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About The Plaindealer. (Roseburg, Or.) 1870-190? | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1904)
THB Roseburg Plaindealer PublUbed Monday and Tmip-days. BY-- PLAINDEALER PUBLISHING CO tiered at the Post Office iu Roseburn. Oie , a seconil clase mail matter. Subscription f 2.00 per Year. Advertising kates on Application. The Editor of the Plaindialkb bu no lute' tlon of making a false nUtemenl reflecting npot th life or character of any pen-on, oKclally . otberwlte aud any tU-menl published In the oolntnna will be i-beerfully corrected If errcneou and brought to oar attention by the aggrlevr party or parties. Our Intention la tbatererv article published of a personal or politics ofSclal natare shall bnevts matter of genrni Interest and for the welfare of the State a large. JUNE 13, 1904. Wbea the Old Subscriber Quit. Twas market day, and people From miles and miles around To gather at the corners or Upon the courthouse ground, To sell their truck, to buy new duds, To talk of this and that And each browned face its pleasure smiled Beneath a broad-brimmed hat. And at the business office of the Weekly Clarion stood A long, long line of faithful ones, To make their standing good; And as each in his turn advanced And his subscription filed, The editor, beside his desk, Just smiled, and smiled, and smiled. For it was good to hear the clink Of money, and 'twas fine To know the Clarion was the guide Of all that eager line; Twas cheering to reflect that he Had been their monitor, And so he smiled, and smiled, and smiled, And let his fancies soar. Came maid, came swain, came old came young, Their tribute then to pay And oh! the sun was shining fair Upon that happy day. - Until from out the line there stepped A hoary-headed one, Who straightway gloomed cheereful sky And "blotted out the sun. "Look here!" he said, "I tuk sheet Fer nigh on forty year And I ain't satisfied at all Th' way you're dob' here! By gum, your policies is rank, And I come here f say the this As how I don't want this blamed sheet Another single dayf Then out he stalked, as having done His duty, as he knew it "By gum," he said, "I hated tew, But I jest had f dew it!" And to his clerk the editor Turned in his deep distress: "The deacon's stopped his paper, Jim Go down and stop the press!" Baltimore News. Speakla of the Plabadealer. It is the intention of the present management to get out a good clean -paper. One that will give all the news of the county and be a credit to the publishers and to the people whom it represents. The Platn'deal- EE is the principal Republican paper of Douglas county and as such it is entitled to the support of all Republi caae, and the editor will appreciate all other patronage. But, in order to make a first-class paper, all of its friends must necessarily take an in dividual interest in its welfare. It is necessary that each should contribute to its support in proportion to his ability to do so financially, but this is not all. An editor cannot sit in his omce ana write up all the news of the county. He must, to be success ful, have the good moral support of his friends. And we ask our readers if we cannot prevail upon them to bear this in mind. Send us the news, Not that we ask all to become regular correspondents but when an incident of any kind occurs in your particular locality or come3 under your observa tion that will interest them, be kind enough to drop us a postal card or a letter containing just the plain facts, We will also appreciate correspond ence regularly from any community and will furnish all supplies, as well as postage. All loyal citizens should b personally interested in their coun ty paper and should help build it up. New laforaution is the Conn Case. New Information at hand throws additional light upon the death of J. C. Conn of Lake county and leaves no doubt that a crime was committed. Hi. Conn dissapeared on the morning of March 4th, and his body was found April 21st on a knoll a mile and a quarter west of Silver Lake, and not 150 yards from the public highway in a fenced field, where it could be easily seen from the road. The supposition now is that the body had been con cealed until just before its discovery and then placed upon the said knoll, as his starched shirt and culls were not even wrinkled, and a paid note of $450 found on the body was perfectly dry.when the weather had been very stormy nearly every day through March the precipation of rain being ( unprecedented for that month. The face and hands were a little blackened out otherwise the body was in good ondition and was not rain soaked. tie carried the keys to the store and it is the opinion of the Oregonian's correspondent that after the murder these keys were used to unlock the itore and to procure the bottle of laudnum, which was never opened, and also his antiquated revolver which aad to be cocked before being fired, overlooking his new Smith & Wesson revolver which had fallen or been placed benind some books. There seems no doubt that the body was searched after death, as he always kept a diary of his every day transactions and this was missing, and it is believed this diary contained notes bearing upon the recent sheep Killing. That persons were interest ed in suppressing the investigations is proven from the fact that one of the local papers of that locality re ceived notice to "cease agitation oi swing from a limb," and a Silver Lake merchant who expressed himself free ly received in his mail one morning, a piece of rope and a block of matches. The situation, it is said, is better in Lake county owing to the publicity given the matter, and the reward of fered and fuither trouble is not now anticipated. The Roosevelt Character. The true Roosevelt character is ex emplified in the prompt and deter mined manner with which he is hand ling the Morocco bandits. Not a wail not a hitch in the program, but a powerful demand upon the sultan ol that semi-barbarous country for an enforcement of the laws. The leader of the bandits has received notice that he will be pursued and hanged if he murders the captives and his prop osition for an enormous bounty has been turned down. An imposing fleet of warships has entered Morocci waters and they stand ready to en force every claim of our government . Truly Roosevelt is an ideal Ameri can president and has astonished th world with his powerful administra tion of international affairs. Last Tuesday the erection of thr second modern school building ol Cottage Grove was commenced to be completed in September at a cost of $6222. When President Roosevelt heard the news from Oregon he said: " am most gratified to note the largi majority. It is fine. It is a remark able majority for the size of Oregon I consider it equivalent to a majorit) of 350,000 or 400,000 in New York." The mayor of Seattle has the declaration that there will gambling in that city while mayor, and when asked what issued be no he i. action he would take upon the petition ask ing for an open" town during the Mardi Gras, July 19 to 30, said: "No such petition will be granted and it will be useless to present it. There will be no gambling in Seattle whil I am mayor." We appreciate the kind words of the Drain Nonpareil last week. But, Brother Fetter, you must remember that the new management haven't had as yet the time or opportunity to make of the Plaindealer the paper that it should be as a representative of one of the best and lamest coun ties of the state, but we have made a start, and, perhaps when we have been in business as lone as the Dres- ent management oi tne Dram paper the Plaindealer will have become more elegant, more majestic, more as the Nonpareil as it were. The sedate statesmen of Europe and even a few of our own wheedlers viewed with alarm the ascendency of an untrained mind in diplomatic cir cles and many grave fears were en tertained for the world's peace. They reasoned that it was impossible for a great director to come from the com mon people. Roosevelt has occupied the presidential chair nearly three years and yet every act has stamped him as a thorough diplomat and an able counsellor. The world powers recognize m him one of the fearless rulers of today and they respect him, Lebanon Criterion. A prominent feature of the St, Louis fair is a one-man show. Hag genbuck, a German collector and trainer of wild animals, gives a won derful show with about forty tigers hyenas, leopards and elephants, all turned loose in the last act in a big circus-like ring inclosed with an iron fence about twelve feet high, the top being covered with small wire woven ike a fish net. After making the an imals perform he feeds them, calling each one in his turn. His only atten dants are two German stag hounds that occupy a low bench near him. It is by far the best show at the fair and is the most generously patron ized. About the first question when discussing fair attractions is, "Have yoo seen Haggenbuck?" Carrie Nation is now reaping f he reward of her industry in a dime mu seum at $300 per week. Another proof of the fact that advertisinc pays. Are Praying (or Russian Success. Paris, June 11. The Petit Journal has a report this morning that Port Arthur has fallen and that the Rus sian fleet has put to sea. There is no confirmation of tho story whatever, but the Petit Journal asserts that its news is reliable. St. Petersburg, June 11. So strong is the prevalent feeling here that a crisis has been reached in the affairs of Port Arthur, that the popu lace has entered into a state border ing on religious frenzy and prayers are being constantly uttered for the success of the Russian arms. Hundreds of persons passed the entire night on their knees in prayer ind today special prayer services are being held. At the palace chapel the zar passes hours in prayer. Seattle Msy r's Lite in Peril. Seattle. Wash., June 11. For ten Jays the Police Department has been working to prevent a threatened at tact upon the life of Mayor R. A. Ballinger and to solve the mystery that surrounds a warning given the vife of the executive. An unknown man conveyed to her the information that a plot against the Mayor was forming and she promptly urged him to go to the Chief of Police with his information. Apparently frightened the man disappeared and the police nave been unable to get trace of him. Killed hile Asleep on the Rails. After an all nights carousal in Jottage Grove, Arlo W. Pratt, a Booth-Kelly mill hand is frightfully mutilated by a northbound engine .vhile returning home in a badly in toxicated condition. Two well fillet! .vhiskey flasks, a revolver and a pair .jf brass knuckles were found on his person. The young man wa3 22 years of lge. He had Christian parents who had civen him good training but bad associations caused his downfall and nis downward career was brief. Union .Men fold to Kike (Continued from first page) n this point, General Bell answers. "See how those men fought without .rover and death singing about their sars." General Bell was informed that men wanted for participation in the rioting at Victor were at Dunn- ville, and he made the raid for the purpose of capturing them. In the party that went to Dunn ville was Charles MacNeill, manager of the United States Reduction & Re dning Company, whose refusal to grant its men an eight-hour dav caused the Cripple Creek miners' strike. MacNeill was armed with magazine revolver, which he fired fre quently, but apparently without hit- ing anybody. One of the wild chases in the gen eral man hunt that the military is conducting ended in the capture of C. C. Fridley, at the Thompson ranch i he three rndley brothers, miners, had gone southward, and as one of them was suspected of having fired tne shot that Killed Koxie ilebee in the riot Monday' the military gave chase. C. C. Fridley at first refused to talk, but the soldiers placed a rope about his neck and he then told which way his brothers and another man had gone. xne military commissioners ap pointed by General Bell continued to- lay to investigate the records of the prisoners. The understanding is that their work will result in the separa tion of the prisoners into two classes, those to be be held on criminal charges and those to be deported. The ladies of North Bend have adopted a novel and unique plan for the improvement and beautifying of their town. The Evening Post has turned the issue of the 19th entirely over to the ladies of the town. Every word contained in the paper of that day will be from the pens of the la dies of North Bend. Every advertise ment will be solicited by them and the proceeds thereof as well as of the sale of papers will go to the la dies. The whole hearted Post editor thus remarks: "The Post is the ser vant oi the people and is willing at all times to do anything and every thing within its power for the bene fit of the public. It will give itself over to the ladies of North Bend on the date mentioned and whatever they can earn by its publication that Jay will be for the benefit of the city. In Chicago they are carrying on a crusade for pure milk, and over 170 dairies have been forced to quit busi ness during May, and over 125 more will be closed or prosecuted during this month. Inspector T. F. Grady is the man who has brought about re form in the milk supply in Chicago. He has personally inspected 200 dai ries, seven-eigths of which he con demned. Thirty dairies were able to comply with the law, but the others decided to quit business rather than incur heavy penalties of prosecution. Most of these dairies were on the out skirts of the city, and had no sewer connections. Hence they were con demned for bad sanitary conditions. Chicago has a stringent milk test, and any milk coming from the dai ries that have been declared unsani tary is promptly confiscated. The Coast Mail says Marshfield has raised $700 for the 4th of July cele bration to be held at that place. Viewing with alarm tho tendency of the United States to expand in every direction, the Canadian govern ment is raising an army of 100,000 men, nearly twice as large as our army. A very largo proportion will bo cavalry and artillery. The next Legislature will represent a Republican gathering of two more than the Legislature of 1902. It will have 74 Republicans and 16 Demo crats. In the Senate there will be 24 Republicans and 6 Democrats, and the House will seat 50 Republicans and 10 Democrats. It is reported that the family of one of Roseburg's prominent citizens was visiting with a rural friend yes terday. The repast, it is said, was elegant, consisting of nice rich milk, strawberry shortcake with whippea cream and other delicacies. The lit girl, upon being told that she could nave a second glass of milk, remark ed: "Oh, mamma, this is so nice, 1 vish our milkman would buy a cow." Through the medium of .jealous po litical rivals and factional intrigue, Senator Marstera was defeated for re-election by a small margin over in Douglas county last Monday. His true worth, influence and ability will be recognized soon more than ever oefore and the voters of Douglas county will recognize their mistake in defeating him. However, there is one satisfaction, you cannot long keep a good man down. Lane Coun ty Leader. The Oregonian says that but for its support the direct primary law would never have been adopted, but since that paper put forth ten times the effort in fighting local option that it did in favor of direct primaries, it t,t ii . . is aimcuit to discover the precise cause for the success of local option, But we are all more or less alike. It is naturally pleasant to praise our selves for our successes and to blame the other fellow for the failures that come along our way. Ex. Speaking of what a newspaper does for a community, United States Sen a'tor David Davis, of Illinois, made an iddress that remains green in the memories of newspaper men. He said: 'The editor does more in pro portion to his mean3 than any other man, and, in all fairness, man with man, he ought to be supported not because you happen to like him or admire his writings, but because local paper is the best investment a r.- i. . t. i community can mase. ii may not oe crowded with great thoughts but' fi nancially it is of more benefit than both the preacher and teacher. To day editors do more for less pay than any men on earth. Patronize your nome paper, not as a charity, but as an investment" and be a regular .sub scriber and give it your advertising and job work. Ex. There is a terrible statement that comes from a Turkish reformer at Berlin that the Sultan of Turkey is biding his time for a general massacre that will sweep the Turkish dominions clear of Armenians. How many are there? Not far from three millions in Turkish territory. The Christian world is in such temper that should a general massacre occur the partition of Turkey would be a matter of a few months a few weeks would suffice for sweeping the abomination off the face of the earth. It would have been done ere this if the jealousies of the great powers as to the possession of the territory were not such that each was more willing that the Turk should remain in possession than that the other should have it. And mur der after murder, massacre aftor massacre, untold rapine and rape have been the consequences of the inaction of those most Christain na tions. It must all end some day. Eugene Guard. The Lewis and Clark exposition au thorities are responsible for these re marks concerning the name of our state: "The name Oregon first ap peared in print in Jonathan Carver's 'Travels Through the Interior Parts of North America,' which was pub lished in London in 1778. The origin of the name is one of the enigmas of history. Carver professed to have received it from the Indians in the country of the upper Mississippi, where he had pushed his explorations. rhe Indians, he says, told him of the River Oregon flowing to the western ocean, but how much of the tale was his own invention it is impossible to say. jeiterson used tne word in hit instructions to Lewis and Clark show ing it was beginning to have a vogue before Thanatopsis' wa3 written; bui it was Bryant's solemn poem with it, sonorous verse, which appeared in the year 1817, that familiarized the word 'Oregon,' and soon put it on every tongue. Various accounts of the Lewis and Clark expedition had appeared both in the United States and Europe before the appearance ol fhanatopsis,' but undoubtedly it wa Bryant's expression, 'Where Rolls the Oregon,' that did most to spread the name before the world." jjaWMMi STREET 10 High Class Shows 10 The Big Ferris WhPPl CASTA 'mOilPSON DnIc IT UVvl I THE WORLD'S GREATEST HIGH DIVER lidllUo 2 FREE EXHIBITIONS DilLV 2 DANA THOriPSON THE BERGER TROUPE World's Greatest Somersault High Diver leaps from of Tumblers, World's Greatest Equi- a tower 90 feet high, turning a complete v,, - u , ITT , . : , s . nbnsts Head and Hand Balancers somersault into a tank of water but 4 feet deep. Twice Daily. FREE FREE FREE FREE EAT AT DEWEY'S THE SHAMROCK RESTAURANT UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT All meEls first class 25 cents. Short orders quickly served Board by the week, $3.75. W, E. DEWhY, Prop. Oregon has once more "gone re publican," and President Roosevelt is pictured by the cartoonists as whooping things up cowboy style, on account of the happy result. And Binger, he is saying nothing, only re joicing, in the thing that he knew would happen. Ex. President Roosevelt on June 10th appointed John W. Minto to be post master at Portland, succeeding F. A Bancroft, whose resignation Is ac cepted, to take effect June 30th Bancroft lost his position because three investigations of his office showed him to be lacking In execu tive ability, lax in methods, and un able or unwillling to handle the office in accordance with the regulations. (Written for Plaixdujeb.) Since tho newspaper have a great leal to say about my candidacy (or tin- Presidency. I have thought it proper to attempt a-mething in the nay of reply, and as concerns our district environ ment I offer it as auxiliary to a home tuiper, the I'lalndka zb, by way of u hurt preliminary before submitting to 1 he public Our the iatlon'n Platioru mi Message by me as the people's true ivpretenutive. Ut the many marked copies and clip pings mailed to me, criticising my Ial unouncement, reminds me of the adage, Many mou of many minds," etc. Yes, there are critics, wise and other wise. io ai.uoi some 01 inose eatiurs n their criticism "sniole a smile" as .hey penned off their smart sayings. However, it moved me into a hearty ough as I read some of them. There is inother fitting adage: "He laughs best who laughs last." All commendation in appreciated by ne, aud the contrary does not daunt me iu the least. Having my eye on the oal, I shall not allow myself to be tiwarlod by impediments, but will walk hrongh all difficulties. The ability to conceive a groat propo rtion implies also the power of thought o carry it out. Life in this world, after II, is simply a matter of bruin. I read lately in a local paper, "It is ometimea diliicult to convince the world MACCABEES' runt ROSEBURG, OREGON ONE WEEK COMMENCING June 13 to 18, Inclusive 1. It's All Right The feature show with the Car nival Co. Consists of 4 Separate Exhibitions, The stat ue turning to Life, Tiilby, The flying Lady, The Great Chicago Theatre Fire, A trip to the Moon. 2. The Electric Theatre In . which .is seen A Correct Reproduction of the Erupt-on of Mt. Pelee, Madame Celeste in poses pb.stique. 3. Dixie Land A Troupe of geuuiue Colored Min strels, In tongs aud D;met-s of the Sunny Souih land. 4. Luna-Luna Don't Fail to see Luna. 5. -The Swiss Village A marvel of mechanical skill. 6 Sams the Big S.vake 27 ft. long, Weight 310 Pounds. 7. No Name The Malay Wonder, the strangest being ever born to live. 8. The Laughing Gallery If you dou.t laugh here, see a Doctor; you are sick. 9 The Glass Blowers Spinning, weaving aud blowing Glass 10 The Egyptian V'onder A queer Freak; don't fail to see him. J that yoo have brains unlets you have I money." Sometimes does not mean always. The portion of the world who look to money as superior to mind, are not the knowing world. According to the above quoted hypothesis. Brlmont and Morgan are superior in wisdom to Solomon, Jesus, Paul, Plato. Shake speare, Webster, Lincoln ami the rest. I admit that it takes brains to accu mulate wealth, as it does to accumulate fut on a hog. But then b-itli are born of greed, for b ith are prone to stand lengthwise in tho tronsh. Again, fine inausions imposing on the hillsides and on (he hilltops and elsewhere an mostly co its pi ions advertisements of fraud, and tho costlier thu outlding the more colossal the ft aud in the manner of oi (aiding the money that built .horn or nought them. Time and again I have had tho oppor tunity ot starting on the rot to we .1th. and should I have directed my mind in the channel used bv some in their tac tics as skinners of the public, I could have been today a multi-millionaire. A. man cannot raise a patch of pta toes, shoe a horse or build a house un less he knows how. Likewbe with 1 he gaining the Presidency, ami had I the choice between "a bar'i of money," is the late Tilden expressed it upon hi entering the Presidential fight, ai d marshals of knowledge to b ethically urd, I w mid choose the latter. Heretofore I have boea snoce-iiful in ; uy undertakings, anl u some dlt not "pan out financially" they woro model- ilk-in useful effect to too people of my environment. The public can look to : e for Our fhe Nation's- Platform and M era pe ter an I to the people, and the people's consideration. It will bo an eye-opener to all nations. Yours truly, 48-lt-pd James Invan. How About Your Summer Vocation? Newport on tho Yaquina Bay is the ideal seaside resort of tho North Pacific Coast. Round trip tickets nt ureatly re luced rates on sale from all Sou'thren Pacific points in Oregon, on and afur June 1st. Ask AttentJ for fnrtuer infor mation and a handsomely illustrated ouvoulr booklet, or wriie to Edwin stone. Manager C & E It It.., Albany Ore., or W. E. Coraan, G. P. A.; S. P. Co., Poitlaud. 4'j tt CAhNImL Don't Forget that Kruse Newland Carry a full line of STAPLE & FANCY Groceries We are giving away Coffee H. O. Lewis PHOTOGRAPHER Is permanently located in this city and vtill give you up-to-date photographs at very reasonable prices. All WorK Guaranteed First Class Studio Corner of Cass and JacKson Streets Highest Market Price Paid for Country Produce ATMcNamee'sQrocery Free Platform Shows Daily Free Big Brass t t