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THE TWICE-A-WEEK Roseburg. Oregon Poinltion. SSOO. The (Vjnnty Scat ol Douglas County. Oregon Soldier Home: IT. 8. Land Office and B. S. W, Hther Bureau are Uicalod here S P. railrca I thrfcfaa : splendid educational advantage, (tateway to the Coos Bay and Coquillc I llj. pimnkakr. Roseburg PUindealer The mot widely read MMMja) pabliihed In t Southern Oregon and conaaqnently the BrraWer- tiling medlam. Laife, modem I y equipped Job printing department In connection. Katabliahed In WW. Butwrriptlon, U per year lor Semi-Weekly. Vol. XXXVII ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 13, IWJ5 No. 21 BRANTON ATTEMPTED TO MURDER HIS FRIEND WILL NOT AUDIT CLAIMS Kosclnirg MRS. STANFORD CHADWICK JURY RETURNS WASTOISONED VERDICT OF "GUILTY." According to the Findings of the u Honolulu Coroner Jury. Chadwick Betrays Great Emotion When the rvia a . Shot John Fletcher Who Had His Life Insured in Branton's Favor For $3,000-Brother of Claude Branton. Cottage (imve, Or., March 10 In himself and would never say so. When the mail of (f Marshal Inderwood of j Pr- Corporan. who had been called ar this prare v,M,.r.lav was a letter pur- ' rived, Fletcher declared that Branton porting to it .written by John Fletcher, had shot liim. The foregoing fact he stating that l he writer was tired of life incorpor.it.Ni ifi a sworn statement, and had decided to commit suicide and Fletcher was brought to "this place, telling the marshal where to find the here his eye was removed and his body. Fletcher was found as indicated, wounds dressed. with a bullet wound in his head, but H niale h'8 statement here and that he Branton immediately after was arreet- . , ... - - -1 was shot by John Branton, who ah" uTf'te the letter, the crime being f.r the pu ,'0ee, it is presumed, of getting life I'iS'irance of 000, payable to Hranton :it Fletcher's death. Fletcher has made a statement dtclariug that Branton shot Am going to kill myself. You wilt find him. Branton was arrested last eve- my body on the road between town and nine. j Branton's ranch. John Fletcher. Fletcher had been living with Bran- Fletcher's father who liver at Lorane. ton for some time. Wednesdav night reached here yesterday, examined the the two men attendedthe Woodmen of letter and declared his son never wrote the World convention here and at 11 :30 it as be knew his son's handwriting. It o'clock started home. When a part of 1 is believed the letter was written by tbt distance had been covered Branton ' Branton and that he deliberately at claimed he saw something near the road tempted to slay Hetcher for the life im that looked like a dog or panther, surance oi 30O0 made payable to Bran-. FVtcher havi g a revolver shot twice in . ton on Fletcher's death. The policy is the direction indicated by Branton, i with the Woodmen of the World, uol hing resulting. On going a little Claude Branton, a brother of the sus farther Braii't c claimed to have a vio- pected man, was hanged at Kugene a leut attack ot cramps, saying he sup- ' few years ago for the murder of a man posed it came from eating a late supper, j in the Cascade mountains. John Bran They went a little lurther, Fletcher j ton had three wives all of whom are building a fire for Branton to warm him-' dead, and the anthorties believe Bran self by, as he still complained of pains ton is responsible for some of their in his stomach. They remained there death. about an hour. While here Branton j Branton in Canty Jail. suddenly exclaimed that he saw a pan ther near at.d asked Fletcher for his re volver to take a shot. Skot His Friend. He took the weapon, walked a little distance nway and fired. The ball struck Fletcher in the head and he fell over. ' My Sad are you hurt, John?'' Bran ton exclaimed. He tried to help Fletcher home, but owing to the darkness left him on the rond and went ahead saying he was go irt for help. He reach the house an! Parted to re: uru with Lv'.v hen tiiev mi t Fletcher who had done his best to get home, though suffering intensely ! had tied a handkerchief on bis bead and j this was soaked with blood. Fletcher asked for a doctor and while ' the man went for a physician, Bran'on , approached the bed whereon Fletcher lay, and said : "John, if anyone asks yon who did it say yon did it yourself, or they will be alter me." Fletcher replied that he did not shoot JUNCTION CITY ROAD SUPERVISOR IN TROUBLE Eugene, March 11. M. F. Casteel, road supervisor at Junction City, was yesterday indicted by the grand jury fcr obtaining money under false pretense". It appeirs that Casteel. in the capaci ty of supervisor, put in a bill to the county court for an amount nearly $100 for labor on the roads alleged to have SPRAYS, SULPHUR, LIME, BLUE VITROL ' ANU CAUSTIC SODA OF THE BEST QUALITIES SOLD AT MARSTERS' DRUG STORE ed and charge! with attempting to kill Fletcher. Forgrd a Letter.. A letter addressed to the city marshal read as follows: "I am tired of life. Eugene, March 12 John Branton, ac cused of attempting to murder John Fletcher near Cottage Grove Wednes day night in order to get the $3000 in surance held by Fletcher in the Wood men of the World in Branton's favor, is now in the county jail here, having been brought down from Cottage Grove by Deputv Sheriff Harry Bown. The tin e for his preliminary exami nation has not yet been set. Reports from Cottage Grove today in dicated that Fletcher is getting along nicelv and if no complications set in, he will probably recover from the terrible wound inflicted by the shot from his own revolver alleged to have been fired by Branton. The bullet entered on the right side of his face and going through the bones of the nose, came oat at the left eye, destroying that member. If Fletcher does not recover Branton will certainly follow in the footsteps of his brother, Claud, who was hanged for the murder of John Lind in the Cascade mountains in 1898. been performed by different persons in i his district, as the custom is all over the country. But these men whose names were on ttie bill declare that they Jper formed no work and received no money. Casteel gave bonds in the sum of $500 but it is probable that bis trial will not ' be held until the June term of court. If Referendum is Petitioned for the Normal Schools Will Obtain No Finds From State Salem, Or., March 8 Secretary Dun bar says if the referendum ia petitioned for he will refmse to audit claims for the following till after the vote of the peo ple decides the question : Asylum, improvements lie form school, improvements Mute school, improvement . . Blind school, improvements . 87.250 10,500 3,600 5,500 State university, additional maintenance and improve ment 62,500 Experimental station at I'nion.. 15,000 Agricultural college improve ments t5,000 Monmouth normal, mainte nance Ashland normal, maintenance. . Drain normal, maintenance. . . Weston normal, maintenance . Soldiers' Home, additional maintenance Soldiers' Home, improvements.. 31,000 31,000 21,000 25,000 8.000 1,220 State biologist, expense 1,000 Irrigation commission, expenses 524 Total $373,0m As far as is nee ,-ssary the following will be audited : Insane asylum, maintenance. . .-$400,000 Insane transportation 32,500 Penitentiary, maintenance 110,000 Convict tranaportation 15,000 Reform school, maintenance . . 53,800 Mute school, maintenance 37,500 Blind school, maintenance...... 15,500 Support of non-reeident poor... 5,000 Return of fugitives 3,000 Rewards for arrest 900 Expenses presidential electors.. 335 Total . $673,335 When the legislature failed to organ ize in 1897, Secretary of State kincaid refused to audit claims for the normal schools, for the reason that there was no authority of law for him to do so in the absence of appropriations, and Sec retary Dunbar will follow the precedent if the appropriation bill should be .held up. Expenses for maintenance of normal schools, for buildings and additional maintenance at the asylum, university, . Agricultural College and Soldiers' Home will not be approved by the Secretary of . State. The asylum, penitentiary, reform school, University of Oregon, Agricult ural College and Soldiers' Home will continue in operation, as they have in the past. The university. Agricultural I College and Soldiers' Home have etand I ing appropriations, which can in no way ! be affected in any referendum move ment, but the additional appropriations made for these institutions cannot be expended if the appropriation bill be re ferred to the vote of the people, unless the people vote in favor of the appro priations. FRUIT YIELD WILL BE GOOD Oregon will have a record-breaking fruit crop this year unless the state is ' visited by protracted cold rains or un ' timely frosts, late in the spring, accord ing to Secretary George H. I.amberson. of the State Board of Horticulture. He has been obtaining reports from all parts of the state and these all agree that conditions for a heavy crop of fruit were never more favorab'e at this time of ! year. "A. H. Carson, a prominent fruit grower of Southern Oregon, writes me ' that almonds and peach trees are now j in bloom in all Southern Oregon counties and be states that grape vines : have begun to put forth new buda in a manner that indicates early maturing as ' well as an abundant yield. Mr. Carson has no feare of killing frosts thia year, aa the season has been of the open va riety, like that of 1888, when there were no serious frosts after the blossoms ap peared, and the crop of fruit was a very large one." COTTAGE GROVE TO COOS BAY Cottage Grove, March 9. The Oregon and Southeastern Railway Company, which was recently incorporated under the laws of this state, ia negotiating with Cottage Grove parties for land joining the city terminal grounds, and the company is said to be looking into the project of building an electric line to SiueUw and down the coast to Coos Bay. G. B. Hengen, president of this railroad, together with A. B. Wood, eec retary and treasurer, and H. C. Diera, chief engineer of the Willamette Valley Electrical Company, on Tuesday left kugene lor the Hiuiiaw country. It is rumored here that the party wUl return by Uie proposed route. If the road is I uuni iruui mis piw, vouage iirnvc will i :i f . 1. : . . ,. . - be the direct outlet to a vaet country which at the present time is shipping its products to Ban Francisco. The railroad companies have extend ed the time for the shipping of exhibit from St. Louis to Portland nntil the latter part of March. This will serve materially to better the appearance of the exhibits for the fair, as it will afford exhibitors more time in which to assem ble and pack them. DR. ROBERT Hubert Hlmpsou Woodward, who In sfltute. has been dean or the Bcbool t since awl professor of imvhnnio Be was born to Rochester. Mich . on umtemuj oi iiicnigun in ton. lie Ueiil nameroaa places In the astronomical and geodetic survey service and wus the author of several technical publications under the Ruiltheoulnn Institution. MUKDEN HAS FALLEN AND JAPS PRESS ON Fushun also Falls into the Hands of the Victorious Japanese. Thousands of Russians Killed and Taken Prison ers. Kuropatkin Wires "Pray for Me." Russian Army Gets Away. Yinkow, March W. Mukden fell at 10 o'clock this morning. The !iuians are panic-stricken Thousands of pris oners and eoermous quantities of stores and arms have been captured. Tokio, March 10. F'ushun was occu pied by the Japanese last night. The fighting continues in the heights north of Tuehun. Tokio, March 10. Field Marshal Oyama telegraphs as follows under date of today : " Ve occupied Mukden at 10 o'clock this morning. Our surrounding movement, in which we have been en gaged for some days past, has now com pletely succeeded. The fiercest fight ing continues at several places in the vicinity of Mukden. "We captured a great numln-r of arms ammunition, provisions, and other war supplies. There is at present no time to investigate the number of these." Niu Chwang, March 10. According to reliable information received here the Russians have been driven out of Muk- den and Fushun, and, with the railroad cut, are retreating in a demoralized con- ition to the hilly country toward the northeast. Detached bodies of Russians are roughly trenching with a view to check ing the pursuit, but no great rear-guard action is being fought. It will be impossible for the Russians to keep any sort ol resistance lor many days, as there are no means of provis- ng in the tough country to which they are retreating. It is believed that the Russians may attempt to reach KMaa, 225 mile- north east '1 Mukden, through the vallevs. but a special Japanese corps from the direction of the Yalu river threaten to cot them off. General Kureki ia ad vancing northwest and is forcing the Russians aganst General Yogi's army. The casualties on both sides have been enormous. The Russian Six teenth Army Corps was practically an nihilated at Tatchekiao. Eight thou sand Russians fell at Leukuanpao. Washington, March 10. The Jap anese Legation today received the fol lowing cablegram from Tokio: "Our troops occupied Mukden at 10 A. M. Friday. Our enveloping movement some days since proved successful, and the bloodiest battle is now proceeding in various places near Mukden." St. Petersburg, March 10. Kuropat kin wired an intimate friend at Moscow : Pray for me." Tokio, March;i0. Fighting that made Mukden's fall iKiesible occtired late Wednesday by taking the villgae of Dan spuntun, six miles west uf Mukden, and commanding that place Blood flowed like rivers, the Japanese storming the place repeatedly, dislodging the Rue aians, who fought desperately and cap tured the village. Its possession was of vital importance to the Japanese, so they reformed their lines and charged time after time. DanBpuntun finally fell after a desperate hand-to-hand encounter. The dead were scattered in the streets and court yardH ol houses, and still remain un- buried. The Japanese were able to train their heavy guns on Mukden station, and 'from this place opened a heavy fire today. The latest advice say S. WOODWARD. s been chosen head of the Carnegie Id f I'ure Scirncv at Columbia university and llisthf matlfl physics since 13U3. Inly 21, 1S4K. ntul graduated from the the Japanese are concentrating their efforts seven miles west of the railroad, the ol ject being to break through and cut off and surround the Russians. Tukio. M n li 10. The most intent jm t.itti prevails here oTer the fall of Mukden. Patroic processions have for med and great crowds joined in march ing, -homing "Banzail" and waving flags. Ordinary traffic is entirely sus pended The victory had been antici pated for several days. Everything i complete for an unparalled demonstra tion tonight when a brilliant lantern parade will be held. Opinion differs greatly as to whether the victory means peace or not. A Round Robin. Bt. Petersburg, March 11 It is re ported that t'00 officers of the Manchu rian army have signed a round robin addressed to General Kuropatkin de manding the conclusion of hostilities: The troops are discouraged as a n -ult oi the chronic failure of their efforts. St Petersburg. March 11. Kuropat kin reported to the emperor : "Our re treat is being conducted with the enemv harassing both flanks. The second artnv tinder Bilderting suffered Uie heaviest in killed, wounded and prison era. How many men are surrounded is unknown at present." Ft. Petersburg, March 11. A rumor is current here that the czar is considering summoning a special council to consider the conditions of peace. St. Petersburg, March 11. Kuropat kin lost 300 guns and 60,000 prisoners, according to the reports of the military today. Russian Army Gets Away St. Petersburg, March 1 i A dispatch from Tie Pass, dated at two p. M. states that for ninny versts all the approaches to Tie Pass i' re covered witii troops, ar tillery and baggage transports pressing northward. Twenty-live miles away the strong rear guard of troops which is personally commanded by Oeneral Kuropatkin, is retiring slowly doggedly disputing with the pursuing enemy every foot of ground in order to cover the retreat of the re mainder of the army. The thought of surrender has not for an instant entered the mind of General Kuropatkin and the word went thing down the retreating columns that the czar had sent word for every man to "fight to the death." The losses in this defeat which is the more bitter yet experience! by the Rue sian army, by a moderate computation, is not less than 'JOO.OOd men on both sides The Russians, in addition, dest roved enough ammunition for an entire army the greater part of which was set on tire as the troop were leaving Mukden. Nay Ceatlase Retreat. It is impossible to say whether tin Russians wi 1 be able to put up a light ami hold this position or whether it will I necessary to continue the retreat to Harbin, but the rank and tile, whose militaty qualities never shine so bright ly as in retreat and defeat, are far fron being panic-stricken and under capable leadership if given a brief time to strengthen ositi3ii8, may be able to check their pursuing enemy at this point. Mukden is the world's most dreadful battleground. At l.eipsic, 114,000 were lost ; at h vlan, 3i,000 were lost ; Gettyfr burg, ("4,807, lost ; Waterloo, 55,000 lost Mukden, Russian, 125,000; Japanese 7:1,000. Inquiry at San Fran cisco. Honolulu, March 10. After two min ute' dt-liberation, the Stanford jury re turn a verdict of death by strychnine poisoning. The end of the inquest with a ositive verdict of murder, leaves the police of Honolulu as much without a clew as when Mrs. Stanford died High ShenfT Henry said after the inquest i that it was his opinion that the strych-1 nine was placed in the soda in San ! Francisco by a member of Mrs. Stan ford's household. At the inquest Dr. Storey testified that the strychnine used as showned by the tests, was a strych nine such as is not usel generally for medical purposes, but used principally for poisoning animals. This statement is regarded as of po:sible assistance in tracing the purchase of the strychnine. The detetti'W who are expected to ar rive from San Francisco on the steamer Alanieda tomorrow, may be able to take up the investigation on new lines. The local police admit that they are at sea. THIS IS CERTAINLY GOING SOME I'p in the beautiful Mohawk Valley I of New York, between points that Coop er's farious hero, Ieatheratocking, took nearly a week to traverse, a giant elec- I trie locomotive recently pulied nine heavy ears at sixty-nine miles an hour, covering the distano- in a little more man iuiit uiiuuiec. In the presence of a party of electrical i experts, railroad men, and journalists, ; and a great crowd of spectators, an exciting race with the fast mail train, the"ew worker, a train triat makes; Spencer and his little brother Lee, almost as much speed as the Kmpire 1 agd 7, were locked in the house last State Express, was also held. When ' night by their mother, who left to visit the "New Yorker," with seven care, j her brother, who is suffering from pneu speeding at the rate of sixty miles an monia. The bovs were in bed asleep I hour, reached the electric locomotive, I the later was going thirty miles an hour, speed was put on, and in a mile s space the new machine was running even with the "New Yorker." Another turn ol the copper handle on the master con- troller. and the steam train appeared to be moving elowiy backward. A lew notches more, and, from the electric cab. the steam express was seen to be far in the rear. Sixty-nine miles an hour was the record on the speed-gauge. All th s had been done with no smoke or dust, or the suggestion of a cinder, and it cost considerably lees than it had taken to drive the steam engine. It looks as if electricity was certain to be the motive power of the future. A MODERN CRUSOE FOUND Three hundred miles off the coast of Costa Rica out in the Pacific Ocean there lies a beautiful little tropic island of Koko. It is inhabited only by an old man and his wife a modern Robin son Cruoe and Friday, who have lived a hermit life there for the past sixteen years. They cultivate bananas, oranges sums, (- tatoes. make their wine, cook their own coffee, and the old gentleman himself smokes cigars made by his own i ands. T1 ey never leave the island, and it is naly on special occasions that ships touch there. F"or all the poetic halo that now rests over this little island, it has a history of its own. It was once the resort of filibusters and pirates, who for two hundred years made things so hot for the Spaniards. A famous free booter, the buccaneer Btmto, once caused several hundred rebellious sail ors to be shot there, and the hermit Crusoe often finds human bones in hia tilling soil. There is a story that Binito also hid a rich treasure in the island, but in epite of the many eagei efforts. Robinson has not succeeded in finding it. RAILROAD MEN VISIT COOS BAY Fhigene, March 12. H. C. Diers, chief eguineer of the Willamette Valley Elec tric Railway Co., who with G. B. Hen gen and A. B Wood, of the Oregon & Southern Railroad Uhe Bohemia line) left here last week for Coos Bay via Siuslaw, returned to Kugene this mort - ing. Messrs. Hengen and Wood stopped at Cottage Grove. They came by the way of the I'mpqua-Scottsburg-Drain route. Mr. Diers, when seen by a Guard reporter today, stated that the pricipal object of this visit to Coos Bay was to examine some coal properties in thai country. This was Mr. Hengen's flret visit to Coos Bay, and he was greatly impressed with the country. There have been re ports published of big railway proposi tions in the interest of which it is said these men made their trip, but no infor mation along that line has been given us for publication. Several concessions have been let nt the fair which require considerably more space than the original plans for the "Trail" would permit. The amuse ment street will have to be enlarged so as to provide several thousand square feet for the additional space. Full Import of the Her. Will Cleveland, Maach 11. Attorney Iaw ley began the opening argument for the defense at the Chadwick trial this morn ing. Mrs her aide, i Chadwick with her eon at 1 t unmoved by the emotional appeal ol her lawyer, that the evidence aho He contended ed Mrs. Chad- ! wick had . iibu ucpireiiei iih,uuu in Uie . Oberlin bank and had lira ' rn.ooo. District Attorney Sollivan addressed the jury for the state. During Sullivan'e preroration Mrs. Chadwick wept vio- ' lently. ludge Taylor began the charge to the ) jury at 2 :45 p m. and the jury retired at 3 :30 Mn. Chadwick Foaad faulty Cleveland. March 11. The trial of ; Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick charged with conspiracy to commit an offense against j the I nited States in that she entered into a conspiracy to procure a certifica- j tion of checks on a National bank at a I time when she had no money in the ' j bank, came to an end this evening when i the jury returned a verdict of guilty I against the accused woman. BOY LOCKED IN PERISHED IN FLAMES ia uranoe, ur-. March i. t-:encr j Field, aged 10, is dead, and Lee Field, j aged 7, ia dying from the effects of burns j received during a fire last night in which their home was totally destroyed. I when their mother left. A lighted lamp j exploded during her absence, scattering , hre through the entire house, which ! was rapidly consumed by the flames 1 The boys woke up and tried to get oat. but as the doors were locked they could j not eacape. The neighbors, who rapidly gathered, thought no one was in the j house until they saw the younger child j at the window. The glass was broken and the little fellow was rescued, his horribly burned nightgown on tire and j about the bodv. The elder boy perished in the flames and his charred body was recovered this morning in the burning embers of the house. The mother states that she locked the door, taking the key with her. as she had seen a man prowling around the house and feared he would break in during her absence. If it is a biliious attack take Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and a quick cure is certain. For sale by A. C. Marsters A Co. ti THE DRUG STORE OF QUALITY FL LLERTON & RICHARDSON REGISTERED DRIMISTS NEAR BEFIT RtSEBIM OtttOfl We have implicit faith in the power of Good Drugs to heal the sick. We believe that nature's laws are such that if properly applied they will do as nature intended they should. Our laboratory is equipped to properly prepare what nature has provided according to the most modern methods. WE GUARANTEE PURITY AND ACCURACY FULLERTON NEAR DEPOT DOUGLAS COUNTY B AN K Verdict Dawns Upon Appeal Case. Mrs. Chadwick was found guilty on seven counts which related to her cer tification with no funds on denoait. On all of these the jury found indictments against her. According to law she can be hned on each count not more than $10,000 nor imprisoned for more than two years on each count. At first Mrs. Chadwick failed utterly to grasp the meaning of the verdict, but when its import dawned upon her, her limbs seemed to give way beneath her and she sank feebly into a chair, her head fell lorwara on tier bands and a succession of strangling sob came from her. She was carried to the office of Marshal Chandler and placed on a sofa. An at tack of hysteria followed which lasted fully 18 minutes, her sobs and cries be- ing distinctly audible in the hall outside. In about half an hour Mrs. Chadwick, restored to comparative composure, waa then taken to jail. From the time of leaving the marshal's office until the door of the jail closed behind her she kept up a continuous moaning that was distressing to hear. The court will hear arguments for a new trial at a later date. jCOOS COUNTY SELECTS SITE Portland, March 11 Coos County, Oregon, which announced some time ago that it would erect a separate pavil ion at the Lewis and Clark Exposition, has made good its announcement by selecting a site for the structure. The pavilion will stand a short dawrr from the Colonnade Entrance, a little to the west of the Ad n. in is: ration Building. Coos County's Building will be SO x 60 feet in sixe. and will be constructed en- tirely of Coos county materials. Coos county workmen will perform the labor, and a Coos county man will oversee the I job. ! Coos county timber, coal, gold, dairr and other resources will be exploited in a most practical way. The building will be finished in natural woods inside and out. For the interior the decorations will be in panel work, the different valuable woods being used to advantage in this way. Among the woods so need will be the myrtle, maple, alder, white and yellow firs, white cedar, Port Orford cedar, red cedar, and oak. The block myrtle of Coos county, the country's most famous wood, is worth $500 pea thousand feet, B. M. Construction work on the building will be completed and fitted with exhib its several weeks before the opening day. The building will cost about $10,000. A Grand Ball will be given at Wilson's Hall, Melrose, Or., March 24, 1905, H. E. Wilson, Manager. ti & RICHARDSON ROSEN. Ri. MESON K.ttltild 1.183 IasarporaUMl ii Capital Stock $5o,ooo P. W. BJLN90N, Prealde A C MABdTKKS Vice President. BOARD OP OIRBCTOR3 P. W. BKtiHON. R. A. BOOTH J. B. BOOTH. J. T BKI 1X4BS, JUS. LYONS. A. C. MAMSTKJU K. - MILLER. A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED