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Orcjon Historical Society ported TWIGE.a.WEEK ROSEBURG PLAINDEALER. Vol. XXXV ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1903. No. 66 WORKING THE LAND OFFICE. CARRYING OUT HITCH COCK'S PLANS. books, and documents also, and that no kick should be made if any citizen in the United States changed the records to suit himself. Now we do not cry turn the rascal out" for we have no , proof that anything of a doubtful nature has been done. We only want to place every man on an equality and give an equal chance to any man if he sees fit to fix up the government records to suit himself. HEAVEN FOR THE MONOPOLIES AND SHEOL FOR THE CITIZEN. THE OREGON DELEGATION CETS IT WHERE THE CHICKEN COT THE AX. Turkey Alarmed. Alarmed at the critical condition of HITCHCOCK CETS CREDIT FOR PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S COOD WORK. Secretary.Hitchcock has very queer methods of running land office affairs in Roseburg: and the methods pursued by Mm are not those of a man who considered himself to be a first class honorable citizen but those of a man who wanted to do the double dealing act and the "addition, division and silence" game is being worked for all that it is worth, in extorting fees on timber applications. We have mentioned before the work of the Special Examiner whose duty it is to reject citizens applications for timber entry. The questions asked by this gentleman were written out in Washington by Mr. Hitchcock; and they are so insulting and self stultify ing to the man who asked them that he on two occasions wrote out his resignation ready to send to Washing ton. There was one case of a lady who had been a missionary in foreign lands and had returned home, and with 8. few dollars for investment she wanted to purchase a timber clai" j The questions asked by the special examiner were of a very sensational order; and if that lady had been the lowest woman in the United States she was entitled to just and fair treatment Asking questions about a woman's honor, integrity and virtue may be the order of the day among a lot of political bums in the inner circle of the government harem at Washington; but the people of Ore gon have not been vivified with such elements of degeneracy and cannot understand the Washington cult, and such questions have a tendency to cause the blush of.shameto bloom on our women's faces, while in the govern mental department in the effete East, it could not show through the calsc- minine even though'it did exist. But while we may joke about such base, questionable methods we want to tell Secretary Hitchcock how affairs have been run in Roseburg in the in terest of vast timber corporations, monopolies and combines. An agent of these concerns who lis supporting the political pet Mr. Hitchcock keeps in office in Roseburg had a key to the land office and while honorable citizens were in bed, the agent who is not in any manner connected with the gov ernment land office except by graft, had full and free access to the papers, files and documents of the land office We will eo further and say, that the Register has protested and protested in vain against such proceedings, has refused to give the man admission to the government land office after hours, but like the perambulating bug, he "gets there just thesame." Now the Plaixdealep. wants to know the rea son for an outsider,: having a key to the government land office. We have no fight to make on the individual, but it does appear that such "dark lantern business" ought to be stopped or that every citizens in the United States who wanted a graft should be allowedBfree access to all the papers, the American-Turkish relations, Chekib Bey, the Sublime Porte's Envoy to the United States, hastened to Washing ton for a conference with Secretary Hav. The conference took place yes terday afternoon. The dispatch of i the American warships to Turkish' establish reserves at tlio head waters of rivers, thus conserving the water for domestic manufacturing anil agricultu ral purposed. Possibly in western Ore eon such a policy would be advanta geous, but the withdrawal of vast tracts of public land from settlement aud withholding all right to purchase the timbered lands is going to work u great and irreparable injuatic to this state if the policy shall be adhered to. I am opposed to the policy and intend to exert myself in opKsition to it and am glad to see the stand the Roseburg Board of Trade has taken. It is the correct stand. Very respectfully, C. W. Fclto.v. The Forest Reserve Protests. That good work is being accomplished by our Board 01 Trade no man can doubt At the recent meetings held to protest against the wholesale reservation of Ore- con lands the protest were sent to all the members of the Oregon Delega I tion and to scores of U. S. Senators and I Representatives. The following letter Is the first re- Last Saturday Senator Mitchell was interviewed at the Portland regard- waters is a source of the greatest jng the slap in the face the Oregon anxiety to the Minister. He fears it ' delegation had been given by the I miii ruvlfir mnni diffipnlk thft efforts ' 'DweJdnTif in tnrn!nr ilnwn Knowles! . ., . . rr.j x ' . .. .i Yj- -i. t cetved in response: ot tne rone to anora pimecuuu iu iQT Agister oi tne uana uracu at ii The Da,Ies 0re Aug x 1903 foreigners, as it may be taken by the Grande. Senator Mitchell said: I w w Cikdwell, Eoq. revolutionists to mean that the W ash- "Hitchcock is responsible tor tne Secretary Roseburg Board of Trade, ineton Government sympathizes with ' wnoie auair, ana mis ciasu. u, , Roseburg Oregon, . est llfwt nwrnlr intnppi a rflfinosition t . their cause, and so stimulate them to , - . - . T; ,nt. , n, vnnr ,r quently complained Hitchcock does of August 25, containing copy of resolu not understand the western spirit. j tions recently passed by your Board of "I want to explain the situation from Trade in reference to the creation of new our standpoint," continued tne senator, forest reserves In Oregon A MILITARY WEDDING. LOVINC COUPLE ELOPE TO WASHINGTON. PERDUE ACCOMPANIES SHERIFF PARROTT BACK TO ROSEBURG. further atrocities. Until he receives instructions from Constantinople, Chekib Bey will not request the Washington Government to withdraw IVMUIHIIIIIJIM lYIIhr-l IIIIirilL L4I II1L11U1UII I A. i , - . . . -n n ! "The Oregon delegation, Ibelieving that I am in full and complete sympathy the squadron, but he wd I call Secre-, fa compe-, with the sentiment expressed in me re- LCUj Uil) O ClllCllliVJil W LUG iJituuwvu in Turkey, hoping the State Depart ment might do something to relieve the embarrassment of the Porte. A proposition has been submitted to the Chamber of Deputies, cables the Herald's Lima correspondent, to bar members or religious orders, ex pelled from France, from entering Pern. tont omf vnrthr. ininnl in rMOmmwid csiltitinn T Tiniw va mnv ha aViIa tn star ing him for the position at La Grande. ' this forest reserve craze that seems to We did this after he had been recom- have complete possession of the interior mended bv many leading republicans of 1 department under this adminiostration this state, including the chief justice and i I believe that some of oar forests should supreme court, many members of the j other good things, it should not be over state supreme court, many memoer oi'aone. loursirniy, the bar of La Grande and the adjacent I J. H. Williamson territory, four ministers of dinerent : Representative in Congress Irom the denominations in . his home city, by i Second District of Oregon. An ?tnnprinl irade has been issued ordering the mobilization of 60,000 J (rom a personal knowledge of him ex- . troODS at Kossove, Koumama, aDOUt tending over many years. Douglas County Teachers. Senator Rand, of Baker county, and by many other senators and representa tives. The delegation also knew Mr. Knowles to be a nt man tor me place . Tst5tnte o !,., c.,. meet at tlm the Assembled hall of Rose- Unnr VtihUe Pphool iMiildinr at 9 o'clock fifty miles from Uskub. Great ex- someunBnw """""'Monday.iBgJl.HM, h CdDtiiine four citement prevails in Albania, where 7, yt . a" u:"' of nn , day's session. ta t Roseburg accompanied b7 OUnritT" Pnrrntf tlia -lffimnnn nr me nuu.v v-. o-- adverse report maue uy a geu-, i list. i and we were requested to recommend j some other person. We answered re- rro ! thing serious happens we advise the The avy Depanment nas receiveu questing me secreiary u uu us n jj,on(j Last Friday Sheriff Parrott left for Olympia, Wash., where he went to bring back John Perdue, on extradi tion papers issued by Governor Cham berlain and honored by Governor Mc Bride, of Washington. Perdue was located at Leavenworth and arrested last Tuesday, and has been in durance vile ever since. He is about 21 years old and fell desperately in love with Miss Ada Zachary, of Perdue, who is about 16 years old. Some time ago Perdue wanted to marry the girl, and the old folks objected, and the young man then left and went to Washing ton and started to get a home. The girl came to Roseburg on a visit and instead of returning to Perdue took the train for Leavenworth, Washing ton, and the parents learning that the girl was there, caused 3 warrent to be issued for Perdue charging him with kidnapping the girl and enticing her away from her home, ow the old man has made a mistake, he ought te have quietly gone up to Leavenworth and obtained a marriage license and called on the young folks with a minister of the gospel or justice of the peace, and given them his pater nal blessing. The young man will re- a cablegram irom .-uimirai coiiou "........ , , ,r it i c irwi?f Jir. Knowles, anu 11 so mai we ue iur saying the Brooklyn and San Francis- ' o co sailed from Genoa for Beirut, bun- ch.racte, stated in our letter that day. They have been delayed by , 5f for any reason Knowles was unworthy ! rnalintr. The order for them to pro-; we would withdraw our recommenda- ceed to Beirut has not been changed. 1 tion, but that otherwise we bad no A sDGcial to the Denver Republican , says a committee of the local miners' i Knowles could not be appointed and union todav visited the various mining have consequently never recommended companies and expressed a desire to any otner .person or me p ace. e . , ., .-i n. j -ii- ii. ' still believe that Mr. Knowles is in declare the strike off, admitting they . the deleoation 8aid had lost the fight which has been , . ,. waged since February 1. It is be- j It wasthe President who sent that lieved tonight the strike will be de- spec;ai examiner and the President clared off September 1. wjj0 turned down the delegation and ' " a few more turnings down willl do On Snfnrdav. at Reading. Penn.. A. AeAnrrrxtrT find thp rpnnhHpJin w jj - tj ' ' tiic -r x M. High was elected a delegate to party an the State of Oregon good, the National Republican convention Hitchcock may be a fool about and instructed to vote for President western spirit" and he doubtless is; Roosevelt. The resolutions strongly but president Roosevelt has "bucked indorsed President Roosevelt and Up against "western spirit" many Senators Quay and Penrose. Mr. t;me3 and- because he has, we throw High is the first delegate to be elect- up our nat and say: Lick them again ed to the National Republican Con- they deserve. vention which assembles next year. , ' Astoria, Oregon, August 27, 1903. ,,i A r. Mr. W. W. Cabdwfxl, Senator Mitchell puts the PLAIN- secretary of the Board of Trade, DEALER in mind of a superanuatea old Roseburg, Oregon. granny, lielore nermann was eieciea DeakSir: lam pieascu to ach-now- to Congress, President Roosevelt ledg the receipt oi tne copy oi me rcsom- served notice on Mitchell that he aaPieu " "UBU""'H3WUf, , BC1 , ., ,. Trade in opposition to the addition of land would not under any consideration! toexi8tinforeat reserves. lam iu hearty . if i - i xi. t njn . ... appoint ivnowiea io lhc ia uiauuc corj w,th the lioara ot iraae on mai Land Office. Mitchell sulked and the 1 subject. I feel that a very great in jus President kicked him and now he ' tice is being done the state of Oregon by says: The President sat down on the withdrawal of so much of its public r. , ,7 tt i 4. domain from entry and settlement. In him hard because Hermann was elect- westcrn Oregon, in my judgement, there ed. We advise Mitchell to make some js absolutely no demand whatever for cotton root tea and that will cure the forest reserves. In eastern Oregon it pjjjj may be well, and I think is we'.l to the owning. The roll is yet uncom- ; :nu i r,i wvamI tpachersare tcted bv tte morning tram. And before any- I - . - Among the Instructosr and Educators I present are Supt. Frank Rigler, City Sunt, of Portland; Supt. R. F. Robin- W. H. Dempster, Pres. C. O. S. X. S. ; Old I01KS ouen, iw oiien, iau ie Drain ; Prof. Sanders, Sawyers and i member how we used to '"hot foot" to others. Supt. F. B. Hamlin called the ' ti.e latest fad of embroidery on 3 Institute to order ami made a few in- ,. , W prtpnd pomnlimentq I w--f- - ' 1 tinf .is tlipir The Institute was oiwnnt by singing r- ; somo appropriate selecUous led by Mrs. path has had a tew bnars in it tnat A. C. Steiner and Prof. Sanders. the bnars will produce a Dountiiui Supt. Frank Rigler was then intro- j growth of fragrant, immortal buds of duced and very ably discussed the Fun- j . aU their was followed by R. F. Robinson on the subject of reading, who, by use of black board illustrations and rirrnl.ira which he distributed among the various teachers, very forcibly showed the neglected points in reading. After a recess of a few minutes Prof. A. M. Sanders introduced the subject of Algebra, and in a very interesting manner presented his methods oi teach ing this Eubject. This afternoon the following program was rendered: Music by the Institute. Geography Making use of Evironment, R. F. Robinson History The Search for India, Frank Rigler. School Management, W. II. Dempster. old man not to make too great a military display, but give the young mnn a chance to mamr the cirL We No Dam by a Millsite but a Mill by a Damslte. Mother Comet and Four Young Ones, A telegraphic dispatch of Saturday's date says: The Brooks periodic comet has been observed in the constellation Capricornus, with slow motion west wnnl. It waa discovered at Hobart Col lege in 1889, aud was found to bo mov ing in an orbit with a period of suven veara. The comet was seen again in 1890. and now makes another visit, be ing found exactly in its predicted place. It is attended by four small companion comets. Last week Wm. P. Johnson, of Myrtle Creek, who is booming affairs there, assisted by six employees, blew up with dynamite the dam owned by Potts Bros., who own and operate a rcill six miles above Johnson's milL Johnson had commenced civil action against Potts Bros, and for some cause or other determined to blow up the dam which he proceeded to do last Thursday. On Friday warrants were issued and the seven men came to Roseburg on Saturday for trial and were bound over by Justice Buchanan to appear next Friday before his court for examination. Miss Mary Curren, of Cottage Grove, will arrive on this evening's local, to re lievo Miss Fannie Miller, of the Telephone-Telegraph Co., who will -leave the last of this week for a month's va cation in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Terrill, left" Sun day for Portland, where they will spend two or three weeks.