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Orepo,. HiHloruaiSocioty -ri. ' , Vol. XXXVI ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON fTS?, AUG. jf 1904. No. 3 ill MMillll'llt DISEASE IS DEADLIER THAN BULLETS. Another Report That Port Great Battle London, Aug. 6. Military experts arid statisti cians of medical and surgical work in the field have placed the casualties ou both sides in the Russo-Japanese war to date at 90,000. Disease is taking off thousands. Said a high official today: "There will be 300,000 graves of soldier dead be fore the czar aud mikado reach terms of peace." Advices have been received from Nagasaki that Pet Arthur has fallen before the Japanese onslaught. Notwithstanding the generally conceded opinion that Port Arthur will succumb, and that before two months, from the present indications, it is not be lieved that the Nagasaki report is true. The princi pal reason for taking the latter view is that no advices have as yet .been received from Tokio, and it is con sidered absolutely certain that Nagasaki would not be the onry and first point to obtain the news of the ca pitulation. While this report has been received at St. Peters burg, advices from there sa' that it is given no credence. WILL SOON FALL. A dispatch from Chefoo says that a party of Rus sians have arrived there from Port Arth ur, having left the fortress about a week ago. From information gathered in conversation with the leader of this party, it is practically certain that the end is fast approaching, as regards the fall of the port. Among other causes, as stated b' this Russian, is the fact that the Japanese are in a position to constantly receive reinforcements of both ammunition and men, while the garrison, surrounded as it is, must constantly husband its resources, which are daily running lower. BATTLE IN PROGRESS. Information received from St. Petersburg con tains the startling announcement that a great battle is in progress near Houtsaize, west of Liao Yang. While constant reports are unquestionably being received from Kuropatkin, they are not made public, and this adds to the suspense of the public. It is known that one of these reports contained the information that more than 13,000 Japanese had fallen in the attack, but no mention is made of Rus-., sian casualties. Taking the losses of former engagements as a basis, the masses are inclined to believe that the czar's soldier's have suffered a heavy loss. 8. W. FENN Civil Engineer Lately -with the govern ment geographical and geological survey of Bra zil, South America . . . BEAUTIFY L YOUR HOME 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 ::::::::: MAR8TER8' DRUG STORE SPECIAL SALE OF im LACE CURTAINS ' I AUG 1 5 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. All Remnants of Carpets at Cost Until Aug. 15 Get your rugs, and small rooms covered now at small expense i : : : ; : : a W.STRONG THE FURNITURE MAN Arthur Has Fallen A in Progress. . . U. S. Deputy . . Mineral Surveyor Office over Postoffice. ROSEBURG, OREGON. Correspondence solicited RECKLESS COWBOYS. Todd Hall Suspended in Mid Air on a Sharp Pointed Snag Near Myrtle Creek. Todd Hall of Myrtle Creek met with n frightful accident Monday, and that he escaped with his life is almost n mir acle. In company with Walter Stevonson and Fred Smith he was rounding up cattle on the mountains two miles south of town. One of the cows started to run down the mouutain side', when Hall and Smith perhaps as much through dare devilry as anything else concluded to head her off. They raced their horses, or rather fell down the steep cliffs at hreak-neck speed. A largo snag hap pened to be in Hall's way and unfortu nately caught him just above the ribs undor the right arm, tearing a frightful hole in his side, about five inches long and four inches deep. Tiie snag was strong enough to lift him from his horse and hold him in mid-air until his com rades took him down, unconscious and bleeding terribly. They were preparing to bring the dead man to town, when, to their surprise, he "came to" and af ter figuring a little as to where he was at, mounted his horse and rode to town with the other men. Drs. Seely and Bogue soon had the wounued man sewed up and m "run ning order" again, and unless blood poison or other unforseen complications set in, he will soon be none the worse off for bis almost fatal accident. In the mad race down the mountain, Fred Smith's horse fell, catching him underneath, but fortunately he escaped with only a few scratches and slight bruises. Mvrtle Creek Mail. A TRUE SNAKE STORY. Two Lorane Ladies Have A Sen sation experience With A Big Rattler. I. P. Inman, the Lorane postmaster, who visited with Roseburg friends last week, vouches for the truthfulness of the following sensational snake story: "Mrs. Doak Zumwalt and daughter, Mrs. Ida Simpson, bad a verv startling and un pleasant experince with a monster rattlesnake while returning from Eu gene one day last week. They were driv ing along at a brisk trot in their single buggy when suddenly and without any warning a huge rattlesnake fell on Mrs. Zumwalt's lap. Both ladies gave a ter rified shriek and Mrs. Zumwalt instant ly brushed her unwelcome visitor from her lap and clear of her buggy with bare hands. He coiled and was ready for ac tion at once, but the ladies were too frightened to molest him any further and drove on, leaving his snakesbip the the "boss of the road." When found and killed soon afterward by some of the rock crusher bovs, he was "still on the peck." He had ten rattles. It is thought he must have been lying in the road, and when the buggy wheel ran onto him he coiled around the spokes of the wheel and was carried upward by the wheel ; then suddenly freeing himself from the wheel, he fell on the lap of Mrs. Zum walt. The ladies who reside at Lorane do not want another like experience soon. Big Fruit Box Order. Things are doing at the Iowa Lumber & Box company's mills, in Medford, the reason for this unusual activity being the receipt of an order for 500,000 standard orange boxes to be delivered at different points in Southern Califor nia. Over three million feet of lumber will be required in the manufacture of this number of boxes, and when man ufactured and put up knock down ready for shipment, 125 cars will be re quired to handle them. The booking of this order, together with orders previous ly booked, gives the mill and factory a positive assurance of a run of seven months at twelve hours a day, and at lull capaclity. There are now fifty men employed at the mill, factory and in the piling and sorting yards. This force will lie maintained during the entire season and it may be found necessary to in crease the number when other and ad ditional machinery is gotten into shape to operate. Coos Bay's Crack Marksman. Last Sunday afternoon, while the members of the North Bend delegation to Portland were staging it from Marsh field to Roseburg, a young buck sprang up from a dense clump of underbrush and started to run. The animal was 60 yards away from the stage, and as no one had thought of seeing this sort of game on the trip, a rifle had not been brought. But just to show his companions what a revolver could do when held by a man who can shoot, Mr. J. R. Robertson fired at the fleeing deer. One shot was enough, for the animal dropped in its tracks, the 38-caliber bullet having gone through its body. Frightened by the sound of the shot, a grouse flew up and lit in the top of the highest near-by tree. Aiming his smoking revolver at the bird, Mr. Rob ertson again fired. The grouse tumbled out of the treetop dead. About 100 men aro prospecting Dear the Briggs strike on Sucker creek. More than $75,000 has been taken from the discovery, with lots of gold atill in sight. Summer resorts at the beaches of Ore gon are doing a land office business. A JAPANESE GENERAL GENERAL NOGI, COMMANDING JAPAN'S FOURTH A UMY. . Very few newspaper readers know of th etUtvnco of Gvnetnl Xiigi. ami yet be in the roan who for weeks past ha hten conducting th- muuim i;.iinn IVrt Arthnr. That he has handled In i campaign well is attrstl by the fact that i-im-a military oWrrer have declared that Nojri will go down in butury as a great strstesist. Nogi has already seen sernce in two wars. SOUTHERN OREGON MINING NEWS Dame Fortune ha- been dealing 'a a kindly manner with the enterprising owners of Mount Reuben Gold Mining company, who have uncovered m their various tunnels, shafts aud open cuts, ledges of ore that ruu from eighteen in ches to four feet in width and that are shown by assius to carry from ti 32 per ton in surface rotk to 12S per ton where depth has been reached. A brief description of this important factor in the development of Glendale mining dis trict was obtained for this per from President Heller, as follows ; The company has six claims, being GOOx 1500 feet, located along luky creek at Mt. Reuben, twenty miles from Glendale by wagon road. The Boh ton mine is their northerly boundary, with the Palmer & Kramer mine on the sooth The Benton has fissure veins that work ings at various levels have shown to con tain vast quantities of high grade ore. The Palmer & Kramer mine is develop ed by tunnels and e' .afts that show large bodies of ore containing free gold. The Heller claims were located in 19- 01. Work lias been done as follow! : Tunnel No. 1 near the base of Mt. Reu ben-lias been driven to a depth of 110 feet, following a . well-defined ledpe'ali distance, with ore assaying from ?25 to $1292 per ton the ledge h..ving increased from a razor blade to two feet in thick ness. Tunnel No 2 is (V feet above No. 1. It has attained a depth of 46 feet with a 20-feet cross-cut to the lead, which shows a face of IS inches of ore that pens free gold in good quantities. An open cut 250 feet above Tnnnel No. 2 shows the same eishteen inch ledge of high grade ore and pans free gold. One hundred feet above the first ojen cut is a second cut showing a parallel ledge four feet in width, assaying f 10.15 per ton and increasing in richness with depth. Thirteen hundred feet touth of Tun nol No. 1 is an open cut fifteen feet long. on the Gold Finch, where the ledge is two feet in thickness and pans free gold. The Lucky Strike mine, parallel to the Heller claim and 100 yards westerly, has an open cut fifteen feet deep that shows a ledge fifty feet wide nssajiug $4.32 per ton for surface rock. Mt. Reuben Gold Mining company held its annual meeting on July 2tlth at Spokane, when F. J. Heller of Glendale was elected president and treasurer; J. McKieof Ashland, Wisconsin, vice pres ident; A. H. Kenyon, Spokane, secreta ry It was decided to continue the work of development, to put up a five stamp mill and make other irapr jvemeuts, the estimated cost of which is ?10,000. In DEPUTY SHERIFF SHOT. Officers in Bloody Battle With Horse Thieves in Wheeler County. Fossil, Or., Aug. G. A battle between a Sheriff's posse and two horse thieves occurred near Waterman, this county, at an early hour this morning. The bandits had stolen three horses from the ranches of A. Kinsoy and Representa tive J. N. Burgess. The posse struck their trail and camped last night at the Wilson ranch, near Waterman. The horse thieves were also in camp at the same place. , Early this morning the robhurn started to mane off with the stolen horses and the fforts of the officers to stop them brought on the fight. Many shots were exchanged, and in the melee Deputy Hugh Shields was shot in the mouth. One of the robbers received a bullet in the stomach, but it did not prevent him taking Shields' horso anil making his escape, leaving his own at the ranch. While the officers were looking out for their wounded companion, the other outlaw returned and secured the two stolen horses and got away before ho could bo stopped. Ho left ono of tho horses at the St. Johns ranch and was later Eeen nt Richmond, where ho de manded shoes and a gun. The wounded robber was not seen after his flight from the Wilson placo. The authorities of Wheeler and Wasco icountieB have each offered rewards of 1 200 for tho capturo of tho men. ordr !o t ecu re that amount it was de cided to place 100,000 shares on market, ti b soLI for ten rente a share. Neither the mice ikt a controlling interest therein is for tale, the owners realizing thfc immeoee value of ibeir but partially developed property. Ore is being sacked in Tm.nel No. 1 for shipment to the mill, which work will be continued until shares enough are sold to enable the owners to put Hp a mill at the mine Glendale Newa Rich Oregon Mine. W. J. Wiiaer, of the Deep Gravel Mining Company, at Waldo, came to Grants Pase Tuesday with 190 oaaeee of gold, the reealt of a tut ran of seven days and nine nights, with two-inch nozaie at ISO feet pressure There have been several I'kwn-upi this seaon, all of which give splendid returns. The flames and .races were cleaned up, and ihia teat ran in de with the hut water of the reason. The gold taken ont runs about ? 15.50 to HO per onnce, bringing the test run to bont?3500. Granu Pass Courier. . Visit the Brings Ciaim. Gra.vts Pass, Aug. 4. Mayor II. L. Gilkey ami R. L. Coe returned on Sat urday from their vifeit to the Bris bonanza. They brought back with them for deposit some ? 1000 in gold and quartz. Although there is plenty of gold in sight, very little has been taken out by David Briggs and his tons in the past few weeks. They have been Jmortaring the rich rock already taken out and are not anxious to take the gold out of the ground faster than they can take care of it, as they might easily do. They have started a short tunnel below the kdge to tap the vein some 30 or 40 feet below the surface. The visitors brought in some very handsome specimens, some of which are now on exhibition at the First National hauL-. A S477 Nugget. Jacob Klippel, a vetoran placer miner of Southern Oregon, unearthed a nug get of pure gold weighing f 477 at his property on Sucker creek a few days ago. The big chunk of yellow metal was in shape almost a perfect imitnti m of a lady's stylishly shod foot, French heel aud all. It showed n slight abra sion from being struck by the miner's pick. A BIG WALNUT GROVE. The Peters' Crop at Dundee Will be Unusually Large this Season. Newberq, Ore , Aug. 0 The 40 cre English walnut orchard at Dundee, two miles from here, wliii'h has been witch ed with to much interest and which bore a light crop Inst yoar, will bear heavily this season, considering the age of the tree, which are rugged aid healthy. Captain G. W. Peters, who is in chargo of the orchard, is very etiihu siitbtiu over English walnut prospect in this section lie nays tho mils from this oiehard have tieen Amipirol witu sample from ovr the Unit-i la'er aud even foreign countries, aud found very much suijorior. Ihey aru larger and of much finer flavor. Mr. Peters is well acquaiutud with tho California walnut district and looks for this part of Oregon to surpass it if attention is turned toward tho now industry. Says the Eugene RcgWtor: Montana cattlemen aro in the Wlllamotti valley picking up cattle at remarkably low prces, Eomo sales boing made at $1S per head, and all calves to go with the cows at that prico. Tho maiket is very dull, and thinga begin to look pretty bluo for stockmon. Feed and pasturage aru scarce and many aro compelled to sell at this prico. A LONELY HERMIT DIES. Neighbors Find the Dead Body of Doc Campbell in his Cabin near Eugene. Ecoexe, Aug. 5. The dead body of "Doc" Campbell, an old man probably 75 years of ago was found at his home on the McKenzie river, adjoining the John Coggswell farm, 25 miles from Eu- geno today. Mr. Hinds, who lives on the Coggs well place, went over to Campbell's home about 8 o'clock this morning and found the doors all closed and a deathly stillness pervaded the atmosphere. He opened the door, walked into the cabin and was horrified to find the old man lying dead on the bed. He had been ailing for several days previous, but he had been seen around the place and nothing serious seemed to be. the matter with him. Heart trouble was undoubt edly the cause of death. Appearances indicated that he had been dead about l hours. As he apparently die1 a natural death Coroner Day concluded that no inquest was necessary and so informed the pee pie in that vicinity. Very little was known of the old man. as he seldom had anything to do with his neighbors. He was always known as Old Doc Campbell, the hermit. He owned the small place where he lived and has been their many years It is not known whether he has any near relatives or not. He never told about them if he had. It is known that the okl man was well educated and was a graduate of some Eastern medical college. This is anon all that could be learned of his historv. HOLY ROLLER FAITH Explained by Apostle Creffield He Talks Freely to News paper Reporteas. Pobtund, Aug. C "After tarrying in prayer for five months, I ? received the Holy Ghost, whjch directed me to leave the Salvation Army and follow evangelistic work. That was when I was in Salem, and I prayed five months out of the eight that I was there." Leaning against the bars of his prison cell and watching a reporter for the Telegram closely to see that he made no mistakes, Edmund Creffield, living ex ponent of a religion that is dea 1, who awaits trial by the Grand Jury on a charge of adultery, gave oat the abive statement of the warp re came to promul gate a new belief to teach newer and stranger things to the same okl world. "The newspapers have been telling some lies about me, and I shall refuse right here to make any further state ment for publication, if you are not go ing to print exactly what I say," the Holy Roller high priest said. When informed that his exact con versation would be printed, he spoke freely about the way he claimed to have receive! the power from God. LIOHT, BUT XOT THE POWKR. "While in the Salvation Army I had the light, but I did not have the power. I was teaching his works, but was still in the darkness. I did not experience the fulness of his po?er until I had tar ried long before God in prayer. Then the light came. "The Holy Ghost told me that I slKMild live a life of pure faith. I was to do everything by faith. I could no longer work for the Army, because its people are not entiiely of God. I could not take part in soliciting for funds. I was directed by the Holy Ghost not to solicit for money. It is not right fo hold ice cream socials and other social gatherings where money is taken. "When one is living in the Holy Ghost he cannot sin. Ho lives a pure life Wc are told in the Bible that the Apostles lived without sin. They lived by faith. I can live the same way. UNDER DIVINE CONTROL. "Yes God revealed himself to me. He came in the form of messages. He spo'.-e to me. I heard his voice." Cretfield was a k to explain moro dt- finitely as to how God appeared before him; that is, if he came in person, spirit or in whatever form. CretHeld's leply was: ' That cannot be explained or describ ed. It can only be. experienced. I do not do anything unless 1 am directed by a message from God. If I wish to do anything 1 always pray about it first. the answer cmies and I act according- lv." Crellield carries Ins Bible about with him all the time Whn he a r raigiKil in Police l-urt wterday morn ing he li.nl the wok in his nn:k-i .R-ii I inn t t hi- time in ri'n li g He has reth r c-'Ve-rd, ! Ulk-- rationally mi iK-rh t v r ulj-ci likt-o to talk about his religion bettor than on anything else. Ho does not look like the same man who was brought here from Corvallis one week ago. The Coast Railroad Survey. The railroad survey has now reached a point eouth of John Froram'8 resi dence, having passed to the east of Hum bug mountain The present survey will, in ll probability, connect with tho sur vey heretofore made from Humboldt north to Chotco, in Southern Curry. Thi 4 will niHke a complete coast lino survey from the S. P. railroad at Drain, in Douglas county, to San Francisco. Tho road will evidently he bnilt in duo course of time, probably within the next five or six years. Port Orford Tribune, YOUNG DALTON STOOPS DROWNED While Bathing in the Willamette River Saturday Afternoon at Eugene. Eugene, Aug. 16. Dalton Stoops, aged iywfrsj son of James Stoops, of Pleasant Hill; was drowned in the Willamette river about 50 yards above the Eugene bridge, while in swimming Saturday afternoon. The boy was in swimming with a number of other bo's, and started to swim across the river. As lie was not a good swimmer his companions cautioned him not to attempt the feat. When he reached the middle of the river the boy began to cry for help. His cousin swam out to assist him, but he sank to the bottom and was drowned. "' Chas. Croner, who was driving along the road with his wagon, succeeded in bringing the body to the surface, using a long hook. The body had been in the water about ten minutes before it was rescued. Efforts were made to bring the boy to life again, but in vain. The boy was visiting at the home of his uncle, Wm. Stoops, on High street PARADES IN HER YOUNG BROTHER'S CLOTHES. Corvallis, Or., Aug. 6. Marietta Lewis, a school girl of 14, cut her hair, arraj-ed herself in a suit of her brother's clothes and quit the family roof yesterday morning. She journeyed afoot to Albany, wherein the afternoon, on request of her parents, she was taken in custody by the authorities. Chief Lane, of CorvaHis, arrived here nth her at 10 o'clock last night. The only excuse the giri gives for her escapade is the allegation that her parents are '-cranky." She is a bright, intelligent girl and is now ashamed of her flight. Strikers Take Part in Chicago, III , Aug. 6. The stock yards strikers forgot their animosities and troubles today long enough to join in a peaceable demonstration, the first since the strike was called. In the street parade sev eral miles in length, fully 25,000 strikers and their families encircled the stock yards district, marching to music from a dozen bands. The demonstration ended with a picnic at Oswalds Grove, where addresses were made by prominent labor leaders. While these events were in progress, there was peace and quiet around the big packing plants at the stock yards. DOUGLAS COUNTY B A N K . A ( a JOB WORK Tha Finst in he County to Be Ha J at the : : : PLAINDEALER OFFICE 3-J3-3 For Letter Heads, Bill Head?, Statements, Envelope, Wedding Stationery, Posters, Legal Blanks, Brief?, in fact anything in the Printing line, rive us a call. Satisfaction Guaranteed 1"T T J Chico Nursery Co. ) L We offer one f the largest and Finest Stocks '! 11 on the Pacific Coast HBl '' 1 SALESMEN WANTED P ) linl Write Immediately tor terras Peaceable Demonstration. EsUbia&ed lieS Incorporated IS01 Capital Stock $5o,ooo r. W. BESSOS, President. X C. HA ESTERS Vice President. 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