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THE Rose burg Plaindealer Published Mondays and Thursdays. PLAINDEALER PUBLISHING CO. H. H. BROOKES, Editor. MARY K. BROOKES, Proprietor Entered at the Post Office in Roseburg, Ore., as second class mail matter. Subscription $2.00 per Year. Advertising Rates on Application. The Editor of the ri.iiSDM.UB has no inten tlon of making a false statement reflecting upon the life or character of any person, officially or otherwise and any statement published in these colams will be cheerfully corrected if erroneous and brought to our attention by the aggrieved party or parties. Our intention Is that every article published of a personal or political official nature shall be news matter of general interest and .for the welfare of the State at large. OCTOBER 29, 1903. November flcCIure's. The November McClure's, which begins the twenty-second volume of that publication, is more than a mere magazine. In its three leading arti cles, it presents a vivid picture of so ciological conditions in the United States which in another age, may prove most significant documentation. These articles are a new type of liter ature. They unite the patient re search of the scholar to the brillian cy of the writer. And they are fear less. They rip open the conventional veil of complacent optimism and drag into view conditions that shock. And it is that shock which is invaluable. McClure's Magazine is doing work in deed worth while it is awakening a whole Nation. In Miss Tarbell's first installment of the Second part of her "History of the Standard Oil Company," she pur sues her unsparing revelations, pre senting documental and unimpeacha able facts regarded hitherto as mere vague rumors started by these that have failed in the life struggle. Corruption, systematic to a point where it can be called scientific, is revealed, and the picture of the Stan dard Oil Company's illegal power is vivid to the point of weirdness. On the more purely political side Lincoln Steffens continuing his startling series on the governmental degrada tion of cities, arrived at New York, with a study of Tammany; and in the semi-political, semi-social sphere, Ray Stannard Baker reveab a Hew phase of what he calls "the new conspiracy" in "The Trust's New Tool The Labor Boss." In relief to these somewhat serious studies the rest of the magazine is taken up by delightful fiction. Nor man Duncan has one of his powerful sea-tales, "The Breath of the North." "A Rush Order for Lamps" Is an amusing business tale, while "The Mule Driver and the Garrulous Mule," by Rex E. Beach, is a Western story told in the picturesque language of the Arizona cow-boy. Appealing rather more to the feminine mind are two love stories "A Strenuous Court snip," by E. "W. Fowler, in which a young Lochinvar comes out of the West and carries off his bride; and "The Supreme Test," by Grace Rich mond. There is also a charming, rambling sketch, "Sabbath School," by Eugene Wood; Cleveland Moffett has one of his typical articles of "Ra dium, the Latest Scientific Miracle;" and "My Friend Prospero," Henry Harland's serial novel, comes to an end. Mitchell on Land Frauds. United States Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, whose name has been public ly connected with land scandals in Oregon, California and Washington, says that within a day or so he in tends to issue a statement showing the exact status of affairs in those matters. Senator Mitchell's statement will not undertake to protect other Senators, whose names are being used in connection with the scandals, but he says he is going to make it clear that he has had no connection with irregular land dealings, says a Wash ington dispatch. There is an erroneous impression on the Pacific coast that Binger Her mann was removed as Commissioner of the General Land Office because ir regularities had been discovered un der his administration. The facts are that Hermann was pushed out because he did not facilitate work in his office, and it was so hopelessly in arrears that nobody could tell wheth er irregularities were taking place or not. Secretary Hitchcock today said that the investigation which he had been making into land frauds on the. Pacific coast had been practically completed, and he hoped to be able to present his report on them to the Department of Justice by the close of the present week. "The report will not at present be made public," he said, "as that would defeat the ends of justice." He also refused to discuss the con tents of the document, but confirmed the generally current rumor that there have been extensive efforts to defraud the public. He said, how ever, that, bad as the condition is, it has been grossly exaggerated. "It is absurd," he said, "to say that the frauds amount to $15,000,000 or or $18,000,000, or anything like sum. A million acres would be a large esti mate of fraudulently entered lands, and the government price for land ranges from $1.25 to $2.50 per acre." The Secretary also says that while the investigation doubtless would in volve some officials of the Govern ment, he had not intimated that mem bers of the United States Senate are involved in the scandal. Senators Mitchell and Fulton, of Oregon, had a conference with the Secretary today relative to the land frauds, and assured him of their hearty co-operation in all efforts to ward the discovery and punishment of irregularities. They said they had united in recommending Receiver Thomspon, of the La Grande office, who had been indicted for bribery, and had done so because of their con fidence in him, the man being a farm er and a former member of the Legis lature. They said that while they would suspend judgment pending his trial, they would do nothing to shield him. The Secretary talked with the Senators as to the advisability of amending the timber and stone act and the homestead laws so as to pre vent frauds such as those which are being perpetrated, and they assured him of their willingness to do all pos sible to that end. The Senators agreed with the Secretary that there have been some fraudelent practices in the administration of the land laws, but contended that there is no more fraud in Oregon than in other states. They referred to the entry of land in lieu of patented land within forest reserves, and said that while there had undoubtedly been some sharp practice in that connection, the fault was largely due the law. Senator Mitchell also pointed out that a strict er inspection of the area to be in closed in intended forest reservations would do much to prevent the frauds complained of. Miss Ware, McKinley aad Puter In dicted for Forgery. The Portland Telegram of last Tues day evening says: "The United States grand jury this morning returned an indictment against Former United States Com missioner Miss Marie L. Ware, Hor ace G. McKinley, and S. A. D. Puter, charging them with forgery in con nection with that clause of the infor mation filed previously by United States District Attorney Hall relat ing to the uttering of forged signa tures in the Southern Oregon land fraud cases. The indictement against Miss Ware, McKinley and Puter is a long one, covering 45 pages of type written paper, and setting forth in the redun dant verbiage of the law a total of 26 counts against the principals. The specific charges are that Miss Ware, McKinley and Puter have been guilty of forging the names of ficti tious persons and those of other per sons to homestead applications and final proofs, with the intent to de fraud the Government of the United States out of its public lands. Notwithstanding wild reports to the contrary, circulated at the time these cases were under consideration, the jury came to the conclusion that the names of the six personages in volved in the homestead applications and proofs, were purely fictitious and invented for the sole purpose of gain ing possession of timber lands. But the end is not yet. The infor mation filed against the principals in these cases adds the charge of con spiracy on their part to defraud the Government, and before the grand jury lets go on the case there may be an indictment returned in this re spect and also of individual cases in volving the trio. After the grand jury has complet ed its investigations of the charges against Miss Ware, McKinlej and Puter, they will be required to ap pear, plead to the charges and have their bonds renewed. In the mean time, the bonds required for appear ance before the grand jury by Com missioner Sladen hold good. EX-CONGRESSMAN MOODY INDICT ED. Took a Letter Unlawfully from Ihe Dalles PostofUce. Yesterday at Portland the Federal Grand Jury indicted former Congress man Malcolm A. Moody. The accusation was made that Mr. Moody abstracted letter a and opened it by the woman who declares she was defrauded out of the money the letter contained. Mr. Moody de clares the charges are trumped up, but they look very ugly if we may judge by the following paragraphs taken from news reports: The letter was intended for Mrs. Margaret L. Conroy, of 671 Ganten- bein avenue, of Portland, and was from the Controller of the Currency, containing a receipt for her signa ture to a claim on the First National Bank of the Dalles in the final divi dend paid on the failure of that con cem, May 6, 1897. According to the indictment the letter was passed out by Postmaster Patterson, of the Dalles Postoffice, on the promise of Mr. Moody that he would readdress it and send it to the person to whom it was directed. The story told by Mrs. Conroy is that in stead of so doing he took the receipt for her signature, good for a claim for $320.60, got her to assign the certificate of creditor's proof of claim to Max Vogt, cashier of the bank in volved, and gave her, instead of the amount due the sum of $22S.25, with out letting her see the receipt. Thero are four counts in the indict ment against the ex-Congressman. The first charges him with taking a letter from the postoffice containing a valuable inclosuro before its deliv er' to the person to whom it was ad dressed, with the design to obstruct the correspondence andpry into the secrets of another. The second count recites that Mr. Moody is guilty of taking a letter from the postoffice with the design to secrete, embezzle and destroy the letter. The third count accuses him of taking a letter from the postoffice, the letter containing a valuable in- closure, of opening the letter and em bezzling and destroying the letter containing the receipt, and the fourth and last count places a charge against him of obtaining the letter by fraud and deception before its deliv ery to the person to whom addressed and of opening and destroying it. The crime of which the well-known Eastern Oregon Congressman is charged is that of violating two sec tions of the Federal statute sections 3S92 and 5496, relative to cases wherein mail is taken from the post- office by another person than the one to whom addressed. Under the first section the penalty in case of conviction is a fine of not more than $500 and imprisonment not longer than one year, and under the provis ions of the latter section, that of im prisonment at hard labor for not a longer time than five years and not less than one year. The indicted ex-Congressman ap peared in court and through his at torney, Martin L. Pipes, entered a plea of not guilty to the indictment, waiving arraignment and time to Fullerton - Registered Our Prescription Department contains a stock of FRESH BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS An ti -diphtheric Serum Anti -streptococic Serum Glycerinated Vaccine Any of the latest Scientific plead. The witnesses examined before the Grand Jury during the pendency of his case before that body were Mrs. Margaret L. Conroy, the complaining witness; H. S. Wilson, receiver of the First National Bank, of The Dalles; J. M. Patterson, Postmaster at The Dalles and Mr. Moody, at his own re quest, was allowed to confront the Grand Jury on his own behalf. Malcolm A. ;oody was twice elect ed to Congress from the Second Con gressional District of Oregon. He was first elected in 1898, was re turned in 1900, and served until 1902, when he was succeeded by the present Representative trom that dis trict, Congressman Williamson. Mr. Moodjr SliocUed. "It is an outrage. I am shocked and mortified beyond expression that such a charge against me could pos sibly be made by a grand jury. It is false and malicious, which I will fully show without delay. "I will not shirk the responsibility of this battle! They have attacked me, and I have and purpose to exer cise the right to defend myself. "Immediate trial and thorough in vestigation of every charge that has been made against me is tho stand that I have taken. I know that I am innocent, and that this attack upon me is the result of some personal gruage or conspiracy. 1 can prove my innocence, of course, but I shall not discuss the methods to be em ployed in my defense, for I owe it to myself and to my friends not to al low my enemies free access to my plans." Congressman Malcolm A. Moody, today indicted by the United States grand jury for the Oregon district on a criminal charge of withholding a letter from its rightful owner and thus tampering with the United States mails, was entirely calm and self-possessed when ho made tho above statement. But there was an expression of intense determination on his face and the fire of resolve in his eyes. He would go to the bot tom of the charge against him, he declared, and thero was that in this declaration which gavo indication that nothing short of completo vindica tion would satisfy this man who has been honored by an entire common wealth and yet indicted as a breaker of the laws. "Politics." Mr. Moody smiled grimly :is ho ut tered the word, and then paused. "A conspiracy," ho went on. "The whole thing is false and malicious. Of course 1 can prove these facts, but I am naturally shocked that such a charge should be made against mo." Mr. Moody's facial expression showed ho was indignant as well as pained, and although his tone was even, a depth of anger lurked be neath. "I will make an immediate state ment of the exact facts of the case," ho said. "My stenographer is at work on this document now, and it will be at once supplied to each of the Portland newspapers and to the Associated Press not as a sensation al news story, but as a presentation to the people of Oregon and of the world of the exact truth. I do not believe in shirking the responsibility of this battle. They have attacked me, and I have and propose to exer cise the right to defend myself. The 1:50 Trotter Next? September witnessed the arrival of two two-minute trotters. Mid-October finds Lou Dillon ami Major Del mar out of their brief co-regency in Ue trotting world and Cresceus, the nine-year old king, restored to his own. Except for his brief month in sec ond place, Cresceus has been at the top since Aug. 1, 1901. It is an nounced that his record-breaking per formance of Monday, when he did his mile in 1.593 at Wichita, was practi cally his farewell to the track. He goes into retirement with the proud record of having led the way toward that 1.50 mark which becomes the goal of the trotters now that the "2.00" has lost its interrogation point. Richardson Druggists. Medicines promptly supplied It is by no means the least feature of the Cresceus performance that no wind shield figured in it. Two and three-quarter .seconds now separate the trotting from the pacing record. From the 1.57 of Prince Alert, tho champion pacer, to the 1.37 3-5 of Alan-a-Dale, the world's champion runner, is a more considerable chasm. To make the 1.50 line the trotter must break over what was a good running mark years ago. It took a century to reach the two-minute trotter. Prof. Brewer ot 1 ale University, says fifty years more will produce the 1.50 champion and that the limit will then hav been attained. It is on record that the professor predicted twenty-five years ago the arrival of tho two-min ute trotter in the first decado of the present century. Cured by Chewing Tobacco. Ivi.ianapous, Oct. 22. F. M. Wolf, living near Ridgevillc, who has bee dumb for moro than two years, is now able to carry on a conversation as a re suit of chewing tobacco for several hours rr . a wo years ago last. June. Wolf was struck by lightening while sitting in tho door ol his farm-house, nnd from tl time until last Sunday had not been ablo to tutor a sound. Some of the best specialists in tho btato are said to havo been declared that Wolf was aflhcted with permanent paralysis of tho vocal organs. Last Saturday night Wolf reports that ho dreamed that if ho took a chew of tobacco he would bo ablo to speak again. A few hours after ho had taken the to bacco Sunday ho was ablo to make slight vocal sounds, and continuing chewing ho was soon able to talk. Canyonvillo Notes. Mr. Elliott, who has been sick for tho past five weeks, is improving. Tho Canyonvillo peoplo don't fancy tho now vaccination law, compelling their children to undergo such an opera tion in order that thoy may remain in school. Yet they complied to tho lottor of tho law. Attorney and Mrs. C. I. Lovengood puBsed through hero this week. II. J. Wilson, who line been 1 oro the past week looking after business inter, ests, returned to Roseburg, Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman havo gone to tho homestead for a few days leaving Fred to bach it. T. L. Weaver is moving from Mrs. Kimmcl's farm to his place which is acrosa the river. J. E. Love's prayer for dry weather so that ho can finish his break water has been surely answered. Ho is going to raise 5000 bushels of potatoes, r?000 bus! -o's of onions 011 his place next year. He is also thinking of putting in 10 or 15 iictoj in hops. Kay j;ood luck attend our cutcpriHiug farmer. Roy Pardee iH carrying his arm in a sling from the effects of a pugilistic ' en counter with Bernard I'eVoro. D. W. Wright rode tho goat in tho A. O. U. W. Saturday night. It was no ticed that ho was unable to teach sitting m his chair Monday. Tho school in our community is in good running order this year. Tho en rollment is about one hundred and twenty-five. Miss DeVore has charge of tho primary department; Miss Weaver, the intermediate and Mr Wright above the 7th grade. Jess Tiller and Mrs. Fannie Albro wcro united in the liolv bonds of matri mony Tuesday. A crowd of Canyonvillo young people took them by surprise about midnight. CaLKIIS. Qlendale Items. Mr. and Mrs. F. 51. Decker, of the Greenback mine were our guests on Sat urday and Sunday. They contemplate moving to this placo. Born, at the family residence nt Glen- ollen, Oct. 23, 1j03, to Mr. and Mrs. Klmer Totten, a 10 pound boy. The mother and son are getting along nicely, but papa Elmer has not yet decided whether ho is tho Kaiser of Germany or President Roosevelt. At any rate he would not exchange places with either of them. Wo join their many friends in congratulations. Mrs. Charles StuerhofI, who was Her iously injured by falling on the steps o her home, is getting along nicely. Mrs. Ruth G. Sweet and daughter. Miss Ruth, closed a series o! meetings at this place last night. Charles Flint, of Ryndon, Nevada, was recalled to tliat place by message this week. Accompanied by his wife, he will leavo for Nevada about Nov. 1st, The families of tho engineer, conduc tor and three biakesmen, who were env ployed on the steam shovel, at this place, have returned to their homes at Ashland. The steam shovel will be sent to the repair shop. Mrs. H. S. Reals, of Days Creek, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Totten, and rejoicing of the advent of her first grand' child. Mayor Fish, who is our road super visor, is having some excellent work done on the roads adjacent to this city. The large building under construction for Hon. O. C. Sether on South Purine Avenue, is progressing nicely and will greatly improve the appearance of that part of the town. Town property is advancing in value every day, and many sales are being made. This city is one of the most pros perous in Oregon. Mrs. Gedaker, of Upper Cow Creek, came in on Monday to visit her friend, Mrs. StuerhofI. Mr. and Mrs. Z wight, went to Jack sonville Saturday, taking their danghter, Biah and son, Peter, to place them at St. Mary's Academy for the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Flint will be the guests of Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Lands borough to dinner on Wednesday even ing. Marshal Nels Jones, who is also deputy sheriff, went by special engine on Sun day, to arrest the negroes who so terious ly injured a brakeman who was trying to keep the . negro from stealing a ride on the train. Marshal Jones went into the hobo camp, where there were a dozen men, and took his man and lodged him safely in our city bastile. Mollis. Cleveland News. Tho dry weather still continues. Mr. James Conn, of .Melrose, waB vis- ititing his son-in-law. Earnest Crane, Sunday. Mr. John Prushin and son were on our streets, Sunday. Messrs. L. Hahn, W. Murdock, E. T. Woodruff, Geo. AlderFon, W. H. Mur dock, L. A. Marsters and James Daw son were Roseburg visitors, last Thurs day. W. T. Emory, of Coles Valley, has been out with his hounds after coyotes several times, lately. Rev. E. M. Marstcrs and Miss M. V Blain, of Roseburg, were visiting rela tives here, last Friday and Saturday. Dave Good went to Roseburg, last Friday, on business. Mr. Virgil Woodruff, 0110 of tho most prominent young mun of Melrose, was visiting friends nnd relatives here, last week. Messrs. Ralph and Vernon Vinson of Coles Valley, nro hauling wood to Roseburg, for Jolinnio Thorn, of this place. Mr. Edward Von Pessil was in Rose burg, on business, ono day last week. Budd Good was discing in grain sev oral days, last -week. Nobody reaps without they sow, do they, Rudd? Mr. Riley Stole, of Roseburg, was a visitor hero, Sunday. Mr. nnd Mrs. Adam Doerncr wcro tho guests of Mr. and Mrs. Woodruff, Snn day. Mr. Carl Becker was over from tho Curry ranch, tho first of tho week. Mr. Alfred Woodruff was doing busi ncss in Melrose, the first of tho week. Hoodoo Real Estate Transfers. Aztec Laud nnd Cattlo Company, Ltd. to Mack Smith, fl ; tho 8EJ of NVJ of Sec. 20, Tp 22, S., It. 8, W. G. Gilbcat8on et ux to Wm. D. Chad wick, $50; all of lot 6 in block 3, in Gilbertscn's addition to tho city of Glon dale. State of Oregon to Ilenry E. VcltuB ct als ; tho V nnd BEtf of Sec. 30, Tp 23, R. 8, W. of W. M., containing 480.15 acres. Goo. S. Hill ct als to Wm. D. Chad wick, fl200; the- li4 of NWandth V. of NWK off .See. 1, in Tp 32 S., R. 4 W. Lucy A. Mnllory et als. to John M. Davis, $54 ; beginning at tho northeast cornor of the land cojiveyed o Cyrus P. Briggs, thence south 77 degrees, west 87 feet; thence north 28 degrees, east 74 feet ; thence south Oil; degrees, east 102 feet to west line of Mill Btreet ; thence south 28 degrees, west 5S feet along Mill street; thence north 13 degrees, west 64 feet to place of beginning, in Roseburg, Oregon. The United States to Frederick W. Sheffield, the S of NE and N of SE of Sec. 14 in Tp. 20 S., R. 8 W., containing 100 acres. The Cobb Real Estate Co. to School District No. 4, 1 ; lota 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,40,41,42,43,41 and 45, in block 9, n Waites addition to the city of Rose burg. C. L. Beckley to J. F. Hogan, 300; lot 7, in block 19, in the Railroad addi tion to the town of Oakland. Ambroee L. Woodward ft nx to Her man Roth, 35; the S- of the NEJ-f of Sec. C, in Tp. 7 S., R. 4 W., containing 78.50 acres more or less. James G. W. Barch to Sarah E. and Mark Hudlow, $150; SV of the NWJX of Sec. 20 in Tp. 32 S., R. 5 W. of the W. M., containing 40 acres more or lese. W. D. Chad wick et ux to Mrs. L. E, Shea, $500; all of lot 6 in block 3, in Gilbertson'e addition to the city of Glendale. C. D. Drain et nx to Sam Jones, $35; lot 8, block Is, in South Drain. Jos. Lyons et nx to Sam Jones, $100; lot 5, block 18, Drain. Mary A. Nash to J. M. Robinson, $75 ; lot 1 in block 15, in the first addition to the town of Elkton, Douglas county. J. M. Robinson et ox to G. R. Grnbb, $76; lot 1 in block 15, in the first addi tion to the town of Elkton, Douglas county. E. H. Pinkston, et nx to Carrie Settle, $35; beginning at the southeast corner of lot 6 block 21 in the Railroad addition to the town of Oregon. Edgar J. Hewes to A. J. Black, $2400; the N4 of S and S4 of X.4 Sec 2,Tp 21 S., R.5 W. II. G. Brown and Priscilla Brown to Mrs. Grace Jones, $75; lots 3,4,5 and fl in block 15, in the First addition to the town of Elkton. C. R. Franklin et nx to W. H.Jones, 225 ; 2 02 acres being a part of the J. F. Uwis D. L. C. in Tp. 22 S.. R. W. of W. M. Uilbert Uilbertson et ux to jonas Swenholt, $1000; commencing at the quarter post on the north side of Sec 4, Tp 33 S, R 6, W. of W. M., thence south 11.70 chs., thence west 5 chs., thence north 15.70 chs., thence east 1.S5 chs., thence south 4 chs. and thence east 3.15 chs. to place of beginning, containing 6.59 acres more or less. James Young to Wm. H. Moore, $1; lots 1 and 2, 7 and S, in block 34, in Rail road addition to the town of Oakland, Oregon. James B. Mackey et nx to Wm. H Moore, $446.t5; lota 1, 2, 7 and S, in block 34, in Railroad addition to the town of Oakland, Oregon. Geo. R. Horret ux to Geo. II. Rcllin ger, $3500 ; the W J of D. L. C. of J. A Ogloet ux situated in Sees. 11,12,13 and 14 in Tp. 25 S, R. 5 W., containing InO acres ; also lots 1 and 2, Sec. 14, Tp, acres in Tp. 25 S, R.5W.; alto lot 4 Sec. 17, Tp. 25 S, R. 4, W., containing 35.14 acres. Archibald Ferguson et ux to Lydia Petreguin. $137; 2 acres more or less and being situate in the SW1 of the SWX of Sec. 12, Tp. 27, S, R 6, W. Carrie Gardner to Henry C. Gardner, $300; the Ns of NEof thcSW.' of Sec. 16 and the N,4 of lot 4 of Sec. 10, in Tp. 22 S, R 6 W., containing 25.90 acres more or less. Henry C. Gardner to Horace Putnam $475; the NJ of NE4'of tho SW' of Sec. 16 and the NJ of lot 4 of Sec. 16 in Tp. 22 S, R 6, W., containing 25.90 acres more or less. W. R. Thompson to B. J. Bovinndon $1000; of tho NW, NWtf of NEX, lota 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 in Sec. 14, Tp 24 S, R 7, W., containing 262.60 acres moro or less. Elijah T. Bennett ct ux to John John son, $600.50; the SV of tho SWiof Sec. 35, Tp 22 S, R 4, west ; also SEtf of SEi and NWif of SE of Sec. 34, Tp 22 S, E 4, west, containing in all 120 acres. O. & C. R. R. Co. to J. D. Johnson $000; tho N,H of NEtf and NEi of NWK of Sec. 33, Tp 21 S, R5, west containing 120 acres moro or less. State of Oregon to E. Ilochnli, $1(30 tho NK of NEtf of Sec. 36, Tp 25 S, R 6 west, containing SO acres. John Johnson et ux to A. F. Brown $600 : 40 acres in Sec. 3, Tp 23 S, R 4 west, and 120 acres in Sec. 34, Tp 22 S R 4, west; also 160 acres, containing in the nggregato 320 acres. Reported by tho Roseburg Titlo and Guarantee Com pany. Drivers of all St. Louis express com panics, to the number of 400, went on strike yesterday becauso tho demands of tl Pacific Express Company's employes for a wago incrense of 10 per cent has not been granted. Policemen wero on duty around the express companies buildings at tho Union Station, and thero was no trouble of any kind, and no express cars wero delayed. Tho ex' press company officials say thoy hnv arranged to fill tho strikers' places nt onco, nnd prompt delivery of goods is anticipated. OLIVER WALKING PLOWS Are the Bast No waiting for Extras when plowing is good. The best stocK of Plows and Repeirs in the Couhty. CHURCHILL & W00LLEY The Store That FISHER & BELLOWS COMPANY flEfl'S CLOTHIttG It doesn't require any considerable ex pense to wear good clothes if you exercise good judgment in selecting from thor oughly reliable and correctly priced stocks such as ours. The Fall and Winter dis play is at it s best. Styles and materials to please the most critical. Prices 25 per cent less than you will pay at other stores. We call particular attention to our line of Oregon Cashmeres, Fancy Worsted, Fan cy Cheviot and Thibet suites. All our suits from $12.00 up have non-breakable front. Hand padded Shoulders and Hand Tailored Collars. All are Union Made and marked at from 5 to $18 MEMS' OVERCOATS. A remark able line of the leading styles in all the newest mixtures and plain materials, $7.50 to $20.00. MEKPS RAIN GOATS. We have everything that is good and that will turn rain. $2.25 to 15.00. Boys' Suits, Bo3-s' Overcoats and a com plete stock of General Merchandise. I Phone 721 Write B0YCE BENGSTON The ONIaY up-to-date Merchant TAILORS We also do the best work in Gleaning Scouring and Pressing. Call and see us. Flowering Bulbs.... Stock is uow in from Holland, and it is time to plant them. Write today for our new catalogue, which tells all. The same catalogue tells about our ROSES, TREES and PLANTS. PORTLAND SEED CO. L PORTLAND, C. V. Bradford has equipped himself for the purpose of making enlarged pictures. See his samples and get prices at the Sunbeam Photo Parlors, Cor. Pine and Lane streets. 10-20-2U Tho latest report received from the Vatican in regard to Archihishop Guidi, the apostolic delegate in the Philippines, contain much more hopeful news re garding the prosp.xts for a definite set tlemcnt of the friars' land in the Philip pine Islands, and also in connection with the financial point and on the (sub ject of the friara leaving tho Archipela go. Bronze Turkeys. Pure broil bronze turkeys for sale Gobblers, $2.50; hens, $2. Mrs. Wm. Buxton, Brockway, Oro. - tfo29 MARRIED. Swan-IIknry Near Dillard, Oregon, Sunday, October 25, 1903, at thu home ol the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ilenry, Geary E. Swan and Miss Mary Henry, Rev. V. E. Thornton otliciating. Tho liappy couple will make their future homo in Coos countv. Tho Plai.ndkalku extends best wishes. TlLLKR-AljmO At Mvrtl f!rwt- rr gon, Tuesday, October 2", 1003, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. V. H. Sayles. J. A. Tiller and Mrs. Albro, Elder W. A. Heard officiating. Tho Plain-dealer extends best wishes. Baskl-Stansk. h In Roseburg, Monday, October 20, 1903, at tho residenco of oir. nnu jirs. Mmtli Doyle, Berton Paul Rasol and Shr!o VT.iti. t..,.n Rev. S. A. Douglas officiating. Best DIED. 1-uli.ku At the Oregon Soldiers' Home, near Roseburg, Tuesday, October 27, James M. Fuller of heart trouble. Deceased w.isnn India belonging to tho Sovond Washington T1 1 . . luiuurara, uuu was: 4 years of ago Does The Business for Prices and Samples Onnnsitp Pnct nffira OREGON. He had been an inmate of th tt sine October 23, 1SS9. The deceased was buried in the home cemeterr Tues day afternoon. Weather Report. Roseborii, Ore. Week ending 5 p. m., Oct. 2S, 1W3. Maximum temperature, 73 on 2Gth. Minimum temperature, 39 on 23d. Rainfall for the week, 0.0S. Total rainfall since 1st of month, 0.79. Total rainfall from Sept. 1 1903 to date 1.33. Average rainfall from Sept. 1 to date 3.C0. Total deficiency from Sept. 1, 1903 to date 2.27. Average precipitation for 26 wet ea sons 33.S2. TnoMAs Gibson-, Observer. Rev. Geo. H. Ber.net and Alvah A. Bellows left Monday evening for Mvrtle Creek, where they will spend few Ilava hunting. E. E. Redfield of Glendale, was in Roseburg Tuesday. Pat Jones, tho Glendale marshal was in town on business Tuesday. Ray Ollivant of Looking Glass, went to Wilbur Tuesday morning. Better thaa PUls. The question has been asked In what way are Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets superior to the ordinary cathartic and liver pills? Our answer ia They are easier and more pleasant to take and their effect is so gentle and so agreeable that one hardly realites that it is produced by a medicine. Then they not only move tho bowels but im prove tho appotito aud aid the digestion. For sale at 25 cents per bottle by A. C. iuarsters oc Uo.