Orectfil Historical Society Ul8R PORTLAND (ninbcalcr. t'-S ' T m.vp aug. Vol. XXXVI ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, 4, 1904. No. 62 LOSS HEAVY BUT OVERESTIMATED. CRATER LAKE PARK ERA OF GOOD TIMES. A RUSSIAN VICE ADMIRAL Now Placed at Fully 10,000 Jap Cruiser Sunk Russians Retreating. London, Aug. 3. The list of casualties incurred by the Russians aud Japanese in the present envelop ment movement in Manchuria, says the Times mili tary correspondent, since June 15, with the battle of Vafangow included, the losses of the two forces have been more than 10,000 killed and wounded, but not 20,000 as at first reported. The Russian losses are . the heaviest, approximat ing 5,600 known killed and wounded. A Liao Yang dispatch dated Tuesday says that Sunda at Kukiatz, northwest of Liao Yang, the Rus sians encountered a superior force of Japanese and af ter a hard fight were driven. back with a loss of nearly 1000 men. The dispatch adds that notwithstanding their re verses the Russian soldiers continue to show the same dogged detei mined spirit aud in ail cases fight until overwhelmed, when the'' reti-e in compact masses, de fending their retreats vigorously. A dispatch frm Rome toda- tells of the receipt there of news of the sinking of the Japanese cruiser Kasuga. NICHOLAS RECEIVES ALARMING NEWS. St. Petersburg, Aug 3. 5:45 p m The corre spondent of the Associated Press hears that Emperor Nicholas has just received a telegram at Pcterhof con taining alarming news. It is alsoreported that Vice roy Alexieff, who had gone to Harbin on his way to Vladivostok, returned to Liao Yang yesterday aud conferred with General Kuropatkiu regarding the sit uation. RUSSIANS RETREAT. Hai Cheng, Aug. 2. In consequence of the des perate fighting of the last few da-s aud the Japanese turning movement, the Russians have been compelled to evacuate Hai Cheng and fall back on Anshanhan. Superintendent Arant Constructing New Road and Improving Old One. W. F. Arant, superintendent of Crater Lake National Park, was in the city Fri day, says the K antath Falte Republican. Ho says that ho has a crew at work im proving the old roads, and would start work completing the new road, through the park to tho lake, the first of the week. This piece of road is tlvo miles long, two of which are already built, and the remaining three miles will be com pleted this fall. Tho old road went nenrlv straight up the mountain and j was almost impassable, but on the now ! road, which is very little, if any, longer, a ten per cent, grade being the steopest incline. This will mane it a very easy drive from the Fort. Mr. Arant stated that considerable work had to Ins done repairing bridges, as ho found that big log stringers nearly two feet in diameter used in some of the bridges, had been broken by the weight of tho snow dur ing tho winter. In some places the snow was over 20 feet deep, and after the rains when this becomes saturated with wat r, the weight is something immense. Tho snows are fast melting, and the roads getting in pretty fair h!i;ik.'. Large numbers of tourists are now go ing to and coming from the lake. 1 he best time, savs Mr. Arant, to visit the Crater I-ake is between August 10th and eptemla-r 20th. TO START GRADING WITHIN NEXT THIRTY DAYS. Grading on the branch line from Arlington to Condon, a distance of about 50 miles, will be com menced before the end of the present month. Every man necessarr for the completion of this road as speedily as possible will be put on. There will be no delay in its construction. The road will be completed and in operation br the end of this year. Statement E. E. Calvin, Gener al Manager O. R. & N, R. W. FENN . . U. S. Deputy . . I " 3 Mineral Surveyor Civil Engineer & Lately with the govern- L Qffl Poetoffice. inent geograpDical and , geologiealiurvey ofBra- ROSEBURG, OREGON, zii, South America . . . Correspondence solicited BEAUTIFY L YOUR HOME I" Nothing will add so much to the appearance and at tractiveness cf your home as a new coat of Paint, and the COST will be SMALL if you buy your Paints and Oils from ::::::::: MARSTERS' DRUG STORE SPECIAL SALE OF LACE CURTAINS UNTIL AUG 15 we will sell all odd pairs of lace curtains in our store at cost, and will give ten per cent reduction on all other lace curtains. i All Remnants of Carpets at Cost Until Aug. 15 Get your rugs, and small rooms covered now at small expense i : : : ; : : IB. New Hops at Twenty-Rve Cents. Salem Statesman: The hop market seems to be stirring in anticipation of the new market, and it is likely that the new crop will find a strong market well above what is now offered. Krebs Biw. have set a new standard for the 1904 crop by contracting for 100 ba'es from Catlin & Linn for 22 cents per pouitd, of prime grade, for September delivery. Sea ey Bros, of Eugene, sold to Meeff Bros , of Washington. 300 bales of hops of the 1S04 crop for 21 cents r pounds. 0REG0NIANS WIN PRIZES. J. H. Younce, of Dillard, amonf the Lucky Ones. Woman Wins $2,500. THE FURNITURE MAN Toledo, O., July 31. Probably no one wag more surprised than was Mrs. Her bert Tetlow, Washingtonville, Ohio, when the postmaster delivered to hor an envelope containing a certified check for $2,600 00, sigced by the Woolson Spice Company of Toledo, Ohio. This pood fortune is the result of an estimate made by Mrs. Tetlow in ac cordance with tiie Lion Coffee premium offer to tlo?e coming the nearest to esti mating the 4th of July attendance at the World's Fair. The total aid attendance at the St. Louis Exposition on July 4th was 139.859. As Mrs. Tetlow's estimate was exact ly correct, she was given first reward Mrs. Tetlow sent in only six estimates M. K. Haseinger, Lamona, Fa., re ceived the second prize of f 1,000.00. E B Roseboom, Fraukfort, O., and James Aslieroft, Raleigh, X. C, each received $-500 00 prizes. In all, 2139 prizes, amounting to $20,000.00, were awarded. Throughout the last six months Wool son Sp ce Company has been publishing in the leading newspapers of America an offer of $50,000.00 in cash prizes Tiie $20,000.00 just awarded is in their World's Fair Contest. Another $20,- 1 000.00 will be given in the same way to , those who make the best estimates of j the total Presidential vote to be cast j next November. This contest is awa i kening great interest throughout the ' country, and Lion Head trade-marks are being eagerly sought alter, some perfons offering to pay as much as five cents apiece for them. The progressive methods of advertis ing and prodt-sharing adopted by tho Lion Coffee people are sure to add to the popularity of this already well-known and widely told product. The following people of Oregon won prizes in amounts given: 20.00 ritizi: Estimate Geo. Schantin, Cleone, Or 139,530 $10.00 prize Frank Thrasher, Corvallis, Or.. .140,218 J. H. Younce, Dillard, Or . .139,247 $5.00 I'RIZE BernharJ Baer, Baker City, Or..l40,3f5 A. .AxAV.flUll'-'.it'.f M.i BEZOBRAZOFP, TIIE "VLADIVOSTOK RAIDER," Vice Admiral Urtnbraintf ia now pent-rally n-f'in-U Ut an tli? "VIaditotok raider," becnuse of Lis success in making ortica uitla tfit VUiliTmtnk ujuuilrou against Japanese transports and merchantman. ThU itort of wsrf.nn- iIom not involrr a great deal of cour age, but it doea mjmn ability to time tho raidi that the Jaune tfrt may not iutT cept him. For that reaaon HrlobraioiT n now the mmt generally accl.timttl.liun in RuiuU. THE OREGON DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE. Organized at Portland Tuesday of this Week Many Delegates Present. Barber Law Constitutional. OFFICERS OF THE LEAGUE. President E. L. Smith, of Hood River. Vice-presidents F. J. Blakely, of Roieburg; J. G. Graham, of Salem ; A Bennett, of Irrigon; J. H. Aitkin, Huntington; J. Q. A. Bowlby, of Astoria. Secretary and treasurer Tom Richardson, of Portland. Portland, Aug. 2. The opening of the Oregon Development League con vention this morning was the signal for cold-blooded enthusiasm of the order which foretold a determination to do something for the upbuilding of the state at large. The parliamentary con duct of the body denoted the firm reso lution on the part of the assembled dele gates to proceed to the great work be fore them on a stern business Imms, and no time was lost in starting to work the parliamentary machinery of a body of representatives that is destined to go down in the commercial annals of the great Western commonwealth. The procedure was signal from start till the convention adjourned at noon. H. M. Cake, president of the Portland Commercial Club, sounded the call for order with a gavel whose polished sur face was tnrned out of the first Royal Anne cherry tree planted in the state of Oregon, and this was in the town of Milwaukie in the fall of 1S1". It was presented to Mr. Cake by George Himes assistant secretary of the Oregon His torical Society, and thus with a pre served remnant of Oregon's earliest hor ticultural effort was called to order the Development League Convention of Oregon, August 2, 1901. Following this election as temporary chairman of the convention Mr. Cake delivered a short address on the pur pose of the gathering, which was in part as follows : iu. cake's address. "This is the most important repre sentative gathering in the history of Oregon. Each individual Here is pres ent for the purpose of working for the upbuilding of the State of Oregon. It is an important mission which calls you here, and to the end that there bo bar mony all through the convention I will briefly state tho objects of this move ment. The objects are to bring all por tions of the state together in a co-opera live movement for tho advancement of the state. Heretofore- the Inland Em trre has been working by itself. The Willamette Valley has been doing the same, i'oriianii lias uono tne same. Hence, tho object of tho enterprise which is about to be launched hero to day is to bind together all the individ ual resources of the stato by collecting facts and statistics of all these resource's and thus, through a central body, ' ex ploit to the world at largo tho greatness of Oregon, her climate and her soil." tecretary-treasurer this morning the Oregon Development league was fairly launched, aud the session that followed was crowded with business. The fea tures differing from yesterday's gath ering were that there were a num ber of new delegates who arrived last evening, and there was an increased earnestness in the faces of all when the business of today's meeting was taken up. The forenoon session was ojened with a selection by the Roval Italian band, which was encored. Permanent organization was immedi ately taken up and the committee's re port was called for by Chairman Cake. The committee report named the above officers and provided "that annual meet ings of the league shall be held the sec ond Tuesday in September of each year. that meetings may be called atanv time by the president and secretary and rec ommended that a special meeting be held in Portland, Or., in March, 1TO5.' It is also provided "that each city town and community organize its own local league, business club, or other sim ilar organization, or select one of its ex isting clubs or organizations, which shall become a mem'njr of the state league upon the payment of $3, in return foe which membership fee each local organi zation shall receive from the secretary 1,000 handsome letterheads and envel opes, the same design to be used bv the state league and all of its members." The convention then unanimously adopted the committee's report and Mr. Cake introduced the new president, E L. Smith. president's speech. Some Striking Figures From the Latest Report of Controller of the Currency. Washington, July 31. When the re sources of tho National banks of a great country increase more than 02 per cent, when the individual deosita in those banks double themselves, and there is a growth of more than J9 per cent in their capitalization, and all this takes place in seven years, it must be set down as an incontrovertible fact that that coun try is enjoying- an era of phenomonal prosperity. This is exactly what has Impelled in tho United States in the seven years the Republicans have had undisputed control of the Government, Bince 1807. While commercial and postal statis tics give an excellent idea of business conditions, there is no better index of a Nation's growth than bank reports. These reports are based on facts and figures, which cannot be manipulated for effect. Thev speak for themselves. A comparison of the report of the con dition of National banks on .March 0. 1897, five days after licKiuley's inaugu ration, with the latest report made to Controller Ridgely on June 9, 1904 dis closes abundant evidence' of a condition of exceptional prosperity and commir-l cial development. The one report re flects a general lack of confidence, a scarcity of money, and a general fear ; the other bears evidence of the A FATAL ACCIDENT AT SAGINAW. Lafe Parazoo of Roseburg Struck on Head by Falling Snag and Killed. Saginaw, Aug. 3. LafeJ. Parazoo, an employe of the Booth-Kelly Lumber Co. at their logging camp near the mill five miles east of Saginaw, while a ngagerT in cutting down a dead snag yesterday afternoon',, about three o'clock, was struck on the head by a piece of the top of the snag which broke off, resulting in injuries from which he died about 50 o'clock last evening. Young Parazoo's skull was crushed and he never regalntd consciousness after the accident. The young man was aged about 25 years and' was. single. His home is at Roseburg, but his parents were at Saginaw at the time of his death. He was a steady and hard working young man, and had many friends among the employes of the Booth-Kelly com pan'. -The remains were brought to Roseburg Wednes- -day night for burial, funeral services being held at the Catholic church, Thursday morning, interment in the Catholic cemetery. Ed. abundance ol monev. ot the erowme! confidence of depositors, and the confi-' POPT APTHIII? nflHMFn T( nCCTDITfTIAlf . dence of the hanks themselves which J" . .h.wm. isviiUlV IV UUJ 1 fVUl1 1U11 are today loaning vast sums. I .... On March 9, 1SU7, seven years ago, the total capital stock of the 3634 Na- tional banks then in existence was CI2,-! 424,1115, while on June 9, last the 5331 I banks of the country had an aggregate capitalization amounting to f 707.376.14S ! an increase of $124,953,953. In 1S97 the ' surplus fund aggregated $247,130,031;' at the date of last report it hail grown to $3S9,W7,32S, au increase of $142,217,-1 307. i BIDS FOR NEW QUARTERS. Post Office Department Seeks More Commodious Quarters in Roseburg. Postmaster W. A. Frater posted a notice in the Roseburg postolSce Mon day which reads as follows and is srlf explanatory : B1IXS ACE WANTED. Sa!ed p-oposals will bo received by the undersigned until August 20, 1901, to lease premised centrally located, for postotike purposes at Kosebarg, Ore., under a five or ten year lease. Proposals to include the furnishing of a complete new equipment of lock-boxes, furniture and fixtures, including rural and free delivery furniture, heat, libt, water and a tire or burglar proof safe or vault. Full particulars and blank proposals can be obtained from the postmaster. 11. B. HALL. Asst. Supt. Salary and Allowance Division P. O. Dept., Los Angeles, Cal Chefoo, Aug. 3. It is reported that the fighting north of the city of Port Arthur occurred at Wolf Hill, and was sanguinary, resulting in the repulse of the Japanse. This hill is situated near the railroad and eight trains. were kept busy bringing the wounded soldiers into the city. The wounded men from the east forts reached Port Arthur in all kinds of vehicles, inauy, however, coming afoot, dragging shattered limbs. The Russians unite in declaring that the fortress es will never fall, but they expect that scarcely a build ing will be left in the city, where now there is scarce-13- a whole pane of glass. The forts at Port Arthur bristle with guns, in cluding many of eight-inch caliber, but the naval artil lerymen are alleged to have inflicted the heaviest loss on the Japanese. . . The Japanese, while repulsed, have by no means been beaten, and a renewal ot the fighting is expected. The Japanese are now occupying the outpost trenches which they captured from the Russians. President Smith in taking the chair made a vigorous speech. lie deplored the lack'of railway facilities that Oregon still labors under, and pointed to the fact that the traveler who would reach the Klamath basin must still come to by way of San Francisco. He declared that the prime necessities of the state to day are. railway facilities and irrigation, and urged the league to put forth every effort in those directions. Henry Uahn, of Portland chamber of commerce, offered tho following resolu tion which was unanmously adopted: REsourno.v 's salem, ur., Aug. nio supremo court yesterday reversed the decision of Judge George, of Multnomah county, in what is known as tho famous barber case brought by the board of barber ex aminers against H. L. Briggs. Tho de fendant was convicted of conducting a barber shop in violation of the existing law regulating tho trade or calling of a barber and providing for the licensing of persons carrying on audi a trade. Judgment was arrested by a trial court, holding the act unconstitutional. The Usv is held constitutional in the higher court because "wtien it cornea from the legislature a law must be com plete, but there arc many matters af fecting its execution and relating to methods of procedure which the legisla ture may have properly delegated to some ministerial board or officer aud prescribing the qualifications of persons who shall bo licensed to follow or en gage in the practice of a given trade or profession is one of them. COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION. On motion a committee of 11 was ap pointed by tho chair on organization, as follows: W J Virgin, Ashland ; J Q A Bowlby, Astoria; II Sangsteckcu, Marsh field; J G Graham, Salem; Dr James Withycombo, Corvallis; George Houck, Eugene; F J Blakely, Hosoburg; Mr Wirtzwilcr, Prinovillo; W 0 Cowgill, Baker City ; A Bennett, Irrigon; E L Smith, Hood , Hi ver; Tom Richardson, Portland ; M L Cassoy, Union county, uoi liarry names 01 forest Urovo waa elected temporary secretary. The rolls of name 5 of delegates as sent from tho various counties and towna of tho state, and others who signed tho convention register today, wero accepted as members of the convention. Many speeches wero made and inter esting papers were read pertaining to Oregon's development and tho best means to promote the general upbuild ing of the state SECOND UAV. Portland, Aug. 3. With the election of a president, fivo vice-presidents aud a Whereas, The legislature of the state of Oregon, for the purposo of furnishing immediate reliof to the producers and shippers of the inland empire, in tho month of January 1!K)3, appropriated tho sum of 105,000 for the purpose of building, operating and maintaining a temporary portage railway around the Celilo rapids, and further made it man datory that the board appointed there under should promptly carry out tho provisions of tho act immediately upon the funds being available, so as, if pos. siblo, to afford the relief duo the pro . ducer and Bhipper for tho growing crop of 1003; and, Whereas, An additional act was pass cd by the legislature in special session of January, 1901, appropriating $100,000 for tho purposo of purchas'ng a right of way for the United States government in the construction of locks and canals for a permanent improvement at the Celilo rapids; and. Whoreas, Said ucts in no wiso con llict, and the power under both acts was placed in tho hands of a state commis sion consisting of tho governor, the sec retary of stato nnd the atato treasurer, in order that thoro anould bo no conflict, and to oxpedito the relief required ; and Whoreas, Said State Board has con strued the latter act as the Inter man dato of the people and tho more import ant one in enforcement; now, there foro, bo it Resolved, That it is tho sense of this meeting that tho people, through their representatives in tho legislature, enact cd tho portago road law, deeming it with its promisod speedy reliof, tho more important measure' of the two and fully realizing that the general gov eminent stood committed to finally The business of Rosebnrg's postoffice has grown to such an extent that its quarters in the Abraham building has grown inadequate, the postoffice and business office rooms being taxed to their utmost capacity, and the additional ;t j cqmpment needed since the othce was recently raised irom third to second class, would only add to its present over crowded condition. nother feature rendering a. change of quarters necessary is thfact that in the present building there is no means ol providing enough lock boxes to meet the demand which renders the delivery of mails slow and non-syelemmatic There are very few available rooms convenietly located for this institution in this city and just where Uncle Sam will find suitable new quarters is diffi cult to predict. In the second paragraph are the words and free delivery" which indicates that there is to bo the establishment soon of the carrier system for this city These changes wilt be greatly welcomed by tho many patrons of tho .Roseburg Post-office. Whether or not there is to be any early change in the postmaster or management of the post-office at this place the Plain-dealer is unable to state. D0UCLA8 COUNTY 6 A f K EsUDUibed L-S Incorporated 1901 Capital Stock $5o,ooo F. W. BEXSOK. Frettdent. Vice President: " BOARD OP DIRECTORS F. W. BENSON, S. A. BOOTH J. H. BOOTH, J.T. BRIDGE?, J03. LTON'S, A. C XAK3TKK3 K. L UIIXSK. A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED grant the people of tho Inland Empire future, permanent relief; and, be it further Resolved, That if compatible with public interest, said board be requested to announce, through tho press, the present condition and status of 'tho iiirht of way for tho United States for the canal, and that the right of way for tho Portago railway, and what steps, if any, have been taken to construct said rail way under said act; and, be it further Resolved, That it is tho sense of this meeting that a failure to construct said Portago railroad will indefinitely post pone the necessary relief and tho ex pansion and development of tho great Inland Empire; and, bo it further Resolved, That wo request the state board to take audi action as will give the )eoplo of tho Inland Empire the portage road with its speedy and sure relief; and that copies hereof be sent to the mombors of tho state board, to tho members of the legislature of tho state of Oregon, and to all commercial bodies interested in tho development of this atato, with tho request that they take similar action. Um he I Is now prepirol to do all kind of michiniit vrk, such as turntru, milling, drilling, grinding, buffi ig and. pilihin S 1 v -t sjum al. Knives and sheiks erouml; clippers ground on John Van Bensuhaten. clippjr grinder :::::: I Chico Nursery Co. i We offer one of the largest and Finest Stocks K ' I ""'iii iii ' ' m i&Xg Write Immediately for terras mm Chico Cal ifo r n ia fOl