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BRIEF MENTION. From Friday's Dally. It is trying to rain. II. C. Long of Rico Hill is.at tho Van Houton. J. B. Riddlo of Riddle was iu town yesterday, V. D. Fiestor of Salem is a gncst at McOlalleu. F. ;M. Conn bf Melrose is registered at the McClailen. Mrs. J . T. Bridges of Drain is stopping at tho McClailen. G. D. Draiu of Drain is registered at the Van Houten. W. Mayer ef Eugene is registered at the Van Houten. A. J. Barlow of Grants Pass is regis tered at Van Hooten. The famous Weinhard beer is only on sale at J. A. Hein's Beer Hall. The Elks will give a grand ball at the Opera ilcuio in the near future. Tho Gold Hill Miner estimates that 23 nowMwelling and business booses have been erected in Gold Hill during tho post six months. Three pairs ol twins were born in Jackson aud Josephine counties daring tho past two weeks two pairs iu the former and one in the latter. Wni. Mayer of Eugene, Frank Cain of Riddle and Jas. McCaully had an inter esting experience with a herd of Elks Thursday night, so we aro informed. F, H. Rapp of Elkton presented his smiling countenance in our sanctum this morning. Ho reports that politics is raging in his vicinity and is somewhat conlageous. At the recent meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Oregon Soldiers Home, the following officers were electtd for tho ensuing year: S. B. Ormsby, presi dent, Chas. Graham, secretary. The new board of immigration if prop erly encouraged Tiy our -citizens should be able to capture a few of the many people from tho Eajt wbo are looking for homes. And they will do it too, if they are given half a chance. T. H. D?cew, of Ontario, Canada, who has large holdings of timber land up the North Santiast, iys it is his intention to put in a saw mill, with a capacity of 100, 000 feet a day. either at Albany or "Ual stead. The mil) will also manufacture fruit and berry boxes. The prizes drawn in the bicycle prize scheme of Carle & Richardson Thursday, were as follows: First prize, J. F. Bar ker, tkket 15G; 2d prize, Gny Reid, ticket 202; 2d prize, C. Melvin. ticket 233 ; 4th prize, R. E. Veatcb, ticket 139; ' 5th prize, Zigler & Patterson, ticket 159. Mr. Ethan W. Allen of Portland, Department Commander of G. A. R., was a guestat the McClailen Thursday evening, and had a good time with mem bers of G. A. R. and W. R. C. of this city. Several choice pieces were played uponjha piano, while a score or more raised the roaf with their voices singing, "MurchiEg through Georgia" and "John Brown's body lies mouiderinjj in the grave." We bare received from the publishers, the Zeco Manvais Music Co., of 769 Mar ket street, S. F., a copy of the new two step march, "The Xew Bully," arranged from the popular song of that name. It is showy and brilliant, and not very diffi cult the theme being distinctly brought out and embellished. It is being played everywhere by bands and orchestras, and has, though a new composition, already wen a wide popularity. This march will be a welcome addition to the musical library, as it is not at all commonplace. Your dealer will supply it for AO cents a copy. From Saturtiaj's Daily. II. E. McDonald of Portland is iu the city. Wm. Sutton of Wilbur is at the Van Houten. A. F. Brown of Oakland is at the Mc Clailen. Peter Dolan of Gardiner was in the city yesterday. L. G. Dumbleton of Winchester is at the McClailen. II. S.- Conn and wife of Eldorado are at the Van Houten. W. E. Elliott of Wardton is registered at the Depot Hotel. Dave Morgan of Looking Glass is reg istered at tLe Depot Hotel. , F. W. Leonard and S. C. Miller of Dillard are at the Van Houten. R. II. Stone of Yoncalla was regis tered at the Tan Houten yesterday. Dr-E. Shelton Horton and wife of New South Wales, Australia, are at the McClailen. W. F. Cooper of Roberts Hill, and P. Cooper of Roberts Creek are at tho McClailen. The republicans in Texas have had a monkey and parrot timi at Austin's con vention, the 26th, and it is said split on SIcKinley. Mark Twain has regained his health. He has also sold his copyright to a new work for 110,000. The socialists will no doubt want Mark to divy. A God's Regular Army man of Gralsn Pass has been arrested for rape. But still ho sings: "Must I be carried to tho skies i On flowery beds of ease, While others fought to win the priz, And sailed through bloodyseas." At the term of the circuit court just closed, it was noticed that Jodgo Fuller ton Las improved in the way of dispatch ing business. His experiences has ripened Lim, and the disposition of cases of quibbling by attorneys over legal (echnccaliiias is more readily decided and with less jolting than formerly. Experience on the bench is as essential for a speedy dispatch of business before it, as it is with any other class of. busi ness.' Wo are pleased to know that the Judge is rounding out into judicial excellence. inniQRATION. Tho PtciSc Northwest Immigration Board is composed of coven of tho lead ing business men of Portland, They aro seven of tho famous fiftecu who so suc cessfully uiauagedthe Industrial Exposi tion of Portland iu that city in 1S93. Tho. business men of Portland thoroughly i-caiizo that Portland will not crow and thrivo until the country which trades with that city llret has proper advance ment, healthy and prosperous times. To bring these about it was concluded that the country must bo tilled with a desira ble class ot wealth producers, !. c. farm ers, farmers who will como into tho country, buy land, pay cash for it, and develop tho resoun-esand wealth ot tho laud. To obtalu theso results tho Board of Immigration was organized by busi ness monconsUting' of busiucsslmen, and tho 6um of $31,SO0 was, subscribed by Uie business and professional men of Portland, and civenjto" the Board to pros ecute tho work of settling the country. There, are no boomers or real estate men on "the Board. Tho president is Ellis G. Hughes, tho millionaire capital ist; the vico president is L. D. Cole, ol Moyer & Co,Albany woolen mills; the treasurer. is Col. L. L. Hawkins, presi dent Ainsworth National batik; the other members of the Board are : U . W. Goode, general manager of the electric light comjiany; Sol. Oppenheimer, of Goldsmith & Lonenberg; A. H. Deve.s, of Clascet& Devers, importers of teas, coffeo and spices; and B. S.Jl'ague, of tho U. S. weather bureau. The latter two gentlemen are the organizers of local boards in the various counties of the state. The general board does not ask for financial help from the local board, nor can the general board render Gnan cial aid to the local board. Each has its distinctive fnnctioa and work. The gen eral board to advertise, attract the atten tion ot the possible immigrant and get them started out their way. The local beard then comes in and endeavors to have tho immigrants come to their local ity. If the local board is as liberally supported as the general board, theru can be no doubt as to its success. Enterprise, some monoy, and good management, will work wonders. THE WORLD MOVES Twenty years ago we took the stand that the state ought not to appropriate money from the state treasury to aid any educational institution except the public school'. We were derided as "a fogy,' "a Rip Van Winkle," an enemy to edu cation," and kindred terms. Now we find the republican party of Clackamas county in convention at Oregon City, has passed the following resolution: Retched, Tfjat we will not vote for any one tor tne onico of representative unless be will pledge himself against the appropriation of any money for normal or other schools (the public schools ex cepted), as we believe it is not rizht to tax the poor to educate the children of tne neb. Truly the world does move. The peo ple arc selling their eyes open. Cuban Resolutions. In another column in this paper we print the senate resolutions on the Cu ban question. It appears the house will concur in theso. If it do it w ill bo a set tlement, we trust, of this much vexed question. The president, it wiil be per ceived, is requested to offer his good offi ces for ending the strife in that unhappy island, and, we hope, will nitimate in Spain's recognition of Cuba's indepen dence. The Review takes great credit for stat ing there was a eonspir-ry entered into to assitt S. G. Brown to escape last De cember, because it made that statement at the time, while the Plaisdualeh makes a similar statement now, and for that reason it claims the news is now "rather stalo news." The Plaejdealeb is now in possession of the fact of a con spiracy, gathered from the testimony of witnesses under oath. The Review then, aa tho Plaixdealek charged at the time, knew who the conspirators were, doubt less by being taken into the conspirators confidence ; else how could it know that "certain persons" took Brown and hid him in a "certain house" in Roeeburg? Will tho Review explain who the certain persons are and in what certai,: house Brown was secreted? We suggest that the Republican County Convention adopt this resolution or one of similar import: RpjmlvOfl. (lint f -inrltiln tf fnr Ilia Initio. Iature be required to pledgo themselves n n-n.l. 1 - I t - except the legitimate expenses of the ) . -1 . Tl . otaw uuuci buiio cumroi. .especially against appropriations for state univer sity, the normal schools, Corvallis col lege, states fair, railroad commission and all sectarian and charitable Institutions. The democratic coismllteo appointed a few days ago to confer with tho populists for fusion with them were given the g. b. and told to go to eheol, but they took tho other diiection and went to God's Regular Army, handed in their crcden tials and were taken in on probation. They aro nightly seen wending their way to tiio barrack and joining in the singing. The last hymn they took part in was this, "Nearer My God to Thee." , What docs the Statesman think now? We' stated March 2d, Mr. Hermann would get the Clackamas delegation. At that tho Statesman sneered with its cynical denial. Now we see that county instructs its delegates for Hermann. A Washington dispatch says: Her mann has secured in the river and har bor bill three projects under tho contract system. For Yaquina bay, the bill ap propriates $25,000 to begin work, and au thorizes a contract for $1,025,000 to com plete", it. For tho Willamette river, a contract is to be in ado for complete im provement, accordiug to tho reiort of tho engineers, recently published in tho Or- egonian, to cost $131,000, and $20,000 is appropriated to begin work. For tho Yamhill rivor, $20,000 ia appropriated, and a contract authorized to complete tho .work for $09,000. In addition to these, thoro aro appropriations for smaller improvements in different parts of tho stato. Thero is also appropriated $150,000 for beginning work at Port Or fqrd. Thero has been a hard fight against Oregon getting so much, but thero is no doubt that all will remain in tho bill. Sad Accident. Friday morning, Henry Helves and wife and two children arrived on the overland, from Garing, Nebraska, and went to tho Depot hotel. About 5:30 Mrs. Helves, who has boon an invalid for25 years, and is jsubject to fainting spells fell upon tho stove wuilo"her bus band, who is almost constantly in at tendance, was temporarily absout for a few minutes, and lay there in an uncon scious stato until her clothes took fire This seemed to revive her and she got off tho stovo and ran out on tho side walk, screamiug. Her husband by this time had returned and tried to put out tho fire by tearing off her burning clothes. Other assistauco soon appeared, but before the (lames wero extinguished Mrs. Helves' lower limbs and back wore badly burned. Dr. Bradley was summoned and has rendered such medical aid as tho nature of the case requires. The doctor reports that the burn, while serious, is not necessarily dangerous. In Mr. Helves effort to extinguish the flames of his wife's burning clothes ho had both hands considerably burned also. Mr. Helves and family are on a traveling tour for their health, as both the elder Helves are quito feeble, and this sad accident is a severe affair to them and will bo much deplored by their friends in Nebraska as well as much regretted by our citizens, whoso sympathy for these atllicted strangers to our city will be taxed to its utmost in this hour of their sad affliction. Mr. Uelves is n member of the G. A R., and would l'ke to meet with mem bers of that grand family of patriots with whom he served ia the field years ago, We bespeak for Mr. Helves the aid of tbo members of Reno Post, No. 29, and that of the members of the W. R. C., No. 10, who will look after their wants and ren der such assistance to theso afflicted peo ple, while they remain here, as the na ture of their wants may require. The conference committee of tho house it is stated will agree to the sen ate resolution acknowledging boligerent rights to the Cubans. Telegraphic dispatched from Wash ington, March 25, states that England will follow tho United States in recog nizing Cuba's beligerency with the view of putting an end to the war. Tho man who is not in favor of putting a stop to the dumping on our ehores of the pauper criminal classes of Southern Europe and the papal toe-kissing pagans is not a true American. Libebtv. There is no bizeer fool in the world than the man who thinks he can go to neaven on nis wi'e a church member ship. Shelby County Democrat. Yes there is. Tho editor who thinks be can destroy tbo American Protective Association by mis-representing its ob ject and intent. Memphis American. In the North Atlantic states there were in 1S92 I6.SS0 paupers, and H,330 ol these were of foreign birth. Is it not time to shut the doors? Let us put up the bars. Americans, awake! Libehtv. The populists have held their county convention at Salem, and resoluted on the money, the salaries of officers, the conduct of our members in Congress, the republican county officials of Marion ad the last legislature. It is for free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold, IS to 1 ; demands that nlien ownership of land bo prohibited; and, mirabile dictu, the seventh plank heartily com' mends the official conduct of our seua tors and representatives in Congress for their courageous defense of the great principles of the people's party. All republicans, and are endorsed by popu lists. Pretty good for pops. Tho cheap rates of five dollars cabin and two-fifty steerage including meals and berth are still in effect on the O . R 5: N. Co's. steamers from Portland San Francisco. to Steamer leaves Portland every days. fivi ft ?mm isi Pffi&s ! GtVtN A WAVING 55' Separate Prices ? ... one rnizn of . . . ' o o a a) TReoNEW WEEKLY KOGfC? MOUNTAIN Nffl& Ocnvcr, Colo., The rrfattit bras nie prlss offr evti BUCi Id the f t or South. The V7s l the rrprrscntatlve paper ot the v,4f is (liver's champion; It u tho jo J'lo' icatc; It I-ada In thonitht. aa la sews. Jhc . tckly has Jut been enlarcad na Im proved. It contains the latest and f OIUsl toB ias ml ratal m stock news, it has spee&t t partments devoted to tho Farm, tho Hsac hold. Women and Chlldrrn. all the fcrtCaMX cartoons and Iiest comment of the daUx' tST' Hon aro to be found In It. It presents la-cvo-densed form the dnlncs of all tho world ttfls a family paper without a peer And the Weekly :;s Is determined to bare beyond all question th larceit clrrulaUon'f any paper between the Mississippi river and tho Pacific coast Therefore It orient to the. per rons senillns In the Greatest number of ?I year ly subscilptlons before September 1st next theso unequalled prizes. REGULAR AGENTS' COMMISSION ALLOWED IN ADDITION. CONTEST BEGINS A T ONCE. OPEN TO EVERYBODY EVERYWHERE. Tor particulars address The Nowk l'riiitliig Cp.,- Denver. Colo. wen Gife Ym A RAZOR 3 ii : 8 M u If you send us i0cS5SsS eo cents, OR, WK WILL SEND A also eaarantced ts bo best quality tMl, cnr 60 Coupons, or rOi g Coupons and 60 cents. B u m a u a m t m You will find one coupon inside each 2 ounce big, and two coupons inside each 4 ounce bag of BLHL'S SEND COUPONS WITH Blackweli's Durham Tobacco Go., Durham, N. 0. Buy a bag of this Celebrated Smoking Tobacco, and read the coupon, which gives a list of other premiums and how to get them. 2 CENT STAMPS ACCEPTED. MEW ros. NEW GOODS 0 90. GREATEST BARGAINS Watch tho heading, and 8eo how they go. Yesterday we had '93 today '90 We have lmt our prices of Second Hand Pianos so low that the. public can Bee the greatest reduction ever offered in Pianos. Prices ran Bine from $75 to $1(5 for secondhand. New pianos. $200 to. $400. of musical goods this spring and summer. installment plan at n low rato of interest. T. K. BICYCLE We will keop in stock this season all Wheels. Wo will also keen tho League Tires, and a full stock of Rubber and Rim Cement, Valves and Patching everything in tho Bicycle line. Send for our Catalogue of 'SHI Wheels, a copy of tho New. York Cyclo Bulletin. CARLE & !Rose"fouirg Ouarsnteed to ba beat qaslltr tetl. 3-BUADE "i I PENKNIFE MM DURHHm .38660 r NAME AND ADDRESS TO GOODS noss rtore. JUST ARRIVED. We intend to close out our entiro stock Business and residence property on the Call on us. Address, RICHARDSON, SUNDRIES Morgan & "Wright Quick Repair Tires for Rubber, Bells and Lanterns, and almost and wo wfll send you f roe for six months RICHARDSON, 1 n Oregon his is the to Buy Groceries. your special attention. Our line of Olives, Gherkins, Pick els, Sauces, etc., is also complete. We carry the largest stock of to baccos in Southern Oregon. C. W. PARKS & CO., Grocers. M. JOSEPHSQN'S New York ROSEBURG, Alexmder & Strong 326 and 328 Jackson St WALL PAPER A Large and legaat Line of We call the attention of our friends to our beauti ful stock of Our Stock is Unexcelled by Any South of Portland. ALEXANDER X STR0HG HOME FURNISHERS ROSEBITRQ, OREGON. A SQUARE DEAL. 1 I ' 2 h i rH 1-1 o rH t-l W C) rH rH rH rH -OS We are Here to Stay. -o -io - -co -CI Place A full and complete assortment of all goods usually kept in a first class grocery. Everything offered for sale is fresh; and sold at very reasonable prices. We have a very choice stock of canned goods, including both fruits and vegetables, to which we invite Cash Store, OREGON. THE POPULAR HOME FURNISHERS.. Bet. Oak and Washington. Largest and Best Assortment era brought to Southern Oregon, and p HF. j fllHIIIIIIIIIIIHIlHU Easy Rockers Bed Room Sets Parlor and Dining Chairs Rugs and Carpets And all Household Articles House NO TROUBLE TO SHOW GOODS. I ' I ' I I ' I ' I ( k i ' t ' I ' 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 Is what we give to every cus tomer, for we believe the best advertisement possible is a cus tomer pleased with what -we have sold them, they will come again and again, and their friends will come too. We are not here for a day or for a month. We are Here to Stay. lRoseburg, Or.