THOSE LIBEL INDICTMENTS.
Tho indictments lound by tiio grand
jury against Tom Diue, V. F. lionjaunn,
C. H. Fisher and Leo Wimberly were
demurred to ami argued Thursday.
Thrso indictments are all ol the rame
class, viz: libel. That against V. F.
Benjamin is for publishing the affidavit
of Dine, sworn to before the county
clert, stating that 11. S. Sheridan offered
him Jo ti vote the democratic ticket.
The indictment alleges thai the editor
letr the affidavit was .false, and pub
lished ic willfully and maliciously for the
purposa of injuring the reputation of IS.
S. Sheridan. It is generally supposed
that when a statement is sworn to before
anofliccr, authorized to admiuhter an
oath, that the matter? sworn to Jis true.
Such attested imaruuuuits are recog
nized evidences in every business trans
action and also in courts of justice. This
affidavit came to tho Plaixdealeii office
with the jurat of F. W. llenson, county
clerk, over his seal of office, with tho
names of two witneesca attached, iz:
Sam Tooley ami 1). C. Churchill. The
evidence seemed complete and unmis
takable so far as prima facie evidence
could make it, thst Mr. Sheridan had
made the offer averred to. It it was a
fact that Sheridan did offer Dino $5 for
hia vote, it ought to be mada as public
as possible, and the hih standing of Mr.
Sheridan, or any other man, ooght not
to shield him from public contempt, if
Mr. SheriJan is of such hish standing as
the lleview claims, and Tom Dine such
"a half wilted fillow," wiiylid nt Mr.
Sheridan deny the allegation by chan
ter affidavit nd let hts high standing
and high sounding name staid against
this "half witted fellow ".before the peo
ple? as did Mr. Crawford in tho case of
that certificate of Parker, not attested to
under oath, but as slanderous in diame
ter as was the affidavit of Tom Din.
That certificate the Review published
for the avowed purpose of defeating Mr.
Crawford's election. Ru. Mr. Crawford,
knowing the character of the man and
his reputation for truth and v:rac:ty,
which was not above par, couteittod
himself by a deoial of Porker's curt id
eate alleng certain slanderous facts.
But no, s'V'h a manly coarse would
not sulxjerre Sheridm's ultimate ends.
Dine runs', first be pro?ocut ed, as upon
that, an indict nent against the editor of
tha Plmxoeilsk coal J hs basl. It is
evident the e Jlto: of tha Phisdeilkr
is the one he is after, because ot ;U bold
stand against ric; rale in the city and
county government. Mr. hjriiaa
would doab:lesi give much to sinch the
Plaindealeb editor. It is all very nice,
in Shsridan's opinion, for the Review to
slander republicans and show them up
in a fahe position, bnt when the scales
are turned against bim by a reply not
differing to him or his iwrty, he must
fly to the courts to vindicate his reputa
tion, notwithstanding his high standing
in the community. The Review extols
the grand jury composed of five demo
crats, an independent and one republi
can for its indictment of Tom Dine, "in
sp'.ta of District Attorney Brown's pro
test, very properly holding that a rep
utable citizen's character should be pro
tected from the attacks of such unprin
cipled parties," but when the same jury
indicts Fisher and YTiraberlr ot the Re
view, they did aa awfol thingit think3.
It makes a big difference in whoje or
is being gored.
Tha Review feels awfully wrought up
over the Puandealee's L'foing what it
calls a "secret edition.'' That assertion
of the ReTiew is false. It was not sec
ret. It was published publically tbroogh
mails. That we did nat go to the Re
view and ask permission for this prive
Iege is admitted, and we hsve no apolo
gies to make for it.
The Review condemns Brown for de
manding the indictment of Fisher and
Wimberly for publishing a cartoon of D.
R. Soambrook, and as-erta that it was
Jane to gratify Mr. Brown's spile sad
break the force of other indictments,
Well suppose, for argument's sake that
that was Mr. Brown's object. What
was the grand jury abont? Whose
sworn duty is it to find indictments only
in cases where the evidence before it
would, in its judgement, warrant a
conviction. This it duly certified to
JuJge Fnlierton it had dose. Sd it was
evidently thought aa indictment against
Fisher and Wirnbsrly could be sustained
as well as against Dice and Iienjaimn.
The Review trite, in its maudlin way,
to show its innocence by saying its of
fence was only 'printiog a burlesque
cartoon of a man running for office.''
The purpose of that cartoon was to de
feat Mr. Shambrook. That cartoon was
a lie, as much so as an affidavit coold be.
It showed Shambrook as hiding behind
a log in mortal fear of Sam Brown whom
he was supposed to he searching for.
That cartoon waa false, so far as Sham
brook being hid behind a log, and hence
it was libelous, and tho Review knew
it, yet it prepared the cartoon deliber
ate, by having it drawn by a local ar
tist and eent off to be engraved several
weeks before publishing it. The itevie-v
tries to show its innocence of libel
by comparing its acts with that of the
Plai.vueai.kk editor. The Review acts
wtre harmless, it says, while Dine's and
Benjamin's were false, malicious, and
done purposely to injure Mr. Sheridan.
The Reviow'n acts were done only as a
matter of pleasantry and not intending
to harm Mr. Sbambrook ? That was a
rather dear sort of fun. It appears to
one who knows, that these cartoons
cost considerable money, that on Mr.
Fhamhrook costing not les than S or 10
dollars as we have reason to know.
Now cveryono acquainted w ithi'ishir of
the Review knows that he is usually
not given to spend such sums for mere
pport. He doubtless believed that that
cartoon would loso Mr. Shambtooi
t many votes and that was what ho
aimed to Jo. The Review is now in a
position to reap the full benefit of ilH
perfidy, the cartooning ol I). R. Sham
brook and O. C. Brown, tho only candi
dates defeated on the Republican ticket,
and which was doubtless tho result of
those libelous car oons.
BRIEF AlENTION.
From Fridays Dally.
R. W. lhulliurt of Albany is at tho
Central.
J. McGuiro of Portland is at tho Van
Houten.
Mrs. Fielts of Yreka is registered at
the McClallen.
John J. Daly of Dallas is registered at
the Van Honten.
A. D. Graham of Chicago is regi'toml
ui tho McClallen.
Mi?. Harriot Kuccher Stowo died at
her home in Hartford, Conn , the 1st.
Neatly 1000 applications for positions
are on tile in the office uf the Salem
Woolen Mill Company.
Stvcral prospectors have gone from
hero to Whiskey cteefc in the hope of
striking "pay dirt" during low water.
Dr. Cooper, of Curry county, is n rx
theonnerof a lot of tino tubacco raised
by him near Choice It is said lo be of
unusually goad c.uah'y.
The fourth annual avtenihlv of tho
Southern Oregon Chautauqua Associa
tion will bo held at Ahland from July
S to July 17, both inclusive.
The Review has tho A. P. A. and has
it bad ; but as no remedy in the system
of medicine has b;en discovered for that
malady, it will probably di ci the'lis
case.
James Bailor, of Camas Valley and
his brother'will damn the Coquette on
the tatter's ranch this bummer with trie
object of ground sluicing the bed of the
stream which they believe to be rich.
Born, at Almata, Whitman county,
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Hsu., auue (, to uic wne ui Archie
Adams of Yoncalia, a 7-pour.d daugh;er
Mr. Adams' health has no: in proved
i ince going to Washington.
Mrs. Marion liaxter ti Harvey, 1,1.,
will again visit Rosclmrg and speak at
the Baptist church in the evening of
July 7. Her daughter will assist in the
exercises. A collection will bo taken.
Mrs. Baxter and daughter ui 1 h 1 1 a
parlor meeting at the home of Mrs.
Hgpperselt, in the afternoon, Julv 7.
Miss Baxter will sing and revit. This
will be a treat. Everyone cordially i i
vitttl. A vfterau California miner by the
mine of Jecning is winjjdamning Cow
Creek at the mouth of the .Canyon, on
the Riddle place, with tc intention of
picking up the gold that may be scat
tered on the creek Wd.
By tacit consent C'ow Creek cavon is
known among the hobos as "Hucgry
j Man's Canyoo," becanse their attempts
at hustling grnb along the railroad in
that sparsely inhabited mountain rejion
have generally proven disastrous to their
stomachs.
. C. Flint, I. F. Rice and II . D.
Graves and their families leave tomor
row for the mountains east o: this citv.
i and will be oot two or three weeks, hent-
iog, fishing and prospecting. A grand
good time is anticipated if they do not
have any mishaps.
The indictments against Tom bine,
W. F. Benjamin, C. II. Fisher and Lee
Wimberly have been argued on demur
rer. The judge today has sustained the
demurrers ant! discharged the mlprits.
Bondsmen of Tom Dine released. So
ends these cases for the present.
It is 'estimated that the 1 loo J River
strawberry crop this yrar will n?t 400,
OW. I taring the season about GOOD
were employed, 4000 of whom were
white people end the remainder of the
number Indians. Ia year a large
number of Japasese wcie employed.
T. L. (Jravea'of Oakland came over
yesterday to take charge of H. I).
Graves" photographic gallery for a week
or two, while II. D. and familv takes to
the mountains for their summer vacation.
If you want your photo taken, come
right along. Tim will do the "biz" and
guarantee satisfaction.
Bonds ci the city of Eugene to the
amount of ?o700, including interest, be
came due the other day, and the city
lacked J1253 cf having enough money
in the treasury to pay the debt. A gen
tleman was present and offered to loan
the city J 1255 for 1 per cent premium.
The offer was accepted, and the obliga
tion wiil be met without trouble.
People should beware of the man ith
the wheel, as the agents that talk smooth
and charge thirty per cent more for their
goods have adopted that mode of travel
ing. Tho Peoples' .Marble Works emplov
no agents and sell monuments and head
stones at an honest profit and manufac
ture their work at home and keep the
money at home. One of this firm will
call on you in person iu a short lime.
See them and get their prices before you
place your order. They can sovo you
money and warrasr a!! work to be first
class in every respect. A&k people that
have dealt with them and hear what
they say about their work.
Geo. Be li. & Co , Props.
Oflico and works, 707 Oak Street, Rose
burg, Or.
The Kugene eop!e peem to bo in
earnest over tho matter of a road into
the Bohemia mines, and although their
proposed road will bo 7-' miles, consid
erably longer than the Cottage Grove
road, they seem lo think it worth the
cffoit, aud hsve sent out surveyors to
view and locate '.he road. They have
tasted of the pie and know that it ia
good, and are willing, if they cannot get
the whole lie, to try at least for a small
piece. Let the goo 1 work go on. Tho
Bohemia is a good thing, and all it wants
is "pushing ' Douglas county is real
izing tho opportunity she almost let
go by default, hut will make an effort
down, or rather, up the "homo Mretch"
to difdaiico or thut out all competitors,
with even chaiaeH for a victory. There
is no aainsaying the fact that tho Oak-land-Klk-Meadow
routo is ;tho most
practicable and feasible one.
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Six Per Cent. Money!
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portunity has now come and by the
hearty co-operation of those who
wish to borrow money at the low
rate of six per cent., the parties
will be able to establish a loaning
association in our midst, which will
be one step toward relieving our
burdens.
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DON'T WANT THE EARTH.
P, per; (JejIt. BjoflEY
CAN NOW HE HAD
1IY sriTOKTINU TUB
LAND OWNERS' UNION.
JNOW THAT, By a succession
of well-laid schemes success
fully carried into effect, capital has
laud values by the throttle and
calmly turns a deaf ear to the plain
tive moans of dispair. We are
now unable to hold our lands and
unless a proper step is speedily
taken, present land owners must
soon bow submission to centralizing
wealth aud step down and out only
to find themselves scourged slaves
of an haughty aristocracy.
The Plan.
Certain steps have been taken to
furnish money at a low rate of in
terest to those who have farm lands
to give in security. By securing
the co-operation of enough who
want loans, the plan can be per
fected to furnish money as above
described.
A " Laud Owners Union " will
be formed and all who are suf
ficiently interested to give it sup
port will be allowed to take out
loans at six per cent.
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We are Ready to Co-operate.
Tht?re is no reason whv the nen-
ple of Oregon should not have six Address
per cent, money. People of other
states have it at even four per cent.
Wc must make a move. The op-
I shall remain some days longer
in Roseburg, then move my head
quarters to Grants Pass. Hence
all who are interested in procuring
money on their farms at the low
rate of 6 per cent, will address box
96, Roseburg, for circulars, which
will explain the move more
thoroughly. Those with keen in
sight will see at a glance what this
means for Oregon.
Full particulars will be given
after the circular has been re
turned to me, having been filled
carefully and accurately.
Post office box 96,
Roseburg, Oregon.
T. J. JACKSON,
Manager.
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his is the Place
to Buy
Groceries.
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
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.
-rr fcfi -jj 4j li I
S" as fpj
M. JOSEPHSON'S
New York Cash Store,
ROSEBURG,
OREGON.
PUZZLE FOR RHY.MSTERS.
There a:e a dczen words in the Kng
Jish language in every day u;e for which
enterprising poets have despaired of
ever finding a rhyme. The word
''mo ith," for example, is one ol these.
"Silver" ia another word it seems eaiy
to secure a rhyme for. As a matter of
lact. trying to find something to rhyme
with "silwr" nearly drove a Ixjndon
writer of verie insane no: long ago.
As a las: resort he advertised in the
newspapers and recehed bat one re
ply. It came from that master of verb
al contortion, W. S. I'lilbert, Sir Arthur
Snllivan's erstwhile partner, who sub
mitted the word "chilver.' He wasn't
quite clear, he said, as to what a chilver
might be, but he hnd seen the word in
advertisements of sales of farm btock,
and he had an idea, which is correct,
that it described a species of sheep.
"Orange" is another word without
rhyme. "Gulf" is also without an Eng
lish partner, and "culm"' and "cusp"
are alike solitary. Many ioet3 who
have sought in vain for rhymes to "re
venge" and "avengo" will not Iks ap
Ieased when they learn that but two
exist "pjnge" and Stonehenge,"
"Coll" is now. happily for versifiers,
growing obsolete, for there is no woid
which rhymes with? it. "Scarf" has
been daringly linked at the end of a
line with "half" or "calf," but this is a
practice to bo dierouiaged. "Scalp"
rhyists only with "Alp"' but like
"bal" and "astrolab" it would rc
'luiro much ingenuity to find an excuse
for bringing these words into juxta-posi-tion.
"False" has on seyeral occasions,
by an abuse of poetic license, been asso
ciated with "valse" though the correct
French pronunciation of tho latter
would destroy the rhyme.
Of the names of daces, the African
town of Timbuctoo has long been fam
ous for bting without rhyme. The near
est S'iccc'3 that any poet has ever at
tained in this respect was when, in
some old verses describing a decert
hunt, " MEsowarj" was mado to rhvme
with missionary" and "Timbuctoo
wit' mill buck, too."
teers, he bore an honorable part m the
battles of Yorktown, Williamsburg,
Fair Oak's wounded), White Oak
Swamp and Malvern Hill wounded
As colonel and Brevet-Brig-General of
the famous 1st New York Dragoons, he
took part in the battles of Deserted
House, Liberty Mills, Siege ot Suffolk,
Bloomfield, South Quay, Gordon sville,
Franklin, Keameysville, Opequon Mills,
Shepardstown, Smithfield, Amelia Court
Hous Winchester, Dinwiddle, Mount
Jackson, Five Forks, New Market, Suth
erland Station, Port Republic, Baltimore
X Heads, Cross Keys, ManassAS Plains,
Tom's Brook, Culpeper C. H., Wood
stock Itaces, Stannardsville, Slrasburg,
Todd's Tavern, Cedar Creek, Spottsyl
yania, Anderson's Bridge, Cold Harbor,
Yellow Tavern, Trevillion iwounded),
Meadow Biidge, Darby Town, Keameys
ville, White Post, Mcchanicsville, Sail
or's Creek, Hawes Shop, Appomattox
Station, Old Church, Appomattox C. H.
GEN. T. J. THORP.
Gun. T. J. Thorp, tho noted lecturer,
will soon take the field in tho causo of
Americanism. Ho is expected to lecture
in this county during tho latter nart of
July. The press speaks of him as an
a.jic ami eloquent lecturer. Wo quote
from the I'ortlandcr:
"As a man aud a citizen, (ion. T. J.
Thorp commnn iB tho respect of all, and
holds first rank aa an orator. Wo ap
pend the following list of battles ho par
ticipated in, as a guarantee of his Amer
icanism and loyalty. While a member
ol tho 83th Kegiment, Now York Voluii-
Campalgn Songs.
We have just received from the music
publishing house of The S. Brainard's
Sons Co., 151 Wabash Ave., Chicago, a
copy of tho "Tkue Blue RErcuucAN
Campaign So.no Book" for the campaign
of 1S90. The book contains solos, duets,
mixed and male quartets, and is espec
ially arranged for campaign clubs. It
is not a cheap word edition, and ia sold
for tho remarkably low prico of 10 cents,
or $1.00 per dozen post-paid. Tha fol
lowing is the contents of tho book :
Always looked behind. A thousand
dollars a minute. Billy McKinley, O!
By Jingo! Git on board. Good-bye,
free-traderp. Grover's veto. Ninety
two and ninety-six. Political barber
shop. Sammy'B syndicate Ihat'a
what's worrying. Tho Democratic boat.
Tho fellow I'd like to meet. The Gro
ver I wear down below. Under the flag
of protection. Way down on Quantico
Bay. We'll sing a little song.
A Bear Fable.
Mr. C. Bartsch and G. Morris ol Eu
geno, had quito an encounter 0110 day re
cently with three bears. They wore out
hunting and eat down to rest and soon
lull asleep. When they awoke thoy
were greatly surprised to find thom
selyes surrounded by three bears. Two
of them treed on tho spot and were
killed, whilo tho other ouo escaped. Tho
hides were brought in, and a shooting
contest was hold, tha hides lo bo given
to tho winner as a prize. Thoy were
won by Miss Ollio Brown. Guard.
Taubencck affirms that 11 demo-popu-Teller
combination would sweep evory
stato west of tho Mississippi. With
ovary atoto east of tho Mississippi ar
rayed against such a combination tho
silverito sweopingo tyould not bo of much
valuo. Tolegram.
WOODWARD
-THE-
ROSEBURG
Does Up
ALL COMPETITORS!
We are always in the Lead, and mean to
keep there.
The Golden Harvest ia upon as, and farm
ers are smiling because Woodward
loois to their interest.
BUGGY IIARNESS
Fall Trimmed
TEAM HARNESS
These are all Leather and Warranted.
SADDLES
At Reduced Prices.
Commit your parse and be sura and see
Woodward before buying.
W. 6. WOODWARD
Mineral, Railroad. Aricultural.
tf. G. POTTER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
U06 a SL, Jf. W. Washington, D. C.
For many years In the General Land Office.
Examiner of Contests. Mineral vs. Mineral vs
Railroad and Agricolwral claims, and Late
Chief of tho Miner .Division.
Correspondence
lted.
JERRY J. WILSON,
Watchmaker and Jeweler,
4ix Jackson Street,
At Lucrsscn's Cigar Factory. ROSEBURG.
All Repairing: entrusted to
my care vrlll be PROMPTLY and
carefully done.
VRICKS REASONABLE.
3A.-w9 SCe am. Cll.
Notice of Pinal Settlement.
Notice is hereby slMn that the undersigned
Ella Laugh, (formerly Ella McLaughlin), ha
Hied her final account in tho County Court, as
administratrix of the estate of Joseph Mc-l-ftUKlilln.tloccHsoI,
and that tho said County
Court of Douglas County, State of Oregon, has
fixed Tuesday, tho 7th day of JuIv.lS'JG, atl
"Clock p. ni. of said day, aa tho timo'for hearing
uujrcuuu;, it any incro 00 to said linal ac
count, and tho settlement of said estate.
vault tuisaru tiay 01 junc, lS'jli.
. , , , ELLA LAUGH,
Administratrix of tho estate of Jocph Mc
Laughlin, deceased, j its
'WE SELL THE FAMOUS
Charter Oak
and Superior
COOK 5T0VES.
The Best Stove is Always the CHEAPEST.
CHURCHILL, WOOLLEY & M1KENZ1ES
Roseburg Hardware Go.
A SQUARE DEAL
We
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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.
WOLIEMBEROI (l) flEMHli
lRoseburg, Or.