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isll ;0 l THE TWIOE-A-WEEK I Ron burg, 0r jon f) Imtticakr. Boseborg PUlndealer The moat widely read HMMMi mibll.h1 in Population. MOO. f be Count J 8Mt of Douglas Coonty. Oregon SoMiera Home; TJ. 8. Land Office and 0. 9. Weather Bureau are located here 8. P. railroad division: splendid educational advantage. Gateway to the Cooa Bay and Coquille country. Hon them Oratfon and oonaerjufntly the am advar- V, Using medium. Large, modern I y equipped Job ' printing department In connection. Eatabliahed ' ! In IMS. BnawenpUon, 2 per year lor Beml-Weakly. Vol. XXXVII ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1905. No. 62 as . ral tot Jtoscbura CROP FAILURES ARE UNKNOWN IN DOUGLAS. Douglas County Display at Exposition Shows Won derful Resources. Has Fine Crops. Portland, July 3i While other sections of the coun try are raising a hue and a cry about crop failure, Douglas County, Or., pats itself on the back aud shouts, "A failure of crops has never been known in Douglas County." An inspection of the county's exhibit at the Lewis and Clark Exposition, Agricultural building, will lead the skeptic to believe this boast not at all far-fetched. Portland Telegram. Towering with a grace and symmetry peculiar only to the species, at either end of the booth, are two young bamboo trees grown in Douglas County without any extraordinary amount of care or at tention. The taller is more than 24 feet high, straight as an arrow and about an inch thick. Another striking evidence of the marvelous climate uf the county, which produces figs and bamboo as well as potatoes and turnips is a jar of lemons grown in Dougls Coonty, and equaling those grown Jn a warmer clime Prunes, apples, peaches, cherries, plume, apri cots, figs, walnuts, almonds, chesnuts, filberts, and, in fact, almost all of the known fruits are brought to a remark able stale of perfection in this county Of evaporated prunes, the average year ly production is estimaiid at 6,000,000 pounds, the greater part of which is ex ported. All liafctf Berries. Berries of all kinds are on display, and are indicative 01 another source of wealth to the county. One grower realised $1200 from five acres planted in straw berries, and the same pleasing results are derived from Loganberries, black berries, raspberries and currants. As to the commoner products, potatoes have been known to produce as high as 300 bnsnels to the acre, and other vege tables grow with like prodigality. The bop crop this year is estimated at 500, 600 pounds. Douglas County claims the largest de posit of nickel in the United States, and beautiful specimens of this ore are on disptay. In the Mines building at the j SYNDICATE GETS SPRINGFIELD ELECTRIC PLANT Eugene. Aug. 1 A syndicate of East ern capitalists, represented by I. W. An derson of Spokane, and A. Welch, of Salem, which owns plants at Spokane, Walia Walla, Baker City, Pendleton and Salem, has just completed a deal for the purchase of the Lane county Electric Company's plant at Springfieli. which tarnishes light and power for that city and Eugene. The deal has been pending since May, when Anderson and Welch made a visit to Eugene and Springfield and inspected the plant. MARSTERS' DRUGS PATENT MEDICINES PERFUMES SOAPS TOILET ARTICLES RUBBER COODS PAINTS, OIL, VARNISH I Read the Plamdealer Exposition is perhaps the most unique exhibit of ores ever seen. Great heaps of raw metal are piled, with apparent carelessness, one on top of the other. Yet they represent almost an incalculable wealth Many of these specimens are from the famous Bohemia district, the greater part of which lies in Douglas County. Gold, silver, copper, cinnabar, lead niritfil rmi iron limMtnnp Knilit. ing stone and marbles, which won the first prize at the Chicago Exposition, are shown to splendid advantage. las Mack Tinuxr Douglas County ranks second in Ore gon in standing timber, there being now more than 21,000,000,000 feet of both hard and soft woods. Samples of these woods are on exhibit, together with sev eral freaks of Nature, snch as a root forming the three links of Oddfellowsbip and two almost perfect rings, formed of the sap oi a maple and a fir tree. Stock raising, the breeding and the products of Angora goats, wheat, oats, rye, barley, vetch, alfalfa and other grains are shown, all leaders in their particular classes. On remarkable dis play is that of a wild pea vine, more than 12 feet long, which was picked while still green, and whnh has borne fruit while on display since the opening of the Exposition Of the disptay in art, much can be said of Boswell Springs, Douglas Coun ty, ranks high. As to the springs and their medicinal value, there are given away daily draughts of ti e waters which are said to cure rheumatism and k'nd red ail men ta Telegram. The Lane County electric people will control the plant until October 1. when the syndicate will assume control. The stockholders in the local company who sold their interests are : Dr. D. A. Paine, Joseph F. Robinson, F. W. Os burn. W. E. Brown, Dr. O. E. Smith, B. D Paine, Booth Kelly Lumber Com pany, Mrs. Abbie Smith, S. H Friendly, Mrs. Sarah l.aaer. 8 S. Spencer, J. E. Yarnell, James Magladry, Mrs. Theresa Jackson and Ralph D Robinson. The local plant was bnilt during the winter DRUG GO. STATIONARY SCHOOL SUPPLIES WINDOW CLASS LIME AND CEMENT ALL KINDS OF SPRAYS for all the News of 1903-04 at enormous cost , ami is said to be the best between Portia nd and San Francisco. It has been in opera tion for 14 months, is located near the Booth-Kelley Company's sawmill, and use as fuel to operate the engines saw dust and refuse from the mill. Mr. Welch, who returned to Salem today, will not discuss the future plans of the syndicate, but it is known at present that the plant will, as soon as the new owners take possession , lie in creased to 1000 horsepower. It is be lieved that a great system of electric railways will be built in the Willamette Valley, with plants at Salem, Ktigene nd Albany to furnish power. The syn dycate now has an option on the last, but purchase has not yet been made. COTTON EXPLAINS HIS ACTION Portland, July 31 I am not going to New York or Chicago : my salary has not been increated ; I have not been of fered any additional power; I object to being held up myselt, and 1 had no inten tion or desire of holding any one else up; I did not use the Federal Judgeship as a proposition to trade on, as has bem in timated : I simply concluded to keep my old job, because I thought I would be happier as an active man myself than to sit on the bench and pass on the qualifications of other men's acts." Thus said William Wick Cotton, who has the distinction of declining the Fed eral Judgeship for the District of Ore gon, with the commission appointing him already in his pocket, by way of ex plaining his action in turning down an office for which others are now scramb ling with might and main. Mr. Cotton returned from the East this moruing to continue in his capacity as general at torney for the 0. R. A N. Oal) Cau$ca Wis Mima. "When this position was offered to me, I repeatedly, unqualifiedly and ab solutely declined il for a month or more, and as many as half a dozen times," said Mr. Cotton. "Finally I concluded to accept it. and thought at the time that I wonld be happy on the bench. Later I changed my mind. I reached the conclusion to decline after thinking it over in New York, and last Thursday afternoon made up my mind that I would rather continue to lead an active life than to go upon the bench 1 then wired Senator Fnlton to that effect. IF HE CAN'T BUY THEN HE LL BUILD "We will buy the Corvallis k Eastern Railroad if Mr. Hammond will sell, and if be will not we will build into south eastern Oregon independent of Ham man or anyone else in the world," said Rev. Herman 8. Wallace, president of the Co-operative Christian Federation, this moraine. "We have land enough to build to and will have more. We are in the field to buy the C. A E., and if we can't buy it we will build a road from Portland by the most practicable route." Rev. Wallace intimated that there was ne prospect of ever connecting with tbe Columbia, Southern or any other road, and that it purchase of the C. E. failed the only alternative would be an inde pendent road down the Willamette Val ley, crossing the Cascade Mountains in to the southern jrt of Eastern Oregon at the most practicable place. Portland would be the Western terminus of the road in any .event. "It is our settled policy to purchase the Corvallis A Eastern, if possible," bs be continued, "bnt if this road cannot be commanded at a reasonable price, we will buildj into.the interior anyway and protect our interests by transportation facilities. He who holds the avenues between producer and consumer com mands both." Work on the railroad into the interior will begin as soon as the issue of bonds is made and the development of the great French ranch of 100,000 acres, hich the Federation has acquired, starts. "We will not wait for the com pletion of the railroad to develop our properties," said Wall is Nash, but will establish an automobile line from the nearest railroad station in order to begin our work as soon as possible." The bond deed, on which the issue of 150,000,000 bonds is to be made, was sent East today for the approval of the attorneys of the Eastern trust compa nies which are to finance the projects of the Federation, This has already been practically approved in the arrange ments made with these companies, but the deed will be examined for the minor points and formalities of expres sion, vi i,en tins is approved the nrst issue of (Kinds will be made. Arrange ments have already been completed whereby the the f inacial Syndicate of New York, of which Charles H. Brown is president and manager, will print and sell the bonus, and, in lact, act as the financial agency of the Federation, the trust companies acting aa securities. The local officers of the Federation are n constant communication with the eastern parties interested in the move ment, and report everything progress ing satisfactory in the east in regard to the Federation. After Utah Public Lands. Salt Lake, Aug. 1. Eight hundred and eighty-two people were in line at midnight at Provo, Utah, awaiting for the opening of the Uintah reservation registration office. Mrs. Isabell Miller, a widow, was the first in the line, and registered at 9 o'clock this morning, af ter which the long line waited its tnrn, and in being increased rapidly as the day advances. Orders were received from the interior department to allow all registered persons to enter the reser vation through Strawberry valley, to se lect the homes to be filed on August 28th. JUDGE A. S. BENNETT ROASTS PROSECUTOR HENEY. Says His Motives Are Un-fair. Sacrificing to Get Congressmen. Throwing Back the Little Fish. Portland, Or., Aug. 2. The closiug arguments in the land fraud case against Williamson, Gesuer and Biggs was finished at noon. Heney made a powerful argument in reply to Bennett. The court delivered its instructions to the jury this afternoon, they being identical with those on the first trial, after which the jury retired to deliberate at 2:30 o'clock. Portland, Aug. 1 Attorneys A. 8. Bennett and H. 8. Wilson insr.e strong arguments in defense of Williamson, Gesner snd Biggs todsy aud the case will probably go to the jury tomorrow. Judge Bennett said : "I understand." said he, ' that the in structions of the court to the jury will be substantially the same as were given aa the last trial. However, I will say a few words in regard to the formation of ; been in toe habit of choosing a jury to a cootr.ict. While a contract to be bind try fairly the merits of an accusation ing may be expressed in either writing against one of its citizens, and I hope or words, it must be expressed in some the difference between Russia and this substantial way. It is not enough for ; country snav never be budged over Jones to say, 'If 1 can get it for $-'iO0 I , "The charge is that the defendants will buy.' This is not a contract, be- have conspired together to suborn per cause at any time a man bus a right to i jury. Unless you are satisfied of that cbamre his mind. I beyond a reasonable doubt, vou must "An arrangement wberebV one party j And the defendants not guilty. As has is to get the grass on the land and been said, the evidence against Mr. Wil another gets the use of money is not like liamson is not so strong as that against the cutting of '.irnber. wbicb is a part of j the other deiendants. Ueaner A William the realty. It is no weight that an en- j son did loan the money for the purpose trymau leases bis land and does not pre clude the use of the land for the exclus ive use and benefit of the claimant. "Now, geuUemen of the jury, as you may infer from my appearing in this case, if yon wish, Mr. Wtlltamaon and myself are neighbors of long standing, and 1 want to say to yon in this case, gentlemen, the whole life character and future of three men and their whole families are hanging in the balance. The accumulation of a lifetime of good character is banging In the balance. Tbey are, as has been said . good men just as good men as you and your From boyhocd, with one neighbor are. exception, tbev have lived in roar state They have not accumulated much of this world's goods, but have gathered much of character and good reputation It does not matter touch bow much money a man nas. remaps It tne trutn could be known, the man worth 1100 is as happy as ths millionaire. I submit to you that as one grows olJ and goes down the shady paths of life, coming slowly to the en I. the beat possession of any msn is the good opinion and nn stained reputation of a man with his neighbors "The good character of these men has been proved beyond any question. This is not conclusive in this case, I will ad mit. It is true that occasionally a good man may when old become a villian. 1 have heard of such cases, but they are as rare as the white deer or the white squirrel. Because Jof the improbability of a man reversing his old life, the law permits you gentlemen of the jury to take the previous character of these men into consideration. Your character, gentle men, is worth something to lyou, and the character of these defendants is worth something to them . 1 1 this is net so, when you go home, say to your boys and girls that the good teachings yon have been giving them all their liyea are not worth following, and that a good character is of no value to thsm. "According to the theory of tha Dis trict Attorney, we find oat here in a lit tle town of 1000 people, three white deer ; three men who have lived straight all their lives become all at once criminals, guilty of one of the most loathed of crimes, that of subornation of perjury. Mr. Heney attempts to show thst these good men make no bones of stealing from the Government, while they would not steal from their neigh hois. It is not true that goo 1 men aould rather steal from the Government than from indi viduals. We love the Government, and we bare no reason to do otherwise It is not true that good men would rob the (iovernment sooner than they wouid any one else, and that statement is an insult to your reputation and to your character. Gentlemen, do jkjaod men commit perjury? The District Attor ney may talk to you about this being a misdemeanor, but that amounts to nothing. Perjury itself is cot a felony under the United States .law, although it is punishable, I think by ten years' imprisonment. That it is not listed as a felony does not take away anything from the heinousneae of the act. I sub mit to you that their characters should stand for something aad before you place the brand of a felon upon thair brows, you mnst be satisfied by an over whelming testimony. Let me say heie in this connection that this offense is sustained, if it is sustained at all, by purely circumstantial evidence. I do not say that circumstantial evidence is to be treated with distrust and with sua picion. "The learned District Attorney has talked to you about Russia sad has said the difference between that country and this is because this is a country ot law. 1 fiat is not the difference, for Russia has quite, as much of law as we have The difference is that then the law is an imperial edict, made for the govern ment, the Emperor and his henchmen, and not for the people and the protection of the citizen. There, if the Cur or his minister sees fit topunisl a man, be proceeds to do it, and no jury stands in the way. Here we have the jury system, so that no man can be honnded down without a jury says so. Our laws protect the individual. There everything is done by the secret service, the detectives ' stands on the corners and invade the people's houses. In this country, until : lately, the spy and the spotter have been unknown. Here the state has o proving up on these claims, bat there was no agreement aa to the sale of them. In order to establish the guilt of the de fendants, the United States must show there was an express contract to trans fer the land, and in order to convict Mr. W illiamson they must show his direct connection with the contract. "While Williamson was at the shear ing plant, the testimony of no witness accuses him oi any knowledges of a con tract to transfer the claims to the firm At the Henry Hu I son interview is the only other time the prosecution comes within 1000 miles of Williamson, and at that time Williamson was is no way ad- vised of a contract nor his connect ton with one shown in any way. I "The District Attorney has id the guilty man is afraid, while the innocent man is ss bold as a lion. When con fronted by unosntl, or suspicions, cir cumstances, the innocent babe is more alarmed than the most hardened crimi- j oal. Any man may well be afraid snd alarmed when confronted by a charge by the tiovernmeot. The state law al lowed trial in his own community and the jury is made up of his own neigh bors, but in this case the defendants have come 3000 miles for trial. The Government does not provide the rx pense of witnesses for ths defense, snd i all the cost of bringing witnesses here j to testify for ths defendants must be i paid for by them. Then their footsteps j are dogged by Government detectives ! and every movement of every witness is watched. Is it any wonder that a man will use all bis efforts to escape trouble and heavy expenses to clear bis nsme from wrong? Williamson is the man Heney is after. He says be is after big game, and Williamson is the biggest . game in this covey. He says to you that the conviction of one millionaire will do more to deter others than the conviction of a thousand others. Well, are there no millionaires in this coantry who have stolen thousands of acres of your public lands, which Mr. Heney is solicitious about? Where are your big fish the Kribs, the Montgomery's, the Pillsburys? He is after big game, why don't he go after the ones big in crime? He is animated by the same spirit aa the village gossip who cares not to drag down the name of the woman already witbout reputation, but who seeks out one virtuous snd noted for her good works, and it is a sweet morsel in ber mouth. She seeks out some unguarded spot that her repu tation may bs the greater. Oh, I tell you malignity, like death, loves a shin ing mark big game is what he is after Mr. Heney is after Biggs snd Gesner, but he is after William-n more than these two, for if he can pall him down it will be a big feather in Mr. Heney 's cap. He loves a shining mark. Mr. Williamson's term in office is out a year from next March . Is anyone, with Mr. Heney's influence on the oth er side, foolish enough to think that Williamson would have any influence to get the other two defendants out of trouble? In a court of justice it is al ways the case that the one who testifies is the least guilty, and here in this esse these defendan a have told of their own connection with the case and have not testified that Williamson was implicated in any of the suspicious circumstances la anybody going to believe that cock-and-bull-story about Gesner and Biggs saving Williamson that he may later save both of them, when he could not possibly hare any influence in saving them? "In fishing, when you cast your net you get the fish you . want as well ss those you do not want. Biggs appar ently was the man who did the overt acts and they cannot convict Williamson witbout convicting Biggs. Biggs was the fish they did not want and I believe it is the secret intention of the Govern ment to throw him back in the river, saving the big flah that is wanted." Judge Bennett continued this after noon. He referred to the killing of sheep in the Horse Heaven country be longing to Morrow A Keenan. "Mr. Heney practically tells yon that W illiatn son A (leaner were responsible for the killing of these sheep, in order to get the use of the range," said be. "Learned counsel says he is willing to take np this matter and go into it as far as was desired. He did not go into it very far. This man is so carried away with bis own feelings in this matter that he will believe anything. He is running amnck against every principle of common sense. The idea that these men, with sheep on the range, should enter into a war with their neighbor sheepmen and begin a wholesale destruction of sheep. "We make no denial that these de fendants were intersted in the range in the vicinity of their sheep ranch, and the inducement for them to loan the money was to secure the right to the use of land so that they could defy the cat tlemen and assert their rights in the matter rights which the csttlemen would be bound to respect. They want ed land in the first place with timber on it, f r they wanted security for their money, snd next they wanted the land near the range they controlled " "The testimony of every witness cor rolorated in some particulars the state ments of Dr. Gesner. The witness Graves, one of the most intelligent of the witnesses, testified that be expected to sell the land to whom he could and get the most for it, and that he made no agreement with Dr. Gesner. "1 wsnt to say a few words to the ac cusation that we have tampered with the witnesses. An evil mind is evilly disposed. Every ne not in some wsy connected with the defense is a very bad person. We are all accused of being scborners of perjury. Everyone is wicked except Mr. Heney and bis satel lites, and they have dropped down among us from some other world ; wings of the angels are sprouting from their shoulders, clothed in white samite; yea, verily, these witnesses csn be trusted withtbera, bnt all elss are perjurers and suborners of perjury. He told as that we were galled and winced and he the great Heney, would make us so sore that we would not know which place was he surest. I do not care a panicle for what Mr. Heney said about me. I have lived in this state a great many years a no am willing to leave my with yon." OPPORTUNITY TO ADVERTISE DOUGLAS Hon D. 6. K Buick, manager of the Douglas county exhibit at the Lewis and Clark Exposition, writes the Plain dealer as follows: We bsve received several late addi tions to our exhibit of grains and fruit from different place? in Douglas county, but could find room for many more sea sonable products. Our farmers, fruit growers, and citizens generally are low ing the opportunity of their lives to ad vertise Douglas county effectively and at little cost. Object lessons are the very best method of advertising a country. They are practical demonstrations of congen ial climste snd fertile soil. Urge the people to send me large, bulky, gener ous samples of grain, vegetable and fruit products by freight aad not small packages by msil or express. Tell them Douglas has a Big House here which re quires lots of products to fill it and make a creditable showing. The other county exhibits are being greatly re plenisbed with this season's products and are showing up magnificently. We cannot afford to take a back seat. Many eastern farmers and home seekers are becinning to pour in and with a little ef fort Douglas county can attract the at tention and interest of a full share of them, who would no doubt make invest ments and become desirable acquisi tions to the county. Let our people unite in Boosting Douglas county. Respectful! v. D. S. K. R icx. ATTRACTED HITHER BY PLAINDEALER Petier, S. C, July 29. Editor Plain dealer : Along about the 30th of June l passed through your city on my way home from the Portland Exposition. While the cars were standing at your depot some one gave me a copy of the Rose burg Plsindealer. I pat the paper aside and since I have reached home I have been reading the paper and think ing aboat your fine climate, your grand country and your live town. I am much pleased with your description of the place and Douglas county. To prove my interest in your coantry I inclose money order for a subscription to the Plsindealer. I am a photographer and picture framer and have been engaged in the business here for IS years. If there is not too much competition there in my line, m ly deride to locate there, lat me hesr from you please. R. L. Sitrrm. Returned Home From Fair. Assessor Geo. W. Staler, wife aad son have returned home from a week's so journ at Portland and the Exposition. Mr. Stsley says they were pleased with what they saw at the Exposition aad states that the grounds, buildings and various exhibits are wall worth seeing. He says that for particulars regarding the "Trail" he would refer us to Jas. Newlsnd, from the fact that his limited time did not enable him to "Hit the Trail." Sick headache results from a disorder ed condition of the stomach and is quickly cured by Chamberlain's Stomach and liver Tablets. For sale by A. C. I Ma raters A Co. WITTE PREDICTS PEACE TERMS CANNOT BE ARRANGED. Fears Demands of Japan Will Be Intolerable. Prospects of Ending War Gloomy. On Board Steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, at Sea, Aug. 2. "I am afraid negotiations will be ended within a week as the Japanese conditions will be so intolerable as not to admit of discussion." This momentous statement was made by Count Witte. when he turned to his stateroom shortly before mid night. I caught ay first sight of M. Witte in the tender at Cherbourg on its way to the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. I had only to follow the di rection in which a dnsen cameras were pointed to find the man in whose hands lies peace or war. I beheld a somewhat uncouth figure with uneven gait, face shrewd, kindly, tired typically Slavonic--with benignant, wide-open eyes, con trasting strongly with the oblique half closed Oriental optics where as they will in a few days be trying to read Russia . fete. In his character Witte somewhat re minds me of the Japanese statesman. Count Oka ma, who would perhaps hare been better as s peace envoy than Ko mnra; but prooebiv Japan felt she wonld he morn fittingly represented by a featherweight champion. Besides, Witte and Komara both apeak French, though not very well, whereas Okuma speaks only Japanese. If the negotia tions are conducted in English. M. Plan eheon will act sa interpreter on the Rus sian side. Bv M. Witte's side stood his wife, who seemed deeply affected ; snd no wonder, for now is a critical point in PROSPEROUS OUTLOOK Drain, Oregon, Aug. 1 Speculation has been rife hare during the past week aa to what the appearance of aa engin eers' outfit al this place means. This outfit, consisting of four cars, was side tracked here shoot a week ago snd two man hare it in charge. These men are only employees of the craw and claim not to know tha purpose they have been seat here for. Two others came to lay but the chief engineer has not yet put in an appearance, but those here say that they expect the balance of the crew on any train from the south. Several large tents tor the use of the gaag came in by freight a couple of days ago, so it ia evident that they expect to work away from the main line of the S. P. R. Co. They are, witbout question, in the employ of the S. P. Co. The belief is general here that they are to work on tha line toward the coast, but the kind of work to be done remains, as yet, a mystery. C. D. Drain, a Tuesday gave out bo was in Rose berg the information that DO YOU SHARE W THE Every shareholder in the ROSEBURG ROCH DALE COMPANY is purchasing groceries from him self cheaper and better than he could elsewhere, and at the end of the year takes home to himself the profits on these purchases. This is the Co operative way. BE A ROCHDALER I FARM THE CELEBRATED BAIN WAGON, MILWAUKEE AND 0S6URN MOWERS AND BINDERS, VICTOR RAKES, FEEQ CUTTERS ROLLINC DISC PLOWS AND HARROWS. HARNESS AND SADDLES A SPECIALTY BEARD & CULVER m raidwahe dealers DOUGLAS COUNTY BANK F. J. C . the life of this remarkable woman, who j has done so much to make her bos band's career successful. Mme. Witte's i daughter by her former husband, and her daughter's husband, M. Da risen -j kine, were also present on toe tender, which at feat resetted tha steamship gangway. vvoan this was thrown cross, M. Witte seamed to hesitate for a moment like a man about to plunge into the mysterious unknown. Finallv be gathered himself together, as if by an j m on, and hastily crossed the gaagwsy. He ws warmly received by Captain waajaaaaaa. The parting between M. Witte and his wife was so touching in its uncon cealed affected homeliness aad sorrow that even kodak fiends turned away 'heir beads. Mme. Witte goes with bar daughter and M. Dariscbkiae to Brussels, where the latter has been made a consul. The little party judges it safer to remain at Brussels in case the issue of the negotiations shall unchain once more the demon of revolt in R oa sis. With M. Witte is M. Plancbeon, who waa with Alexieff as diplomatic agent when the long-drawn-oat chain of ne gotiations between Komara and Rosen was in progress. H. A. G. AHEAD FOR DRAIN j Engineer Brown and three saw stents are now at bis borne town of Drain and i that a crew of IS more men was expected there Wednesdsy. Their instructions ; are to begin making a permanent loca i tioe of a railroad line from Drain toward the coast. They have ten large teals land other equipment, and also two 1 Chinese cooks. They are negotiating : for oae four-horse team and one two ' horse team for the use of the engineer ing party during the entire summer. I he surveying party which started from Drain over two years ago and located a i railroad has down the coast is still etn ! ployed in the vicinity of C re sent City, i Calif. Mr. Drain says the Drain A Coast R. R. has been built so often, on 1 paper, that the people there are not yet showing very much enthusiasm over the . present movement, although there has ; already been spent approximately 000 in surveying the line, aad the prea ! en re of a second corps of engineers with ' tha avowed' purpose of making a per manent location of a railroad gives color to toe reports that actual construct: work is soon to begin. PROFITS OF I GROCERIES IF NOT. 1Y NOT? IMPLEMENTS bUtaUahad Lvvi lneassoratsd ISO I Capital Stock $5o,ooo P. W.BSmcjM. A C. J. MIR BIT BOOTH, C BO BO SM OIR BCTOS3 W. BIS AON, B.A. BOOTH J. H. BOOTH , f BILLY, JOS. LYONS, A. C. a ABBTBBS L MILLKR. A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED