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FROM Tills FRONT. The Militia Summoned This Morn, ing to Astoria. Telegram, June IS. Five hundred Oregon National Guards men went down tbe Columbia river this morning to help preserve order. Tbe militia left at a few minutes before 4 o'clock on tbo steamer Harveet Queen. Hie troops are under the command of Colonel Summers. The regiment, con sisting if teven companies, accompanied by battery A, with full field equipment, two Galling guns and one Napoleon, tbo hospital corps, engineer corps and field music Tbo soldiers have one day's cooked rations. The strike situation has reached such a serious stage, and the repeated out rages committed by strikers upon non union men have at last brought tbe Clat sop county authorities to a full realiza tion that military assistance was imper atively necessary lo preserve life and property. Yesterday when tbe details of tbe fresh acls of violence at and near Woody island reached Portland, follow ing it came a request from Mayor Taylor of Astoria and County Judge Gray ask ing for the militia to assist the officials in maintaining law and order. Sheriff Hare and bis small force of deputies be ing totally unable to cope with the strikers, who have for weeks carried on a reign of terror among tbe peacefully disposed people along tbo Lower Colum bia rirer. A sEKIl'Us M ft' ATMS. There was a general feeling just as there has been from tbe outset that tbe Columbia river fishermen's strike is far more serious than the people of Astoria themselves cared to admit, liosincss prostrated ; everything at a standstill; men of peaceful pursuits afraid for their lives to fish along tbe river; and 2000 idle men a great many of them with needy families and nothing to live upon roaming idly around tbe banks of tbe river with occasional lights between the nonunion men and tbe vicious Fins all thif represents a state of afLurs that calls for urgent measures. It was only after very prolonged and deliberate considera tion that the militia was called out. The feeling generally at Astoria Ls unfavor able to tbe tcp, because, so much public pyinpatby is on the striker's side of tbe quarrel. TLe authorities have been very . : .i. , i -1 ing the troops, bat the situation tbe past I three days has made it ncoawv to call ' . .... ... ! mat lucre win dc nguung in case the men attack the cancenea which attempt to start up is not doubted by those well-1 informed on tbe situation along the river. How well prepared tbe fisher men are can only be surmised. There have been some very absurd reports to tha effect that arms have been shipped down the rirer within the rast few weeks, and that ammunition has been famished the strikers. Tbe men who desire to go fishing at 4 or 4j cents, as has been offered, will fish under the pro tection of the militia and the moment there is a contact between the strikers and tho mQitory authorities tbe out break will occur. The situation in Astoria last evening was likened to "a charge of powder dan gerously near a match," as it was ex pressed by an np-river traveler this morning. Bat another and equally as serious phase of the situation today is tbe con sequences of a brush between tbe respec table, law-abiding American citizens, who fish at different places on the upper rirer in the vicinity of Kalama and neighboring localities, and the Russian Fine who may take it in their heads to come up the Colnmoia again and attack these men, as they have before. In that event there will be more bloodshed and the militia will not be in it. Tho Fins are a desperate lot and they harbor a.very bitter feeling toward the men who are not allied with the Junion. The men along the upper river are well armed, and .each boat that goes out on the river carries as part of its equipment two or three Winchester rifles, An armed company of volunteers can be summoned in a very short time in case of an attack by the Fins. As a man from down tbe river in formed a reporter for the Telegram today these American fishermen, now that the militia has been called out to sup press the rioters, feel themselves under tbe protection of the state troops, and if interfered with by the aliens at all there may be wholesale slaughter. Tho upper-river men are well trained in the use of arms and in a fight with the igno rant Fins they would be good for three to one. As an evidence of the attitudo of mer chants of Astorb toward the Etrikers, the following harangue, delivered by one oimemo3t prominent storekeeper on Commercial street to a group of rabid etrikers wa3 overheard in tho crowded rotunda of the poBtoffice, and it shows what a dangerous feeling has been en gendered toward outside interference: "You're all right, boys, holding to gether. Don't let the cannerymen's combination down you. You have tho sympathy of tbe business public; now elide it out. Tbecanneryraen aro within a half-cent of your price, and they will be compelled to meet your figures yet. Dou'l catch fish nor let any one else fish on tho Columbia river. Kitty of you tifcbermeu can whip 21X) of .Portland's crack militiamen any day. ' TUB MlMXlA WIICIIII.I). Tho following dispatch was received by Tho Telegram at I :'JO this afternoon : Ahtokia, June 16. Colonel Summers with his command of seven companies of the First regiment, O. N. G., and two 3-incb and two Gatling guns arrived on the steamer Qaeen about 1C:30 this morning. A large crowd had gathered at the O.K. AN. dock, and they were greatly disappointed when the I-a , ' was seen lo laud at the Ea.lo Cannery's , . dock in Alderbrook. It was found, how ever, upon investigation, tliRt this dock was not strong enough to boar tho weight of tbo cutis, and tbo men wero ro-ctn-barked on tbe steauit-r and lauded ball an bour later at tbo 0. It. A N. main dock iu tbo central portion of tbo city. Widely different views arc expressed by tbo people, to most of wbcm tbe ar rival of militia was a surprise. TIioeo in favor of law and order have expressed unbounded relief (bat protection bos arrived. Tbe radical element of tbo fishermen aro inclined to treat tbe mat ter witb ridiculo and contempt. On tbe sidewalk in front of thsir headquarters and in soveral otber localities appeats the legend iu chalk : 1,-CENT MILITIA. Tho canneries this morning posted no tices statin; that thoy would pay 4 cents for lish, and guarantee protection to those who want to go out. Colonel Summers and his aids, after inspecting va:ious locations, have ar ranged to go into ramp upon tbo court bouse and custom-house squares, which face each otber in the center of the city on Commercial street. The couniy ofli ccrs have offered the use of their rooms for headquarters' purposes and Collector ol Customs rage has courteously tend ered the use of tbe custom-house. There were no incidents on the voyage down the river and no stops were made until Astoria was reached. Colonel Summers and his aids were most cord ially received by the leading citizens and couniy officers. I-atcr The troops have just marched down to the courthouse, precded by the baggage train, and have commenced to pitch camp. WHO PAYS THE FIDDLER? Not one jierson in a thousand perhaps realizes the extent or importance of the increase of the public debt during the present democratic administration. Ac cording to the report of Chairman Can non of the appropriations committee. just given to the public, tbe increaso of the intctest bearing debt during the Cleveland-Carlisle reign, was $202,313. 400. Tbesaarc thirtr-vear bands, and according to the same report, entail an annual interest charce of $11,492,616. This amount multiplied by 30, gives the amount cl interest to be paid on these r: nU e??w,s ,t,e L,a T- Ennapl" "d lnterest t0.'hd n"B "0flr t bring tbe matter home to the lvle of Oregon and Douglas county, het us take into consideration the fact thcrc are sailtH,:ej to be about 70.C00.OX) people in the United States. this means an indebtedness of tS.07 for every man, woman and child in Douglas county. Now as there are in round numbers 15,003 people in Douglas countr. the amount which the people of this county alone must pay is 1 130,000. The most exasperating feature of this whole business is that this enormous dabt accomplished nothics. It pavs for nothing. We have not a cent to Ehow for it, except a gold reserve which is being drawn out by the geld thieves in order that they may foice a new bond issue and further enrich themselves end fur ther impoverish tbe people. But the people are sharpening an ax. The Ticket. The head of the presidential ticket has about been settled upon. McKinlev is doubtless the man. Bat the tail Ecems to be giving the party seme trouble to find. Accordinz to Darwin the law nf evolution tends toattropby useless or gans, so that in time tli se is left nothing of such organs but mere rudiments of them. Tbe office of vice president, tb tail of the administration, is no longer used to any advantage, even to switch off the flies from the president. So will be just as well to have no tail to tbe ticket at all. Senators Teller of Colorado and Da boia of Idaho will try to force a free ail ver plank into the platform at St. Louis, and failing in that they will most likely bolt and walk out of the convention and turn iheir backs on the republican party ; aud where will they co but to democracy, a party aud party measures they have been opposing for a third of : century. Politics make queer coinpan ions sometimes. "Wilt thou?" is the standard question asked of democratic leader?. im) In man they wilt. Quite Correct. Tbe followim: extract is from the opening address of C. W. Fairbanks temporary chairman of the St. Louis convention : "The democratic party was harmon ious upou one subject, and that was the destruction of the McKinley law. But when they came to tho exercise of tho creative faculty, the enactment of a great revenue measure in its stead, there was discord. The imperiled interests of the country watched and waited through long nud anxious months for some settle ment of the important question. They wanted an eud of uncertainty. At length the Wileon bill was adopted and it was characterized by a democratic president as "tho child of perfidy and dishonor." It was so bad that lm would not contaminate his hand by sign ing it. A bill that was too bate for Mr. Cleveland to approve is too rotten for the approval of the American peoplo." Coroner' Inquest. Die coroner's jury at the inquest on the body ol Charles Rico, June 15tb, be fore K. L. Miller, found as fnllnwn That Charles Itico came to his death by Tiiolnl nt.n(u l. T -. U ho , . T 7- ,7n ,..'t , ' ',' " ! 1 l"". 1 S"f 1 ! AVv." A, ' Langenberg, Alfred Mathews. Engles and Stephens. Lafo BRIEF MENTION. From Tuesday's Daily. Dwight Heed of Calapooia is at tho McClallon. H. G. Rhinobatt of Glido is at tho Van Houten. G. E. Bonsch of Oak Croek was iu tho city yesterday. It. B. and J. It. Dixon of Deer creek nio in tbo city today, F. M. and N. Conn of Melrose aro reg istered at tho McClallen. .Misi Lizzie Blain of Cleveland is reg istered at the Van Houten. J. T. Goodman of Looking Glass is registered at tho Van Houten, Alphabetical Williams of Looking Glass is registered at the McClallen. lten Smith of Marshfiold came up from that burg yesterday on business. Dwight Heed and L, J. Pcrduo of Oak land mado this office a pleasant call whilo iu town today. Dr. M. W. Davis, the dentist, who has been for ecvcmI months in Portland, will return to Itoseburg this week. Mrs. C. A. Sohlbredu wont to Salem today to attend a convocation of tho Christian church which meets there to morrow. The Evening Republican published by is. r. Aiioy oi uaicer Uity, Oregon, a bright, newsy daily comes lo this offico on exchange. J. II. Whitsett of Deer Creek, who has been on three legs, twool them crutches, was in the city yesterday and reportH bis wounded foot improving. Ray C. Brown of Belplain, Iowa, is in the city today awaiting his family, which will arrive tonight. Miss Aniata Smith of this city, who has been at Bel piain on a visit ma pas; winter, is ac companying Mrs. Brown. J. I.. Mitchell, deputy BUpreine com mander of the Knights of Maccabees, has arrived in the city to work in tbe interest of his order. He will be glad to meet any ono who desires to learn more of tbe order, either at his room at the McClallen hotel or at the office of D. S West. From Wtilnctdaj's Ually A. It. Yantis of Grants Pats is at the McClallen. J. R. Chapman of Wilbur is at tbe McClallen. J. it. rarrenswortn oi Oakland is in the city today J. Beckley of Oakland is registered at the an Houten. G. . Stephens of Stephens is reirist ered at the McClallen. r. m. npion ot uak Ureek is recis tered at tbe an Houten. Mies Kate Farrensworth of Stephens is a guest at the McClallen. J. T. Goodman, P. M. of Lookinz Glass, is a guest at the an Houten Isadore Rice of Rice hill is in the citv today on business before his honor. Judge Stearns. A new iron front will soon adorn the Hamilton buildings on corner of Jack son and Washington streets. Mr. and Mrs. Wm Melton, formerly of this county, but who have been living in Salinas, Cal., for tbe past j ear or two. returned on last night's overland. S. Hamilton is tearing down the brick Iront of the drygoods store occupied by Mrs. Josephson, which will be replaced with an iron and plate glass'front. F. F, Patterson :s doing the work. Vi ollenberg & Abraham of the Square Deal Store have removed from tin. Moore building to the Brooks buildintr anu are niung up tneir new quarters in elegant shape. Call and see them. Mrs. Julia Abraham, who went to Portland to attend the Grand Chanter O. E. S., and at Independence to attend the Vt . R. C. and G. A. R . returned Monday morning with honors cluster ing on her brow. The Rosoburg band is in trainine for mo celebration at Fort Jones. Cal whither it goes on tbe 2nd prox. This band nndei the leadership of Prof. Ap- plehoff, has become one cf the finest bands in the State, nnd appreciated by tne music loving public wherever they play A littlo pugnacious scrap occured nn tne street, Tuesday evening, between Mark Jones and Wayne Drollinger, Jones coming out second best. The matter was taken before his honor, the city recorder, and a fine of (5 and costs was imposed upon Drollinger for disor derly conduct, and thus ended tho mat ter with Drollinger, but Jone3 ia nureing a oiacK eye today B. F. Ramp was at Salem Saturdav in attendance on tbo big indignation meet ing. It is reported that he has been ill since then from tho effects cf a gold bug swallowed, ilearine of this Mr. A. n Barker this forenoon, secured a bottto of medicine at one of tho drne stores la beled in big figures and letters "16 to 1" and took it to him lo take. It is thoueht he will now recover. Albany Democrat. A. W. Stanton purchased Tuesdov of Churchill, Wooley & McKenzie, two ladies bicycles. Ono for his dauehter. Miss Minnie Stanton and ono for his niece. Miss Delia Stanton. These who will doubtless ho hichlv tiri! by iheeo youug ladies who will soon learn to mount and propel them at a 2:40 pace, and no doubt will tako more en in v. ment with them than with the fleetest chargers in the Utnpqua Valley. Tho republican national convention nt St. Louis was called lo ordor Tuesday morning ai iz O'clock bv Senator Hnrlnr of tho national cominitloo. After tho oponiog prayer by Rabi Sale. 0. W. Fairbanks of Indiana was nominated as ,Cmp0rary and his selection " a .. yo.eof the v-uiiwiuiuii. ins inree-column speech was vociferously choercd, and at 1:50 tho convention adjourned until Wednes day at 10 o'clock. ............I! It! ii to w-.13Srr v1th n tilr n T1! n K Durham Is In a class by Itself. You will find one J rnnnnn Inside rftrh turn nunrn Imp. and two cou pons inside each four ounce, bag of Blackwell's Genuine Durham Smoking Buy a bag of this celebrated tobacco and read tbe coupon which gi vet a Ustof valuable presents and bow to get them. Alexander 4 Strong THE POPULAR HOME 32G aud 3-J3 Jackson SU tKrni T Dfl DCD Largest aud Itat Assortment eTer V V J Li L. Jl 1 Jrf i brousht to Southern Oregon, and I A Large and Elegant Line 81 We call the attention of our friends to our beauti ful stock of KjMuJtJk Parlr an( Dining Chairs j Rugs and Carpets And all Household Articles Our Stock is Unexcelled by Any House South of Portland. ALEXANDER 5 STRONG mJS?g&ag 1R03EDURG. OREGON. BOWEN & Blacksmiths Stephen Street, between Oak and Cass, Machine Work n Specialty ROSCBCRG, OR. TENTH ANNUAL COiin ENC EM ENT Of the State Normal School. Drain. Oregon. rr.oGUAM. Friday, June 19, S p. m., 0. S. N. S. band Entertainment. Saturday, June 20, S p. ui., Musical Exhibition. Sunday, June 21, 11 a. m., Baccalau reate Sermon by Iter. G. M. Irwin, State Sujit. of Schools. Sunday, June 21, S p. m.. Address to young peoplo by Iter. J. L. Stratford, Pastor M.E. church. Drain. Monday, June 22, S p. m., Oratorial Contest. Tuesday, Juno 23, 2 p. m., Annual Meeting Board Trustees. Tuesday, Jnne 23, 3 p. m., Cantata, Lady Bountiful's Heiress, by music students. Wednesday Juno 24, 2 p. ni., Class Day Exercises. Wednesday, June 24, S p. m.. Annual address beforo the Literary Societies by Prof. G. W. Jones, Supt. elect, Marion county schools. Thursday, June 25. 10 a. m.. Graduat ing fcxercises of tho Senior Class. Thursday, June 25, 2 p. m.. Meeting of the Alumini Association. ItEDCCED KATES haro been secured from Salem to Rose burg inclusive. Persons visiting Drain during commencement week nav full fare to Drain and tako a receipt therefor Irom tbe agent from whom you purchase the ticket. This receipt, which you must procuro in order to return for one-third fare, will bo signed by tho president of the Normal, thus permitting you to re turn to your homes for only one-third actual rate, by presenting said receipt to tne agent at Dram within two days after the cloeo of commencement week which begins Iriday. June l'Jth. and ends Thursday, June 25th. Tlic Plank. luo monoy plank of tho St. Louis platform has been agreed upon. It is nn follows ; "Tho republican partv is unreserved! v for sound money. It caused the enact ment of tho law providing for the re sumption of epecio paymcuts in 1871). 8inco then every dollar has been as cood as gold. Wo aro unalterably opposed to every mcasuro calculated to debaso our curroncyor impair tho credit of our country. Wo are, therefore, opposed to the freo and unlimited coinage of silver. ezcopt by International agreement, which wo favor, and until such agree ment can bo obtained tho existing gold standard should bo preserved. Wo fa- vor tho uso of silver as currency, but to the oxlont only that its parity with gold fnn n tun Ima I -.1 1 f ures designed to maintain inviolable tho llionoy of the United Ktnlnn. wlinllinr coin or papor, tho standard of the most onllghlened nations of tho earth." I 'a naniilnn null Tobacco FURNISHERS.... Bet. Oak and Washington. PARPETS. Easy Rockers Bed Room Sets NO TROUBLE TO SHOW QOODS. ESTABROOK, and Machinists H. C. STANTON Hu jov. recriYtJ a new and eztenxiTe stock o DRY.'GOODS CONSISTING OF Ladies' Dress Goods, Eibbons, TrimniiBgs, Laces, Etc., Etc --ALSO A FINE STOCK OF- BOOTS A1D SHOES 0( the best qmlitj Lni Eniih. GROCERIES, Wood, Willow and Glass Ware, Crockery, Cordage, Etc. Abu on hxal in larffe qtuntlUe ami at price to jult the times. Also a large tock of Custom-Made Clothing Which ia offered at coit price. A fall and xleet tock of SCHOOL BOOKS Cunitantlr on haaJ. Also lie LATEST NOVELTIES IS STAT10NEKI books and periodical! published In the United t:. . .. 'u tuning' reaain matter or any kind Till do tu fire me a call. I F. BARKER & CO. GEOCEES. TEAS A SPECIALTY, A special brand jf unadulterated Tea. Ou prixe COPPEE Ib harinff a large eale New styles Glass and Belf Ware nt astonlthin low prices. Our own canned AuuiaitTTes aro Trry popular. JnckHon is nn nn in ilnfn il - " I Mwumob tt 11,41 all modern appliances for painless work. iiu uiuuiiiuerv run wun water power. 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. JOSEPHSON'S New York ROSEBURG, "WE SELL Charter and Superior COOK STOVES. The Best Stove js Always the CHEAPEST. CHURCHILL, WOOLLEY & MCKENZIE'S Roseburg Hardware Co. A SQUARE DEAL- ' l I ' I - 3 h i .CO r-4 We are Here to Stay. Lei -os -co -so -lO r n 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 FAMOUS Oak ' I ' I ' I ' I ' I ' I ' I ' I ' I 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Is what we give to every cus tomer, for we believe the best advertisement possible is a cus tomer pleased with what Ave 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. .Roseburg, On