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THE Roseburg haindealer PuMishrO MomlHye nmi I'liurMiays. BV- PLAINDEALER PUBLISHING CO Entered at !ie Poet Orlire in KoM-i-iire, Oie , at- winlul elm-i- until iHHtie- Subscription $2.00 per Year. Adv-rttfii-v hMifMiii At jiliei't.iii.' The Editor ol the I'LAisnKtLK hn iw inn-' -tion of m-dinc h Ih1s.- Mt.iueiit ri'flectm mjh-ii the life or cliHiacierof any pf ron. otli iall " otherwise and any blnt'-mrui pul-H--ht.Nl in the columns, will be- hevrfullyeorrvetoiif Trrueoiii- and bmught to our attentu'ii iy the ai:ritvv party or parties. Our inti'iiti- i 'hat every article published of a iimiih1 or p"litica! Official uatjre hhall be news waiter ui lieu, ral iute.est and for the wrlfnre of the Male at large. MAY 9, 11K4. THE REPUBLICAN TICKET. For President Theodore RoosevelL Presidential Electors J. X. Hart, of Polk; James A. Fee, of Umatilla; Grant B. Dimick, of Clackamas; A. C. Hough, of Josephine. State Republicin Nominees. Supreme Judjje Frank A. Moore, of Columbia County. Dairv and Food Commissioner J. W. Bailey, of Multnomah. First Congressional District Hon, Binger Hermann. Second Judicial District Douglas, Lane, Coos, Curry, Benton, and Lin coln Counties, E. 0. Potter, Judge: Geo. M. Brown, District Attorney. Joint Senatorship Sixth District: Douglas, Josephine and Lane Coun ties, R. A. Booth. Joint Representative Jackson and Douglas Counties, W. I. Vawter. Douglas Coi nty No 'in e.-. State Senator A. C. Marsters. Representatives R. K. Montgom ery, of Glendale; J. S. Gray, of Gar diner. Sheriff H. T. McClallen, of Rose burg. Clerk C. E. Hasard, Drain. Treasurer G. W. Dimmick, Rose burg. Assessor G. W. Staley, Yoncalla. School Supt F. B. Hamlin, Rose burg. Commissioner J. C. Young. Oak land. Surveyor Chas. E. Roberts, Rose- burg." Coroner-Dr. J. C. Twitchell, Rose-, burS- PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ONTO HIS JOB. "Already the Jjpinsse victory at Feng Huang Cheng is having conse quences for the outside world -which xrprp Tint. nnrifannTAd nt t.hft nntspt. When the Japanese drove the Rus-!the sians out of Antung thev left the road open to the foreign consuls to enter that important town. Appar ently the United States lias been the first to take advantage of this condi tion. Consul Davidson has gone to that point, and the commercial privi leges which we gained there under the Chinese treaty which was ratified just before the beginning of the war are now about to be enjoved. The importance of this move by our au thorities is grasped all over the world. Said the London Globe: "The triumph of the open door has begun and the United States has given once more a sign of its clear appreciation of the real issue at srake in the far East." This is that paper's comment on Consul Davidson's move to Antung. That paper also urges England to show a like intelligence and activity. It will be gratifying to Americans that this government has seized the advantage which has come to it from Japan's initial victory in the land campaign. The burning of Antung by the Russians will retard business in that town for the time, but the American consul will make the best of the situation, and whatever bene fits can be derived from the opening of the port to the trade of the United States will be seized. This victory does not mean that Japan is to be as uniformly successful in its land cam paign as it has been on the water. It gives a reasonable assurance, how ever, that something at least of the superiority shown by Japan's navy will be revealed throughout in the military operations. In the battle at the Yalu it is clear that the Russians were not only outfought but they were also out-generaled. Now that the Russians have been driven back out of a strong position with heavy loss, it develops that Gen. Kuropat kin, the Russian commander, had or dered a retreat just as soon as the Japanese should show a real intention of crossing the Yalu. The Russian plan of "campaign contemplated Ja pan's victory in the land fighting, at least at the outset. Kuropatkin con ceded that he knew he was unable to hold the line of the Yalu, and that now he is being driven back to his second line of defense, along the rail way to Port Arthur which has since been isolated by the Japanese troops ft;rr milrnad line and tele UUVkim vuw graph wires. But the Russian commander on the Yalu confesses that he was forced to fight whether he liked it or not. The Tnnnnpsfi had cot on his flank before o . he discovered them, and he was com pelled to fight in order to extricate limself. The boasted excellence of the Cossacks as scouts availed the Russians nothing in the first real te.st to which they have been subjected in the war. Sheridan made the cavalry tl o "eyes of the army," but it is evi dent that either the Russians have no Sheridan or thov have no cavalry which can compare with those witli which he swept the Shenandoah val lev and overwhelmed Lee's raiders. The Russians are explaining their de feat, but they keep on retreating. The report which comes from St. Petersburg about the depression of .Nicholas ll. over tne deieat on tne Yalu can easilv be understood. It is made plain to the war office by thi: time that the difficulties before the Russians in the land campaign are far greater than it had anticipated. While the collapse of the czar's mill tary forces is not likely to be any thing like so complete as it was in his navy, the chances are that Ja pan's superiority, man for man, will show itself to the end. For the time at least there will be a cessation of Russian gasconade about driving the Japanese out of Korea. The war from this time onward will be on the north side of the Yalu and the Tu nien. Another attempt has been made on Port Arthur from the water by the Japanese which has ended in the complete bottling up of the Rus sian flett and from all appearances the Russians will be driven out of Manchuria including and south of Mukden and wherever they are driven out a sphere for American commerce uid influence will be opened to the United States. 'TURN THE RvSCALS OUT." Is a good motto for any party to adopt as a war cry or, better still, to put into actual experience. Several months ago Postmaster Bancroft, of Portland, had been caught up with by the government postoffice inspectors and his accounts were short. He had taken govern ment funds and left his I. 0. U.'s fur i good, hard money. To prevent his I dismissal for this breach of law ani good government, the Oregon dele-1 gation united in a personal request that he be retained, and while a small cross-roads postmaster was carried, as a f Ion, to Portland, because he had left his I. 0. U. for a few d-!!ar, Postmaster Bancroft was foniiven bv the Postoffice Denartment at Wash ington after he had taken many hund red dollars of the postoffice funds. He was retained and told to "sin n more.1 but the advice, or command, was not followed and the I. 0. U.'s continued to multiply, and the Post office Department has concluded that precedents set in Judge Belling- ers court, that prosecutions are no good" when the evidence of guilt has been made known by a man's political enemies, so the government, on its own motion, through the inspectors found last week that Brother Ban croft has been using government funds in a manner not governed by the postoffice regulations, and now there is more trouble and anguish for the Portland postmaster. The wires have again been kept red-hot to save Bancroft from dismissal and Senator Mitchell is seeing what he can do along that line to save the post master's scalp. The higher the offi cial is in the government employ, the quicker should he be bounced for crookedness in any department. DEMOCRATIC POLITICS. The turning down of the Hearst agents in Oregon by the Democracy of Oregon was a move in the direc tion of practical politics and gives confidence in the belief that the party of Jefferson is returning to conservative ideas and intends to get down to common sense and reason. Baker City Democrat. Now where does this leave Jeffer3onian Democra cy? We have read miles of editori als in Hearst's different publications swearing undying devotion to Jeffer son and 'his particular brand of De mocracy. Wherein is Mr. Hearst lacking in this respect? There is no man who can go further back to "an cient doctrines" nor bury them faster when it appears necessary, than Mr. Hearst. Who is going to settle this matter, anyhow? Salem Statesman. We submit, William Jennings Bry an will settle the matter by preach ing the funeral sermon at the grave of democracy. REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMIT TEE M EE UNO It is earnestly desired that you be present in person at a called meeting of the County Central Committee to convene Saturday, May 14, 1904, in Roseburg. Special and urgent busi ness. K.L. MILLER, C. B. CANNON, Chairman. Sec'y. Co. Central Comm. The factional fight in the Republi can ranks in Colorado which was ' started on the "Free Silver- heresy t t I nas final'y een settled. Each fac- "on mutually made consessions and ' the State will be carried next Novem. , er for the republican party. The ! Prty m mat state nas luiiy realized that a house divided against itself must fall." Judge Parker is credited with be lieving that Mr. Bryan will be amen able to reason." A man with that kind of faith in human nature will have to be watched to prevent him from loaning money to strangers on a train. Medford Mail. a few years ago it was populism that was going to correct all abuses and right all wrongs. What has be come of that ism which so many men espoused? Today it is socialism that is going to revolutionize the world and bring about a change. A few years hence socialism, like populism is today, will be a back number and there will be another ism that will appeal to those who want something new in politics. McMinnville News. Japan is not a Christian nation, yet its rulers recognize that there is some thing in Christianity which is not found in their own native religious. A letter from a missionary in Japan says the government has appointed a Christian chaplain for each division of the army as it proceeds to the front, thus placing Christianity on an equal footing with Shintoism. the re ligion of the government itself, an i with Buddhism, each of which has a chaplian in each division of the army. Alu-s .Marion U;orge J? rapildy coming to the front of inn iesl genitive. Already she can com mand tin- liiuhe.-t Mlry of any lady v:o tin player on thi ?tage, and nil the 1-ig miiMi-rtl centers. New York, Bo-uni, New Orleuii-, Sat Fraiu-isco, in ftct wry where he hits played, the pre-s and public have U-eii unaiiitiiou in de claring that her jiower on this beatlli t tl 1 iii-lrunietit -s marvelous. Only a short wnile ago in S.ill Lke City, when the bis; Mortnou convention was on, she played in the famous tabernacle, which held 13,000 people, and time after time she had to respond to the tumult ous applause of the delighted throng. Sue en uk- yon bark to your childhood by her beautiful ren 'eriiig of simple old unit airs, or she can charm the heart of inu.-ic.il enthusiasts by her skillful plat - erton Fin 11 Every lady owes herself the pleasure and satisfac tion of having her dressing table well supplied with FIN TOILET ARTICLES We have the elas Sati faction. Oriental Cream Rofjer & Gal'ei's Perfume Velvet Ski" Soap Colgate' Violet Toilet Water Dr. Parker Prays Manicuring Supplies ullerton Phone 451 inn of claeM 1 piece.-. She is t e bap py po-fes;-or of ninny beautiful uo m and diamonds, but her chief treat-on- is her Union- violin, which tost over $2,V . She wih play at the opera hou?e on Mondny, May 9 and if you wish to hMr the violin played by the only legitimate -ucce-sor to Madm Norma Nam u. vou should secure seats early. Low it floor 50 and 75 cents. Gallery 25 and 35 cents. Junior Day Exercises. The firit Junior Day Extm?es of Roseburg Hiuh ScIhhiI were held in 1!.. 0H-ra House on Friday evi-n.n, M he 0th. The following program wa-1 rendere I : Instrument il Solo "Flight of the Wiiches," Miss Emma Sehlbrede. Oration ''The Hiitory of Literature," Wilbur Faulkner. Oration "The Influence of the Gop pl UK)tt Civilization," Miss llattie L5rovn. Oration "What Is a Novel?" .Miss Elsie IJenedl- k. An Instrumental Duet "Pifl-Paff," Mii-ses Uirdie Tipton and Olivia ilisley. Oration "Architecture," Miss Maude Bridges. Oration "The Crusades." Walter Gannon. Oration "Idols," Miss Edith Card well Oration "American Contributions to Civilization," MissGrac- Hewitt. Oration "Oliver Cromwell," Mies Alice Malm. Oraiiou "American Ideals," Miss Olivi.i Risley. Instrument. d Solo "Grando Valse de Concerto," Miss Elsie Benedict. Oration "1 he Decisive Battle of tho Rebellion," Horton Huntington. Oration "Frances E. Willard," Miss Dolly Smith. Vocal Solo Mif-s Maude Racon. Oration 'Whim Night Urines Out the Stars," MibS Birdie Tipton. Oration "Great Deodsof Great Men," Elmer Wilson. Instrumental Duet "Overture-Poet and PeaFiint,'' Mist-es Emma Sehlbrede and Elsie Benedict. The participant aquilted themselves with much credit, the miisinil mini hers wcr fmiHied with one exception by the meiiilers of the c'ass and wcro w-Jl receiveo. 1 ins will constituti tne graduating clas of next year, tho first to graduate from the new high echool. ACCIDENT AT LOOKING GLASS. Saddle Turns with E. AlcGulrc, and is Killed by Ills Horse. While riding into Looking Glass on horseback last l-ridny afternoon in com piny with Harry Lenheir, tho Haddlc irirth on tho horso which John E. Mc Ciuire wan riding, turned throwing Me Guiro under the horses heels, where he te--eived a blow upon thu head from the horses heels which fractured the skull At the tiino of tho ac- idem tho horse which McGuiro was riding was traveling! at a high r.ite of speed. The young man vas taken to a house near by, and I)r Hoover, of Roseburg, was immediately sent for, who after an examination found that it would lie neccHsary to trepan the skull, and for that purpose an attempt was made to bring thu un fortunate young man to this city. A vvngon was prepared, and about eight 'cock a party started for this city with him, hut when about two miles from looking Glass McGuiro breathed his l.ist. His body was taken to the home of Mr Andrews, at the foot of Looking Glass Hill, where it was prepared for burial. v nen tne iinioriunato young man man met with the accident, ho with a number of other young men from Olulla, were on their way to Looking la-s to play a game of base ball, ho be ing the third baseman of the Olalla team. The funeral servires were held at tho family residence in OlalU valley today, interment at the Civil Be id cemetery. Brockway. Services were held in the Oat hi -lie faith of which the deceased wae a believer. The deceas 'd leaves mother, Mrs. M. K. McGuire, and sev eral cou -ins, besides a host of friends to mourn his loss. Drain Note. MUs Marv Wells of Elknnt returned Sa turday. m. I., tliswcll ol Gardiner was in tow n Sunday. Chas. Trumbull is moving to Cottage Grove this week. C E. Roberts of Hoseburg was in town yesterday. Mis Minnie Wilson was visiting Wil bur friends last week: i A. P. Applegate of Yoncalla i business visitor vesterdav. was a chardson Ri of goods that give complete 4 THfl S?kY Roseburg, Ore E Hel'w II id V-jncalla wa transact ing i-u-iiK-s- i 1 hrain Wednesday. W in. Audcr-i:i and Jas. Durraud of Giiriliiicr wvn- in town Wednesday. .Iim- Lvf.ii-i wa-. transacting business at the minify hub the latter ptrt of last week. Mrs. W. W. Ivet.t has Wen visiting her .-inter. Mr. .1. T. Bridges at Hose bupg the pt-t w.vk. T E. Blels.' ia in the southern part of ilie contiti this week interviewing the vo'ers Mis L lli iti Levin rrtiiru-d WnU 1 l.iv l.v 1 Urn. I uli'it rhe in-, p - . ' I 'if j ,n w r . J. G. Heftv, who lias a position with tne uovernmeni ueoiogicat survey is here on a visit with home folks. Miss Lydia E. Uunson was called to tier Home in itoseourg .iiomiav .on ac count of the illness of her mother. Rev. Jiniea Moore of Dall is, formerly of this place, etopped off here Tuesday evening for a short visit with friends. B. F. Moore ami family of Eugene returned home yesterday after visiting several days with his mother and brothers. Deputy Revenue Collertor J. W Hobbs of Eugene was in town Tuesday and departed on the Wednesday morn ing's stage for Coos Bay Ira Wimberly and J. W. Spalding have been elected as delegates to tho (.rand Lodge of tne I. O. O. F. which meets at Astoria the 18th inst. John Wertsel of Anlauf plead guilty to simple larceny in Justice Krewson's court Saturday and was fined $25 and costs, which was paid. Miss Dollie Hefty came down from Roseburg Saturday to spend Sunday with relatives and friends. She return ed to Roseburg Monday. Mrs. Frank Safleyand children of Le ona Imvo gone to Corvallis. and may de cide to locate there. Mr. Safley will re main hero on the ranch for tho pres-ent. John L. Moore of Barnard, Kansas, arrived this week for a two or three months visit with his mother and broth erf nt thi place, whom he has not seen for 28 years. The Mc.Callisler Hotel is being thor oughly overhauled the rooms are be ing rfpap-red mid repainted, tho roof is being covered with tar and gravel and m ul' other improvements added. ' Lewis Rapp ami Bob Hutchinson of Elkton left here Tuesday with 80 head of cattle which thoy expect to drivo to ortland and then ship to Eastern Washington! They intended to ship from here but claimed thoy could not get enough cars. Tho third gamo of baso ball between tho town and tho school was played last Saturday. It took eleven innings to de cide tho contest which made an inter esting game despite the multitude of errors which run tho scores up. Tho bcom was 29 to 27 in favor of the school. About a dozen of the Normal students gave a May party at the home of Prof. and Mrs. Grant Saturday evening. They formed three parties and called at sevei al of the homes nround town and left May day tokens in the form of hand some bouquets, after which they return ed to tho Grant home to spend theeven- ng in social pleasures. Jacob Kitchey went to Roseburg Tues day to present a road petition to the county court asking for the opening up of a road 260 rods long on Peaslev Creek and an appropriation of 200. Mr. Kitchey has already put in 100 days work on this road and sayH he will fin ish it whether the county allows him any pay or not, but it ia hardly probable that his ietition will be refused. Tho Town council met in regular eee- moii Tuesday night and the question of allowing the town cows to run at latge was brought un and a motion was passed by the council in favor of prohibiting cattle to run at large in the city limits Tho question will again bo brought up at the next meeting when definite legal action will be taken on the matter. The majority of the council are in favor of keeping "bossy" off the streets and no doubt she will have to go. Xonpariel, Mav 5th. County Court. In the matter of the connection of the east boundary of road dietrict No. 32 atid the west boundary of district No. 33, it is ordered that the boundaries of the above districts be as follows: be ginning at the half-mile post between Sec. 18 and 19, Tp. 27, R. 4 W., thence 3 miles north. In the matter of the taxes upon the Beaeley heirs, it is ordered that the same be remitted. In the matter of the Drain and Billy creek road, it is ordered that R. B. Dix on and Morris Webber meet the county surveyor at Drain, Monday, the ICth day of May, 1904, and proceed to view out said road according to the petition and asses; the damage thereon. In the matter of the petition of John A. Mi-Donald for a road of public ease ment, a gateway 15 feet wide across the lands of Thoe. Hervev to the countv road known as the Clark's branch road it 19 ordered that the county board of oad viewers meet at Ruckles upon the 23rd day of May, 1904, and view out said road of easement. In the matter of the petition of James F. Rose for a road of public easement over the lands of Samuel C. Moore es tate; a gateway 15 feet wide, it is or dered that the countv board of road viewers meet at Ruck!? upon the 24tl day of May and view oat said road of easement and assess the damage there on. In the matter of the petition of D. P Daniels for a road of public easement, a gateway lti1- ft. wide: it is ordered that the ooaniol county ruail viewers meet at Melrose upon Monday, the 3Jth day of May, 19i'4. and view out said road and a-scss the damages thereon. Said road cro.'t-es the lauds of Jacob Russik In the matter of the repot t of the viewers upon the Mumpower road of ea- etnent across the lands of J. O.John ton, viewers asfes; the damngr to J O I Johnson's property at 150; or.h red tha the nlove road be declared a road of public easenn nt when the d.niage and costs are paid. Coutity tourt met as a schi l district boundary board and heard th- reading of petitions for changes in echo I bound aries. Ordered that the taxes Un the M E. church parsonage at Drain, Ore., be and arc remitted. Ordered that the petition of I. A Dean and others asking for a change in tho county road from Riddle to Mr. Dean's place, be granted when deeds to right of way are tiled with the county cferk. In the matter of Riddle road it is or dered that the petitioners be allowed to withdraw the petition. At thedrst PplscpM Conference L 5 Aiig Li, iallf. at On account of above Conference, the Southern Pacific Co. will make reduced rates on the certificate plan from mai ine points in Oregon south of Portland Patsengers will purchase tickets, to Lo Angeles, for which tho agent will collect the highest one way rate, giving a spe cial receipt. On presentation of this receipt, duly executed, by original pur chaser, the Southern Pacific agent at Los Angeles will sell return ticket at one third fare. Sale dates from Oregon points will be April 19th to May 7th in elusive, also May 9th, 12th, 16th, 19th 23rd, 26th and 30th. The last day which certificates will bo honored for return at reduced rates from Los An geles will be June 5th 1904. $100 Reward, $100. The readers of this" paper will bo pleased to learn that there is at least ono dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its' stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is tho only positive euro known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a con stitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Curo 18 taken internally, acting directly upon the blood ami mucous surfaces of the system, therhy destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving tho patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in do ing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to curo. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for ronstipi-tton. SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT OREGON, Oct. 1903 Nov. 1903 Dec. 1903 Jan. 1901 Feb. 1904 Mar. 1904 A m't received for State and County in cash $7408 &5 $487 80 12IKI 77 4t!J 10 7745 97 11179 6 19875 17 " " " Special School tax " 9' 8 88 70 2 1 07 :i0 31 11 -23 33 1B541 41 Tfum M ; :; , :: :; m 18 8 21 j m m fm -A " 1903 Poll tax " " 10 00 ,A X ' " " Costa " " 410 74 90 13 315 5 129 23 - 3 75 819 41 " Redemption 1902 ' " viv 41 " " " State and Co., Delin tax sale 48131 4t qi " " " Special School tax " " ' 40 90 Si ;' " " City 444 44 " " Costs " " 174 77 Z) !! iPec,.?J.RailVlxl994inca8n 128 17 1425 16 1553 33 Sheriff a Fees in cash 4910j 49 10 8944 05 056 38 180:.' 27 1337 47 9218 89 132495 2oj 154454 91 RECAPITULATION To Am't Rec'd for State and County Tax bpecial bchool " ity " " " 1902 Poll " " " " CoHta " " " " State and County Tax ' " " Special School " " " " " City " " " " CohIh " " " Special Road Diet 31 Tax " " " Sheriff's Fees Oct. 1003 Nov. 1903 Dec. 1903 Jan. 1901 Feb. 1904 Mar. 1904 1 By am't paid Treas. for State & Co tax in cash 7408 85 487 80 129 77 402 18 7745 97 112479 6i 129375 17 " " Spec. School 908 88 70 24 109 07 30 31 1123 33 16541 41 18843 24 ' City 216 18 8 21 26 87 2 35 217 67 1999 96 2471 24 " " 1503 Poll tax 10 00 10 00 " " ' Cots 410 74 90 13 315 56 129 23 3 95 949 41 Redem. 1M)2 " " Sta.&Co.delin" " " 483 31 433 31 ' " " " " Spec. School " " " 40 90 1 40 90 " city 4 44 4 44 Costs I 174 77 174 77 ' " " " " Sheriff's Fees 4910, 49 10 S44 65 656 3S 1802 27 1337 47 921S 89 132495 75 154454 91 i By Am't Paid Treaurer for State and special school " " ' City " " 1902 Pol! " " " Costs " " State and Connty Tax " " " Special School " ' " " City " " " " Costs ' " " " Special Road Tax " " " " Sheriff's Fees " STATE OF OREGON. Lounty ot Douglas. 1, E. L. Parrott, sheriff of said Canyonville. Rev. C. Cook, of Myrtle Creek preach ed here Sunday. Born, to the wife of F. G- Mclntyre, May 4th, a son. H. J. Wilson and wife, of Riddle are Liking a vacation on their farm about three miles from town. Mrs. Tho. Dyer, of Riddle is visitins at A. W. Stearne's. Watson and Woodruff, who have been here with a stock of dry goods left Sat urday. Grant Levens has purchased a fine hnililinf !(. tmm II 1 U'l.cn .n,l .ill . .. erect a Uwelltng tnta fall. Jas. Gibbs ind daughter, Miss Fannie have returned from a trip to their home- steads. Hon. O. P. Coshow, addressed a por - tion of the voters on rjolitical issurs. one dav last week Rev. Zimmerman was called to Glen dale last Friday to conduct the funeral j ui jiiia. .inn. Mrs. J. T- Hen wood and son, Brenton, have gone to Portland for an extended visit. Miss EtTie Brooks has gone to Starve out to teach a term of school. Mrs. Alice Harris, of Roseburg is vis iting relatives here. Mrs. J. W. Swank, has been quite ill. Amicus. What Have We to Fear? With an iron production and con sumption increased from 9,000,000 tons in 1897 to lS.uOO.OOO tons in 1903, what have we to fear? With a country whose resources' are vast enough to take care of 6,S93,9o9 immigrants in the fourteen years, 1S90 to 1903, what have we to fear? n uu a country aote to unuertace, as a matter of course, the construction of a canal to cost $200,000,000 or more What have we to fear? With only one of our many inland waterways, the Soo Canal, showing double as, much American internal water tonusge as all the international tonnage passing through the Suet Canal what have we to fear? With but one railroad (Pennsylvania) measuring 11,000 miles of our 200.000 total railroad mileage, carrying more freight each year than all that enters the ports of Liverpool, what have we to fear? With exports increased from $1,032, 00.1,000 in 1897 to $1,392,000,000 in 1903, an increase of nearly one million dollars each day of the year, Sundays and holi days included, what have we to fear? With imports increasing from $664,- 000,00.) in 1S97 to $1,025,000,000 in 1903, an increase of $361,000,000, what have we to fear? With an internal commerce of $21, 000,000,000, surpassing the external commerce of all the nations of the world, what have we to fear? With mineral resources producing over $1,200,1-00,000 in 1902, as just ascer tained by our Geological Survey, an in crease of $174,000,000, or 10.i2 per cent., over 1901, what have we to fear? With 18,000,000 pupils in our schools, representing every Class and condition of society, and with up-to-date school methods, what have we to fear? With a payment yearly in salaries to our school teachers of $140,000,000, or more for school teaching than it costs to run our gigantic Government, what have we to fear? With our 2 per cent. Government bonds selling at a higher price than England's 2)i per cents., what havo we to fear? With people enough to consume $8, 000,000,000 worth of food products year ly, aud with tho food, and a large sur plus available for export, what havo we to fear? With n decreasing public debt and a permanently and largely reduced int r- OF E. L. PARROTT, SHERIFF OF DOUCLAS CO, ENDING MARCH 31, 1904. in cash 129875 17 " 18813 24 " 2471 24 " 10 00 " 949 41 Delinquent Tax Sale cash 483 31 ' " " ' 40 90 " " " 4 44 " " 174 77 in cash lSS 33 ' 49 10 $154454 91 County Tax iu cash. . 129375 17 1834 1 24 2471 24 10 00 " " " " ' ' " " Delinq. Tax Sale, Cash " " " " ' " " " " " " " ' 949 41 483 31 40 90 4 44 174 77 1553 33 49 10 $154454 91 county and State do hereby certify that the foregoing statement is true and correct E. L. PARROTT, Sheriff of Douglas county, Oregon. est bill, what have we to fear? With all our matured debts paid and hundreds of millions of gn 1 dollars in the bank, what have we to fear? With tropical possessions able to even- tuaJly produce the $400,000,000 worth of tropical products which we now annual Iy buv, what have we to feat? With cotton fields in the South which control the raw cotton markets of the j or!d, what have we to fear? ! v lth a coal nrrwinrtmn nwit.r tl.on ; th.. o anr ,. ; . . have we to fear? With more actual gold in onr Treas nrv It 1 ir A... k.f.. - . I 1 . ... .: . .- - .r "" cc. ucniic in , uu- ujiiuu l uue uaie smce ume began, what have we to fear? With a people daily becoming more a'lv to the necessity of rehabilitatinj; our ocean marine, what have we to fear? ! . With navy and arm-v second to none i in nhing except sire, and with a peo- ' Ple relaJ o enlist by hundreds of thou- j sands when duty calls, what have we to fear? With 600.000 factories, 7,000,000 fac tory workers and a home markrt of 62, 000,000 people, free from the competi tion of cheap foreign labor, what have we to fear? With farms worth $20,000,000,000, and a yearly product worth nearly $4,000,- 000,000, what have we to fear? With our diplomacy successful at every turn, with our dolUr good in every market of the world, with no en- tangling foreign alliances, with our na tional conscience "void of offense toward God and rn. ' ' a people strong in purpose and aini-ition, with the energy borne of a short but heroic past, and with our flag honored whereverit waves, what have we to fear? CALL FOR BIDS. Sealed bids will be received for the keeping of the following ferries at the September term of the County Court, to-wit, on the 9th day of September 1904 at 1 o'clock p. m.:" Smith's Ferry, Dimtnick'fe Lone Rock Ferry and J. A. Sawyer's Ferry, bids to be given with or Without equipment. Bonds will be required of the successful bidder. The Court reserves the right to reject any and all bids. M. D. THOMPSON 37 tf County Judge. Railroad Notes. Brakeman A.C. Roth ia spendiug a couple of days with old friends in Ash land. Dan Langenburg, a Wells, Fargo ex press helper made his last trip through Asinanu, tuesaay, tor some time to come, as he has accepted a run on theS, P. lines in the northern p trt of the state. Engineer J. E. Patrick, who lias been running out of Grauts Pass, has trans ferred to tho Sacramento division. He has returned to Ashland aud will move here in a few days. He is running the yard engine at present. Engineer P. M. Holmes, who has been disabled from work for some time past by a sprained ankle, left Tuesday morn ing on a buMtiess trip to Boise, Idaho. Fireman J C. Hume, who has been running out of Ashland for some time past, returned to Ashland, Tuesdav, He has bid in a run over tho mountains an 1 will reside in.this city. G. A. Knoblauch, superintendent of motive power in Ashland, left for San Francisco, Tuesday, on a business trip of several days. Arthur Wakefield ia in chorgo during his absence. Orrin Thompson, a member of the night switching crew in the Ashland yards, was struck by tho yard engiue Wednesday night, about 10:30 o clock, and sustained injuries that may prove fatal. Thompson had preceded the en giue towards a switch lo unlock it, ml in walking backwards for a few steps caught tho heel of his shoo in a frog, and was utiablu to extricate himself before the engine was upon him He was struck by a b mper b -aiu, and kuocked in such a way that he rolled towards the track, instead of aw iv from it, and was struck a recond time. His heel was al most torn off and he was drasved over he ground for several feet, his back .and side being scraped along the ties. ui. rarsoa was immediatelr summon ed .iikI after making a hurried examin ation, prepared the ait on the mui , uuiaru warn! I ...... rrancisco, where he will "r" 'ie railroad hopital. It i thought that Thompson has -suffered eerwus interna' injuries. The ' was f"eri in the clerical department ' f . 1 t . !w merai raw rKia 1. . ! . c"r- ""erwartls Kuiai oo tbe nurf He has man v friend not only in but outside of railroad cir cles, whose best wishes he ha that he may survive his tearible injnries. G. C. Ferrell, third trick operator at this station returned Friday evening from Portland where he has beea on business. W. M.Copely, Sr. flagman and track walker at Dillard met with what might liave been a serious accident I-ridar morning at about seven o dock while placing switch a light south of Dillard He was riding his speeder wh-n he un expectedly heard a freight train approv ing him from the south. A turn in the track and a hill had kept the approv ing train from new. Mr. Co;-elv immed iately dismounted from his machine and could have easily ha.e gotten out of danger himself but while he was trying to save the speeder the enin struck it and threw it from the track, the -mall wheel siricking Mr. Copelr on the Ief: arm and side and causing a serious bruise, Brakeman Ed. Renfro who was injur ed by an exploding torpedo last week at Gold Hill, has retomed to tl.i citv from the Portland hospital, hi, ij.tred foot is much better but he have to use crutch es for several days yet. Brakeman Chas. Roth has returned iriendt he WAa Brakeman Medley and Geo V.npel of the dispatchers office spent nndaV ia Oakland. Mrs. Chas. Patrick wife of the popular Engineer has returned from Granu Pass where she was visiting relatives. Brakeman F. B. Hawk, who formerly ran out of Rosebm-g and lived in A.h. land with his wife an 1 one child, was instantly killed in an accident yester day at the Jefferson street station in Portland. Hawk had just come in on the train from Dallas. After letting the passengers off, the train backed around the depot to pick up another coach It was backing in on a curve, and Hawk was on the inside of the curve. When the coaches came tocher thev did not couple properly. Hawk gave a signal for the tram to pull ahead. The train backeoin a second time. As the coach es were coming together, Hawk reached m to fix something, and as he did so ho stooped too far over and his head was caught between the platforms of the coaches. His head wa3 mashed into a shapeless mass, making it impossible for h.m to be identified if he hVd not been known. Sciatic Rheumatism Cured. "I have been subject to sciatic rheu matism for years," says E. H. Waldron of Wilton Junction, Iowa. "Mv joints were stiff and gave me much pain and discomfort. My joint3 woulJ when I straightened up. I n Cham berlain's Pain Balm and have been thoroughly cured. Have not h,.l , or ach from the old trouble for manv raimn. It is certainly a most wonder ful liniment." For sale bv A. n xi.. era Jc Co. " Alohalr Wanted. It will pay you to see us h..f, sell your mohair. yon a U Kruse & Nowland,