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Ambassador Choate a True American. Willamette Valley Chautauqua soclation. As- At a banquet given by the American Society in London last Saturday, Am bassor Choate in his speech said: "1 cannot claim or admit that I have be come an Englishmen. If it is so. I am an Englishmen of 17th century with all the modern improvement which co to an American of today." Referring to the American eagle, he said, the British lion had tried him twice and had found him indigestible. .Mr. Choate struck a serious note in the course of his speech by declaring that all the talk oi the Anglo American unity ought to be more than talk and advocated the erection of a statue of Washington in London in the "mutual admiration of both countries." "It is hard to say." continued the Em bassador, "for which country Washing ton did most. I also want to see a statue of the great Queen Victoria in Washington. At a critical moment she absolciely saved us from a conflict with F.ttrvpe." In iliis way, he said he hoped that n Angl -American compact would bo seal pa. H called the attention ot" American visitors to the historic association con- i nected with Loudon ehurelws ami cer- tain institution and offered to show : them the sights. Senator Depew. following in a humorous vein, suggested j the erection of a statue m Ijonuon to Monroe, and said he felt quite at home in London now. as he found the tariff to be the prevailing topic in Parliament, j at the hustin s and on the street. The Willamette Valley Chautaqua Association will be held at Gladstone Park, near Oregon City, Julv 14th to 2oth inclusive. Rate of one and one third fare on the certificate plan has been made from all points on Oregon Lines. Special attractions have been provided. "Germaine" the magician, with his wonderful productions; R. J. liurdette, the celebrated humorist, will entertain in his usual delightful manner while the lectures of Hon. Champ Clark I and Hon. J. P. Dolliver will be an in-! tellectual treat. j Many other attraction? will be pro-! vided. making the finest entertainment ' ever given at this Chautaqua. To Examine the Reserves- 1 The Kind 1?, of - - i a in ccs Convicts Tortured. Gov. Terrell has ordered an investiza tinnof the misdemenor convict camps of Georgia because of the evidence pre sented to him tnat these camps are hot beds of brutality- The catnp to be first ! investigation is that of Broach Bros, in j Oglethorpe county. The governor is his order charges that illegel acts are committed there, including cruel and in human whipping, infliction of punish ment upon convicts by persons unauth orized by law and failure to provide proper food, clothing, tobacco ani sleep ing quarters, as required by law. It is alleged that the convicts have almost been cut to pieces by whips, and that they are huddled together at night like brutes. Edward. McCrae, a member" oi the house, runs a convict camp, and he Has been charged by a grand jury with holding men in servitude. Surplus of $5 1, 000,000. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Keep says that at the close of the fiscal year, which closed June 30, the national treasury is in excellant shape, with a surplus of $51,000,000 on hand with which to sfcrt the new year. Secretary Shaw estimated twelve months ago that there would be a surplus on June 30 of about $44,000,000, but the tremendous import business and the heavy internal revenue receipts have tended to swell the government's income beyond the point estimated by the secretary. The expenses of the present year have been considerably more than they were for 1902, and were it not for the fact that the receipts from customs duties have been unexpectedly large, the surplus wonld have fallen well under the $50, 000,000 mark. There has been a gain in this one item alone of 130,000,000. The receipts to date from all sources aggre gate $553519,036, while it has cost to run the government since June 30, 1902, $503,986,852. Twin Baby Elephants. " Lise," the elephant at BostockV Coney island amphitheater, gave birth to twins Friday. One of them died, but the other is declared to be wonderfully strong. The twins were the" first ever born of an elephant in this county. Hairy Tudor, who has charge of "Li?e," is an Englishman, and he promtly named the newcomer "Shamrock III." and the second one "Reliance." It so happened that "Shamrock III." was the healthy one, while "Reliance" died in an hour. The body of the dead one was sent to Hart, the taxidermist, with instructions to stuff it as soon as possible. A Pendleton man has got into print to say that his wife who is seeking a di vorce from him carries $53. around in her head either by having her front etli filled or new ones put in. The brofner wants to show that hejhas been very generous to her. JWe don't know but it seems to be a case of a"strictly" moral man who advertised for a wife in the Eastern States and gotjone. She was possessed $160. and a sewing machine and he obtained the $160. and is now trying to account for it to main tain his high standing in society. A dose of high life would about fit his case. Mortimer Levering, secretary ot the National Wool Growers' Association has issued the following letter, which we gladly reproduce: Through the efforts of this association the department of forestry of the United States has commenced an ex limutive and careful examination of the ( forest reserves of the Rocky Mountain ! states anil territories, having in view an ' extension of grazing privilege in Mich ! reserve. While tlie National Wool j Growers' Association has always Savored the policy of establishing rervM of : forest land on water -.beds adjacent to the headwaters of principal ftreams, it j has opposed the wholesale reservation j tl water sheds whether forest lands or , not. Owing to the fact that fully So p r cent of the lamia of the Rocky Mown- . tain states can only be used for crazing j live stock on the natural grasses, settlers- j depend largely upon stock raising for subsistence. The wholesale wiildrawal oi large areas of these lands as forest re-; serves, witlHMit regard to existinz condi tions, has seriously interfered with the welfare of the resident settlers by de priving them of grazing lands necessary for the existence of their flocks and herds, without which they cannot hope to earn a livelihood. As an example of the extreme to which the reserve policy has been car ried, in Wyoming alone, where stock grazing is the principal industry, the Yellowstone National park, the Sho shone Indian reservation, two military reservations and a large number of forest reserves, have taken awy from the use of the settlers mlly one-third of the area of the state. In other states conditions are nearly as bad. It has been the contention of this as sociation that large portions of these forest reserves are in no sense forest lands, and that no good is subserved by depriving the settlers and stockmen of of the use of the grazing thereon. By order of the government, Mr. Barrett of the department has already made a careful examination of the new Yellow stone reserve in Wyoming. This ex amination has proven the truth of the contention of this association, as a large portion of this reserve has already been returned to the public domain and is opeu for the use of stockmen. Mr. Bar rett is now engaged in examining the old Yellowstone reserve. Mr. W. A. Richards, the new com missioner of tne general land office, is giving this matter bis personal attention and is at the present time in the Big Horn Basin in Wyoming examining in to the conditions. President Roosevelt has also recently taken advantage of his presence in tne West to ride through a portion of one of the Wyoming reserves. On Monday, June 1st, the President held a conference with Commissioner Richards at Cheyvnne. All reserves will be carefully examined as raridly as possible. Where practicable, non-for est portion of the reserves will be elim inated and other portions will be opened to grazing by flocks and herds of resid ents and taxpayers in the vicinity of the reserve. It is expected that in the establish' ment of future reserve, only actual for est lands will be included and efforts will be made to accommodate such live stock as belong to settlers and taxpayers now using those lands for grazing pur poses. It is earnestly hoped that this new policy in relation to the forest reserves will greatly relieve the condition of set tlers in the vicinity of these reserves. The officials of the state department assert positively that a close examination of precedent justifies the presentation by the United States of the Jewish pet ition to Russian government and that no government has a right to object to the presentation of such a petition, nor has the government a right to object if the presentation is declined. This means that the United States will not find ground to quarrel with Russia if the czar refuses to receive the petition now being prepared by the the counsel of B'nai B'rith. to bo used is very much a matter of taste. It is import ant, though, that the frames set properly on the nose, and at the right distance from the eyes. That the lenses In; perfectly centered, and how are you to know when some one is guessing. WE NEVER GUESS Glasses Right, Good Sight, IR.F.WINSLOW Je!?annd pi VJJLIWIUH Have You Seen The Wash Goods, in .ill Colors and Prices, at WOLLENI5ERG BROS.'? Also that swell line of Wash Suits, Chil dren's Dresses in all ages. The style is correct and patterns new. SUM 3KSETS a In all the new styles and shapes. We are agents for the famous Kabo Corset Thi Store will close every evening at 6 o'clock, except Saturday. WOLLENBERQ BROS., Pnone 801. 1 I V a - a " - is rrep.xred to wait upon old and iiewcimtomers and friends K with a full and complete r stock of GROCERIES All freeh and of the very bei f qualitv. Teas aad coffees nre A specialties. Your patronage . solicited. 305 Jackson St., Roseburg BEST MEAL IN THE CITY FOR 25 CENTS. THE NEW 11 Cor. Washington and Main Streets Mrs. Belle Collins A GREAT COnPANY The Nwv-Vork Mfe I-tltyttcvcn yearn old. AHitets over Szgo,ooo,ooo. Income tit 1901 ovt-r.870,000,000 InHnrance III farce over 31.365, 000,000. New IiiHurancc paldfor In 1901 over 8161,000,000. Iald PoIicy-lIolderH In 1901, Paid Follcjr-MoldcrM las7 yearn, ' over 9349,000,000. W. J. jloon, Affent. Roiebare Ore Of j'our life if you buy a buggy, hack or road wagon before you inspect our stock of John Deere vehicles. We Are After You Haven't missed a sale since car arrived. Finest line f spring goods ever brought to the county. CHURCHILL & W00LLEY Title Guarantee & Loan Co. KOSEBUBG, OREGON. I. U. Hi.xn.T03, D C IUMU.TOS, geer- and Tmi Oflce In the Court Home. Hare the only Cob! plete Mt o! Abntrac: book In Doazlas CountT Abstracts and Certificates o( Title iursUhed to ' Douglas county land and mlnlnc claia. Bare 1 alao a complete et o! Tracings o all township . plat in the Rosebarc. Omnia. 0. 8. 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