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Ofegon Historical S PORTLAND JJImnkalct. ttoeebtirg Vol. XXXVI ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON MONDAY, NOV. 7, 1904 No. 89 LANE COUNTY'S ANNEXING SCHEME Some Good Reasons Why Douglas Couuty Should Object to This Measure AN OUTSIDE VIEW OF IT Bohemia Mines Have Builded Cot tage Grove-Good Route From Roseburg territory reminds them of the faet that Lane count v at the legislature two years ago secured a lare strip from the north west part of Douglas county and en couraged by their success now want to take a larger section from the northeast part of tne county." MASKED MEN HOLD UP SALOON KEEPER While the Plain-dealer's opposition to the proposed scheme on the part of Lane county to annex that large part of the Bohemia mining district which is located in Douglas county, by an act of the legislature this winter, has thus lar failed to awaken the citizens of Rose burg and Douglas county from their Rip Van Winkle repose, this agitation for the building of a wagon road from the present terminus of the North Ump- Portland. Nov. 6. Three masked men, heavily armed, entered John Clark's saloon, opposite the Albina Fer ry slip, East Portland, at 8 :30 o'clock last night, forced the proprietor to give them the money in the rash register, compelled him to open the safe and yield up its cash, amounting to fc:0 in all, stole an abundant supply of choice cigars and made their escape in the darkness. Four men were in the saloon at the time, but none were molested, except that the ro-ibers forced the proprietor, under threat of instant death, to give over every cent of money the cash reg ister and safe contained. Mr. Clark made a bluff at failing to open the safe anil was told to "get mighty buay and open it, or stand the consequences."' Feeling the cold muzzle of the revolv ers of the two bandits, Clark "got busy" as directed, and swung open its iron door and handed the leader the cash box. lie took out the coin and dashed the box to the floor with an oath. He Hu.nnu.mcu is uompieieu wumu 10 exclaimed that a saloonkeeper who had or mnes 01 uie mines, nas orongnt forth much notice and discussion from the Douglas county and Southern Ore gon press, the Jacksonville Sertinel having the following comment on the proposition or measure in it last issue: " A county boundary war is on the tapis to be fought out in the next ses sion of the legislature, witii Line and Douglas counties as the contestants The territory involved is the Bohemia mining district most of which is in Douglas county and as Lane cou:.ty and the citizens of Cottage Grove have built the only road connecting this district with the outside world that county now wants to annex the district and get the ' benefit of the taxable property that it now contains, basing their claim on the fict that Douglas county bas done nothing to create this wealth, and consequently is not entitled to it. The Cottge Grove commercial club is at the head of this annexation scheme and plan to secure a petition from the Bohemia people to present to the legislature in support of the proposed change in the county boundry. The Roseburg Plaindealer takes Douglas county and Roseburg to task for not be stiring themselves to save this territory by building a road to connect the dis trict with the county seat, alleging that there is a good route and no greater dis tance from Roseburg to the mines then from Cottage Grove, which latter town has largely been built up by the trade had from the Bohemia district. The Plaindealer in its -raingment of the cit izens of Douglas county for their com placent indifferent to the loss of their not more funds on hand ought killed on general principals "Boys, we've done the business hike," commanded a tall athletic evidently the leader "f the trio of ups. to be let's mar., hold- BIG GAME IS QUITE PLENTIFUL. ail Carrier McKei zie of the West F-ik and Maria! route, which is in charge oi G. W. Billings, has killed half a uui--d black bear this season, three of tiem without getting off the trail along which he carries mail, says ihe Glen dale News. Two weeks bince he was guiding a party of mining capitalists from Richmond, Indiana, to their mine at Illahe, when a mor.st r black bear squared himself for a fiirht on the nar row trail. McKenzie put Bruin out of commission with a single shot and re stored quiet among the foot passengers who were with him. The bear's hide was made into a rug for one of the party who is as proud of it as he is of his mine. Syke6 k Larroll have moved their plumbing shop from the old Flook building on Main street to No 21c Jack son street, the building formerly oc cupied by F. E. Hands Cigar Store, and are prepared to handle anything in the plumbing and tinning line. Phone No 261. 77tf R W. FENN . . 0. S. Deputy . . r ,7 3 Mineral Surveyor Civil Engineer & Lately with the govern- L oyeT Pogtoffice. ment geographical ami pnPRnRr nmvanm geological survey of Bra- ROSEBURG, OREGON, zii, South 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 buy your Paints and Oils from ::::::::: MARSTERS' DRUG STORE GIVEN A SECOND EXAMINATION Miller and Kincart Held to the Fed eral Grand Jury at Oakland Last Week BONDS WERE DOUBLED Some Direct Evidence was Given Against them by Five Entry Men From Placer At their preliminary hearing before U. B Commissioner Z. L. Piramirk, in Oakland, Thursday afternoon, H. W. Miller and Frank E. Kincart, timbers cruisers, were held to appear before the Federal Grand Jury in Portland on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the government. Their bonds were placed ot I'JvXW each just double the amount fixed at their arraignment last Tuesday to insure their appearance at the ex. animation. As in the former instance, Mr. Kincart furnished the raqaiivd bonds in Oakland and Mr. Miller has done likewise in Roseburg. The date of their hearing before the Federal Grand Jurv in Portland has not been set. The testimony of five witnesses whom Oepiity I'. S. Marshal J. A. Wilson, of Portland, brought to the hearing from Placer, Josephine County was to the effect, that Miller and Kincart, repre-ienting themselves as agents for the "Emmettsburg Company of New Zealand," induced them to file entry on timber claims under the promise to pay, after final proof was made, 40 cents a thousand for the timber in case the claims would each cut 3,000,000 feet. In each case a written contract was entered into lietween the parties, a purported fac simile of one being introduced in evidence at the examination. The entrymen were required to pay a "cruiser's fee for t3f. a riling fee and a fee for advertising the notice of in tention to make proof, amounting in all to about $50. This amount according to the testimony of the five men. was a total loss, as in every instance the claim filed upon proved worthless. Miller and Kincart were represented at the examination by Attorneys Dexter Rice and O. P. Coshow, of this city. The government's side of the case was prose cuted by Deputy District Attorney W. W. Banks of Portland. The evidence against Miller and Kincart was pre pared by special Land Agents, Horace T. Jones and A. R. Greene. JACKSON COUNTY TIMBER FRAUDS. THE WAR IN THE FAR EAST Japanese in the Vicinity of Muck den Again Assume the Offensive PORT ARTHUR DOOMED Russian Battleships in the Harbor are Destroyed-The North Sea incident THE "BIG STICK" KNOCKS CATCHER OUT A PARKER. HOME RUN AND St. Petersburg, Nov. 5 A sensa tional report is current here, attrib uted to a high authority, that Russia will undertake before the internation al commissioners to prove that the Japanese Minister at The Hague act ually organized an attack on the Rus sian squadron, and will produce a message sent by the Minister contain ing complete evidence that such was the case. NEWS OF THE COUNTY Gleaned by an Able Corps of Special Correspondents. Regarding the operation of Harry Mil ler who was arrested and is held at Roseburg on a charge of timberland frauds, the Ashland Tidings says: Depnty U. S. Marshall James A. Wil son of Portland was in the county Tues day snbpoeaning witnesses for Miller's preliminary examination Miller's Jack son county victims, among whom a number of Ashland people are number ed, were deluded into the belief that they would be paid 40 cents per thou sand for the timber on the land upon which they filed immediately after proof was made, that each claim would be guaranteed to cut not less than 300,000 feet, thus leaving the person filing some fOOO gain. Each of the persons filing was required to pay a cruiser's fee of 35, a filing fee and a fee for advertising amounting in all to about $36.50. Mil ler operated almost altogether in Jack son county in lands in the Applegate section, in township 40 and 41, ranges 2 and 3 west. The Glendale News Says The political tires of nianv men will be punctured next Tuesday. Dunbar V Kuykendall have establish ed a general store at Wolf Creek. Steel rails weighing eighty pounds to the yard have been laid by the Southern Pacific company along this division. Glendale was reached Mondav night. Deputy Sheriff Rogard was a Glendale visitor on Monday. He reports business improving at the county seat. E. H. Camp has sold to W. H. Miner the Surprise placer mine and 120 acres in section 3, township 33, range 7 west. Wiu E. Homme has bought a tract of land just south of the home of Gilbert Gilbertson, wh'-re he will build a fine cottage at once. Gilbert Gilbertson was at the Victory mine on Sunday. He report that Manager Camp has one of the richest placers in America. Foreman Wait man's crew of nine bridge builders arrived here Wednesday from West Fork ; thev will be stationed in this city for three weeks. Messrs. Loring and Hill have returned from a hunting trip to the Illinois river, bringing six bucks with them. They report hunting anil salmon fishing ex cellent on the Illinois. Willis Kramer, of Myrtle Creek, owner of the well-known Kramer A Palmer mine on Whiskey creek near Mount Reuben, is in Portland. He is getting everything in readiness to put a new stamp mill on the property. It is a free milling proposition, and some of the rock assays as high as $100 a ton. Extensive development work is being done on the Benton mine, owned by John C Lewis, of Portland. Hon. H. D. Dennis, of Illinois, and jmige uaKe, ot rorttanu, delivered in teresting and instructive seeches from the Republican point of view, at Sonne mann's hall Wednesday evening. The hall was well filled and each speaker was given the closest attention by every auditor. The leading issues were clear ly presented and were listened to with much pleasure, perfect order being maintained from commencement to close. Yoncalla News. Mrs. DeVoro spent several days at Oakland laM week. Mrs. Raymond was taken to a hospi tal today. It is feared that she has ap pendicitis. Some of our young people spent an enjoyable evening at a Halloween party in Lamb's hall Monday. Fannie Wilson from Stephens, Mabel Wilson of Cleveland and Emily DeVoro of Oakland spent last Sunday at their homes at Yoncalla. Mrs. Olive Marsters and daughter Lottie are visiting here. Having been resident of this piace for several years they have many friends who are glad to see them. A few more days and the (question will be settled as to who is to be our Presi dent, and also whether we are to be free from saloons or not. F.very man who loves his family, his neighbor or his country will vote Prohibition. X Yes. Wedding bells are ringing today to call a few relatives ami friends to the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. Wamsley to witness the wedding of their daughter Ida to Mr. John Meinxer, Rev. Wood ward of Oakland officiating. As these young ieople start oat on the sea of matrimony the best wishes of a host of friends go with them. Mi khex, Nov. 5 Indications point to the renewal of the battle. From Hung Hao, which position was cap tured by the Japanese on Oct. 12. the Japanese are now shelling the Rus sians and the fighting may become general. The advantage of the posi tion appears to be in favor of the Japanese along the entire front. The Russian soldiers are living mostly in dugouts and suffering many hard- hips. There clothing is insufficient and sometimes they get only one meal a day. London, Nov. 5 A dispatch from Tokio states that the explosion of the Russian magazine on Paiyin Mountain, caused by a Japanese shell, resulted in the destruction of a large quantity of provisions. The loss will be ser iously felt by the besieged. Drain Normal Notes. e e RANGES AND STOVES STEEL RANCES 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. WiSTROHC THE FURNITURE MAN ENGINEER JENNINGS GETS $5000 DAMAGES Portland, Nov. 3 John S. Seed, a well known contractor, will have to pay $5000 to Orville O. Jennings, for alienat ing the affections of Jennings' wife. Such was the decision of Circuit Judge Frazer this morning. The amount of damages awarded by the court is just one half of the sum Jennings sued for. (Jennings is a well known S. P. en gineer running I etween Ashland and Roseburg. A few days ago the court granted Jennings a divorce from his wife.) MOUNTAIN SHATTERED BY DYNAMITE BLAST Hoaglin Notes. Fall crops have all been taken care of ami we are now all putting in our winter supplies. Messrs. Sam Britt and J. Conley, are engaged packing in supplies for the Umpqua Fish Hatchery. Jas. Shupe is ex)ected home ,ere long from the Umpqua Fish Hatchery where he has been employed for the pass few months. T. P. Kelly has made some extensive improvements on bis ranch including additions to his barns. A correspondent writes, Mr. Al Wil son has recently discovered on the farm of H. L. Knglcs, mayor of Peel City, an iron mine. There are sever al timbermen in and about Peel at pre sent. The Fall Creek school is progressing nicely, having an attend ance of twenty-five pupils. Several new pupils this week. Prof. Signs made a business trip to Portland Saturday. Prof. Briggs spent Sunday at his home at Cottage Grove. Rev. M. T. Wire was present at chain-1 on Thursday anil made some very helpful remarks. The faculty and students report a very enjoyable time at the Halloween party given by Miss Athena Edwards. President Dempster reports a very en joyable time at the Inland Empire Edu cational Association at Pendleton. He also visited the Eastern Normal at W ton. The library is being moved into its new quarters and thoroughly overhaul ed. The students are greatly interested in the classification and arrangement of the books. The faculty and a few friends present ed Mr. B'gne with a complete and genu inesurnrise on Tuesday evening, the event heine his twentv-first if birth day. Editor Hoefer, of the Salem Journal was in town last week and speaks with out limitation of the excellent work and prospects of the Drain Normal. Wednesday afternoon the students devoted some time to the beautifying of the school grounds. A great deal of work was accomplished and the plan will be continued on Saturday. The influence of President Dempster's talk on a "Sane Hallowe'en" was notice able the morning after. There being scarcely an evidence of anything beyond the boundary of pure fun. county road from Riddles to the Chad- wick place, at the intersection of the Myrtle Creek-Canyonville road, it was ordered that when the petitioners secure a right of way from the South Umpqua river through the Chadwick place to the said intersection and pay one-half of the damages assessed, the road would be ordered opened. Petition for a road from a point on the Edenbower-Roseburg road into River side Addition granted upon condition that petitioners pay damages, as as sessed by the county viewers, who re ported favorably upon said road. W. S. Hamilton, 8. Hamilton, Jas. Templin, F. 6. Micelli and Jos. Micelli were allowed $10 on their bill of $178.70 for 3574 yards of gravel, alleged to have been hauled off of their property. BABIES QUITE THE THING Portland, Oct 28. 80 many babies have arrived lately to bless Portland homes that next year's census will be taken none too soon. Since the begin ning of the year the number of new comers has been almost 1400. Such is the report of the City Board of Health which has recorded each visit of the stork, or has sought to do so. Some times a midget begins its career on earth without being entered into the big book of vital statistics in the City Hall, but his number is small. The percentage of increase so far this year is double that of the corresponding period in 1903; indeed evidences are that 25 per cent more babies have ar rived in the 10 months of this year than in the same 10 months of last. Last year's increase over that of the preced ing 10 months was 12 per cent. ROOSEVELT WILL HAVE 314 VOTES Is the Pre-Election Prediction of National Chairman Geo. B. Cortelyou REPORTS ARE ALL IN Campaign Fund Has Been Smallest in Twelve Years and it was all Voluntarily Contributed TRUST CHARGES AGAINST PARKER Sew Yobk. Nov. 4. Governor Odeil today reiterated the charges that Judge Parker was interested in the shipbuild ing trust. He added that in his speech tonight he would name another trust in which the Democratic candidate was in terested. It is understood Odeil wUl name the steel trust as the one referred to. Chefoo, Nov. 5 A junk just ar rived from Dalny reports that the bombardment of Port Arthur stopped at one o'clock on the morning of Nov. 3, but was resumed at daybreak, when the Japanese rushed several trenches and took one fort. The Rus sians are husbanding their ammu nition and only fire during actual assaults. Tokio. Nov. 5 The report has reached here today that the Japanese have occupied Wantai Hill and sunk several transports and set fire to a battleship at Port Arthur. ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN ARBITRATION New York, Nov. 5. Chairman Cortelyou, of the Republican National Committee, has issued the following statement: To all Supporters of Roosevelt and Fairbanks: "The Presidential campaign has reach ed its final stage, and the reports to the Republican National Committee from all parts of the country seem to be as complete as it is possible for ante-election reports to be. Upon these, and the information that the committee has been able to obtain I am ! satisfied the Republican candidates for President and Vice-President will carry every Northern State, with toe possible exceptions of Maryland and Nevada, and will have not less than 314 of the 476 votes in the ElectoriaJ College. "The campaign has been conducted with a much smaller fund than any Presidential campaign for the past 12 years." The fund this year, al though made up of contributions of more than 4000 persons, has been about one-half as large as the Repub lican fund when President McKmley was elected in 1892. Every part of this fund has come from voluntary contributions made without demand, importunity or pressure and without Special Representative in this county j any agreement, pledge, promise, as and adjoining territories, to present and surance or understanding ernrwwftd advertise an old established business or imnliad rwnnlinv tk house of solid financial standing. Salary j the action of the Administration, or t2l weekly, with expenses advanced lookine to anv benefit or advantairp each Monday by check direct from head-: any contributor except the benefit quarters. Horse and buggy furnished which will come to all hruinma and when necessary ; position permanent, to all OUT people from the continuance Address Blew Bros. A Co., Dept. A, of Republican police. Monon Bldg., Chicago, ill. 027X14 ; To the great body of pabhe-apirited ' citizens who from their means and If you want to select a Xmas present by their personal efforts have aided that is strictly up-to-date you will find in the arduous labors of the cam them at Graves' Art Emporium. Call paign, I return the heartfelt thanks and see goods and get prices. tf to the committee of 1904." Vaatca. Details of the agreement between Great Britain and Russia on the mode of settlement of the questions arising out of the firing on British trawlers bv the Russian second Pacific squadron were supplied by Premier Balfour in a speech delivered before the National Union of Conservative Clubs at South ampton. The ascertainment cf the facts for submission to a commission formed under the rules of The Hague Peace Conference will be through the Coro ner's inquest at Hull in an investigation by the British Board of Trade and the examination of officers of the Russian hips which fired on the fishermen . In his speech Mr. Balfour ridiculed the official explanation of Admiral Ro jeetvensky, but praised the spirit in which the Russian Emperor's govern ment had met the crisis. In both Russia and Great Britain the prevailing feeling is that there no longer seems to be danger of war between the nations. In diplomatic circles in St. Petersburg interest is displayed in the arrangements regarding the investiga tion of the North Sea incident. Most of details for the carrying out of the ar bitration have been arranged, including composition of the international court which will make the award. Comparative quiet prevails at the scene of operations in Manchuria, the combatants apparently being satisfied with their successes in minor engage ments ; but, the weather having again become warm'' and fine, the belief is general that an advance by the Japanese will shortly begin. MISS SHIVELY MAY BE REINSTATED AS TEACHER THE DRUG STORE OF QUALITY With all sincerity we say to you oar con stant purpose is to dispense Pare Drags and perfect products, and we ask yoa to help us in oar GOOD WORK by giving us your patronage . FULLERTON & RIOHARDSON NEAR THE DEPOT, ROSEBURG ORE The greatest explosion that has ever been experienced in Oregon was that which occurred in the Galice mountains south of this city, Friday afternoon, when the diggings of the Royal Group placer mines were blown up with 8000 pounds of dynamite. An entire moun tain was toin asunder, huge rocks and tons of earth and gravel being hurled high into the air. the explosion was not the result of accident or malice, but was the climax to a work that had been EroKNK, Nov 5. County School Sup erintendent Walter B. Dillard this fore noon decided that Miss Anna Shively, the teacher who was ousted from her position in the Cottage Grove high school because she could not find her certificate should be reinstated by the board of directors. The case wag heard before the super intendent yesterday afternoon, Medley A Johnson appearing as Miss Shively's M. Wil- under way by the Royal Group mining company for several months. Glendale 1 counsel and L. Bilyeu and J News. j liams for the school board. The evidence showed that the school board did not give Miss Shively the re quired five days' notice before they turned her out of her position. It will be remembered that the young lady finally found her papers after she had been turned out. She had a diplo ma from the Monmouth State Normal School. It is learned from a private source that the board's real displeasure with Miss Shively was her insistence upon attending the local dancing clnb meetings,; hereupon they toon occasion to dismiss her upon the diploma charge. She may be reinstated. BRIEF TERM OF COUNTY COURT The November term of county court adjourned last Thursday evening after a record breaking brief term of two days. In addition to the proceedings published in Thursday's Plaisdealbb, the follow ing orders were made : l Wwl t,v land from H. A. Razor to the county road, accepted. As much of the original road as is on a parallel with the new one is ordered vacated. Upon favorable report of the county viewers in the matter of a petition for a DOUGLAS COUNTY BANK Established 1583 Incorporated H1 Capital Stock $5o,ooo P. w. BENSON, President, a.c. mabstkbs. Vice President. BOARD OP DIRECTORS r. W. BBNSON, K. A. BOOTH j. H. BOOTH, J. T. BRIDGK8, J03. LYONS, A. C. HAUTIU C. L. MILLJUL A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED List Your Ranches and Timber Lands with me. : : : : R. R. JOHNSON. I HAVE EASTERN CUSTOMERS AND CAN SELL OFFICE tN MARKS BLOCK. ROSEBURG, OR.