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Vol. XXVII.
ROSEBURG, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE n, 1896.
No. 29.
A. SALZMAN,
(Successor to J. JA8KULEK.)
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TROUBLE IS FEARED.
Citizens of Astoria Anticipating Mob
Violence.
In Bpite of all that has been said and
written about tho situation among the
striking fishermon on tho Lower Colum
bia river, very few people realize its
gravity. Among the striking fishermen
are many Russian Finns, desperate and
recklees characters, to whom tho life of
a fellow creaturo is of but little import
anco compared with their own fancied
grievances. What has already been
done, and what cvory day is bringing to
light, shows how little these men think
of cold-blooded murder, and the futuro
is pregnant with datk prophecy of what
may br precipitated at any moment.
Almost every striking fisherman on
the river is armed with tho best and
most effective weapons that money can
provide, and is well supplied with am
munition. Each man is ready for trou
ble at a moment's notice, and tho slight
est trouble on river or shore would be
sure to bring about a very serious turn
of affairs. These men are not tWo peo
ple to make such extensive preparations
without some fixed and determined pur
pose, and in ;a:e of a sudden outbreak,
tbu people of tho small towns along the
river, and even in Astoria, in its present
defenseless coudition, would bo almost
completely at their mercy.
A prominent business man of Astoria,
who was in the city yesterdav, in talk
ing over the situation with an Oregonian
reporter, said :
You people up here have no idea of
what the situation means to u;, but the
feeling of uneasiness in Astoria is in
creasing every day, and the recent out
rages have not tended to abate it one
bit.
These fisherman are oi all nationali
ties, most of them absolutely reckless
fellows, and during the last few days
men have been going among them stir
ring up a sentiment that is almost sure
to break loose before long, erhap3 this
very week.
"The fact that they are losing an un
usually large run of fish, which is known
to be in tiie river, has hid a great deal
to do with the growing feeling against
the cannerymen, Jand unle;s something
is doce, 'and done quickly, there are
many Astoiians who will lo glad to get
out of the place until everything is
quieted again. If the strikers should all
unite in a general uprising, and become
maddened by a little resistance, the re
sult would be eometbiog I should cot
like to contemplate.
"What could a sheriff nd a few dep
uties do against a mob of over 1000 ball
wild .foreigners, partly organized and
reckless as to results, armed with Win
chester ritles and infuriated by opposi
tion? "The time has coma when the state
militia shoulj step in and interfere, and
the presence down there ef a few com
panies of militia on the tirer would now
certainly have the effect of cieating a
feeling of safety that is far from existing
now, and showiug these fellows that
Uiere is law, in this country that they
must respect, and that no nonsense will
be tolerated.
"It seem3 to me that the governor, or
whoever it is that haVtbis duty in charge,
must fail to appreciate the seriousness oi
the situation altogether, and the danger
lies at his awakening to the trnth of the
matter when it will be too late, and af
ter some Eerlous outbreak that will cost
the lives of many good men who have a
right to expect protecti in.
"It takes eight hours for the fastest
steamboat on the river to make the trip
down there, and the assembling, equip
ping and embarking of the militia would
consume four hours luore. If thcic
should be trouble of any kind, it will
quickly spread all along the river, and
and in 10 hours thousands of dollars'
worth of property and many lives could
bo sacrificed, and practically nothing
done to prevent it.
"I understand the governor was in tho
city this morning, and I hoped to be able
to tee him and try to convince him of
the Zcessity of giving us some kind of
protection, bit when I inquired at his
hotel at 'J o'clock ih morning I found
he had returned to Salem, and that Gen-1
eral Beebe, who, I understand, is at the
head of the National Guard in Oregon,
had gone too Hood River. I shall re
turn to Astoria tonight, and hopo I shall
find everything quiet, but I am euro
that this thing will not quiet itEelf.and
I know that, unless something is dono
thcro ia going to be some mighty serious
troublo down there, and that within a
few days."
It is understood the militia has been
put in readiness lor a several wceus
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campaign, nnu inai oiucrs nave ueeu
ssued to be ready to atart at a moment a
notice, But nothing uehnito can Lo
learned as to tho plana of tho general
officers if any such plana have been
made.
While in Portland last Saturday, Gov
ernor Lord held a consultation with Gen
eral Beebe. but, as both Kcntlemec are
at present out of tho city, no informa
tion is obtainable concerning the result
of their interview.
Governor Lord, belore leaving Port
land yesterday morning, talked the situ
ation over with a friend at tho depot,
and expressed himself as impressed with
the seriousness of the outlook, but hardly
thought it necessary to take any immedi
ato action.
There is no doubt that troops will be
sent dowu beforo very long, and tho peo
pie on the lower nvcr will bs best
pleased if they are sent right away.
Oregonian.
WILL THERE BE WAR?
Guardsmen Ready to larch at an
Hour's Notice.
I'ortlaud Telegram, June 3.
It loaks out from a private source to
day that between midnight and 0 o'clock
tomorrow morning tho First regiment of
the 0. X. G. will be summoned to em
bark for the Lower Columbia river to
take a hand in tho fishermen's riots.
Thero is an understanding among the
companies that they aro to be prepared
to go at nn hour's notice.
Tho officers of the National Guard ab
solutely refuse to talk to newspaper men.
There is a strong undercurrent of excite
ment pervading Portland today over the
prospect of war on tho river. The sec
recy covering the movements of the O.
N. G. leads to numerous baseless rumors
which are ridiculous on the faco of them.
The militia officials evidently are afraid
to deny absurd street rumors because by
doing so it would appear that they arc
attaching too much importance to them.
onio of the younger members of the
companies who uul not tike the situa
tion so seriously as their grave-minded
elder laughingly said today that if it
was asjured positively that the militia
would be called out at a epecified time
there would be several cases of "sud
denly called out of town," "illness" and
the like for the teason that tackling the
treacherous ambuscades of the Lower
Columbia is a job that has a call upon
the nerve of a regular, not to iceution a
home guard man, And it is not a street
rabble or a common mob that represents
the foe in this case it is a desperate
gang of ignorant, iiresponsible aliens
who are armed to the teeth and who
shoot from ambush in a cowardly fash
ion. These are some of tho phases of
the situation which is daily assuming
more serious phases, and two-thirds of
the people who talk lightly about sup
piession of the disturbances by military
force do not realize that it La something
more than mere child's play.
Among other wild rumors atloit today
is that the regular troops at Vancouver
had been called upon to act. This is em
phatically denied. Another is that an
ammunition-dealer of Portland is ship
ping arms and supplies below, presuma
bly for the fishermen, who intend to use
them. Another statement that iosi
tivelv met with a general laugh today
was the alleged fact that the 0. N. G.
would take two cannons to Astoria.
General Betbc was seen by a reporter
for the Telegram loJay.
"Have you any definite information
about what the movement of the militia
will be?" he was asked.
' I do not care to discuss the matter
for publication," said General Beebe.
"Is the militia to be called cut for ser
vice on the river at once?"
"When conditions warrant it," the
general said, quite uninterestingly and
non-committal, "the militia will be
called out. That ia about all I care to
say."
"When do you expect Governor Lord
from Salem if at all?"
"I do not know."
"Does the movement cf the 0 N. (J
at this time rest with youieelf or the
governor's orders?"
"I do not care to say anything at all
"There is nothing positively definite,
then, this morning?"
o, sir, thetc is not. l uo not ere
to make anything public until the
proper time arrives and definite action
is taken."
Notwithstanding the fact that the
gravity of the situation down tho river
demands some action unles3 the coun
sel of arbritalion is listened to there is
a fetling here that the presence of the
National Guard below will only foment
uioro stiifc and at the end of the cam
paign leave matters worse than they
were at tho beginning. The burning cf
the cannery at Cook's fishing ttatiou,
on the Washington tide of the river, last
night, ia responsible for the fresh agita
tion for tho services of the militia. That,
however, ia Washington's troubles and
has nothing to do with tho Oregon sido
of the quarrel.
According to the following dispit.h
received by the Telegram today, it seems
thcro was a misstatement as to the place
where the blaze occurred last night :
"Astohia, June 9. The body oi Gus
Norburg, foreman of the I'isbermen's
vauncry. who was repoiteu uiisaing last
night, and also that of a Russian Finn
named Oviek, who is suppesed to havo
been out in tho river with him, were
found this mornjng in the liver below
Tuiiuuo Point. It is not so fur known
how their deaths occurred, but the con
jeeturo is that thoy were both accident
ally drowned,
"The Columbia River Packer's Asso?
cnition has boon in session since iu
o'clock this morning, but the nature of
their deliberations ia unknown.
"It transpires that tho large Ilio acrosB
the river last night was not the North
Shore cannery as reported, but the
buildings belonging to Cook's iiehing
station."
Tho report last night waa that Gus
Norburg, foreman of tho Fishermen's
Packing Company, who was seen to
lcavo the cannery in a small boat yen-
terday aftornoon on sumo errand up tho
river, nau met with some accident, aB
the oars which he is known to have
with him were found floating down the
river just before dark. Up to a late hour
ho had not returned. It is very proba
that there was foul play at the bottom
of it.
It was rumored that one of the can
neries was to begin receiving fish today
under some arrangement at 5 cents, but
tho rumor has not been confirmed.
SayB yesterday's Evening News of
Astoria.
"The report that Governor Lord had
ordered the militia fo Astoria' on'the ad
vice of County Judge J. H. D. Gray- and
Sheriff Hare, ia not correct. Judge Gray
states that it is not true, while Sheriff
Hare, who was in Astoria a few hours
yesterday, also states that he had no
knowledge of it. Goyernor Lord has
heretofore stated that he will not order
the militia here until the county officers
notify him that they cannot control any
outbreak that may occur,
"Reports from up the river stale that
there is no trouble there, and no fishing
in progress up lo noon. Sherifi Hare is
thero with three deputies to give protec
tion to any one desirinz to fish, but so
far his assistance h33 not been required,
tie will remain there until he ia satis
fied that his presence is no longer
needed."
The News also said Elmore's cannery
would begin packing fish from Baker's
hay at 4 cents, and that the Scandina
vian cannery would begin paying 5 cents.
The Scandinavian cannery ia not a mem
ber of the combine.
TENTH ANNUAL COnflENCEMENT
Of the State? Normal School. Drain.
Oregon.
1T.OGBAM.
Friday, June 19, 3 p. m., 0. S. N. S.
band Entertainment.'
Saturday, June 20, S p. m., Musical
Exhibition.
Sunday, June 21, 11 a. m., Baccalau
reate-Sermon by Rev. G. M. Irwin,
State Supt. of Schools.
Sunday, June 21, 8 p. m., Address to
young people by Rev. J. L. Stratford,
Pastor M.E. church, Drain.
Monday, June 22, S p. m., Oratorial
Contest.
Tuesday, June 23, 2 p. m., Annual
Meeting Board Trustees.
Tuesday, Jnne 23, S p. m., Cantata,
Lady Bountiful' Heiress, by music
students.
Wednesday June 24, 2 p. in., Class
Day Exercises.
Wednesday, Jnne 24, S p. m Annual
address before the Literary Societies by
Prof. G. W. Jones, Supt. elect, Marion
county schools,
Thursday, June 25, 10 a. m., Graduat
ing Exercises of the Senior Class.
Thursday, June 25, 2 p. m., Meeting
of the Alumini Association.
11EDUCED KATEs
have been secured from Salem to Rose
burg inclusive. Persons visiting Drain
during commencement week pay full
fare to Drain and take a receipt therefor
from the agent from whom you purchase
the ticket. This receipt, which you must
procure in order to return for one-third
fare, will be signed by the president of
the Normal, thus permitting you to re
turn to your homes for only cne-third
actual rate, by presenting said receipt to
the agent at Drain within two days after
the close of commencement week which
begins Fridav, June 19th, and ends
Thursday, June 23th.
The Outlook for Wool.
Wool is more stagnent than ever,
prices being but a fraction higher than
the lowest ever touched. This condition
is not to be wondered at, considering
that half the woolen machinery of the
country is idle. Our best advices are
that the farmers throughout the coun
try, instead of selling, arc holding their
wool in anticipation of the higher prices
which will certainly prevail after tho
election of a republican president. This
has been the invariable policy iu the
past when tho enactment of a tariff that
would afford protection to the American,
not to the Australian, wool producing
industry was fullv assured. Nobodv
will begrudge the sheep farmers all the
advance in the market that they can se
cure because tho democratic policy of
"free raw material" selected them as a
special object for ruin and destruction.
American Ecenomist.
Oregon Pioneer Anniversary.
The twenty-fourth annual reunion of
Oregon pioneers will be held ir. the Ex
position building at Portland, June 1G,
ISOti. A banquet will be given to all pio
neers aud Indian war veterans in good
standing, by the pioneer ladies of Port
land and their friends. Upon arrival in
tho city each pioneer should get a yellow
badge horn the secretary, bearing the
year of hii arrival in Oregou. This yel
low badge will to a distinctive feature
this year.it being the golden or Jubileu
year in our Ijistory, aud no other color
will bo recognized To all wearing such
a badge, tickets will be given at tho
close of the nftoruoju programme, en
titling them to admission to tho banquet
room. In the evening thero will be a
pioneer experience meeting, with old
time musical selections interspersed.
The World's Fair Tests
showed no baking powder
so pure or so great in leav
ening power as the Royal.
TONGUE AND ELLIS.
So it appears Tongue of the first and
Ellis of the second congressional dis
tricts aro elected. Tongue by a bare
plurality of 74 votes in 47,00!) and Ellis
by 4G2 plurality, in 41,078 votes.
When we take into consideration the
vote for Hermann aiid Ellis two years
ago, we stand appalled at the result this
year. AVe" naturally ask why this falling
off in the republican vote? The answer
is apparent in the signs of the times.
There are two principal causes, viz :
Tho free silver mania and scheming
trickery amongst the leaders of the
party. The defeat of Hermann at Al
bany last April by an enholy alliance of
greedy aspirants for Hermann's . place,
was a great factor in the stampede.
Another is the free silver craze. Tongue
was known as a gold bug throughout the
district. That drove from him a large
number of votes. Only the sound
money republicans and democrats with
a few republicans who regarded protec
tion as the paramount question, stood by
Tongue, electing him by a meager plu
rality,
In the case of Mr. Ellis of the second
district, the Oregonian's sound money
man, Judge Northrup, greatly reduced
his vote. Northrup, of couise got the
sound money republicans and democrats.
Ellis only retained the straight republi
cans who regard protection above all
other issues, and they pulled him
through. The strong hold the party had
upon the masses for years by reason cf
the republican party having saved the
union when menaced by treason, held
the rank and file of the party together
and they haye been loth to sever their
relations with it, even when obnoxious
candidates were foisted upon them by
pnrly manipulation, through primaries
and conventions. But forbearance, it is
said, often ceases to be a virture, and
the intelligent yoter finally gets an in
dependent move on him and asserts his
rights in a manner that is, as shown in
the last election, a surprise to politi
cians, and they will do well if they will
heed the lesson. In the first district Mr.
Herman had served the people with
euch fidelity to their' interests that they
were satisfied with him. They liked
Hermann but they loved their interests
more, and desirnl his further services,
we will admit, not for Hermann's sake
or benefit, but for their own and the in
terest of the state. And when they per
ceived that their wishes were ignored by
rejecting Hermann and putting up a new
and untried man, a large number of the
old guard revolted and refused to further
follow the old flag when borne by those
they feared to trust. Mr. Tongue may
thank the few stalwarts for his election
and redeem himself, if haply he can, by
such a devotion to the people's interest
as that which characterized his predeces
sor, Mr Hermann.
Welsh Tin Plate Trade Condition. !
Sad news comes to hand from South ,
Wales. Owina to the stoppage of so
many tin plate mills the men in some
dtstricts are reported to be almost starv
ing. One or two works haye bsen re
started, and in each case the men have
been glad to go back at a reduction of 15
per cent. The continual battle between
capital and labor ha3 doubtlessly been
the prime factor in bringing the tin
plate industry of Wales to its present
unfortunate condition. Both master aud
man had warning long before the crisis
was upDn them, but without heed.
Now their case is almost hopeless, they
appear to be showing more desire to
work together amicably. If we are to
recover any pait of our lest trade, we
must find a new outlet for tin plates, or
put them on the American market at
such a price that will stop the growth of
the tin plate industry there. To do
this, both master and man must sacri
fice a lot. The good old days for tin
plate manufacturers and workers have
gone. The only questions now to decide
are: Shall we let our export trade in
plates go altogether, or shall we make a
determined fight to wrest from our
competitors a patt of our lost ground?
Ryland's Iron Trade Circular, Birming
ham.
Popular Elections.
Senator J. H. Mitchell is making a
strong effort to have his bill for the
amendment of tho constitution passed.
If the constitution were amended re
quiring the election of United States
senators by the people, it would be just
the thing. It would take away from the
states' legislatures one of the corrupting
eloments which curse them, and allow
them to devote their time and attention
to legimatc business and prevent dead
locks that disgrace too often thoso bodies.
The "stamper" is awfully worried
oyer the Sunday edition of the Plai.v
dealkk, sent "toouly a pait of ita sub
scribers on the eve of election." Mini
bile dicta! Has it come to that, that
i the Pi.AixiiKALEK inust ask permission of
this assumed censor of journalism when
it may iasue and how many aud of what
nature? Tho Pi.ai.ndeali:i:, notwith
standing tho assumed censorship of the
Review, will do as it pleases in such
matteis. It published its "-pink edition"
and circulated it through the malls as
second class matter as tho law provides,
and if it does not suit tho Review we
would ask what it is going to do about it?
The P lain m: a leu has no appologies to
niako to the Review for issuing an extra
on tho eve of election.
No late developments concerning elec
tion returns. Tongue wa3 reported 74
ahead of Vanderburg and Ellis 462 a
head of Quinn yesterday, It is possible
the offiicial count will alter these figures
a bit.
Some Eastern" merchants are com
plaining that the people of their section
purchase bicycles when they cannot pay
for their groceries or their summer
clothes, and thus does the whirlgig of
fashion throw trade into confusion.
Cleveland might haye shortened Lis
veto of the river and harbor bill a good
deal by simply calling attention to the
notorious fact that democratic rule has
reduced the revenue to a point where
nothing is left for public improvements.
The Louisiana sugar-growers should
devote a large portion of the bounty
which they will i eceive under the recent
decision of the supreme court to the
work of putting their state in the way of
feeing governed according to the will of
the people.
Honest assessments ara of interest to
every taxpayer, for if one is permitted to
evade his taxes the amount must be
made up from the pockets of others.
Thus, tax-shirking in one case means
tax-robbery in another and the honest
citizen i3 plundered in order that tho
dishonest may be enriched.
The neighbor of a Kansas man joked
him unmercifully about going into his
cylone cellar every time a dark cloud
arose. One day he went in when a
black cloud hove in sight and when he
came cut not one of hi3 old tormentors
said a word. They were not there.
They had not emigrated to Oregon,
either. The foothills of the Rocky
mountains were in the way. Statesman.
Tho?. H. Tongue is doubtless elected
to congress from the first district over
Vanderberg, ihe populist, by a very
email pluraliiy. Had Mr. Hermann been
nominated he would have had a rousing
majority. The people have an eye on
conventions and a knowledge of who
they want to serve them, and will not
tamely submit to any shenanegai by
tricky poliKcians. The small plurality
of Tongue is an index to popular senti
ment. We hazard the prediction that Oregcn
came nearer on last Monday to bringing
herself under the deserved obloquy of
her sister states, by the election of two
populist members to represent her in
the lower house of congress, than she
ever will again. The conditions of dis
order and default will net again arise.
The people of Oregon who haye respect
for the reputation of their state will take
good pains to see that they do not.
Statesman.
Yet the Statesman was one of those
who tried its best to bring about that
very thInS
The "stamper" stamped with all its
might to stamp out the A. P. A's, and
succeeded, by tfce use cf money and
down right lying, to stamp out only two
of the eight candidates it published as
members of that order. Had the elec
tion been two weeks later it would have
failed to even stamp these two out; for
people were learning of the damnable
methods of the stamper. The lies pub
lished against D. R. Shambrook and O.
C. Brown could have been shown up by
that time. Those candidates weie gain
ing in strength every day up to the day
of election.
The election in Maricn county will
porbably be contestedon account of il
legality in several precincts.The precints
icquestion are, says'the Eugene Guard,
Englewood, Marion, North Salem, How
ell, St. Paul, Labish, and Lincoln. The
judges iu these precints were cot sworn
according to law and there are other de
fects in the returns. There ia too much
laxity in these election matters. The
authorities should be more careful in
giving.the needed instructions to the
precinct officers, requiring them to
strictly comply with legal requirements
in the manner of conducting elections.
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