IrsBln Historieil Son s' y PORT. T)P THE TWIGE-A-WEEK Roseburg, Oregon Population, 3500. The County Seat of Dongla County. Oregon Bwldiert Home; D. S. Land Office and 0. S. Weather Bureau are located here, 8 P. railroa 1 division ; splendid educational advantages. Gateway to the Coos Bay and Coguille country. Roscbnrg (J Imnbealer. The moat widely read aawapsaMr a baatutd Is Hoathera Oregon and oonasqaaaily the eaar adrer UdDg median. Law, moderaly fsaaiiil Joo printing department la oooneetion. Established In 1MB. Subscription, W per year for Beml-Weesir Vol. XXXVI ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1904 No. 1 oa SEVEN MORE INDICTMENTS Ormsby, Loomis, Mayor Davis Must Answer SENATOR MITCHELL WORRIES HENEY Demands the Names of the Persons Who Have Testified Against Him Pokti.asd, Dec. 27 Precisely at 3 o'clock i his afternoon the federal gram! jury returned indict ments against S. B. Ormsby, William H. Davis, Mayor of Albany ; C. E Loomis. Henry E. Young, George Sorensen and two others, win se names are iKiknown to the grand jury Warrants for the arrest of the parties named in the indictment have been is sued and their bond- are fixed at $4000 each. They are charged wi;h violation of statute 5440, or conspiracy to defraud the government of a portion of its pub lic lands. Senator Julvn H. Mitchell has made a request ef the Inderal grand jury that be be acorde-1 the privilege of appear ing bef ire that li xiy at 'lie conclusion of the joveriini' nt's cast, and that he be furnished wi h a digest of all the evi dence there introduced against him, and further that he be furnished with the names of the witnesses who may testify against him. This petition is set forth in a letter to Assistant United States Attorney Francis J. Heney, and in an other letter to the grand jury. Mr. Honey declares that tbe request is a most extraordinary one, and gives it to be understood that it will not be his policy to give to the senior Senator any thing more in the nature of privileges than would be accorded any other citi zen of the United States in a similar situation. It is regarded as probable that the di verging views of the two official with reference to the rights or privileges claimed by the Senator may lead to ex traordinary developments. It was t he original plan of Senator Mitchell to appear before the grand jury this afternoon, but Ut has changed his mind, and instead of appearing to testi fy has made the request stated in tbe foregoing. Mr Heney says it is within the prov ince of the grand jury to grant the re quest of the Senator if it ehall see fit to do so, but he personally sees no reason why be should be accorded more privi R. W. FENN Civil Engineer Lately with tbe govern ment geographical and geologies 1 surrey of Bra zil, South America . . . CHRISTINAS PRESENTS GAMES The New and Popular "Bunco Card Game," Albums,Toilet Sets, and a score of elegant and inex pensive gifts for ladies, gentlemen and children. MARSTERS' I Bargains Fancy Baskets from 5 cts to $2 99 Swell line of Combination Cases Ranging in Price from $15 to $28 Take a look at our Buffets From $25.00 to $38.00. :: IB. W. STRONG! THE FURNITURE MAN leges than the humblest citizen in the land. Mr. Heney appear d surprised at the new turn of affairs, and said that he had all along been prepared to accord Senator Mitchell the right to appear be fore the grand jury as soon as he ar rived, according to a desire expressed in the following telegram from Senator Mitchell, dated Washington, Dec. 18: "Francis J. Heney, Assistant United States Attorney-tieneral : 1 will be in Portland Saturday morning next, and I demand a full investigation tiy a grand jury ot any and all charges, if any, against me. I also demand the right to testify concerning the same before the grand jury. "JOHN EL MITCHELL." Senator Mitchell's Letter. Following are the letters sent by Sen ator Mitchell to Mr. Heney and the grand jury today. Portland, Dec. M, 1904. Hon. Francis J. Heney, Assistant United States District Attorney, Portland, Oregon. Dear Sir 1 will this evening or to morrow morning, send to W. II. II Wade, Foreman of the Federal li rami Jury now in session in this city, a let er of which enclosed is a duplicate. I trust that you will agree that I shall Ik- accorded the privilege l ask. i am ready and earnestly desire to go before the Grand Jury as soon as you have produced before the jury all the evi dence you have on part of the Govern ment, but not until then. Verv respectfullv, JOHN H. MITCHELL. Letter to tbe Grand J try Portland, Or , Dec. 26, 1904. W. EL H. Wade. Eq . Firemin Federa Grand Jury, Portland, Or. : Dear Sir Street rumor in this city for the past ten days, and press dis patches from this city to all parts of the United States are to the effect that I am being charged with complicity with others in certain land frauds, and that the jury of which you are the foreman, is investigating such charges. I have heretofore requested of the prosecuting fficers, Hon. Francis J Heney, Assist ant United States District Attorney, and Hon. John EL Hall, United States District Attorney, the privilege of going before your body for the purpose of an swering, under oath, any charges that may have been lodged with your body against me, which in anywise implicate me in any such frauds. I therefore respectfully ask you, and through yon, your associates composing the Federal grand jury now in session in this city, tbe privilege of going before yon for tbe purpose of answering, under oath, any and all such charges that may have been made, just as soon as the Government hs.e concluded the taking of such testimony as it de-ires to before you in support of any ch irges against me. If, therefore, you will kindly advise me when all such testimony has been submitted on the part of the Govern ment, I will then be ready to go before yon in answer to any such charges as may be made, and I respectfully ask that on my appearance before you at the close of the Government's case, as above mggested, I then be advised fully as to tbe precise charges, if any, made a.-ainst me, and of the nature of the evi dence submitted by the Government in support thereof. And I also should be glad, if not deemed improper by your advisors, that the names of the witness es m king the same be submitted to me at that time. Sincerely trusting I will be accorded this privilege, I am. Very respectfullv, JoHN H. MITCHELL. . . U. & Deputy . . Mineral Surveyor Office over Postoffice. ROSEBURG, OREGON. Correspondence solicited DRUG STORE : for all f BURBANK RIVAL OF EDISON Prof. Jordan's Opinion of Great Horticulturalist (VIZARD IN PLANT LIFE BREEDING Has Not Made a Perpetual Flower But Raises Prunes Without Seeds Portland, Doc. 28 "I do not know of any so-called perpetual flower that has been propagated by Luther P. Bur hank he places no special emphasis on any particular one of his produc tions," said David Starr Jordon, presi dent of Stanford university, today, talk ing about the wizard horticulturist of California. "This 'wizard' business In hurt the cause. People come and hang about on the fence, and wait to see the wizard wiz, an I itlends an u-iw-irra-i i ble color of legerdemain to his work a well as interfering with operations in the garden. "Mr. Burbank," continued Or Jaw dan, "has changed the color of lias yel low poppy to crimson, and makes it bloom all the year 'round, and he has roses and other flowers that bloom all the year. He has carried on the mot-t extensive experiments with plums and peaches. He is now propagating a seed less prune. It was started by breeding an inferior French prune, of imperfect seed, with tbe California prune His sugar plums have made a great hit, and the plum was sold for $5,000. That is all he can get for his invention, as the graft,- are so plentiful after the first year that they are sold .it almost any price. This is the reason Burbank carries on his experimental work at a I ss. There is no way by which the result of his work can lie protected financially. The C .m gie people, recognizing this diffi culty, have provided for payment of a gift of $10,000 each year for 10 years to csrry on his. experiments. He has two experimental irardens two acres at S.i jta Rosa for flowers, and six acres at Sevastopol for vegetables and fruits " Mr Burbank was formerly a nursery man. Hi? first experiment was the pro pagation of the Burbank potato, in Mass achusetts. After he came to California he took up fruit propagation. "He is simply a breeder of plant life, possessing marvelous skill in the hand ling of pollen and working with it under a glass," said Dr. Jordan. "He posses ses more knowledge than any oUierman living concerning the sexes of the pol lens. I regard him as a more remark able man than Edison." The Burbank plum has made a hit in South A irica, where it is almost exclu sively grown. He is working on a wal nut tree that will grow faster for lumber and wood. He has produced a dwarf chesnut that bears at 18 months old in stead of 20 years. He has crossed black berries and raspberries with success. When be tried to breed the blackberry and strawberry the plant blossomed profusely, but would not bear fruit. Burbank is about 53 year old : he has been appointed a lecturer at Stanford university. Dr. Jordan leaves Portland this even ing for Spokane, where he will lecture before the Washington Slate Teachers' association, and return direct to Cali fornia. Savages at Portland Pair Portlavi), Dec. 28. Native villages will be a feature of the Philippine dis play at the Lewis and Clark Exposition, and they will embrace a more compre hensive showing of the manners and customs of the wild tribes of the Islands than did those at St. Louis. The villages will be inhabited bv about three hundred natives represc nt- ng several different tribes. There will he head-hunting dog-eating Igorrotea, tbe fighting Moron, tbe Negritos, who are the real aborigines of the Iilanda, and the gentle, civilized Visayans. The natives will arrive at the Exposition some time in April and will build their own houses out of bamboo and nipa. The villages will be located on the Gov ernment peninsula in the center of Guild's Lake. Tbe Moros will build their houses on poles over the water as tbev do at home, while the Igorrotea and Negritos will build squatty little huts in the wooded portion of the penin aula. Tbe Visayans will be located on the Trail where they will conduct a na tive theater. Tbe natives who were at the St. Louis Exposition are now on their way bock to tbe Philippines, having left Seattle Dec. 13, on the Iyo Nam, a Japanese vessel. They are returning home with the intention of telling the people of their tribe of tbe wonders of America, and many are also looking forward to their return to Portland next spring. Antonia, chief of the Bon,toc Igorrotes, a warrior who has five butnan heads to his credit, visited Portland recently with Dr. T. K . Hunt, wbo collected and bad charge of the exhibit at St Louis. As Antonia will return ' i the Lea.s ant Clark position, he dee red to look over the grounds, so he could tell tbe p op e where they were coming next year Antonia waa much pleased with tbe Exposition and the Rose Citv, and will exert his influence in Dr. Hunt's beha'f, m tbe collection of the natives. THE HIGHEST SALARIED RAILROAD PRESIDENT. L. P. Lore, who recently rasigMd the pra.id.DCT of tha Rock Island sjaiaas was the highrat salaried railroad president 10 th world. Winn ha left the BaHi mora and Ohio Is J I to the Rock Island he waa giraa a boaaa of $300,000 and a contract for fir Teats at 75.000 a year, with the proviso that if he should dia the salary should be paid to Bat wale Id the and of the contract period. MITCHELL AND ARE GIVEN A HEARING i he Senator Remained on the Stand Nearly all Day-Congressman Next Portland, Doc. 28. peared before the federal grand jury today to testify in his own behalf concerning his land frauds. For two hours jury and he was again Ixiforo them when they reconvened at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Congressman Binger Her mann was notified that he would be the next witness called, as soon as Senator Mitchell's testimony was concluded. Senator Mitchell's request that he be furnished with a tatement of the charges against him, of the nature of the evidence and of the names of ed. He was himself the first witness in relation to the transactions which are supposed to involve him in the land frauds. No previous testimony having been given ae to these transactions, it was, of course, impossible for the grand jury to comply with his request, even had it been so disposed. The names of the witnesses to be called and the na ture of the charges against Mitchell and Hsrmann are known only to Assistant Attorney-General Heney, and even the grand jury is ignorant of them, except so far as they were disclosed by the Mitchell today. A few minutes twfore 10 o'clock this morning Senator Mitchell left the Portland hotel and walked unattend ed, to t'ae postonce hauling. Reach ing the big, bare hallway upon the second floor of the buiid:.ig. he took his seat among the waiting throng of witnesses who had gathered outside the jury room. A dozen ranchers, farmers and timber cruisers who had been subpoenaed from ceit'al and southern Oregon occupied the chais placed in the lobby, and offered a &t.-ange contrast to the veaeraole figure of Oregon's sonior senator a he took his seat among them. Senator Mitchell plainly sknwed the strain of the past few days, and the respectful greying of t iose who spoke to him were t:ngei wi-h sympathy. He soon retired to the comparative privacy of the United States district attorney's office whe e he waited for the summons from the grand jury room. He had not long to wait. Mr. Heney came out from the juryroom and informed the senator that the ju y was ready to hear him. Gaming a bundle of papers and letters, to which he evi dently expected to refer ii his tes timony, Senator Mitchell wen- before the jay. It was close upon noon hour whan the juiy adjouued and Senator Mitchell reappeared. "I Can Say Nothing" "I can say absluielj nothing", he said in responce to a question concerning the proceedings. "1 am under oath not to diVUige anything fiat took place in the juryroom, and I have nothing whateve- to a-.'." Seiator Mitchell aided: "I do not w'sh to say aiything whatever even though you : ik ques tions which would be prope: for me to answer. If I say anything it is An elegantly mounted wild eat shot fifteen years ago on the site of the Ag ricultural Building at the Lewis and Clark Centennial, will be on exhibition at the Fair. HERMANN Senator John H. Mitchell ap alleged connection with the this morning he was before the the witnesses, was not grant testimony given by Senator liable to be construed into a orach o my oath before the grand jury and the only thing I can do is to maintain absolute silence." It was after the conclusion of Mitchell's testimony this after, tin that Binger Heimann waa summoned to appear before the grand jury. The closest secrecy is observed as to the nature or the questions asked c Mitchell and Hermann and it is be lieved that even if known they would gve no hint as to some of the evi dence which is in the government's possession. The presence in Pouland of Her mann's former private secretai , H liot Hough, is regarded as especia ly significant, as it is thought he m j give import" nt evidence cuueeuing the former 1 in 1 c mm sshner. S. B. Ormsby, who was indicted yesterday with C. E. Loomis, Henry A. Young, George Sorenson and Dr. W. H. Davis, appeared in the federal couit this mo ling and through his atto neys 0''ay & Taipley, asked for 30 days' time in which to p ead or demur to the indictment. United States District Attoue.. Hall object ed to the allowance of so much time and said that five daya shook! be am- ' pie time. Judge BvlHuger nstaijea Mr. HalFs objection and Uiinsby was allowed five days, it being farther agreed that he should be allowed to remain at large today upon his own recogni zance, on the understanding that he would ornish bondsmen in the svn of $4,000 some time this after uoon. Clark E. Loomis arried soon after wards, accompanied by Judge Pipes, A. G. Woodcock and George T. Hall. The two latter are from Eugene, and both signed Loomis' bond as securi ties, the amount of the bond being $4,000. Lewis and Clark souvenir gold dollar are proving (popular aa Holiday pres enta. They are mounted as stick pins, or used in group ot two or three as breast pins. MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP Of the Water and Light Plants oF Roseburg IMPORTANT MOVE FULLY INAUGURATED Resolutions Adopted at Citizen's Meeting -LeisUture to Amend Charter Pursuant to a call issued through the local paper a number of citizens and tz payers of Roes burg aasembled at the city hail Monday evening to diacuaa and u k w seme definite action looking toward the moniciple ownership of an electric light and water system. Tbe meeting waa called to order in City Recorder H . L. Marsters office and organisation ef fected by the election of J. G. FTook as chairman and F. H. Churchill, secre tary. rievance against the treat ment received by the city and its inhab itants at the hands of the local water and light company were recited, one gentleman quietly suggesting that he would not mind being held up and fleeced so much if it waa done in a po lite manner. Aa suggested by I . H. Churchill it was decided to adopt tbe method prescribed by tbe Portland city charter regulating tbe municipal owner ship of water and light plants. This brought about the passage of the follow- ia . Whereas: It being the aense of the citizen of Rote burg aasembled that the time baa arrived for the municipal ownership of wa'ar and light plants, be it Resolved, that the legislature be re- quested to grant an amendment to the city charter whereby ownership may be obtained either by purchase or construc tion. X. Resolved, that a committee of fire be appointed to draft an amendment based on that under which Portland ob tained her water plant j to also interest oar senator and representatives in same. Oatea'i Ntmsa. The deliberations of this meetins were backed up by tbe following petition con taining me names 01 zuz prominent cm sens and taxpayers of tbe city of Rose berg. We, the undersigned residents of Roseburg, Oregon, hereby express our selves in favor of the City of Roseburg owning and operating ita own water and light plants and hereby request thi sen ators and representatives from this county to the next legislative session to work for the amendment of tbe charter of tbe city of Roseburg eo as to author ize amid city to establish by purchase or otherwise a system of water works and a lighting system! for public use, and with foil power to furnish both water and lights to tbe inhabitants of said city with full power also to issue bonds to tbe extant of 9 to establish said water and lighting system. LesJatn The framing of the bill to cover tbe proposed amendment to tbe city char ter for presentation to the legislature waa fatly discussed. It was pointed oat that it waa aeceasary to specify in the bill what amount ot bonds the legisla ture would be aaked to authorize. Whits no one present seemed to think tbe pro ject would detail a cos: ot ever 1100,000 nevertheless it waa deemed advisable to aak for tbe privilege of making an lasue of $200,000 worth of bonds, if neceasary, so there would be a wide enough mar Kin in case the estimate tell ho t. The amount of 200,0( 1 waa voted with oalv one dissenting voice that of Cart Hoff man, who feared that such a large amount might offer a temptation to grafters. rsrtUssfi Casrttr. The workings of the Portland charter was explained by K. H . Churchill and that part of it to be 'ollowed oat in this local movement :ecifiea that in the bid to be d resented to tbe legislature there wilt be embodied the names of nine citi zens and taxpayers, who will be desig nated as the construction committee, which will supervise the establishment of a water and light plant and system under municipal ownership. In order to exoediate matters this commutes will after the plant and tbe system are in stalled, appoint mother committee to iiDarintend the operation and business thereof until their aaocesao.-s can be elect d by the people. Tbis body of men will be known as tbe waier and light commission. ... a . - . LinWataU Afoot lies. As Drovidwd in the foregoing resolu tions. Chairman Flook appointed tbe following committee to draft aa amend ment to the citv charter after the plan of Portland's charter amendment, for tbe action of the forthcoming legisla ture: B. W. Strong, r. M. Beard, II. 0. Stanton, F. F. Patterson and F. H. Churchill. Mr. Stanton declined to serve, and I. Wollenbarg was appointed in his stead. This bill wdl be introduced in the senate by Hon. O. P. Oosbow and in the house by one ot the Douglas county rep resentatives, at the forthcoming session of the legislature which convenes at Sa lem one week from next Monday. Among the prominent citizen taxoav era to participate in this important pro ceeding were: L Wollenberg, F. H. Churchill, J. . Flook. Alfred Wolien. berg, B W. 8trone. F. M. Beard. H. f! Stanton, H. L. Marsters, F. F. Patter son, J. is. Beyers, Robert Robertson. V. 8. Patterson. Carl Hoffman, Rev. G. C. Kitchey. This takes this very important move ment out of the hands of the dtv ennn. mi wnicn Dad been considering the mat es! ana places it entirely where it be longsin tbe bands of tbe citizen tax. Payers. Portland Centennial Notes. & handsome boildins- will ha awtan by Mew York tbe Empire State at iewis ana Ulark Centennial. Almost every county in the t.t rJ Oregon will have an exhibit at the Lewis and Clark Centennial. Almost every nation that nana tn th. dignity of a place on tbe map wiU be represented at the Lewis and Clark Cen tennial. An exhibit is assured from far Persia. Valuable collection of rnm. tapestriea and paintings will be sent to Lewis and Clark Exposition. Idaho fruit growers will ntwnaiw for the Lewis and Clark Centennial an apple exhibit which promises to rival tboee of Oregon and California. Photographs of several hundred avJwml buildings will form an interesting fu ture of Oregon's educational exhibit at tbe Lewis and CUrk Centennial. California will probably increase ita appropriation for the Lewis and Clark Centennial from !$20,0C0 to 166 000 or $73,000 and build a state pavilion. The Italian Commissioner, Mr. Zes gio, is now in Venice arranging for tbe collection of an exhibit of Italian works of art for the Lewis and Clark Fair. Apples for tbe Centennial will be sun- plied in abundance. Many Western States will compete in displays of this staple fruit at tbe Lewie and Clark Ex position. Tbe Legislature of the state of Wash ington will be aaked to apDropr.ate 175 - 000 for the erection of a state building and tbe collection of a suitable exhibit for tbe Lewis and Clark Centennial. Coos county, Oregon, will have ana. vmon of its own at tbe Lewis and Clark Centennial. Tbe building will be con structed entirely of Coos county woods, and will be in itself an exhibit of inter est. The building which will boose R exhibit of paintings by modern artists at the Lewis and Clark Centen nial will be a replica of an old Moscow palace need by tbe kings of tbe early times. Prof. R. F. Robinson, superintendent of tbe Portland public schools, has been chosen superintendent of Oregon's edu cational exhibit at tbe Lewis and Clark Exposition in place of Pro!. P. 8. Lyman wbo resigned on account of ill hoalth I FULLERTON & ROARPSON 1 ARE NOW DISPLAYING THEIR HO .UIDAY GOODS UP-TO-DATE AND The Wsi i RP-y Dressing Cases of Ebony. Silver Mounted, French Stag and Celluloid; Glove. Handkerchief and Necktie Boxes in Beautiful Designs. Fancy Perfume Atomizers, Hand Bags, Card Cases, Cigar Cases, Japanese Enameled and Uquer Ware in Photograph, Handkerchief, Glove Boxes and Trays, Pretty Wort Boxes and Jewel Cases, German Plate Hand Mirrors and a great variety of novelties Oar Display of Box I FULLERTON & REQISTBRBD DRUQUISTS Near the Depot DOUGLAS COUNTY BANK List em as sa. I HAVE EASTERN CUSTOMERS AND CAN SELL PORT ARTHUR'S TERRIBLE PLIGHT i t Confirmation of General Stoessel's Injury NAN PAnHHON'S GOOD FORTUNE West Virginians Ready to Go Her Bond t tite Extent of $50,000 i Tokio, Dec 28 The reoort from Port Arthur that General Stoesaei, tbe Russian commander-in-chief, was injured by faJhsg from his horse and that General Uondrachanko was killed has been confirmed. General SblO noff is reported wounded. Tbe battleship Sevastopol has sank in shallow water. Her bow is dam aged in two places and her steering gear is also damaged. The garrison is said to be cheerful and confident thaw relief will arrive before March 1. It is said the army has sufficient nro- visions toast tOI Februai , and the navy about a month's store. Only a few junks bearing supplies reached Port Arthur the past month. The price of food is very high. Nan Patterson in Lack. FxiRiiorsT, W. Vgv, Dec. 28. ft, A. Deveoey, one of the wealthiest men in the city, confirmed the report today that he, H. J. Brice and Ed ward Stack would furnish Nan Pat terson a bond to the extent of $50,- 000 if necessary because they believe the girl innocent, a W. Swisher, secretary of state, assart the nee ef his name in this connection was aa anthorized. New York, Dec. 28. Nan Patter son is in good spirits today. She re ceived a telegram announcing that four Wheeling, W. Vtv, men are pre pared to furnish bail for her in any amount up to $50,000. Don't make tbe Come in and yon will find equal to those of last year. Put on yonr bat and coat and come now to S . K . 8ykee. OF RNE QUALITY Prove to Yam will delight yon aaat the attention. 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