TWICE-A-WEEK ROSEBURG PLAINDEALER Published Mondays and Thursdays by THE PLAINDEALER PUBLISHING COMPANY Telephone Main 276. Office, Comer Main and Oak Streets. MITCHELL AND HERMANN ARE NOW IN PORTLAND Entered in the Postoffice at Roseburg, Oregon, as second class mail matter in 1868. W. C. CONNER, Editor. F. H. ROGERS, Manager. W. D. STRANGE, Foreman. Both Express No Fear of Being Indicted Unless Upon Perjured Testimony SUBSCRIPTION AND ADVERTISING RATES. Semi-Weekly One Year, $2.00; Semi-Weekly Six Months, $1.00, Cash in Advance. Advertising rates, 50 cents per single column inch per month. Locals. 5 cents a line. MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1904. Deep Thought on Vital Topics Thomas E. Watson recently summed up Democracy in the following manner: "In national politics the Democratic party stands with out a party, a declaration of principals or accepted leader. It is utterly bankrupt in reputation. It has no unity of conviction, sentiment or purpose. It contains antagon istic elements which can never be harmonized. Its secret purpose is so foreign to what Democratic masses approve that the eternal struggle of the national leaders is to pre vent the Democratic masses from 'penetratine that se cret purpose. What is that secret purpose. To use the Democratic party in support of the same system of leg islation that the Republican party stands for." Or 1. Fitzhagh Lee or the President "The President is not an enemy to the South, and the South will not make war on the President. We know he speaks in excellent terms of the Confederate record of his maternal uncles, and we know, too, that he has said General Robert E. Lee was one of the greatest citizens aad soldiers the world ever produced. I am one of those who are glad that he will visit the Southern section of the country, and glad that he will see the Southern people and that they will see him. Closer acquaintance will be of service to both and to the country." Eishop Potter on the Old Testament "While there is much in the Old Testament that ap pears out of harmony with the refined and sensitive mod ern ideas, the book should be judged in the light of the age and the conditions for which and in which it was written. What may be regarded as the barbaric touches in the Testament are really the evidences of the first step in the growth of ethical ideas and of a great religion be ginning with a primitive people, but with a lofty develop ment INDIANS BECOMING SELF-SUPPORTING Marked advances toward civilization have been made by the Indians of the United States during the last year, and the number of those who have been engaged in earn ing self-support has materially increased, many wholly supporting themselves and families. The Indian popula tion has varied but slightly from previous years, the num ber being about the same as reported last year 270,000. Of this number 180,000 occupy 156 reservations in the various states and territories, containing about 55,127, 000 acres outside of the state of New York and Indian Territory. The five civilized tribes composed of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek and Seminole, in the Indian Territory, number about 84,500, including freedmen, their reservations aggregating 19,475,614 acres. The New York Indians occupy eight small reservations in the northwestern part of the state of New York, having an area of about 88,000 acres. They number about 5,200, and receive small annuities in money and goods under treaty stipulations. The policy of requiring able-bodied Indians to labor for their own support, and withholding rations from all but the needy and indigent, was put into practical operation in the early part of the year 1902. As a result of the practical working of this policy the Commissioner of In dian Affairs, in his annual report for the year 1903, stat ed that over 12,000 Indians had been dropped from the ration rolls as wholly self-supporting, many of whom had never been guilty of work before that time. WHAT NATION SAVES THE MOST MONEY? The average amount of money in savings banks per in habitant is $11 for the world and $37.58 for the Unite States. The lowest average in any country considered i in India, where it is but 15 cents. However, several countries have a larger amount on deposit per inhabitant than the United States. Denmark leads with the higl average of $96.41. Switzerland is second with $62.21; and Mew Zealand is third with $49.61. In Australia the average Der inhabitant is $4o. 4 1 , in Prussia $43.10, in Germany $39.98, in Norway $39.94 Germany has more depositors than any other nation, it total being 15,432,211. France is second., with 11,298 474. The United Kingdom is third, with 11,093,46! Japan has 7,467,452 depositors, as compared witl 7.305.443 in the United States and 4,950,607 in Russia including Asiatic Russia. OUTWITTING THE LAW'S DELAYS. OREGON PROGRESS RETARDED BY HITCHCOCK. Hitchcock has singled out Oregon for destruction its land business and timber business. The development of whole counties has been arrested enterprises shut off, railroad construction stopped, and Oregon blacklisted. He has accomplished nothing but extension of forest reserves. Big corporations hav prohted bv lieu land swindles growing out of the miqui tons reserve policies continued by Hitchcock, while priv ate individuals have been hounded and persecuted. All Southwestern Oregon was put under a forest re serve, to the paralysis of mining development and indus trial progress. W hen the Hitchcock dictatorship passes awav Oreeov will come out from uhder a cloud an blossom with enterprise and development. Portland, Dec. 25 So ator Mitchell and Congressman Hermann arrived in Portland Saturday morning. Benattl Mitchell met Prosecutor Heney at tl.o Portland Hotel and demanded to ki ow tlie charges preferred against him, hut Heney refused to enlighten him, he however told the Senator he would lie given the privilege of answering to the charges before the grand jury Tuesday. Senator Mitchell Talks. Senator Mitchel said : "1 will not I convicted and no evi dence can be produced to involve me in land frauds unless on perjured testi mony. 1 have always led an honest life, and 1 have lived too long to engage in elty thievery. The persons who are witnesses against me are petjurers, who have been promised immunity if they will testify so as to besmirch my charac ter." "How long will vou stay away fro i Congress?" was asked. "I don't know ; a year, if I (shall have to stav that long to right mv accusers, longer, if necessary," and the Senator's tone indicated that he would keep on staying until the lower regions should freeze over, and then would tight on the ice. "Oregon needs its delegation at Wash ington just now very ir,ueh," he went on, "when rivers and harbors are to be looked after. I am sorry that Mr. Her mann and I are forced to neglect those A PRACTICAL VIEW OF IT. A prominent Lane countv republican take the following practical view of the land frau prosecution: "The prosecution in the land fraud cases as it now appears, is more or less a play in politics Scott, Moody and Simon are after Mitchell's scalp as well as Hermann's. Hitchcock wants to hold his place as Secretary of the Interior. To do this he must smin Mitchell and Hermann. Heney is put in control of th prosecution so that the prosecution's case can be directed. ' Mays, Mitchell's friend and a state senator, is to be in dicted and the Oregonian, through its tail, the Evening ins Telegram, is to beirin a fight on Mitchell. Iook out we shall see something drop." If you figured anyway in the opposition to the re-elec tion of Moody to the U. S. Senate, or have been on friend ly terms with Mitchell and Hermann and are numbered among their supporters, you had better keep it quiet, you will be called up before the grand jury by the Hitch cock-Moody political combine on the charge of "complicity in land frauds." or The statehood bills will have the attention of Congress again. The senate committee on territories has re- potred favorably on the statehood bill admitting Arizona and New Mexico as one state, and Oklahoma and Indian Territory as another. 1 he advent of the holiday season is a substantial re minder again that a parcels post as cheap or nearly so, as that in Europe would be an immense advantage to the American people. Yellow journalism may catch the admiration of the Attorney-General Moody, in his annual report to Con- thof bnt M menifiht realizing its - ty,a lUh, - JUL. la-a . recklessness and irresponsibility. The Portland journal law be enacted which will provide that where an indict-1 v ment is duly returned to a court of the United States the judge of that court may, in his discretion, issue a bench warrant for the arrest of the defendants wherever they may be found within the limits of the United States, and that it shall be the duty of all persons authorized to serve such process to arrest the person or persons indicted, and if they fail after reasonable opportunity to furnish bail for their appearance, to bring them into the court in which the indictment has been found. The Attorney-General' explains that embarrassment in administering the law has arisen from the inability of the United States to bring an offender to the place and the court where, by the Constitution and laws, the accusation against him must be tried. It frequently happens that persons accused are not found within the limits of the district where the offences alleged against them are t li able. The frequency of such absence increases with the gravity of the accusation, and where it consists in a con spiracy almost invariably one or more of the alleged of fenders are without the jurisdiction of the district. The possibility of delays and defeats of justice which the present system affords renders the power of the United States ridiculous and brings contempt on the administra tion of the law. A woman has just died in Indiana who knew Aaron Burr when she was a child, which is another reminder what a youngster the United States is in the family of nations. ironing over tne expense account oi a nanon with ex perience in war will do more to break other nations of the fighting mania than will the acts of any peace con- The St. Louis Globe-Democrat says: "Portland, Ore will get for its exposition 75 per cent of the government exhibit at the St. Louis World's Fair. Lucky Portland!" A state geological survey will be suggested by the Ore gon Miners' Association to the next meeting of the legis lature. important In tercets, but I shall keep on uoing so unui i nave put my accusers to silence. I regret, exceedingly, that I am constrained to do it." The story that lie received money for expediting fraudulent land claims for Puter and Kmnia Watson, Senator Ul. t. ... . . , im neu notiy denounced an another in fernal lie and those persons who testi fied to its truth as infamous perjurers Many pert-ons from Oregon, he said, had asked him for aid in (he transaction of their business with the Land Oliice, but no far as he ever knew their business was always legitimate and proper. Hermann Says Culprits Should Be Run Down Mr. Hermann took things more calm lv than did the ."enator, and in the course of his remarks showed never raffle. "Whatever fiauds were perpetrated on the Government, ' said Mr. Hermann with emphasis, "the culprits should be ferreted out. and I am willing to give all the aid I can to that end. Lain! fraud are considered bv the Commissioner of the General Land Office as personal im positions on himself. Anv that were perpetrated in my administration of that office I regard as wrongs done to me and to all other officials of the bureau who passed upon the claims. I defv anv man to prove that i ever as sisted, or knowinglv passed over an fraudulent claim " GROCERIES FRUITS : PROVISIONS Us 9 Aoop the taraost and ocsr assortment of Otaoto and J'ancy Srocorics, SrosA bruits and 3arm !Produco in the city,, and ean snpply your wants at as cAeap or cheaper prices than ean be had anywhere. Remember that we koep the Rest. KRUSE & NEWLAND FARMERS' NEEDS GRASS SEED Now is ?he time to sow your field seeds. I have just received a large supply of Alsyke. Red and White Clover, Alfalfa, Timothy, Orchard, Blue Grass, Etc. Musings. The Christmas shopping agony is over. Cleveland, Ohio, is now the center of frazzled finance. Even the grand jurors have tunic o timber cruisers. A lot of people waited nntil Saturday night, in spite of all advice and urgin?. Dowie has paid ail the claims against Zion City. Here is a hint for Mrs. Chad wick. In swearing off on New Year's rem ember your creditors the Piaindealer for instance. If the Standard Oil monoply is ne gotiating for the purchase of a bank in London, as the Times says, why does it not offer to bny the Bank of England? When one of the visiting milliners speaks of a "stunning creation" she alludes to the effect of the hat on the public not to the affect of the bill on the husband, as might be inferred. A dispatch from Newport mentions that one of proinent society leaders there expects to sue for divorce in the fall. The number of invitations she intends to issue jg not given. A man whose success in business de pends upon success in politics never knows how soon be will fail. A big rag factory was burned to the ground in New Jersey the other day, and imported rugs will be scarce nntil it gets into operation again. Jo matter how drank a man is, or how dark it is, he never tries to take two kteps more after he reaches the top step. One is sufficient. Ain't that so, Dave? In the Smoot hearing it was testified that the Mormons are in the habit of seeking divorces from the dead. This is ruining the divorce evil into the ground with a vengeance. Tbey were parsing under the elevated road and the roar above was deafening. "This bastle makes my head ache," said she. "Probably," observed he, "if you were to wear a smaller one " "Sir," she indignantly cried, "I mean the noise confusses me." "I bei your pardon," he stammered. Oh, what a difference the day after. Thomas and Jerrymiah are with us again. i-mu yon get that present you were wishing for? Nothing warms np the congregation like cold facts from the pulpit. Danger of c tching "craw craw" from kissing? Pshaw pshaw ! Jas Newland is suffering from a se vere cold. He got up and lighted tin fires Christmas morning to surprise hi' wife. Coquille has a strict law against the dogs ant vagrants. It is hardly fair to the dogs to put them on an equal with a big lazy bum that won't work. The news that King Edward will set the fashion of wearing knee breeches does not bring much joy to the man whose legs look as though they had been shaped over a flour barrel. Engineer and Mrs. Fred Beard ar rived here from Portland Friday even ing to spend the holidays with relatives at Looking Glass. CHRISTMAS AS OBSERVED IN ROSEBURG W. M. HODSON & GO. 711 OAX STREET MACHINE WORK OF ALL KINDS A SPECIALTY : BICYCLE SUlOfHES AID KPalMC : MIMIC. SAW CUMMIIC HARROW Buffalo Pitts, Pan American, Spike, Spring and Disc Harrows, and fcvracuse and Steel Chilled 'lows. SAWS AXES SLEDGES Simmons. Webfoot, Chinook, Eclipse, Hoo Hoo and ,oast pattern baws; Keen Kutter, U. S. A. Axes Pacific and Phoenix 8. K.SYKES GENERAL HARDWARE Appropriate Exercises at the Churches, Family Reunions and Fine Dinners Christmas was very qnielly. but ap propriately olsserved in Roseburg. The day dawned bright and clear, with the first crisp frost ol the season, and a little snow was visible on the crest of the Coast Range' and foothills of the Cas cade Mountains bordering on the green an 1 fertile I'liipqua valley. The day's festivities partook more of the Thanks giving spirit than of the merry Christ mas, owing perhaps to the day falling on Sunday. Family re-unions and sumptuous tinners were feature of the day. On Christmas eve several of the churches of the city, which hid been beautifully decorated for the o-casion, held Christinas trees and carried out appropriate and interesting programs, nme of which follow : bmtist rnracn. Christmas tree exercises were both appropriate and entertaining and were redilably rendered. On Sttnday morning K. II Hieka, th pastor, de livered a Cnristma serin in, bis sub ject in the evening K-ing "Faith " The B. Y. P. I'. held special services in the evening preceding the sermon. MM1KU CHrarii. Program rendered Christmas eve at 7 o'clock : rgan Voluntary Mrs N. Fullerton Prayer Dr. Townsend Recitation Ivy Arrance Recitation Mary Townsend Recitation Clifford Barker Song, "The Little Lord Jesns" Kstlier Pearson Dialogue . . . Mav and Isabelle Ireland Recitation Km ma Thompson Recitation Rachel Parry Song, "In a Row" Dorothy Adams Recitation Alex Robertson Recitation Bern ice Abraham Reci'ation V'eva Buick Kecitation Lillian Robertson Recitation MayThompn Recitation Lita Maddix Recitation Elbert Lennox Song Choir Recitation Mleeu Townsend Recitation Delbert Parry Basel Reed Wilbur Rose Recitation Solo, "The Palest" Recitation Joe Wright Recitation Kva I-nox Song, "O Hear the Angel- Sing" School Benediction Pastor christian cHracH The Sunday school of the First Chris tian Church held special Christmas ser vices on Friday evening, at which time the following program was rendered: Song Congregation Scripture reading anil prayer Song Choir Recitation Kthel Shore Duet Kllen Flook and Locile Ragsdale Recitation Dorothea Abraham Recitation Neve Ritchey Vocal Solo Virgil Shape Kxercise Class of Little Sunbeams Recitation Nellie Negley Song Claxs of Little Builders Recitation Frances McGeehey Exercises Charmed warden ST. OBOKiC'rt . M , HI Ki H Services Christmas Day were held as usual at II a. m. and 7:30 p.m. A most interesting and appropriate sacred musical program was rendered at both the morning and evening service. SCNUAV AT M. K. CUCRCH. Services appropriate to Christmas Day were held bjth morning and even ing. At eleven o'clock the pastor spoke on the theme, "Small Begiuuings."' Special featuree of the service at 7 :30 p. m. were a duet, anthem and male quartet:,-. AT M . K. CIll-RCIt, SOCTH. No Christmas tree exercises were held. Some gifts for the children of the Sunday school were distributed at the regular Sunday school hour Christmas morning. At the Sunday morning ser vice, Rev. H. C. Alien, the pastor, spoke on ''God's Christmas Gift to the World." Subject: Evening, "The ef fect of this Christmas gift ou the World " DO YOU WANT To Buy Bonds? If o. too want I how that pay the best dividend!. A buslnra eduraUoD pars better dividend! than any bond The bnt plare to get a business adoration is Garland Business College SILVERTON, OREGON We hare a Correspondence Course In Shorthand In vestigate J B. QARLAND, Principal CASH FOR CLEANING UP YOUR PLACE We will pay the highest cash price for Hides, green or dry, Pelts ,goat skins, furs', iron brass, copper, lead, zinc, rubber boots & shoes Have some splendid bargains in second hand Furniture ROSEBURG JUNK AND HIDE CO. A Few Holiday Hints Suitable Gifts for Ladies Suitable Gifts for Gents Suitable Gifts for Children Finest ine of Jewelry Ever Shown in Roseburg R SALZMAN'S NAN PATTERSON WILL STAY IN JAIL SOUTHERN OREGON WANTS GOOD ROADS "The people of southern Oregon.are practically unanimous for the proposed macadamized state road from Multno mah county to the California line They want the road constructed and will ask the coming legiidature to take defi nite sction toward consummating the plans that have been formed by the good-roads people", said County Judge K. We'uS'er, who returned home yesterday from southern Oregon I am informed by .lames W. Abbott. federal goo l-roads mm, that the people of California are ready to meet the people of this state and build such a road on to ths south, thus giving a ASHLAND WILL MAKE BIG MINING EXHIBIT She Will Be Tried Again For the Murder of Caesar Young Nsw Yoaa, Dec. 24 San Patterson's last hope of spending Christmas with her parents in Washington vanished to day when District Attorney Jerome an nounced that he would not agree to a reduction of bail This is taken to mean that the show girl will again be tried for the murder of Caesar Young. Bail was previously fixed at $20,000. 1 he news that she would not be ad mitted to bail was broken to Miss Pat terson as gently as possible, but she broke down completely after making a brave show of cheerfulness all day. The district attorney announced today that proceedings for a new trial would be hurried as fast as possible. to Ashland, Or., Dec. 22. As a result of theti-itof D. II. Weygant, representative of the Lewis and Ciark fair, the execu tive committee of the Ashland board of trade passed a resolution appointing M. F. Eggleston chairman of the committee on mining, to ma!;e a collection of a mineral exhibit for the fair for the Ash land mining district, and appropriated money therefor. A considerable part of the Ashland dia.net is on the south divide of the Siskiyou and within the state of Cali fornia, which cannot include territory outside of the state. However, there will be assembled here sain pies of gold matchless highway between Portlan 1 j bearing rock from properties on the and San Francisco. Oregon side of the range ; also cinnabar I believe that at the coming session ore, varieties o' clays, mineral paint and of the legislature insistent demands will building stone. be made that the necessary authorixa- I tion Iks given to liegin the work. Con-1 m . . . , victs coui i perfirm aii the labor, and Piaindealer Kindly Remembered when the road is completed it would be' something to attraU attention the conn-1 A beautiful lare bOtl'oa box tilled try 0er. isitli elioiet ereii i n Mini oilier r in.liis. all Communication. Editob Pi unpkaler. I note by your last issue that the Roeeburg school board has voted a 12 mill tax noon the people of this school district. When this waste and wanton extravagance cease? No other school district in the state requires half such a levy, which is nearly twice as much as the state tax ami only a little short of our entire county requirement. The present mis management and unbusinesslike m th ods have marked the school board's proceedings for the past knr or fl years, is this outrage upon the tax payers to continue until the district bankrupted, which it will be if this ex travagance and mismanagement is con tinned? Conservative business methods should be demanded and enforced. A Taxi-aykr HOLIDAY PRESENTS FOR ALL. CUT GLASS WARE OPTICAL GOODS JEWELRY The time will sou be here when ynu will have to select your holiday gifts. The greatest w-rry is the difficulty ol selecting suitable gifts swith what money you want to spend but we believe we can help you out of both difficult iee. What to give becomes an easier matter when you have so ample a stock as out to cbrose from. We have the most desirable gifts. They possess all the qualities that gifts should have. -newness, usefulness, beauty, novelty and intrinsic worth. Then the prices are just right. They cannot he beaten. We are in a position to know that we car ; ave 50U money. We believe the more you inspect our goods the !etter you wiil realir ? this. Remember too. that we are careful about the quality of everything. Real bargain prices on goods ofworthy qnal i ty are what We promise you LeRoy Mine Sold. Judge Webster, who spent sevoal! days in Jacks nville, Ids old bone, de- c'ares I'o.'iie river v.tlley is the mnt IttHUti'nl 8ot in the west Telegram. Gill Meadow a well known miner ias gore to Douglas ranutjr for a stay f xix weeks, and will prospect in the region south of Roseburg Leader. Prof. John Smith, instructor In Mathematics at the Roreburg High School, went to Kugene Friday night o spend Xmas with his parents. H'rry Tabke has recovered suffi ciently from his late illness to enable him to leave the Portland hospital. He was shaking hands with Roseburg friends Saturday having formerly held po-ition of ticket ag -nt here. He returned to Grants Pass today, or in tended to. of her own manufacture, was presented to the Piaindealer force Saturday even ing bv Mrs. Hurr Jones. , ' t was a sp'en did treat and the superior quality of these sweetmeats is attested by the ei -tire Piaindealer force. On a card bra -ing compliments of the season was th. following appropriate quotation from Longfellow. "The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, without a thought of fame." Rice & Rice, the up to date house fur nishers, also have the choicest thanks of the Piaindealer for generous Christ mas remembrances. Portland Telegram, Doc. 23. Negotia tiona were concluded last night in Port land with J. L. LeRov Mining Company whereby the interest of J Frank Le Roy and A. D. LeRoy in the Bohemia holdings of the company is acquired by B. O. Tobey, of Eugene, and J. I Tobey, of The Dalles, ami others rnan nt LeRoy le t this morning for Cottage (irove, wh re the principal of (ice of the company is loca ed, to com piete the transfer of he p operty. It is understood that following this deal the toinpany will be placed in a financial condition to vigorously prosecute d velop neir dur ng the coming year, but ..t pr -sent the directors are not in a a position to announce futnie plans Company D. Attention. L. R. Vynatt was exhibiting a silver laced Wyandotte egg Saturday which measured tl in circumference one way and 8Si inches the otht r. Regular Quarterly Inspection of Com pany D. 1st Rat. O. N. G. will be held at the Armory Hall Thursday evening, December WeMh wot, at 8 o clock p. m. Col. Geo. O. Youran will inspect. All members are required to attend. By order of F. B. Hamlin, Z. N. Aokk, Captain. 1st Sergt. J. T. BRYAN THE JEWELER AND PRACTICAL WUCH REPAIRER E i in Holiday Presents SANTA CLAUS Has decided to take up his headquarters in Roseburg this year at Beard A Culver's Hardwear Store, where many new and useful toys and gifts suitable for both old and young jnay be had at prices to snit the pocket book. We have taken the tariff off of these goods. Call and see them. BEARD & CULVER WHEN SANTA CAUS ARRIVE S. He aill surely point out the Rose burg Steam Laundry as the nest one in Southern Owm. For the Holiday Season yon want yonr linen to he im macuUte, as Yuletide brings family gatherings, recep ions and merry mak ing in general. tiive rourseff a merry Christmas by having your liuen done up perfectly and Mtqaiaitelj at the Ro-e-burg Steam Lam dry. ClothesCleaning and 1'nssirg Depart ment in connection. Your Ranches aal Timber Lands with me. : : 2 List HAVE EASTERN CUSTOMERS AND CAN SELL R. R. JOHNSON, OPFICB IN MARK BLOCK. ROSEBURG, OR. laiwuwaasa