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Oregon Historical Society PORTLAND - tit r t Vol. XXXVI ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, AUG. 29, 1904. No. 69 r Kosebttrg f) lainfrealer. TRIBUTE TO TEDDY. Taft Declares Him a Leader, but Not a Tyrant. WISE ADMINISTRATION. Knows No Man More Ready to Lis ten to Advice of Others. Moxtpeuer, Vt.t Aug. 26. In a re view of the Administration of President Roosevelt, to which the greater portion of the speech was devoted, Secretary Taft eulogized the President highly here, saying: "Unable really to attack the record of the Republican patty, uttablu really to take any ground which makes a combat able issue with the Republicans on the main question, the Democrats now seek to attack the President, and to charge him with violations of the Constitution, wi h a headstrong disposition to rule or ruin, with a tendency to involve the country in foreign wars, with being, in other words, an unsafe man. NOT A CONCEITED MAN. "In all my experience I never have met a man in authority who has less pride of opinion in the judgments that he has formed in respect to situations presented to him for action than has Theodore Roosevelt. I have never met a man so amendable to reason, so anxious to reach a just conclusion and so willing to sacrifice a previously formed opinion as the present President of the ; United States. He weighs every argu ment which is broueht before him. ami if by reason of the limpid character of nature which leads him to speak as In-' He is as much in favor of clean methods, thinks he gives instant expression to an j be is as much opposed to the spoils ey.--opinion which subsequent f.tcts show 1 tem, be believes in honesty and etlic-en- him to be erroneous, he change; as only a man can change who 13 an earnest seeker for truth, with the sincerest de Eire to do right. "He is not a tyrant, but he is a leader. He does believe in a strenuous life. He does believe m doing things. He be lieves that a man who is given brain and muscle is charged with the responsibili ty of making the most of them, and of doing as much with both as possible for his fellow-men. He represents as high a type as there is in the couutry of energetic American manhood. MB. EOOSEVELT IS CONSERVATIVE "No man ever sat in the Presidential chair more anxious to avoid war or con flict with foreign nations than he His impulsiveness of manner and his quick ness of thought and speech co-exist with a real conservatism of action that makes itas certain as it was under Mr. Mc Kinley that no policy will be followed needlessly exposing the interests of the country to the peril of war. Ah. but it is said wait until he has a free hand, after the election, then you will see him in his true light. It is difficult to answer such a gratitious suggestion, founded, as it must be, on the assump R. W. FENN Civil Engineer Lately with the govern ment geographical and geological survey of Bra zil, South America . . . J BEAUTIFY L YOUR HOME I Nothing will add so much to the appearance and at tractiveness of your home as a new coat of Paint, and the COST will be SMALL if you buy your Paints aud Oils from ::::::::: MAR8TERS' DRUG STORE SPECIAL SALE LACE CURTAIN 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 Get your rugs, and small rooms covered now at small expense : : : ; : : IB. W.8TR0N THE FURNITURE M tion that n man like Theodore Roose velt, whose candor and honesty are so patent that he almost thinks aloud, hns been playing a part for three years, and if only waiting the success at election to throw off the mask. It is too ridiculous for discussion. "Rut now what specific things is Mr. Roosevelt accused of? First, it is charged that he influences legislation and transgresses the lino which, under our constitutional system, should exist between the executive and the leoisla- 1 tive branches. That it is unconstitution j al for the President to confer with the J members of the House and Senate and, seek to limueiice them with respect to legislation, is a new doctrine in this re public. ACTS WITHIN CONSTITUTION. "In the first place, the Constitution gives him the express power and right to communicate with Congress in giving his views with respect to legilation. In the second place, he is made a co-or dinating factor in the legislative branch of the Government, for he has the power to veto any act passed bv bott houses, and it caunot become a law un- ; 'ess it is repassed by both houses by a two-thirds vote in each house. "Xow, then, is it possible that in con versation with members of each House he may not repeat the recommendation made in his communication tothe House in writing or that in view of their joint responsibility for legislation he may not advise with them at any time and con vince then, if he may, of the wisdom or unwisdom of the proposed legislation? Criticism founded upon sucli a proprosi tion is evidence of the weakness of the position of our adversaries. MAINTAINS HIGH IDEALS. "This brings me to the criticism of the President, that lie has departed from his former ideals in the matter of politics. j charge is more unfounded than this cy in the administration of Government, and in the enforcement of the civil ser vice law as completely as he ever did or ever proposed to do. He is doing every thing in his power to maintain his ideals. ere he to take the course marked out as the proper one in such criticism and ostracise so far as conference with him is concerned, the members of his party whom the mugwumps do not approve, he would divide his party, tie hii hands and destroy utterly his power for useful ness to the countrv." Denver Gets Headquarters. Portland, August 20. Although many 01 me oeiegaies to tne mining congress departed last night, the hall was v ell filled this morning, when the hottest session of the convention opened. The entire forenoon was devoted to a fij-ht over the selection of a permanent lecation for headquarters. A bitter de bate was participated in by the Utah spellbinders and the Denver partisans At 1 :30 this afternoon, ou the first ballot, Denver was selected as perma nent headquarters. The Salt Lakers claim that pledges of half a dozen dele gates were violated. . . U. S. Deputy . . Mineral Surveyor Office over Postoffice. ROSEBURG, OREGON. Correspondence solicited OF UNTIL AUG 15 at Cost Until Aug. 15 ; EASY FOR JEFFRIES. Munroe No Match for the Big Bur Iv Boiler Maker. OUT IN SECOND ROUND. Fight Lasted Scarcely Six Minutes Sports Disappointed. Sa. Fkancisco, Aug. 27 The fight last night was the nearest noth ing ever seen by a crowd of sports. The miner was scared and awkward. In the first round Jeffries had him down twic. After the round Jeffries w.ent to his corner with a sneer on his face, and Munroe's seconds were using restoratives on him. The gate receipts amount to about i35,000 and between .8000 and 9000 paid to see the fray. The sporting crowd was not up to the standard only a few crossing tho continent to see the fiasco. Those who went to see the fight did not have to wait for hours to secure admission, as is usual The Pacific coast furnished the sport ing people who witnessed the battle, THE FIGHT BY ROUXDS. Kound 1 Both advanced slowlv and sparred lightly. Munroe led but fell short. Jeffries drew around op ponent and they clinched. Jeffries missed on a right for body. Monroe in a clinch missed right for the bodv Jeffries sent Munroe to the floor with 1 T 1 1 1 1 . r a leit, uooh. 10 me jaw. juunroe was up at once but champion landed on his head "and followed with a left punch on his stomach and then drove Munroe to the ropes with right and left to the body. A left to the iaw put Aiunroe to the ropes for a count of eight. He arose, but was again knocked down. Jeffries started for a vicious right, but bell rang. Munroe did not land a blow. Kound 2 started with a clinch. Jeffries landed a left on mouth that started the blood. Munroe bore in. Jeffries then smashed his right and left on Munroe, driving him all over the ring. Blood was flowing from face and mouth of Munroe. He sank slowly and was counted out. UOW DIKFEHENT IN" THE MORXI.VG. Munroe was around Saturday morn ing none the worse for his ham mering except a slight cut on his lips, which is the only visible evidence of the punishment he received. His heart is broken over his miserable showing. He has no plans for the future. Jeffries didn't retire until one o'clock Saturday morning. He enter tained a number of his friends at a restaurant after the battle. When he went to bed he left the order not to be disturbed under any circum stances. He arose at noon, but has not planned anything beyond a visit to his home in Los Angeles. It was later stated that he will head a theat rical company. Smelttr for Waldo District. Some time in the early part of Sep tember it is the hope -of the Waldo Mining & Smelting company to blow in the plant now in process of con struction in the Waldo copper dis trict, Josephine county. Heavy haul ing has been steady since the com pany began delivering the large pieces and building materials. The haul by wagon is about 35 miles, but as the property is reached by following the basin of the Illinois river, where there is an excellent highway, little difficulty is experienced in placing the plant upon the site for erection. The community of prospect owners adjacent to the property is eager to know if custom ores will bo handled, and jf so, in what quantity. . Eco nomical reduction of local ore's so close to the properties where! they are produced would be hailed with delight by all, and is regarded tho most potent stimulant to development in the copper district" of" 'Southern Oregon. , Big Log "Drive. Eugene, Or., . Aug. 27. -The big drive of logs consigned to tho'Booth Kelly company at Springfield is now safely stored in the mill pond at that place. The drive, besides the 8,000, 000 feet of logs, includes about 800 cedar poles for the telephone and light companies. The contract was held by Jap Hills, who has done such work on the river for la long time, ' ; North Bend, Coos county, one, of the liveliest towns in Oregon, is getting a lot of tho rifraff .and rag-tag and bob tail of tho Portland slums, owing to tbe suppreeeion of gamblipg jn some sections of tbe metropolis. They have MRS. FLORENCE MAYBRICK CELEBRATED Awakened Deep interest in Which Mrs. Maybrick was Defendant. History of the Case. Since the late release of Mrs. Florence Maybrick from an English prion after serving fifteen years of a life sentence. anu upon tier arrival in tins, her native country, last week, she is naturally the center of attraction ami much interest is ueing reviveu in ner ami ner senta- tional career. However, few there are who remember the incidents leading up to her arrest and conviction and for the enlighten mout of tlnse of our readers who are interested in her case the l-LMsnEALER gives the following brief review ol this celebrated case: Mrs. Florence Maybrick the daushter of W . G. Chandler, a wealthy banker of .Mrbile, Alabama, was born in 1S(J2 and reared in wealth and culture. She was educated at spa in lielginm and won golden laurels there. On the comple tion other education, her intelligence, lvacity ami beauty attracted attention in every circle and made her extremely popular. C CKTSIllr- AND MARRIAGE. IulSSl, Miss Chandler visited Europe, and, in crossing the Atlantic, one of her fellow-passengers was James Maybrick, an elderly and wealthy cotton mer chant of Liverpool. Attracted by the girl's beauty and lady-like bearing, Mr. Mnybrick sought an introduction to her. and, being a man of winninz manners, made a favorable impression upon her. Before tltey reached Liverool thev were engaged and immediately afterwards they were married. He was old enough to be her father, but love, being blind, could not point out to the unsophisti cated girl the streaks of gray and the gathering crowfeet. Their home which was in the neighborhood of Aigbnrth, a suburb of Liverpool, was known as Battlecrease House " Two children were born to them a son, now in his 1st year, and a daughter who is now in her 17th year. Xei her of these child ren has Mrs. Maybrick seen sinco the lay of her conviction. The son is uow, nd has been all these years, in the care of one of his father's relatives, and the daughter, who was adopted years ago by a London physician, has grown up to be n beautiful, intelligent and highly accomplished girl. -'Battlecreaso House" ought to have been a happy homo. It was beautiful and had every convenience that wealth could provide. Tho mistress of such an establishment ought to have been happy, but she was not. Disparity of years, incompatibili ty of temper and nncongeniality of tastes brought tho usual result dissatisfaction and diecord. The young wife soon tired of her elderly husband and, unhappily, became enamored of ayoungerainl nioro attractive man - man named Brierly, a cotton merchant or cotton broker, of Liverpool. Her infatuation for Mr. Brierly tempted her not only to lapse from virtue but also to take the life of her husband. WIFE'S COSDI-CT CAU8k8 TROUBLE. On the 2ist of March, 1889, Mrs. May brick went to London alone. She was going, she said, to visit an aunt who was about to undergo a surgical operation. Sho was absent six days, three days and nights of which she spent at an hotel with Mr. Brierly. Sho returned in time for tho Grand National Steeple Chaso Day, and sho and hor husband attended the races. There1 she met Brierly, and the conduct of tho guilty pair was such as to attract general attention and to in cur tho hot displeasure of Mr. Maybrick who, in tho quarrel that ensued, so far forgot his dignity and chivalry as to strike his wifo with his flat. 1 hereupon Mra. Maybrick refused to return to hor homo, but prevailed upon by her medi cal adviser, who happened to be pres ent, and by a lady friend, she thought better of it aud went back with her hus band. MAYnRICU's FATAL ILLNESS. On tho morning 'of tho 27th of April Mr, Maybrick felt quito unwell and vom ited . Ho complained of stiffness in tho legs and attributed his symptoms to a CRIMINAL CASE on Both Sides of Atlantic to ins bed on the 3d of May and rallied liltl i until his death, which took place n tlie 11 of the same month. On the 5th of May Dr. Huinphiey wno ii.nl attended him closely since the ui oi April, taj-wsted to Mrs. Mav- brkk the desirability of having counsel in the case; but she did not favor the suggestion ami insisted that it was not at all necessary. On the 7th of May, however. Dr. Carter of Liverpool, at the request of Mrs. Maybrick, saw the pa iieflt in consultation with Dr. Hum phreys, and agreed with him Unit Mr. Maybrick was suffering from congestion of the stomach On the Sth of May an additional nurse was called in ami on that dav occurred one of the dramatic episodes of this do mestic tragedy an episode that fur- nislMfcl tto-iiive evidence of the rrin- wife's illicit love and murderous acts. On that day Mrs. Mavbrick wrote to Mr. Brierly and gave the letter to her baby's nurse to post. Babv carried the letter and, child-like, let it fall in the mud. The envelope was so much soiled that the nurse opened it presumably with the intention of replacing it with an unsoiled one. But bavins opened it. she had curiosity anough to read the letter and found that it ran in this wise: THE TELL TALE LETTER. Dearest: Your letter under cover to John Kay came to hand just after I had written to you on Monday. I did not expect to hear from you so soon, and much delayed giving you the necessarv instructions. Since my return I have been nundng M. day and night. He is sick unto death. The doctors held a con sultation yesterday, and now all depends on how long his strength will hold out. Both my brothers-in-law are here, and we are terribly anxious, t cannot answer your letter fully today, mv darling, but relieve your mind of all fear of dis covery now and in the future. M.has been delirious sinco Sunday, and I know now that ho is perfectly ignorant of eve rything, even to the name of tho street. and also that ho has not been making any inquiries whatever. Tho tale he t ld me was a pure fabrication, and only intended to frighten tho truth out of mo. In fact he believes my statement, al though he will not admit it. You need not, therefore, go abroad on this account dearest, but in any case, please do not leave England until I have seen you ouco again. If you wislrto write to me about anything, do so now, as all the letters pass throuh my hands at pres ent. Excueo this scrawl, my darling, but I daro not lcavo tho room for a moment, and I do not know when I shall bo able to write you again. In haste, yours eyer, Florie. plot DISCOVMIE1). On returning homo tho nurso im mediately handed tho letter to Mr. Maybriek's brother Miclic.il. histantly bis suspicions wero aroused and wore promptly communicated to tho nurses. Tho significance of certain things ho had obeorved began to dawn upon him. Ho had noted that tho patiout vomited on several occasions after taking Valen tino's meat jnico. So ho gavo one of tho nursoi a bottlo of that preparation and instructed her to watch closely Mrs. Maybriek's subsequent movements. On tho night of the l)th of May tho nurso gavo tho patient soma of tho moat juico from that particular bottlo (freshly opened) and then placed the bottlo on a table in tho bed room. By and by when the patient was asleep, Mrs. Maybrick entered the sick room, took tho bottlo from tho table, carried it to her own room, and after a time brought it back (parially concealing it in tho folds of hor dress) and placed it on a table. At tho same moment sho requested tho nurso to got some ice which tho nurso refused to do. Then Mm. Maybrick removed tho bottlo from tho tablo to the wash stand and withdrew. Next day Mr. aiicnaei aiayuncK wno nati previonsl DESPERATE FIGHT. Russians Driven to Their Last Re maining Stronghold. PORT ARTHUR DOOMED. Japs Have Reached Very Outskirts of the Besieged City. Kobe, Aug. 27. Advices received here tonight assert that all the outly ing series of fortifications at Port Arthur have, at one swift jump, been captured by the Japanese, following the capture of the Etzeshan forts, the seizure of Poyushan heights and a dash to the parade grounds on the very borders of the city. The Russians tonight hold only the citadel at Golden hill and the fort3 at Tiger's Tail and Taoli promontory on the outskirts of the city, and it is be lieved that their fall is imminent. To seize Golden Hill alone means the end of the Russian reijni at Port Arthur, as it commands the Tiger's Tail fortress under a dropping fire at close range where every shot would be effective. When the Russians realized that the Japanese were certain to gain a foot ing within the city and witnessed the lash from Poyushan to the parade grounds, despoiling parties were sent out to render useless the batteries in the series of protective forts outlying, which have for weeks steadily kept their guns heated by tbe fire upon the attackers. Hence, when the oncoming Japan ese serged down upon these entrench ments they found but guns damaged beyond repair, arsenals emptied or exploded, and quarters destroyed. In the cover of the night time the Rus sians had rendered waste that which took months to upbuild and left but the husk as empty as was that which Napoleon grasped after his death-laden march over the wintrv steeped. It is believed here tonight that the apaaese, pursuing their same system of force, will storm the heights upon which rest the terrible guns of "im pregnable Golden hihV The same reck- ess sacrifice of men, the same dash and daring that have caused mea to fairly walk up slopes carpeted with ead, may prove GoWen hill's sup posed impregnability a myth. But to overthrow it will probably cost thou sands more Japanese lives and add to as many thousand homes the sorrows of this war, which in patriotism has never been excelled, in glory seldom outdone and in results scarcelv equaled. Tonight the streets of Kobe are filled with the people who swarm as uo the bees, searchm-r hither and thither without rest for news al ways news and of Port Arthur. RUSSIAN'S SUFFER DEFEAT. London, Aug. 27. Confirmation has reached here from the far east of two disastrous Russian defeats. The first was at Port Arthur, ac cording to reliable reports where the Japanese have entered the city prop er and where a severe battle is still in progress. The Russian fighting force in par ticular has been reduced to 15,000 effectives, showing the loss of an equal number since the siege began. A report comes from Rome that ort Arthur has fallen but it is not credited here. With the news from Port Arthur comes the admission from the Russian capital that General Kuropatkin has een defeated near Liao Yang by the combined armies of Kuroki and Oku, a three days' battle, in which the czars torces lost more than 1,UU men and were driven back all alone the line. Advices irom St. Petersburg say that Kurcpatkin's report gives the loss sustained by his forces as about 1,500. The report also says that the Japanese renewed the attack early in the morning and continued with in creased vigor the entire day. While no estimate of tho Japanese killed is given, it i3 asserted by tho Russians that the loss to Kuroki's and Oku's army was much heavier than that of tho Russians, but the casualties in flicted on them did not seem tc- deter their advance in the least. It is thought by many that this battle, that is now being waged, will bo of much more importance than tho Port Arthur struggle, and all war ex perts are anxiously awaiting the out come. New Mining Company Incorporated. Tho Yollow Jowol Minos Co. has just been incorporated at Myrtle Greek, un The company has placed 000,000 shares in the treasury and will dispose of same for development and general expenses, installing machinery, erecting buildings and such other work as the directors may deem necessary to the best inter ests of tho stockholders. Stock will be subscribed for as follows : In 1000 share blocks at f 1 per block, payable 2 at time of application and on the first of each and every month for each and every block subscribed or until the whole shall be paid, or until the directors shall declare the Dronertv self-sustaining. Then the stock shall be considered at maturity, and payments cease and certificates of stock issued to all subscribers paid up to such time. The entire amount of money paid in such manner must be paid out for de velopment and improvements, as ner above. There shall be no salaried offi cers excepting the secretary, who shall ue paid for services actually rendered. at the discretion of the board of direc tors. Of these mines th Mvrtto rv Mail saya, there is now 230 feet of tun nel work done on this property, with a vein of quartz in sight from 2 to aU fet between walls, and from six assays the values rar,2e from S.20 to f per ton. Work will be resumed on Sept, 1st and continued in a careful and businesslike manner to the full extent of monthly receipts from subscribers of stock. The officers are B. A. Hnnsaker, X. Selig, H. M. Oatman, Gus Lane, direct ors, B. 31. Armitage, secretary. A Wife's Bad Blander. The following is told of a couple who recently stopped at one of the best hotels in Salem. About 2 a m. the husband was seized with severe stomach cramps and was almost frantic. His wife was very much frightened, but knew that something must be done quickly, so without waiting to put on clothing start ed down stairs on the jump with naught nobut her night dress. Running into the dining room she saw a mustard cruet on the table. Emptying the contents into i i ,t , - . uCI Hauusercmei sne started upstairs on the run, and entered the first door she came to. Here she saw a man lying on the bed, who in the dim darkness she mistook for her husband, and gently tucking up his lingerie snapped the poul tice on his abdomau. The man let out a howl and sitting np quickly shouted in angry tones: "Woman, what in h 1 are you doing?" There was a shriek, a patter of unshod feet on the hall floor, and, frightened half to death, poor wife found her room and suffering husband, she told him her mistake and it tickled him so that his cramps took a change of venue. The sugar yield of the Grand Ronde valley beets this season will be about 20,000 tons. This will be the largest yield in the history of the beet industry in this section and on a smaller acreage than has heretofore been cultivated. One of the reasons assigned by Mr. Stod dard was the fact that about two-thirds of the acreage this year was under ir rigation and nearly all had been in the best culture for several vears. CARE. SKILL AND FIDELITY ARE ESSENTIAL IN SUCCESSFULLY FILUNCP2E SCRIPTIONS AND THESE ARE OUR STRUNG POINTS IN THIS DEPARTMENT OF OUR BUSINESS. WE ARE EYER ON THE ALERT FOR THE BEST IH MEDICINE AND YOU CAN RELY ON THE DRUDS THAT COME FROM : : : : THE DRUG STORE OF QUALITY FULLERTON & RICHARDSON NEAR DEPOT :: ROSEBURC, OREGON DOUGLAS UNTY B A N K GO Chico Nursery Co. INCORPORATED We of for one of the largest and Finest Stocks on the Pacific Coast : : : : : BEN Write 1 m me diatoly for terms Chico California NOVEL RACE IN AIR. Two Dirigible Balloons Enter the $50,000 Contest at St Louis. TO COVER 1000 MILES. Will Race to Washington Gty, but Were Headed West Sa. Lonia, Mo., Aug. 27. The balloon race between George Tomlinson and Prof. Carl E. Myers from the Bt. Louis world's fair to the Washington monu ment, for a prize of 150,000. started at 5:40 this afternoon. More than 125.000 persons saw the start. The two bal loons, which are supposed to be dirigi ble, Etarted under most favorable aus pices, with a calm, clear day and light upper breezes. When last seen they were headed due west. It is not known whether they in tended to make the trip to Washington via Kansas City, Salt Lake or San Fran co. The grounds were crowded to it3 fullest capacity at 3 o'clock, two hours before the time set for the big balloon race. The flight which was attempted, from St, Louis to Washington, over a thousand miles, is greater than was ever made. Despite the accident early in the week to the gas generation plant at the aero nautic concourse, the visitors to the world's fair who were nromised the spectacle of a balloon race were not dis appointed, but it is doubtful if the con testants will be as successful in attain ing as great a disfnee as they hoped. The scarcity of gas compelled them to give up the use of monster balloons, as intended, and the two balloons that were brought down to the east end of the grounds Saturday morning are baby affairs, at least one of thsxn is, compared to tliose usually employed for record breaking trips. The balloon in which Professor Myers set off for Washington to win the 50, 000 bet for the one reaching the nearest point to the Washington monument is a toy concern of 5,575 cubic feet capacity, while the one to whom Tomlinson trust ed his fortunes and life has a capacity of 12,000 cubic feet, compared to bags 1S.00O and 16,000 cubic feet respectively which the competitors had intended using. EaIhi Partridges TIuttc. Aibaxt, Or., Aug. 26. The English partridges liberated by Edwin Stone of Albany, near Knox's Butte, four miles from this city, about two years ago, are reported to be increasing in numbers rapidly and it is thought they will soon become abundant in this vicinity. The birds thrive in this climate and there would have been plenty of them before this time had they not been molested by hunters. K?UbllheJ 15J3 Incorporated ISOl Capital Stock $5o,ooo F. W. BKN30N. President. A.C.JIARSTKKS Vice President. BOARD OP DIRECTORS r.W. BKXSON. R.A.BOOTU J. H. BOOTH, J.T. BUt DTK?, JOS. LfOSS, A.C.MARSTKR3 K. L. MILLER. A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED "1