TWICE A WEEK ROSEB URG PLAINDEAL Vol. XXXV ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST G, 1903. No. 59 SUICIDE OR MURDER; NO EVIDENCE OF VIO LENCE APPARENT. THE DECEASED DID HOT MAKE EVEH A DEATH STRUGGLE. I j Zola might work out and that is, the MTU DflDr body had been placed there and the II L VV I U I L carbolic acid poured down the throat, as the head was elevated above the bod- which was in a depression about one foot deep in the sand. There are, however, other difficulties in the way of the theory for it is said that a passenger, at about six o'clock, as the Tuesday evening's train went south, saw a woman's body beside the track and notified the conductor when the train was nearing Grants CARDINAL SARTO OF VEN ICE THE CHOICE. On Wednesday morning at 5 o'clock the engineer on the south bound over land, when about one-fourth of a mile south of the dam on the South Ump qua river at Roseburg, saw the body of a woman lying in the sand below the track. The train was stopped and the conductor notified an em ployee of the S :Pass. Another person says that the THE NEW POPE TAKES THETITLE ; dead girl and a companion were seen near the spot where the body was1 OF POPE PIOUS j iound at o o clock on Tuesday after- j TEHTH uuuu. .-iHumer savs mat n s.iw t h dead girl pass a certain business house in Roseburg at about S:30 on Tuesday evening. Perhaps the cor-j oner's inquest may help unravel the i tangled reports. Cardinal Sarto was on Tuesday morning elected Pope, and assumed the title of Pius X. The new Pope The Plaixdealer does not t:rfnr; WB , to cast any reflections in redwing , greatest excitment. he pronounced this r1 affair. Tha mvi fi luat l "eaicuon. jiany P. Company who . known and there could have been no I thonds.f the historic scene auu oijjumeu meir aDnrovni ot thd ficer and the rattle wherewith t) . troops brought their discs to pre -en i ri rnn-r-r i Cardinal Macchi read the preamble. LLLU I til ! the people below being scarcely able to sustain themselves until he reached I the word "Sarto," when a terrific roar went up. Those out of hearing of the cardinal s voice joined in the acclama tion, and the whole square became one mass of men and women throwing hats in the air, shouting and cheering at the top of their voices, Vainly the cardinal waved his hand for silence. The long-pent-up feelings of those who had watched the suraata for four days now found an outlet, and for some minutes thev could not be suppressed. Finally it was quiet enough for Cardinal Macchi to proceed and say that the new Pontiff had taken then the name of Pius X. Then with a blessing on the throng, the cardinal disappeared from the window, and the attendants quickly drew up the banner. lived near. The news was at once i excuse for n ran. 1 telephoned to the southern Pacific The only theorr along this line that uepos ana a young man went imme diately to the place where the corpse lay. He told the editor that he found it as though the woman had been laid there in a depression; the hat was on the head and the dress and body in dicated peaceful repose, only one of the limbs was slightly drawn up and the hands were folded over the breast There wa3 not the slightest evidence of struggle in any manner. He said that both sides of the head in front of the ears and also the wo man s throat had the appearance of being bruised. A corked bottle con taining carbolic acid was found about 25 feet from the body. The acid was red, showing that it had been exposed to the light for at least a month. Dr. Twitchell, on being notified, dered the body to be taken to Ham mitfs undertaking establishment where it was identified as that of Ida Page, 18 years old, the daughter of Hr. and Mrs. B. F. Page, who reside in Xorth Roseburg. Drs. Fisher, Twitchell and DuGas examined the body and upon opening it found the evidence of carbolic acid in the stomach, throat, back part of the mouth and a possible speck on the up per Up and with this investigation the undertaker took charge of the corpse and removed all traces of bruises or blood settling from the face. A cor oner's inquest was ordered to be held at the court house at 10 o'clock on Thursday morning. sucn are tne facts in the case i i t - ... coum De considered would be a mar ried man who was afraid of trouble in his family, and if the girl's body was seen at six o'clock by a south their approval choice of the cardinals by tumultuous cheering. The usual large crowd assembled before St. Peter's at about 10:30 A. M. to await the rising of the smoke bound passenger, this would disprove ' nf - x-.C 5- . the theorv tit .rrM U . of stood in the blistering j j , , , , I sun, which seemed hotter than ever dered her because he would not be'' i j V, , , ant to be in snri, a mi ; """"u" were oiocKeawitn peo- r " nlo hn r i ! uvu. xiic uiuc nuai marrieu men , i j , u. -1 i x ' -uu'" swfiey escape irom ine severe go walking with young girls is late in 1 i. iv. , ... . .ueau me evening or eany nignt. Then No Sraokc Is Seen. Mad Scramble for St. Peter's. NEW SCHOOL BUILDING. CITIZENS WILL HAVE TO VOTE AGAIN. THE NEW LAW COVERHIHC THE VOTING OF SCHOOL BONDS BY TAXPAYERS. voa, and still no iWhen the-bells Minutes passed smoke was seen.. sounded half-past eleven the ministers ;and others left their carrinras .H joined the watchers on the steps of the Basilica. Inside St. Peter's many auo were waiting, and the suspense again if the body was seen where it was found by a south bound passen- ... . - i ger it is passing strange that it was! not seen by the number of persons who walk down the track every after noon and evening, or by the numer ous railroad crews running by the ', 'corps. Whatever war we look at I 0r"ith rasp- rnrhnlie niUJ. , -, w.uw.aw UVIU Ml I , . murder the case is confronted withi gnt inousana3 mnning irom near difficulties. Whatever may be the!by streets' the dek-v on the fourth verdict a large number of the citizens i mominS of the conclave being inter- i of Rosebvrg will believe that it is a ! preted t0 mean that 3 deciS!on at icase of murder while others will be-length been reached- The troops ! lieve it to be suicide. ! spread tnemselTes across the square, ' t,q r, i. , and nervous anticipation possessed Ine coroners jury, which was em- tx. tI , , , inannellth?, mn, WOTf ' them alL Hundreds of sannise passed ii , . , , , ' , . from mouth to mouth. Minutes seem the ground thoroughly and after due - ri . . i , rWnHnn fnni 4 a : ftd hke hours- St. Peter's boomed out tA SZ: u::r,,u the threenartew of the j h ! there was still no sign Japanese Superstition. hour, and A second ' later the great central window of St. j Peters, facing the piazza, swung open ' slowly. A loud shout aro.e and all j rushed madly towards the cathedral. A special from Vancouver, B.C., of I At the open window half a dozen Tuesday's date says: superstitious , Vatican attendants appeared. Jananesft harp n nonliof moiU fi o..jj i.. n i i. i .1 uuui uc uie lauts in ine case asi unmuu uii ouuueim mere oroKe out into tne they appear on the surface, but these j 10catmS a corpse of a drowned person fierce sunlight a gorgeous banner, facts only mystifv the case and cause l" Im 0h-ng tne aid 01 a rooster. The -bearing the cardinal's arms. Rein- a suspicion of murder to come to the j rooster when liberated, is supposed forcements of troops crossed the surface for the action of carbolic acid!0 "gnt m the water above the exact piazza at the double. They closed when taken into the system alwavs i sp01 wnere tne corPse is. their ranks and held back manv who Those below made a rush to iro into St. Peters, and a mad scramble re sulted for the Basilica. ThoTind: moved toward the four huge doors. and, in spite of their width, a desper ate jam occurred in which the women narrowly escaped injury. Like a roaring wave, the people swept into St Peter's. The crowd swept into St, Peter's, still cheering and waving hats. Pan demonium reigned. Those alreadv standing in a good position to see the gallery window, where Pius X was momentarily expected to appear, were hurled back to the further end of the nave by the irresistible impact of those seeking entrance. "Pope Pius" and "Sarto" were the cries which could be faintly heard above the dm that was raging from end to end of the historic cathedral. The attendants at the gallery window who hung out the same banner as previously displayed from the window in front now hastily drew it up. With every sign of excitement, thev motioned the crowd to go back to the steps of St. Peter.3. A great cry arose. Blesses Crowd Outside Basilica. produces paroxvsms of intense nnin 1 There was instantly, and the suicide taking car- i near 'anairno. bolic acid to destroy life struggles with the most intense agony until the muscles become intensely rigid. The writer has seen three women who took the carbolic acid route and in each case the intense asronv caused a Japanese drowned Every attempt was strained every nerve to get close to the window. I J J. 3 xt-t-J1. . T-l ? 1 uuwie to nnu ine Doay, due m vain. r or a minute or more none knew to Early the next morning, just as dawn which cardinal belonged the arms so was breaking, three Japanese alighted significantly displayed. Then the from a buggy, carrying a slatted box, rumor arose that they were Sarto's, which contained a rooster. They bit few persons were absolutely sure went to the edge of the river, took of their identity. Five hundred tronns v , the poor dupe to tear off the clothing 1 0Qt a rooster and threw him high in ' J'ned up around the top of St. Peter's frOm Tm fTirnof VtT-ni cf in A 1 tllP Sir. TT llf. nrt f lin mqafnAn. ' Qf rtflQ tlllla rKl-ldinir fVin irrant from the throat, breast and stomach in an effort to relieve the pains of a burning self torturing hell. But here in this girl's case we have nothing but sweet repose and the evidence of a peaceful, painless death, without even the rigor or struggle of death. The finding of the bottle some distance away from the body proves conclu sively that instantaneous death did not result through paralysis of the heart. The orderly manner of the body disproves such theory. There is a theory, however, which an Emile -J ! the air. He lit on the water near the .' steps, thus dividing the great crowd. shore below the falls. The Japanese , which was increasing every moment, hurried across and found the corpse in three feet of water just where the rooster had lit. Sprouting a Fourth Tall. The astronomers at the Yale obser vatory have just made photographs of Borelli's comet, showing faint indica tions of the presence of a fourth into three sections. Macchi Announces Election. The tension was soon relieved. Cardinal Macchi, in his cardinal robe3, carrying a large red book, and pre ceded by a glittering cross, appeared at the window. A wild shout went up. Cardinal Macchi waved both hands for silence. In a second a solumn hush Those who a few moments ajro were fighting their way into the cathedral now struggled with redoubled energy to get out. It was the climax of the excitement the new Pope was troinc- to bless the world from the out side of the Basilica, which had been A r 1 1 . . uuue tor uveniy-gve years and in a cool, at first trembling, but gradually becoming full and firm, voice, administered the Papal blessing to all the members of the Sacred College. It was received with bowed and un covered heads. The fisherman's ring not yet having been found, a new one designed by Camerlingo Oreglia was placed on the Pontiff's finger as a symbol of renewed hope and evidence that the Catholic Church has once more a sovereign head. Sarto bore himself with be coming dignity, and gave no ontward sign of exultation in this, the supreme moment of his life. Labor Union Against Negros. taiL Frevieus observance showed fell on the scene, broken only by a only three. I sharp word of command from an of- I A race war is feared at Bartlesville, I. T. White union men became an gered at the action of George Keeler. a wealthy ranchman, in employing negroes to dig a cellar, and organiz ing themselves into a vigilance com mittee, notified all negroes in Bartles ville to vacate the town under pain of death. In our last issue we stated that the taxpayers of Roseburg and vicinity had voted to bond the district for $20,000 with which to erect a new school building. On Tuesdav it was discovered that the law had not been followed in every particular and the voting will have to be done over again. For the benfit of the school dis tricts of Douglas county, we give a synopsis of the law now governing the issuance of school bonds, which 13 as follows: Before the legal voters, present at any legally called school meeting, shall authorize the directors of such school district to make a loan, borrow money, or refund any existing indebt edness created by a vote of the elect ors, or by the directors, in pursuance of any statute, and to issue bonds therefor, they shall decide by ballot, and by a majority of all legal voters present, whether the bonds, if author ized to be issued, shall be negotiated and sold according to the provisions of subdivision G of section 33S9 of Bellinger and Cotton's Annotated Codes and Statutes of the State of Oregon, or the provisions of subdivi sions 31 of said section, and the same shall be negotiated and sold under the provisions of the subdivision so selected by said legal voters. (Session Law 1903, paces 331- 332.) Subdivision 6 of the B. &. C. Code referred to, provides that when a school district of this state shall bor row money, the bona fide resident citizens of such district shall have a right to subscribe for such loan, and it shall be the duty of the board of directors to publish the amount of such loan, the number of years the same shall run, and the rate of inter est, and each bona finde resident of such district shall have the right to subscribe once for said loan for the entire amount or for any portion of the same, not less than fifty dollars at par value, and in placing the loan the directors shall issue the same, whether it be notes, warrants or bonds of the district, to the smallest subscriber or subscribers first, one note, warrant or bond to each such subscriber, upon payment therefor. until the entire loan has been placed: subdivisions 31 of the B. & & Code provides among other things, that all bonds issued under that act shall be issued'to the county treasurer and be registerediby him in a book kept for thatf purpose in his office. The county treasurer shall sell such bonds for the best price obtainable and hold the proceeds subject to the order of the board of directors. Said bonds can not be sold below par. The principal and interest oCsuch bond3 suall be payable at the'office of the county treasurer in which thedis- tnct may be situated, or at any such Continued on Page 4.