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I IF YOU SEE IT ffl I IF YOU DON'T READ The Plaindealer The Pkmdealer 1 Vntt nnii'm di?T tup lffcws. Vol. XXVII. ROSEBURG, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1896. No. 30. ni t 1 I j IT IS SO. I A. SALZMAN, (Successor to J. JA8KDLEK.) Practical : Watchmaker, : Jeweler : and : Opticiai. DEALER IN WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, AND FANCY GOODS. Uouuluc Urn.asillau Eyo GlnsscH and Spootuolos A COMPLETE STOCK OF Cutlery, NotionB, Tobacco. Cigars and Smokers' Articles. Also LVoprlotor and Xanager of Kosoburg's Famous Bargaiu Store. HEW arorros. NEW GOODS H.T. BLUMB, Proprietor of The City Meat Market, And Dealer In PRIME BACON, AND FRESH -MEATS Orders Ulen and Delivered Free lo any pan ol tee City. A.C.MARSTERS&Co Wall Paper LIME PLASTER A FULL LIME OF ALL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED. " We have the exclu sive agency for the CENTURY Sewing Machine. In the CENTURY oiler an article fnaBBHH which we believe to be a better Sewing Ma chine and a hand somer piece of furni ture than any other that is produced. To be modest in our claim, however, we shall merely assert that the CENTURY is equal lo the best, and shall trust to the machine itself to convince you of its superiority. Call and see us. ROSEBURG NOVELTY GASH STORE. GOODS ossStore. r JUST ARRIVED. Ponllo. FlHti nnd Game, lu Scnson. HAMS, LARD, OF ALL KINDS. Roseburg, Or. .DETTGG-ISTS. A Choice Collection, at Prices that Sell AMD CEMEHT WINDOW GLASS ALL AT SEA. It is palufnlly apparent that tho St. Louis convention will be called upon by tho strong pressure of tho free silver delegates to face tho music without strad dling on the silver coinage question. There appears to bo a great diversity of opinion on tho subject of finance, It is looming up in huge proportions and ab sorbs tho greatest attention ; in fact, it appears by its present phase, to cast the protection idea into tho shade, so far aa conflicting opinions amongst the delegates are concerned. Whilo MoKin- Icy, tho czpoucnt of piotection, is the logical candidate for president, tho silver question is pressed forward and will bo the great bono of contention at the con vention. The protection idea is a Eotlled ques tion with tho party, but free silver coin age is causing much concern una will keep up inach wrangling in tho conven tion, if the tone of press dispatches from St. Louis can be relied on as an index of tho Bentment of delegates. We antici pate a bolt of the free silveriles unless a coniproiniso can be effected of such a na ture as will harmonize conflicting opin ions regarding free silver. The advo cates of free coinage of silver have sue- eened iu fomenting public opinion similar to the democrats in 1S92, frenzy- inc the popular mind with "tariff for enue only," and probably with like effect. It is more than probable that democracy will declare for freo silver at Chicago, as that will be its only hoje of success in the presidential election, be came It ha: nothing else lo base an issue on. Democracy has been driven from its policy ol 1S92 on the tariff question, and is now without an issue except that of f res coinage ,aud in its thioes of disso lution will grasp at freo silver to save its sinking carcass. It is - lamentable fact that the agitation of this question by the advocates of free coinage has caused the depression in business. It is also a fact that the degree of depression in the financial world has kept juice n ith the degree of intensity ot the movement and the increase of the strength of the agitators. No person csEcssing capital will in vest a dollar in any enterprise so long as this question is gaining strength at the polls, and the sooner this question is settled the better. And now is the au spicious time. Tho country got a grand object leso3 in- ISiCandtus ripe for another. Either the advocates of sound currency will settle this nutter next November and place the bosinesi of the county upon a stable foundation, or the advo cates of free silver will continue to harass the ptople with their vague ideas of un limited coinage of silver. THE RESULT. The Hevie-v chuckles over the result of the late election as a great triumph for anti-A. 1. A's, by a comparison with the vote of lS'Jl. It claims that the antis did the business This is assum ing too msch credit to She antis, for if they did such wonderful work in stamp ing out the A. P. A's, how is it that G. W. Kiddle, an anti-A. P. A., was elected by "the skin of his teeth," 31 plurality, while five other republican candidates who were published .by Ihe Review as A. P. A'a, viz: Crawford, who sot 29S; Fratcr, 415 ; Heydon, 337 and Miller 519 plurality. A queer sort of logic that is. That the whole ticket fell short of the phenomenal vote of ISO 1 is a fact we will not attempt to gainsay, and that also it lost a good many anli-A. P. A. republi can votes. But that alone does not ac count for the meager vote of Mr. Kiddie for ho wis an anti, and if that was any cause of strength he should bayu bad the largest plurality of any man on the ticket. The fact is there were other causes at work which reduced tho big pluralities of two years ago. The failure of the legislature two yeais ago to re-enact the mortgage tax law and other measures demanded by tho people, drove a great many votes from tho party. Then the lying and misrepre sentations of the democrat managers to gether with a big corruption fund un scrupulously ueeu took many more. And then tho A. P. A's. were divided on the republican and opulist tickets. They did not all go with tho republican party. Mr. Agce lo3t his own precinct. Where was his anti popularity at homo? and where was Mr. Riddle's anti popular ity at his homo precinct. Anti-A. P. A did not help him there. No, sir, the truth is the wealth of Roseburg com bined with the sulking of soreheads who failed of a nomination is what elected Ageo and Waiteand reduced tho plurali ties of those elected. Appropriations of Congress. The appropriations mado by the con grosses of the United btatos lor secta rian and priyato schools wcro as follows, in 1894 : Roman Catholic $3S9 745 Presbyterian 30 340 Congregational 10 825 Episcopal 7 020 Friends 10 020 Mcnonitefl 3 "50 Unitarian 5 4 CO Lutheran 15 120 Total 1 478 210 The same amounts were appropriated for llioso chimhos in 1895 except for lite Presbyterian and Congregationalist which got nothing and lo tho Catholic which was reduced to $359,215. It Is about time theso appropriations for sec tarian purposes ccaEed. What right has congress to givo theso liberal aids to re ligous bodies? This is a question the people desire to havo answered. THE M'KINLEY SONG. (Ciiicagu Tlmcs-HcdaldO In the summer of 1801, when Major McKinley first ran for governor, Home notable verses appeared. They were written by Lloyd Wyman, of Paincs villo, 0 , and were first printed in the Cleveland Leadei, from which they were copied by republican papers throughout the country. Thoir popularity in Ohio wsb great and thoy were set to music and sung effectively in tho 1891 cam paign. Tho words and title are as fol lows : BILL McKINLEY DID IT. The autumn days arc with us And Inter's near at band, And toon the snow "111 drift and blow And coverall tbc land; Yet have no fear, for labor's dmr, And soon our purse will (111 And Illlly McKlntey did it With hi? Dls McKinlcy Bill! Tbc green wheat carpels all the plains. The com shocks stand a-rowr; The starvlns thousands of tbc Eat Wilt catch tbc overflow. Our herds are thick in every vale. Our Hocks on ecry hill And Billy MeKiulcy did it With his big McKinlcy Bill! In every street the happy feet -Of well-paid labor ring, The hearts arc lisht, the homes arc bright. Where wives and children tins. The hearts are light, tbc tin pail bright. The fact-i brighter tlll And Billy McKinlcy did it With his bl; McKinlcy Bill! Our ships are crowding every wharf. Our stcasa cars thunder by So if t shuttles of the loom of toil. From East lo West they fly. They boar tbc fool from farm to mine. The ore from mine to mill And Billy McKinlcy did IV With his big McKinley Bill: ThcMorld moves faster every hour: The wheels begin to hum. Today is but an earnest of The bright days lo come So here's a health will bring us wealth, Let's give it with a will Three cheer for Billy McKinlcy And bis big McKinlcy Bill! The work of handling the great body of people who will press upon the repub lican convention hall in St. Louis for entrance and scats has been thoroughly systematized, so that the outgoings and incomings of tho immense throng will be accomplished with as little delay as possible. Every device of comfort and afety that care, intelligence and money can supply has been brought into requi sition in completing these arrangements. The auditorium, tho creation of a few weeks oi combined labor and skill, is a moJern structure in every particular, loaui its ribs of steel ami girders ol iron to the blaze of electricity with which it is lighted, its complete telegraphic equip ment, enormous seating capacity and grand acoustic properties, tho whole fur nishing in its line au epitome of tho pro gress of the cloiitig decade of the 19th century. The world is waiting to see whether the scenes euacted within its walls during the nest fortnight will fur msti evidence ci political progress or retrogression. Oregonian. A man by tue name ot Armstrong an ironworker of Cleveland. Ohio, and who is also a republican ward politician, i about to bring suit against President Cleveland for a breach of promise ; uatn- sges alleged, 1075. He has consulted prominent attorneys and thinks he has a good case. By the ante-election promises of Cleveland cf belter wages moro work ami cneaper goods, lie was induced to vote the democratic ticket lue ticket was elected ami in mc gen eral free trade depression ho has lost $1075 in wages, and will sue to recover. Tho result of this case will bo anxiously awited by thousands of laborers through out the country who were mducod lo vote tho democratic ticket by similar promises. It begins to look as if tLe only fight at St, Louis wouU be the contest for ssc ond place, and it is probable the same state of affairs will continue through the campaigu, the republicans having walkover and the democrats and pocu lists struggling to cc which will beat the other. United States bonds were quoted ed nesday in Now York at from $1.09:4' to il.lip.. Tho -best the United Slates could do undor Buchanan's ndminietra tion was 87' cents or 12'.. per cent dis count. Now our bonds bring as high as 10?.t premium. The senatorial investigation of the bond deals will add some interesting documents to the campaigu, but tho ad ministration will not circulate them. Tho thing that grinds Senator Morgan is that au adjournment of congress will compoll him to go home and leave Wcy ler still prancing round in Cuba. Congress adjourned yesterday after having done but little for tho country's good, if any. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder World's Fair Highest Award. TELEGRAPH NEWS The Closing Session. Washington. Juno 11. The senate began its closing day's session with the confusion and activity usual lo the close of congress. The last obstacle in the way of ad journment was removed when soon after tho session opened the enrolling clerks ought in tho last of the supply bills. That for the District of Columbia was signed by the vice-president and dis patched to the White House for the sig nature of the president. This done, business was suspended until Sherman succeeded in the passage of the house bill pensioning tho widow of General H. Gibson, of Ohio, $50 a month. Tho galleries were then cleared for a brief executive session, when the open session was resumed. On motion of Piatt the immigration bill, which had been displaced, was made the unfinished business. An effort ia to bo made to give the bill the right of way when the December session begins. At 1 o'clock Sherman moved the ap pointment of two senators to accompany the committee from the house to wait upon the president. The vice-president named Shciman and .Smith. The vice- president also announced the appoint ment of Harris, Faulkner and McMillan as a committee to inquire into the chari ties of the District of Columbia with a iew to ascertaining the sectarian con trol inquiry provided for in the District of Columbia appropriation bill. To See the Fight. Sax Fbaxcisco, June 11. Application for Eeats for the Corbett-Sbarkey con test are pouring in from all sides. There are hundreds of out-of-town admirers of the manly art anxious to see Corbett put up bh bands. Stockton yesterday telegraphed for S6 6eats togelher; San Jose has applied for The management estimates there will be 2000 spectators f'om towns con- iguous to San Francisco. The Bohemian club possesses a num ber of members anxious to see the spar ring event, as an order for 92 seats is on file. Thus tar the Olympic club has ap plied for but 50 seats, but it is safe to as sert that there will be at least 5C0 Olym pics present at the contest. A diagram of the seats was prepared yesterday. There are to be S00 box seats surrounding the ring, at $5 each, and -liv raised seats at hi per seat, im mediately back of the box seats. Stand ing room in the balcony will cost $2. There is little betting up to date, but a whole lot of coin will be .wagered next week. Sharkey it is said, will stand a tap on his ability to stay for four rounds. Reed May Get In. Boston, June 11. The Journal pub lis lies the following dispatch from W Murray Crane, one of Massachusetts' de!egstes-at-Iarge : 'St. Louis, June 11. While all indi cations point to Major McKinley s nomi nation on the nrst ballot, I am not pre pared to concede it so far in advance of the convention, and I can see that it is possible that the nomination may yet turn to Mr. Reed if his friends will con tinue to support bim." Final Adjournment of Both Houses Washington, June 11. Vice-Presi dent Stevenson brought the session of tbc senate to a final close at 4 o'clock today, after a brief valedictory express ing hi thanks to senators for their cour tesies to him through the session. Tho closing scene was not of a dramatic order, but was marked by placid se renity characteristic of the upper branch I congress. Tho galleries were well filled, but there wa3 an absence of the packid corridors incident to an eventful close of congress. The session convened at 12 o'clock, but no business was tran sacted, beyond the formalities preceding adjournment. The last bill to be passed was ono urged by Sherman, pensioning tho widow of General William H. Gib son, a prominent Ohio officer. Resolu tionsof thanks vfere unanimously ad opted to Vice-President Stevcnsou and i President Pro Tern. Frye for their im partial rulings in tho chair. One of the lost acts was to give the imjortaut im migration bill a parlimentary status by which it secures the right of way as ., . soon as me senate reassemoies. as soon as the vice-president had an nounced tho session closed, the galleries emptied, senators exchanged good-byes and many arranged to leave for their homes tonight. The final sessiou of Ihe house was de void of public interest. Tho appropria tion bills had boon passed, and the house simply waited for the end lo come. A number of membeis were made happy bv the nassaco of some local bills ol in terest to their districts. Beyond a little misunderstanding between Bailey and Marsh, the utmost good feeling prevailed There was an attempt by Bailey and Maguiro to precipitate a political dis cussion in the last half-hour of the ses sion, but the republicans declined the! gago of combat thrown down to them. Turner, who was tho Uoor leader of tho minority, during the absence of Ctisp, offered a resolution of lhauks to Ihe speaker, which was adopted by a stand ing vote, most unusual honor. Tho speaker dosed tho session with a grace ful speech, in which he thanked the members most cordially and felicitatad them on tbc work of the session. Reed's Boom. "Washington, Juno 12. Tho friends of Speaker Reed in Washington said today that they would continue to fight to the end. The speaker bad been in tele graphic communication with his friends at St. Louis. He asked them to go into tho fight and they have responded that thoy will all stick to bim. The speaker's most intimate friends are indignant at Manley and says his admission of defeat will demoralize tho fight which ie to be mado for a straight gold platform under the leadership of Senator Lodge. The speaker will leave here Sunday for New York. Occupation of Dongola. London, June 12. The Marquis of Salisbury in the house of lords today, re plying to Lord Roseberry, said that for a long time he had .been of the opinion that sooner or later it would be necess ary to take steps to reclaim for Egypt, the territory lost in 1882 and 1884. Many reasons had counseled delay, but the government was suddenly confronted by the fact that Kassala was threatened. There was every probability that its fall would be followed by a frightful catastro phe. An expedition up the Nile, he con tinued, was ordered because the govern ment felt her interests in Egypt were at stake and those of Italy thteatened. The occupation of Dongola, the marquis pointed out, would increase Egyptian commerce and prevent the incursions of the dervishes. Were Paid. London, June 12. A dispatch from Pretoria says that soon as the decision of Ihe executive council releasing John Hays Hammond, George Farrar, Colonel Rhodes and J. W. Leonaid, the .Johan nesburg reform committee leaders, upon payment of fines amounting to 25,000 each, wa3 announced, Barney Barnato went to the jail with a check for $250,000 to pay the fines of Hammond and Rhodes. He found, however, that the matter had already been arranged. Hammond, Farrar and Phillips have signed an agreement to abstain hereafter from intetference in the politics of the South African Republic, consequently tne sentence ot banishment imposed upon them has been revoked. Threatens to Bolt, Sr. Locis, June 12. Today there was in circulation a report that Thomas C. Piatt had declared his intention of bolt ing if the six contestants from New York should be seated. It was learned from the members of the national com mittee that probably six Platte men will be thrown out and other men placed on the temporary roll. Piatt's remark was reported to Hanna today. I shall not get excited over this, even if Plait said it." Hanna remarked. When assured that Piatt had made the remark he was not disturbed. Other friends of McKinley said that Plait was putting up a grand bluff. The report uf Piatt's intention to bolt was circulated by his friends quite freely One slated emphatically that the posi tion ot l'latt was that in case six regu larly elected delegates in New York were unseated, CO more delegates would walk out of the convention. This view is controverted by some delegates from New York, who Bay that 25 to 30 dele gates from New York are ardent McKin ley men and cannot be expected to fol low Piatt, Members of the national committee think tho talk of New Yoik wholly for the put pose ot influencing the decisions iu the remaining contests. To an Associated Press reporter today Piatt said he had not spoken particu larly of the New York contests, but upon tho whole proceeding in the com mittee. "They are riding jougusiiod over everything," be said, "The question of a man's title to a seat is not consid ercd on its merits, but as to his position on presidential candidates. "Hahn, a member from Ohio, has de clared Uie.only question involved in these contests whether or not a man is for McKinley. That line of policy is what New York objects to." Piatt reiterated that Morton's name will b9 presented and voted for. He did not think Manley's manifesto made any appreciable difference in the situation Ho thought the Maine committeeman must have become demoralized. Flatt has received a dispatch from Reed, who savs that Manley's utterance was wholly unauthorized, and expressing astonish ment that Manley had taken such course. Piatt is interested in having a gold standard plank iu the platform. "From all I havo heard," ho Eaid, "I think the convention will take that course. There seems to be a demand that cannot be ignored in favor of a firm declaration for the gold standard. "Silver men will not bo satisfied with any kind of a straddle, and there should be no attempt to havo anything but a straight gold declaralion." Sunstroke. London, Juno 12. A special from Bom bay says the British second-class, twin screw cniiser Bcnaventuie, the flagship of tho East Indian squadrou, flying the Hag of Rear Admiral Edmund Unim mond, lost 70 men by aunstroko on a yoyage from Colombo to Poudicherry. TENTH ANNUAL COfinENCEMENT Of the State Normal School, Drain. Oregon. FBOGBAM. Friday, Jane 19, 8 p. m., O. S. N. S. band Entertainment. Saturday, June 20, 3 p. in., Musical Exhibition. Sunday, June 21, 11 a. m., Baccalau reate Sermon by Rev. G. M. Irwin, State h'apt, of Schools. Sunday, Jnne 21, 8 p. m., Address to young people by Rev. J. L. Stratford, Pastor M.E. churcb, Drain. Monday, June 22, 8 p. in., Oratorial Contest. Tueeday, June 23, 2 p. in., Annual Meeting Board Trustees. Tuesday, Jnne 23, 8 p m., Cantata, Lady Bountiful's Heiress, by music students. Wednesday June 21, 2 p. m., Class Day Exercises. Wednesday, June 21, 8 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. ni., Meeting of the Alumini Association. REDUCED BATES 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 one-third actual rate, by presenting said receipt to the agent at Drain within two days after the close of commencement week which begins Friday, June 19tb, and ends Thursday, June 25tb. SCOTTSBURQ. Our genial, stage driver, Jake Coly, is at present sick with la grippe at his home in Elkton. It is hoped he will soon recover. Robert Wade and Joe Butler, Jr., drove some cattle up the country Tues day. A. C. Butler has a Eon at his home, and be weighs 9 pounds. As precious articles are in small packages, this one is very valuable of course. Mrs. Frank Spencer returned to her home at Dean Creek a few days since. She has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Black, of Drain, and was also a delegate to the W. C. T. U. The road in this section has been thoroughly worked and is now in ex cellent condition, testifying to the effi- cency of the new road-master, Wm. Sawyers. Mrs. Wm. Sagaberd, Sr., has gone to Gardiner on a visit. Sunday School Convention. We are pleased to note that Mrs. Es- tes of this city is a veiy active and effi cient laborer in Sunday School work. We give below an extract from tho Ore gonian making favorable mention of Mrs. Estes, at the Sunday School con vention in the Centenary church at Port land in Wednesday's proceeding: 'Mrs. Maud Estes of Roseburg read the. first paper on the ' The Unsaved in Our Schools," in which she made many valuable suggestions for reaching this class. She said the teacher must be cheerful, secure the confidence of the child, make personal effort in its behalf, must be tactful, must be sunshine to him. Then with consecration good will result. The paper called out much ap plause and commendation. School Report. Following is the report of Echool dis trict No. 113, for the month commnecing May 11th and ending June oili, 1S90: Number of boys enrolled, 13; number of girls enrolled, 12; total number en rolled, 25; number of days taught, 20; number of days attendance, 419; number of days absent, SI; average daily atten dance, 20; deportment good, number of visitors during the month, 0. Those who have been neither absent nor tardy are: Johnie Joyce, Charley Gabriel, Fred Casssidy, Myrtle Gabriel and Lou vena Gabriel. LaAmi E. Fkater, Teacher. The Bohemia Alines. Cottage Grove, June 10. P. J. Jen nings came in from the Bohemia mines today. He said there are 73 men work ing on the wagon read, which w'-ll le completed July 1. The 20-stamp mill will then be hauled in. The machinery will all be run by e!ectricity, and the tunnels will be lighted by electric lights. A tunnel has been under headway since February. It will tap the main vein at a depth of 440 feet. A Female Fiend. Mrs. Anna Dyer was hanged at New gate prison, England, Wednesday, for crimes which stagger belief in their enormity. Mrs. Dyer, it appears, starved infants to death which had been placed in her care, that she might profit by her vocation. It is almost beyond belief that a woman could be guilty uf such crimes as those lor which she expiated on the gallows', a cruel and unnatural life. 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