Oregon Historical Society
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Vol. XXXVI
ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON THURSDAY, NOV. 3, 1904
No. 88
TIMBER MEN
UNDER BONDS
Harry E. Miller and F. E. Kincart
Furnish $1000 Bonds Each to
Appear in Federal Court
ANOTHER WARRANT OUT
Officials After the "Emmitsburg
of New Zeland" Land
Company
upon would, immediately after proof
was made thereon, be bought by an
Eastern company and that they would
furnish the necessary money for mak
ing such proof. It is charged that a
number of persons were thus vic
timized. NO PROMINENT NAMES MENTIONED.
Government officers are drawing
tighter the web in which they believe
they have entangled perpetrators of
land frauds in Southern Oregon.
That more developments are ex
pected is proven by the fact that As
sistant United States Attorney W. W.
Ranks and Special Agent A. R. Greene
of the I-and Office, are not expected
to go back to Portland until the lat
ter part of this week.
So far the names of no people of
prominence have been mentioned in
connection with the alleged timber
ring near Roseburg.
THE SPECIFIC CHARGE.
As was announced in Monday's 1 the specific charge against these
i Plaindealer, Harry E. Miller, who timber cruisers is that of inducing
1 was arrested Saturday at the Rose- men to make locations on timber
burg depot while enroute with his claims and then transferring their
family from Medford to Eastern Ore- claims to the "Emmittsburg Company,
gon to locate, was given a hearing be- f N?w Zealand." It is charged by
fore U. S. Commissioner Z. L. Dim- tne government that the expenses of
mick at Oakland Mondav. th familv the locators were paid by Harry E.
j j j
being detained at the Roseburg House Miller.
hotel. He is charged with conspiracy Th information received by the
to defraud the government in connec- , government officials is that in the
tion with locating people on govern- j manner described eight quarter sec
ment lands, was placed under $1000 j tionri of fine timber land was secured
bonds to insure his appearance before jfr tne "Emmittsburg Company, of
the United States grand jury which ew Zealand." A warrant is out for
meets in Portland in December, and the arrest of another man who is sup-
Mr. Miller has company. Frank E.
Kincart, of Oakland, who has followed
the business of cruising in this part
of the state for the past few years,
was arrested there Monday as an ac
complice in the alleged conspiracy
with Mr. Miller, and also placed under
$1000 bonds to appear for examina
tion jointly with Mr. Miller Mr. Kin
cart furnished the amount of his
bonds in Oakland. Mr. Miller did
likewise in Roseburg. Pending the
time set for their examination, wit
nesses are being summoned from
Jackson county, where the offense of
the men is alleged to have been com
mitted. Kincart was formerly a partner of
John W. Gardner, who with W. H.
McCrossen, recently paid a fine of
$250, upon a charge of tampering
with survey markings on government
lands.
The substance of the charges
against Miller and Kincart are that
during their recent operations in
Jackson county they led persons to
believe that the lands they Jocated
posed to be connected wich Miller in
the deal. His name is withheld be
cause he has not yet been arrested.
Just what or who the "Emmitts
burg Company of New Zealand" is no
one seems to know, and it is probable
that if the three men who are wanted
by the government come up for trial
they will be charged with being mem
bers of the company.
HORSES WERE GUIDED
BY LIFELESS HANDS.
Rkno, Xev., Nov. 1. Six horse?, pall
ing two wagons heavily loaded witl
freight walked through the streets of
Cherry Creek, a 'mall mining camp in
white Pine courjty, Nevada, as they
were accustomeii to do, and stopped
only at the livery stable camp.
The driver, Charles Wagner, was on
the seat, as nsual, bat when he did not
get down the stablemen climbed into the
wagon and were horrified to see that he
was dead. Life had been extinct sev
eral hoars, the aged miner having died
alone on the dt-srrt, and the horses
brought him to his destination, Wagner
was an old time prospector and Com
stock teamster.
R. W. FENN . . U. S. Deputy . .
3 Mineral Surveyor
Civil Engineer h
Lta!y rratbh- grend Office over Poetoffice.
..i 1 - ROSEBURG, OREGON,
zil, Sooth America . . . Correspondence solicited
BEAUTIFY
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 bvy your Paints and
Oils from :::::::::
MAR8TERS' DRUG STORE
KILLED BY TRAIN
OR FOOTPADS
Mangled Remains of a Man Found
on the Railroad Track Near
Myrtle Creek Station
FOUL PLAY SUSPICIONED
Coroner Twitched Holds Inquest
Over Remains Verdict of
Coroner's Jury
A decidedly grewsome discovery was
made by the Southern Pacific section
crew about nine o'clock Tuesday morn
ing a short distance north of Myr le
Creek at a lonely point on the railroad.
While running over that section of the
road the crew found scattered along the
track for several hundred feet, the man
gled remains of a man who had, it is
thought, been murdered and placed on
the railroad during the night in the
hope that a passing train would cover
up the deed of the murderers. This con
elusion was reached from the nature of
a sever wound found over the eve of the
unfortunate man, which appeared to
have been indicted with a club or bur of
iron prior to the ints and bruises sus
tained from being run over by a passing
train. Another version is that he was
killed eilher from falling asleep on the
track or falling from a train on which
he was Iteating his way. On one jtortion
of the remains were found discharge
papers from the r S army identifying
the man as H. Cross of Ohio. lie
was a .Spanish American war veteran,
alout 25 years of age.
Coroner J. C Twiti-hell went to the
scene of the accident Wednesdav, em
paneled a jury and m tde a thorough in -
qniry into the case, bat no additional or
lefinite farts were brought out at the
inquest, the verdict of the Coroner's
jury being as follows.
coro.nkr's vekdict.
Mvktlb Creek, Ore., Nov. 2, '04.
We, the underrigued coroner's jury
impanneled to inquire into the cause of
the death of a man fonnd dead along
the side of the railroad track, about one
half mile north of the town of Myrtle
Creek, Douglas County, Oregon, Nov. 1.
1904, do find the deceased's name to !
Howard Cross, and his former residence
Bainhridge, Ohio.
That he came to his death from caust s
unknown to this jury, and from the
evidence produced before this jury, was
placed on the railroad track after being
dead, by some party or parties unknown
for the purpose of mutilation
H. Dyer, Foreman,
A. Thompson,
F. C. Bl'ELL,
J. S. Lajb,
J. S. DOEStTM,
T. G. Harlow,
Dr. J. C. TwrrcHELL, Coroner.
Two hobos were taken into custody by
the Myrtle Creek officials Tuesday even
ing and held for an examination upon
suspicion, but little evidence has thus
far been secured to implicate them or in
any way fasten the crime upon them.
TWO NOTABLE RUSSIAN GENERALS.
When Russia's second huge arniy is st-nt int.. die field a month or two Iwnoa, two
general who will h iv.- importaut commands are Meyendorf and Kanlbatw. The ra
poaea the most implicit cuufidence in both of these men, who an noted for conaerTauam
as well as for bravery.
Winston Salf.m, N. C, Nov. 2. Seventeen people
are known to be dead and mauv more are missing as the
result of the bursting of the resevcir at this place today.
One of the brick walls of the reservoir collapsed, burvine
the home an family of Martin Peoples. A million and a half
gallons of water were released and over a mile of territory
was devastated. The colored settlement i i the vicinity of
the reservoir was entirely wrecked. Mayor Eaton is at
the head of a laige rescuing party, and search is being
made for additional victims.
The caust- of the disaster was the overflow of the
reservoir, and a innrongn investigation will be made in or
der to ascertain if the negligence of any of the employes
at the pump station was responsible for it. The dead, as
far as known, are Mrs. Peoples, Thomas Southern, Mrs.
John Poe and daughter, and Eve negroes.
JENNINGS SUES
FOR DAMAGES.
RANGES AND STOVES
STEEL RANGES THE BEST ON EARTH
$35.00 to $50.00
Heating Stoves in Large Variety
FROfl $2.50 UP
We are showing an immense line of Fur
niture, Carpets and Wall Paper and can
make you prices better than you can get
in Portland. Call and be convinced : :
B. W. STRONG
THE FURNITURE MAN
Portland, Nov. 2. In addition to ob
taining a divorce from Helen Cynthia
Jennings, the enstody of his boy and the
cancellation of a deed to property valued
at $7,000, which was executed in her fa
vor, Orville O. Jennings may get dam
ages from J. B. Seed, the contractor, as
a result of bis suit charging Seed with
alienating his wife's affections. The
courts have decided Seed to be guilty of
conduct which 1 roke up two homes.
Circuit Judge Frazer took under ad
visement the question of damages this
morning after Jennings had told his
story on the witness stand, and Attorney
Bronough had submitted a number of
authorities bearing on the matter of Ju
risdiction. Seed is in default, having
failed to file an answer within the limit
prescribed by the codes.
Jennings testified that his vocation of
locomotive engineer is most exacting
and demands not only the most of his
time a id attention but requires that
his mind shall be untroubled. On his
coolness and attention to duty daily de
pend the lives of many people.
"This trouble with my wife has wor
ried me a great deal," he said, "and
time that should have been spent in
Bleep and rest uas been spent in worry
ing over her conduct with Seed. That
man has broken up my home, and while
money can never repay me for the suf
fering I have endured or shall endure in
the future, I feel that he should be pun
ished. I have loved my wife devotedly
for that matter I love her yet but I
realize that she can never again be wife
to me."
Questioned by Attorney Bronough,
Mr. Jennings said he had been deeply
mortified as well as pained by his wife's
conduct. Not desiring to appear in the
role of injured husband before the pub
lic he had kept away from public gath
erings as much as possible. He is a
Mason and has been elected to to take
advanced degrees, but the trouble with
his wife bad prevented him from coming
to Portland to take them.
RESERVOIR BURSTS;
17 PEOPLE DROWNED
Port Arthur Tottering-Hull Fishing Boat Inquiry
and Vcrdict-Dcwcy May be Chosen.
Port Arthur Tottering.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 2. (12:46 p. m.) The official
reports from Tokio describing the desperate assaults on
Port Arthur, beginning October 26, have created visible
depression at the War Office. The si staiuiug character
of the bombardment with siege guns and the breaching of
the walls by underground mines, but above all, the fact
that the Japanese government, after weeks of silence re
garding the operations of ihe beseigers, has given out these
reports before actual success has crowned their efforts, con
vinces the military authorities that after long preparations
General Nogi is not only makiug a supreme effort to carry
the fortress, but feels so confident of success that the re
sult of the preliminary operations has been made public.
Dewey May Be Chosen.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 2, 2 p. m. The Associated
Press can authoritatively announce that the basis for the
British-Russian agreement to submit the North Sea inci
dent to a commission insures au amicable settlement with
out a sequel. The understanding is complete.
It is now regarded as almost certain that the com
mission will sit in Paris and be composed of five naval of
ficers, one Russian and one British, each power to choose
another member, and the four to select a fifth. Russia
has practically named Admiral Kasnakoff and Great Brit-
a i-S. T 1 .11 A.l 1 - a !
am Admiral bir vjypnati tm lge, aunougn me lauer selec
tion is not absolutely settled. Great Britain expressed
her intention of asking that a United States Naval officer
sit on the commission, whereupon Russia announced that
she would select a French officer. There is strong intima
tion that Great Britain will iuvite Admiral Dewey to be
one of the commission. Olficers of such character as those
mentioned insure the acceptance of the findings of the
commission by both countries and the world.
PRINCIPALS OF
SOCIALISM
Defined by a Prominent Local Mem
ber of that New Political
Party
ESTIMATES DEBS VOTE
The Differance Between Socialism
and Anarchy Set
Forth
Hull Pishing Boat Inquiry.
Hull, England, Nov. 2. The coroner's inquest into
the firing on British trawlers by Russian warships began
this afternoon. Fishermeu testified that owing to the con
tinual olav o? Russian searchlights they were able to see
S Saw aj
clearly a long distance. They saw no craft resembling
torpedo boats.
The coroner's jury returned the following verdict
"The fishermen were killed by shots fired without warn-
in e or provocation from certain war vessels." The verdict
w a
ourposely attached no blame and made no recommenda
tions, leaving that to the international commission.
Read the Plaindialkh's special pre
mium proposition on the last page of the j
paper.
Mrs. Dell Pengra, of Roseburg, is the
guest of friends in this city. Mrs.
Pengra, nee Miss Dell Brumley, was
formerly a teacher in our public school
and was a very successful and popular
j teacher, Guard.
If you are in need of Lace Curtains
have a large stock, but if you want
something especially nice wait for our
new line which we expect in a few days.
The swellest ever brought to the city.
Rice v Rice.
Editor I'laindialkb: If you will
kindly permit me to utilize a little of
your already crowded space, I shall be
glad of the opportunity to say a few
plain words, in a plain manner, to the
general public, on the very plain, but
exceedingly interesting subject of So
cialism. In this short article I shall confine
myself to the statement of a few facta
which I hold to be incontrovertible.
First, Compare with the masses,
there is, indeed, a very small number of
persons who have any knowledge of the
underlying principles upon which social
ism, as a political faith, is founded, It
is because of this lack of knowledge
concerning the subject which we so
cialists deem of such vast importance to
the common people, that I am asking
this space and writing this article .
Second, A few of our political prin
ciples are as follows :
ia Wherever any laborer is made to
give up any part of the product of his
earnings to his employer, be is, propor
tioned to that irt thus given up, a
slave of and to such employer. In other
words, we boh! that labor is entitled to
every whit of its earnings, and not to a
part of it. The world of labor has be
come so grounded in the system of earn
ing wealth and sharing the same with
them wh-j toils not, that it has become
an every day matter of fact, but this
doee not make it right. We bold that
rty millions of people in this country
are, in part, to their masters, slaves.
or is this anew idea just launched
upon the omul sea ol thought. Long
before the Christian era the enslaved
Romans learned of this "inhumanity
to man, rebelled against the system
and wisely and properly left their mas
ters and seceded to Mons Sacer the
holy mountain. Captain John Smith.
that intrepid and indomitable leader of
the early Virginia colonists, declared
that he who did not work, should not
eat. The wealthy men of to-day are be
coming wealthier, not from the products
of their own toil, but, from the toil of
their tjuaai slaves. Coming down to our
uwn period, the immortal Declaration
proclaims forth to all the world of hu
manity that all men are created equal ;
that each is endowed with certain in
alienable rights, among which are life.
liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
But, in contradiction to these last named
and boasted rights, we claim that, in
many instances, our laboring classes are
deprived not onlv of liberties and the
pursuit of happiness, but not infrequent
ly of life itself. The great majoritv of
laborers to-dav rec.-ive lew than half of
hat they earn, and are cursed, per
secuted and even shot down because
they have the courage to ask, not for all
but for a little more of their earnings
There is no living man wbo has the sem
blance ol ethical or poliu.al rtght to in
crease his own stores from the toil ol
his fellow and brother man.
b) We believe and we believe that
we have a good cause to believe, that the
means of production ami distribution
should be a part of the government it
self, and, that the same should not be
owned and controlled by a few author!
tative persons whose authority eminates
from, and is founded upon the posses
sion of gold. Human necessities are
cornered, owned, operated and controll
ed by men who have already acquired
millions, not by highway, but, rather,
by legalised robbery. Corporations are
being piled up, trusts are being multi
plied, syndicates are being inaugurated
and combines and mergers are standing
ready with wide-open hungry mouths to
swallow them all. All persons except
trust magnates or trie hirelings of the
same, are cringing under, and shrinking
from the effects of these national cal
am ities-t he -trusts. Gold is becoming
altogether too powerful. The holdings
of the few are becoming altogether too
magnitudinous for t he. future welfare of
the many. An-all-wise Creator pre
pared the earth for the abode of all hia
subjects and not for the luxurious homes
of the very few ; yet, it does not require
a deep thinking man to understand the
the fnct that, at the present rate of in-
. Li .1 .
crease ol lanu ownerem, me moot
avails.! -le and best value land of the
earth i1iu.1l soon be owned and contrail
ed by a few men. Therefore, we de
mand that theee robber trusts shall
cease their exploitation of the common
people; that the same be owned, opera
ted ami controlled by the common gov
eminent, and, that the consumers of
their products shall be permitted to
purchase the nme at cost price of pro
duction.
(c) We believe in the equality of
mankind. We take the Declaration at
its word and meaning. We believe, fur-
thar not oulv that all men should be
eoual. but we believe that they are now
equal in the sight of justice, mortal mind
and the Creator. We believe that the
seeming inequality of man in the pres
ent day, has it origin only in the in
equality of worldly wealth. That some
men should exist in hovels, dress in rags
and toil ten and twelve hours a day.
sometimes in filthy factories, or in un
derground, cheerless, damp and danger
ous mines, while others dwell in man
sions, dress in the height of fashion, per
form no manual labor and pass their
lime in luxurious ease and comfort, we
believe to be wholly wrong and entirely
opposed to the welfare and safety of any
government. That this condition has
thus far prevailed, we believe to be due
to the fact that the common people have
been living in dire ignorance of their
rights and privileges. We believe that
the greatest gift to man that highest
and purest altruism with which man has
been bleased love has long since been
sacrificed, executed and annihilated up
on the gallows of greed and avarice. We
believe that morals are being debauched
homes being disrupted and that the pen
itentiaries and asylums are being filled
to overcrowding, because of the mad,
use ess and senseless rush and race for
possession of the inanimate and value
less metal called gold.
(d) We believe in shortening the lab
or day, and in the increase of wages. If
all able-bodied men who claim protect
ion under this government, should labor
four hours a day, that labor would pro
duce homes, food, clothing and ample
entertainment and amusement for the
country's whole population ; but the lees
labor performed by one class, the longer
boors must the other class the laborers
toil.
(e) We beiieve in insurance to and
for laborers against accidents. We be
lieve that toilers wbo are injured or in
capacitated while engaged in laboring,
should be aided and guarded aninst
want and suffering during such incapaci
ty. We believe, in other words, that
our laborers are better than the horse,
and should be treated in a manner ac
cording to the exigencies of the case.
f We believe in adequate pensions
for the aged and exhausted laborer. If
there is anv man entitled to the protect
ing arm of this government, it is he who
has produced all his life, and who has
become useless throagh old age, prema
turely brought on by excessive labor,
(g) We believe in the immediate
government ownership of all means of
transportation. This belief is so gener
al that we pass it without argument.
h I We believe in the graduated in
come tax, the onlv fair and just means
of taxation. Under such a system, the
taxes will be paid by them who honest
ly owe them, and not by them who pay
them because they are poor and unable
to pay, and unable to help themselves.
Third I am a socialist, but not a fana
tic. I believe that the principles of so
cialism will eventually triumph, because
they are right. I believe that a social
istic government is the best government
for the most people. I do not believe
that this countrv will see socialism in
its entirety within a quarter of a cen-
turv
will elect a president and a majority of
con great long before the expiration of
that time. I believe that if the com
mon people of this country were now
thoroughly acquainted with the science
Continued on page 2.
SETS DAY TO
GIVE THANKS
President Proclaims Last Thursday
oT Month a National
Holiday
HARVESTS ABUNDANT
Those Who Work Prosper Greatly
Time to Show Appreciation
For Blessings
Washixotox, Sot. 1 The President
to-day issued the Thanksgiving day
proclamation, setting aside Thursday,
November 24.
"To be observed as a day of festival
and thanksgiving by all of the people of
the United States at home and abroad."
The proclamation was issued from
the State Department this afternoon by
Secretary Hay. It follows :
By the President of the United Mates-A
Proclamation :
It has pleased Almighty God to bring
the American people in safety sod hon
or through another year, and in accord
ance with the long unbroken custom
banded down to us by oar forefathers,
the time has come when a special day
shall be set apart in which to thank Him
who holds all nations in the hollow of
his hand for the mercies thus vouchsafed
to us. Daring the century and a quar
ter of our National life we as a people
have been blessed beyond all others, and
for this we owe humble and heartfelt
thanks to the author of all blessinsa.
The year that has closed has been one
of peace within our own borders as well
between us and all other nations.
The harvests have been abundant, and
those who work, whether with hand or
brain, are prospering greatly. Reward
has waited upon honest effort. We have
been enabled to do oar duty to oar
selves and to others. Never has there
been a time when religious and charita
ble effort has been more evident. Much
has been given to as and much will be
expected from as.
We speak of what baa been done by
this Nation in no spirit of boastfalness
or vain-glory, bat with fall and reverent
realisation that oar strength is as noth
ing unless we are helped from above.
Hitherto we have been given the bearti
, est strength to do the tasks allotted to
but I do believe that the socialists ; us as thev severally arose. We am
thankful for all that has been done for
as in the past, and we pray that in the
fatnre we may be strengthened in the
unending straggle to do oar duty fear
lessly and honestly, with charity and
Continued on page 4.
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DRUG
STORE
OF
QUALITY
With all sincerity we
say to you oar con
statu purpose is to
dispense Pare Drugs
and perfect products,
and we ash yoa to
help us in oar GOOD
WORK by giving as
yoar patronage . .
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