun try by the tyrannous rule of King Al exander." Inspected trie River. Congressman-elect Binger Hermann was in this city yesterday and in com- Eany with several citizens inspected the ank of -the river where the proposed re- vetement work is so badly seeded. He spent the evening at the Alco uiub ana will leave on the local this morning for Portland to consult the engineers in charge of the river work. ilr. Her mann was highly pleased with the hand some majority he received in Linn county and appreciates it very highly. Albany Herald. Roseburg Won. It was a great game that Roseburg won from the noble "Sugar Teats" of Eugene today. When the game started there was a drizzle of rain which in creased as the game progressed. Each side was retired in succession until the sixth inning when Eugene succeeded in forcing one run across the plate but Roseburg was there with the goods and scored three men. Reed and Newman played fine ball as did also the en tire Roseburg team and old Pap 1 Morrow, the star first baseman of the Railroaders h certainly "it," for it was his good ce&eralahip that pulled Boseburg out of one or two tight places. Mahoney, the Eugene catcher, seemed dumbfounded in the sixth inning, and fail'"" throw to second, was almost responsible for a score. SCOKC BY INNINGS. 1 2 3 4 5 Eugene, 0 0 0 0 0 Roseburg, 0 0 0 0 0 Line up of the teams : Roseburg 6 1 3 S 0 0 Ecgene Mahoney Talifero Strub O'Day VTMleaker Oniway Crawford Harper Shanahan White O P 1st 2nd 3d SS RF L F M F Reed Marrow Joerger Bradley Newell Baker Rea Robinson Oakland Owl News. Mrs. Haman and Mrs. Neal, formerly May and Fannie Kellogg, are survivors f the Heppner flood, though all their household effects were destroyed. Mrs. . - , . . Haman was out camping when the ter- rible flood reached Heppner. Attorney Elmer E. Parker perhaps had a narrow escape from perishing in - the Heppner flood. He was boarding at the Heppner hotel and walked up to the residence of his law partner on high , eround just a few minutes before tho water reached the business portion of the city. Heppner Relief Fund. Heftxeb, Oregon, June 25, 1903. Feaxk G. Micelij, Boseburg, Ore. Dear Sin I acknowledge the receipt from yo of draft for $374.75, the amount donated by the generous citizens of Rose- j burg for ihe relief of the Heppner sufferers. Will you kindly express to the other members of your committee and through them to the citizens of Roseburg, our sincere appreciation of this generous help extended to Heppner, in the time ofeorrow and need. Our people are plucky, and we trust that ere many months the city will be restored to some of its former beauty and prosperity. Very respectfully, Fbank GiluaKi Mayor. Last Thursday night the B. P. O. Elks of this city donated $100, and this amount, with amounts sent on by the Christian church and several secret so cieties, swell up the amount sent from Roseburg to nearly $700. Geo. H. Petts, of Ruckles, informed arepresenative of the Plaintealeb that bis prune crop, would bo quite large this season and he expects to have over a quarter million pounds of dried fruit. QUEEN'S BALL. Queen WIHctha I and Maids Were la Attendance. Roseburg's beautiful Carnival Queen, Willetha I, can boast of four of the most beautiful maids as members of her court that Oregon can produce, and all native daughters too. Last night's ball in honor of the fair queen was one that will long be remem bered by the people of this city. The stately Queen with her Prime Minister, Sir Wilbur Ross, led the Grand March with her four beautiful Maids of Honor and their graceful attendants, who were always bowing and scraping in royal stvle as thev have been doinir all week. and those who were fortunate enough ! to receive the pleasure of a dance with I I of the royal court felt themselves swell ' ( with pride, and their courtly bows were as low as those of the courtly gentle men although some what more stiff and awKwara. rtoseourgerr will long re member the pomp and ceremony of the royal ball of Queen Willetha I. The Queen's special orchestra under the supervision of her Majesty's special orchestra leader, Sir Fredrick Applehoff and his orchestra of notables, (freight agents and printers) put forth their best efforts in producing music of royal quality, while the qneen, her Maids oi Honor, and the royal subjects tripped the fantastic toe on the lasr night of Queen Willetha's short rule of merri ment and pleasure. Did She Eat the Snake. At Logansport, Indiana, on Friday, Allie Fairchild, a 12-year-old girl, at tracted by the carnival last week and pleased with the snake eater and the cries of his manager to "Bosco, eat 'em alive," tried the trick, and as a result is living between life and death at her home. Thursday evening her brother, who is about her own age, caught some garter snakes, and when he arrived home Allie's first thoughts were of "Bosco" the snake eater. Several trials during the evening took all the snake eating desire out of her, but she arose Friday morning with a determination to "eat 'em or die," and kept on trying at intervals until afternoon, when her mother found her in con vult ions. Sev eral of the reptiles had bitten her and she claimed she got one down, but it is not believed. Every effort is being made to lave her life. B Drain Nonpareil News. Mr. Ernest Gadwuy, of Anlauf, was a business visitor in Drain, Tuesday. Mrs. St. Ore returned from Portland, Tuesday, after an ab-ence of a year or more. M. A. Culy, of Springfield, arrived on Monday's local, on a visit to his father, J. A. Culy, and family. Miss Mary Brookhart arrived last Tuesday, on a visit witn her father, Dr. Brookhart, and family. Rollo Dickerson returned to Sunny dale, Thursday, after nearly a year's ab sence in Eastern Oregon. Miss Neva Marion left Thursday, on the noon train for The Divide, where she will visit her cousins. Prof. A. X. Orcutt has been elected to a chair of Economics and Civic in High land Park College, Des Moines, Iowa. He has also been offered a position in Armttrong's;ButineJ3.College, Portland, Oregon. Mrs. McCallistcr left Wednesday for a lengthy visit east. She will visit in Port land, Omaha, Chicago and other eastern points. Miss Pearl Johnson, of Elkton, re turned home, Friday, after a lengthy visit with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, of this place. At a mass meeting of the citizens of Drain, Tuesday night, it was decided to turn all the funds collected for the 4th of July celebration over to the Heppner sufferers. Elijah Hnrlan is putting in a fruit drying establishment at his place in North Drain. This is a good move and more of our fruit raisers would find it profitable to dry their surplus fruit. At Portland, Wednesday, June 17, 1903, Mr. L. E. Bright and Miss Sarah McCoy were married. Mr. and Mrs. Bright came to Anlauf on Thursday's local, and for the present will nftide on Mrs. Bright's homestead near that place. Mr. Chas. Trumbull, of Drain, and Miss Mary Wise, of Yoncalla, were united in marriago at the home of the bride's parents, at noon, Wednesday, June 24, E. C. Alfred , pastor of the M. E. church officiating. The nowly mar ried couple left on the south-bound train for a wedding tour, and upon their return will reside in Drain. Mr. A. D. Barker received quito an accident in the logging camp on Smith river, last week. His hanfl was struck twice by a jack-screw, dislocating the wrist and breaking two of the bones of his hand. The wrist was put in place and the bones set by the men it the camp, and Mr. Barker came into Drain. Ho is quite il at his home hero, now, from lung affection. NEWS fJOTES. New York real estate assessments this year amount to $4,730,000,000, an increase of $1,400,000,000 over last year. The personal assments are $678, 000,000, an increase of $153,000,000. The total increase in assested values is $1,553,000,000. The estimated tax rate this year. John Kirk was arraigned at Claremore I. T. yesterday and tried on the charge of bigamy. He was bound over to the grand jury in the sum of $4000 in default of which he was sent to jail. Five women each claiming to have been mar ried to Kirk, were present at the hearing. Kirk is 47years old. ThelLebanon Criterion says: A large nnmberof hop contracts are being filed in Man son county. Most of these con tracta'are for 15 cents while" 'a few are for 15h and 15J cents. The contracts being used this year are different from thoseiheretofore in use and are believed to be binding on both buyer and seller alike. A private dispatch from Bogota says opinion there is changing favorably re garding the ratification of the Hay 11 err an canal treaty. The announce ment ofltbe names of the presiding officers of Congress is anxiously awaited here, for from them it can be judged whether the enemies of the treaty have a majority or not. Consternation prevails among the ranchers of the Bridger creek country over a threatened grasshopper plague. At the present rate these pests are multiplying it bids fair to bo without precedent inJMontana. Unless the efforts of scientists from the state agricultural collecein their war of extermination are successful, a large area of range country will be stripped bare of all vege tation. U. Si Grant, when asked whether it is to be considered that he is a candidate for the vice presidency on a ticket with Mr. Roosevelt, said : "I have not an nounced myself as a candidate for the vice presidential nomination, but I have known that some of my friends have entertained the feeling that the position ouzht to come to this coast, " and that I was probably as available a canditrate for it as any other citizen of the section. Mr. Roosevelt can carry the great West without the assistance of a Western name, and I think he will, favor some Eastern man." J. It. Freeman, a former member of the Metropolitan water board, and now consulting member of and engineer for the New York board on additional water supplv, in the course of a report on the proposed Charles river dam, makes the statement that "Boston is slowly sinking into the sea, and the harbor bottom tends slowly to become deeper. All of the territory in and about Boston is slowlv sinking to tho level of the sea. Apparently this sub sidence is at the rate of about oneeighth. of an inch per year, an inch in eight years, or a little more than a foot in each 100 years." Judge Furlong, of Brooklyn, on Friday rendered a remarkable decision when he said : "When one woman says another is an old maid and is looking for a man she is guilty of disorderly conduct." The decision was rendered against Mrs. Elizabeth Fitzgerald of Brooklyn, who was arrested on complaint of Miss Loretta Storey. Ho held Mrs. Fitxger; aid for trail. It is very annoying for a woman not yet 30 to he called an old maid, said the magistrate. Mrs. Fitz gerald's counsel pleaded that she was only telling the truth, and begged the magistrate to reconsider. "That can not bo helped," said the magistrate, "the truth should not always be spoken." The World's Fair Company has ex pended in actual cash $5,500,000 up to tho first of the present month, as shown by tho report of tho auditing committee of the National Commission. The Com mission has been informally notified by the Exposition Company that a request will bo made upon the Secretary of the United States Treasury to be allowed to- draw on the fund of $5,000,000 appropri ated by Congress for tho fair between ftpw and September, probably in August. Contracts have been let by the Exposit ion Company that will approximately cdmplete tho expenditure of tfaa tio.oon - 000 required by the act of Congress be- ioranyoi me uovernment lands are available.