The Twice-a-Wrek- Roseburg Plaindealer Published Mondays and Thursdays. PLAINDEALER PUBLISHING CO. H. H. BROOKES, Editor and Publisher Twice-a-Veek Plaindealer. rer year, S2.00 Entered at the Post Office in Koseburg, Ore., as eecond class man muum. Advertising Rates on Application. JULY 2. 1903. AN AP0L1GY TO EUGENE! THOSE BASE, BASE-BALL METHODS COMPARED. S0P IN HIS FABLES HAS TOLD THE REGISTER'S STORY. An Apology to Eugene. "Roseburg owes it to Eugene that the capers of that city, especially the Plain- dealer, make an apology to the people of Eugene for the insulting language hurled at the citizens and business men of this place without the slightest ex cuse. The fact that the Roseburg team have recalled their protest against Som pn nrnrps thev were wrone from the Etart." Eugene Register. So it is an apology from the Plain' DISALER that the Register desires well, in framing the apology the Plakdealeb will not indulge in plat itudinous ponderosity, but it shall po sess a clarified conciseness and com pacted comprehensibleness of coales ced consistency of concatenatin cogency warranted to mollify the con glomerations of flatulent garrulity, jejune babblement and asinine affec tation of the esthetic Eugene Regis t2r: and we desire to assure that de lectable, bifurcated hurdy-gurdy that we shall sedulously avoid all polysy! labic profundity, psittaceous vacuity. verbosity and shall stick to the apolc gy in homely prose as close as a louse sticks to sow's back. WE APOLOGIZE TO EUGENE be cause the standard of sportsmanship and athletic games which was indoc trinated into our makeup at Oxford falls far below the standard of the Eugene sportsmen who on Saturday June 20, while the Roseburg base ba' team was playing the League game tampered with a player named Somers and by the offer of various consider ations seduced him from allegiance to the Roseburg team; that after they had seduced the it they encouraged him to play on Saturday afternoon as the pitcher of the Roseburg team and the game was thrown down and Rose burg defeated. We regret that the standard of sportsmanship displayed in the above is not quite up to the methods employed by a stool pigeon to lure a victim to engage in a stud horse poker game, and we apologize for drawing a comparison between the methods employed by the man agement of the Eugene base bal team and a tin horn gambler that is we apologize to the tin horn gentle man for classing his methods with the methods employed by the Eugene base, base ball management We used the word scoundrels heretofore in denunciation of Eu- Irene's methods. We take it back. Oar ides of a man whom we con truly class as a scoundrel in the line of sport is a man who is trusted by his employer to look after a race-hors and then accepts money from parties betting against the horse to dope the animal so that the race will be lost. That man would be a sconndre Now, in classing the management methods of the Eugene team against the Roseburg team we regret that we have to apologize to the horse-doping scoundrel for classing his idea of sportsmanship with Eugene's. Now, regarding the man named Somers, and his release by the Rose burg team: if after the disgraceful bargain came to light the Roseburg management desired to hold Somers, his salary would have to be paid for nothnig, for Roseburg would be afraid of the man in any event and therefore it was best to let birds of a feather flock together, and he has flocked, but the Eugene management paid the Roseburg management to release Somers after the most honorable con duct of the delectable affair was made known. The Eugene- management paid the Roseburg management the money in order to keep the sweet per fume from pervading the atmosphere. We apologize to Eugene for calling attention to the exquisite aroma of the deal instead of calling it by its true name, the stench from carrion. We apologize to Eugene for calling their attention to the fact, that when the last two players were on their way to sign with the Roseburg team, exceedingly honorable gentlemen met them at the train at that city as they passed through and attempted to prej udice them against coming to Rose burg. The exposure of such honor able conduct needs an apology for showing up their true conception of sportsmanship, And wo apologize to Eugene be cause it is reported that an umpire had money staked on the game he umpired and he won; and we apolo gize for the action of Eugene's black- fig element in our grandstand last Sunday, and if there is anything else in earth, sky or sea, now that we have our hand in and are eating crow, wo will willingly apologize for; and the Plaindealer challenges the Reg ister to reproduce this humble apolo gy to the sporting fraternity of Eu gene. Does the Register need more? If so, we can supply a more extended apology; or perhaps the Register will supply one for us ready made. nuzzling the Press. Tim Euireno Register savs: "Hereto fore the most cordial relations nave existed between Eugene and Roseburg and if thev are to continue, somebody, whoso lack of iudcement and common- a use is subjecting the Roseburg papers to widusnread criticism should sea that somebody is properly and hastily muz zled ." Yes, and those most cordial rela tions would have continued to exist if it had not been for Eugene's ex ceedingly disgraceful conduct in the Somers affair; and they may continue if Eugene will display white raiment on the bush. She was caught in the delicious delights of carnal concupis cence with the erstwhile Roseburg pitcher. The old lady will have to show that she is straight before those cordial relations can be resumed Rnt it is the same old story: when caught she smacked her lips and said I have done no evil prove it on me." and Droceeded to furnish the proof of her own perfldity. We desire to call the Registers at tention to one fact and that is: the Register is a muzzled press. It is owned and controlled from the minut est hair space to the tile on the edi tor s head. It is like .Esop's fox wit his tail cut off, and because it is muz zled it wants other papers to be muz zled also. And here we take occa sion to say, that the curse of Oregon todav is a muzzled press, The ma jority are owned, body and soul, by corporations, and fifty per cent of the minoritv papers are lookinc out for A pap and are afraid that they will los a little job work or advertising pat ronasre. and thus muzzle themselves. In this way there is no discussion public affairs, nor is anything advo cated for the welfare of the vast ma jority of the people of Oregon, and onlv schemes and crafts by wealthy corporations and speculators are ad vanced, and in the words of the de parted Jay Gould, the muzzled papers say: The public be . We have onlv been m Ureron one year, but in that time our eyes hav been opened to many things, and the worst curse that we know of is muzzled press. Now, to ease the Reg isters mind and to prevent its making a mistake of that kind again, we as sure it that there is no power on earth that can muzzle the Plaindeal- er when it comes to showing up such conduct as the base, base ball meth ods employed by the Eugene manage ment. The Ware-McKInley Conspiracy. In sninrainz up before he rave a de cision of the cate which was heard be fore Judge Sladen in Portland, th Judge said: Gentlemen I am thoroughly con vinced from the evidence before us here that a crime has been committed a gains the covernmint in acquiring title to fieso lands. This is shown by the evi dence ot Mr. Veatch, the fore3t ranger who has reside J in the vi cinity of the lands for 40 years and has been over them weekly for the four summers past by the liveryman from Cottage Grov who has resided 50 years; by Mr. Lurch the merchant, by Frank Mclntyre, by Mr. Jennings, by all the witnesses wl have lived where these entrymen are said to have lived. They testify that they never saw or heard of any one of these persons and that such improvements exist on the lands as are described in the final proofs, They also swear that the topography o the lanl and that 'no such improv ments could possibly have been made. There is no doubt in my mind that fraud has been committed. I cannot but think from the evidence that Horace G. McKinley is connected with that fraud. The evidence of his connection with the deeds which have been put in evidence is of such a char acter as to convince me that he must have had guiltv knowledge of the at tempted fraud upon the government in these land transactions, and I therefore feel that 1 must hold him to apjcar le fore the grand jury. . I regret to say that I must also hold Miss Ware. Her youth and inexperience convince me, however, that she could not have originated the frauds in the case, which iuve been presented to the court. I feel satisfied myself that she was under the direction mani festly oi those who were older in years and more experienced. I must hold them both for their ap pearance before the grand jury under good and sufficient bonds. Unless the government has objections to offer, I will hold that they remain under the bonds the same as now hold them, namely, $20,000 each. Oakland, Or., July 1, 1903. N. T. Jcwett, Sec. Philitarian Lodge, No. 8, Roseburg, Oregon. Dear Brother: I will bo on hand Sat., July 4, 1903, for purpose of installing officer! of your lodge. Yours Fraternally, Zophcr Agee, D. D. G. M. ATTEMPTED RIVER GRAFT HOT TIME IN COURT HOUSE. AN ARRAY OF LAWYERS TO PRO TEST GRANTING THE FRANCHISE. This morning the County Court convened with Judge Thompson pro- iding, and Commissioners Young and Nichols in their respective seats. Circuit Attorney llrown being present to look after the interest of the court, and Sheriff Parrott giving even' at tention to preserve order and silence. At the time of opening the'eourt ever' seat was occupied and in the afternoon standing room was at a premium. The contest was opened in a very good speech made by Dexter Rico, who is the attorney of the persons desiring to secure the franchise. He said many things rovalent to the case in hand and some things which were not revalent. tns speeen would nave made ex cellent anti-democratic reading in the near future. He presented hi petition and offered evidence and after he got through W. D. Fenton for the Oregon and California rail road company got up and presented a protest against granting the fran chise. He denounced the scheme in all its bearings and denied the right of the court to grant a franchise; and even if thev did it must be from the headwaters of the North Ump- qua to the mouth ot the river. Judge Willis assisted in behalf of the railroad. The speech made bv Mr. Fenton was a masterly effort, and covered an me ground gone over by the Plaindealer in the past two weeks. I-awvers F. W. lk-nson and THE EXCELLENCE OF OUR Prescription Department Atid our superior laboratory products merit 3our patrou age. We give all our atteution to the drug business, and our patious have the assurauce that ever' detail receives our personal attention. Mitt 1 FULLERTON S RICHARDSON, REGISTERED DRUGGISTS. Phone 451. ROSEBURG, ORE. Near Depo J. T. Long were also present and filed protests in behalf of clients against granting the franchise, and as we go to press Dexter Rice has several wit nesses to give evidence as to what would be just tolls to charge, but it is safe to say that the franchise will not be granted; at least it must be modified to suit the Railroad com pany, or it will be fought up to the supreme court of the United States Christian Scientists Spreading Doctrine. the Bobto.v, June30. Eight thousand per sona filled Mechanics' Hall this after noon to attend the annual meeting of tho mother church of tho Christian Science denomination. Reports wero presented by the fiVld secretaries, tell ing of the advance and work of the Christian Science movement through out the country and in foreign lands. Plans were discussed for spreading tho doctrines still further. The clerk of the mother church report ed an increased membership of 3098 during the past year, making the total memlfcrship 27,796, the admission of this June being the largest in the history of the church. The reMrt gave 500 re gularly organized churches, a gain of 55 during the year. Announcement was mado that Rev. Irving C Toinlinson, of Concord, N. II., had been elected as the new president of the mother church. France Increase1 Djly on Cattle. The Chamber of Deputies has passed M. Dussy's hill increasing thedutieson cattle and fresh meat. Tho new duties on oxen are 30 francs in the general tariff mid 20 in the minimum tariff, sheep 40 tra cs and 25 francs and pigs 25 franco and 15 francs. A clause in the, bill empowering the government to suspend the duties without consulting tho Chambers in the case of. a rise in tho price of meats was rejected at tho request of thpgovcrninent. Notice to Ou r Readers. Tho Pj.mndkalkk'm Sunday morning edition will not appear next Sunday, as we have to show our patriotism by celebraing. Rut look out for our regular Tuesday paper. Hello dlrls Strike. On Tuesday about 150 telephone oporn tors om ployed at Spokane by the Pacific States Telephone Company struck at 1) o'clock. Too stringent rules and n desire for better wages appear to ho the causes. The girls ask for recog nition of the union ; an advance of about $2.50 per month in wag-8 of students; minimum wages " of flO per mouth for competent operators and f -j5 after threo year experience; uu eight-hour day and the privilege of dressing to suit them selves. Tho telephone company, while some what crippled is carrying on business with a decidedly, reduced force, affairs being further complicated by the fact that the linemen and repairmen are al so out on a strike. It is reiKirted that 50 girls are to be taken from Seattle to take tliu places of the strikers. The strike includes just the localjoporators or tho girls who are known as "central," long-distance oper ators not being allihated in the move. The principal grievance of the girls, it is said, arises from the stringent rules the company lias been unlorcing against them of late, while the advance of salary asked for is but a secondary matter. Tho strike would never have occurred, it is asserted, hut for the objectionable rules the company has enforced. As it is now the local union has aflili ated itself with tho Western conference, and the strike will consequently have to be settled through San Francisco. The Western conference is the body that re cently called the linemen all over the West, includingSpokane, out on a strike. Mad Mullah Routed. Lonih'.v, Julv 1. The War oflice to day received a dispatch from Col. Hoeb fort, a llritish ollicer serving with Abys sinian forces in Sonialiland, which sajs the AbysMtiians on May 3.'. struck Mad .Mullah s lorces near Jey.t surprising them at dawn and killing 10,000 spears- men. Wedding at Oak Creek At the res-idence of the brides parent- at Oak Cretk, Oregon Tuesday, June 30 Samuel E. Smith and Dora Price, weie united in marriage. The cerenionv wa performed by Elder F. W. Leonard After a season of congratulations of the happy pair, the guests sat down to a splendid dinner prepared in the highest culinary art. The bride was tastefully attired in white orcandy and carried an elcgent bxiuet of orange blossoms. The groom uvs appropriately iIwh-iI in the convoiitional Mack. Mr. Smith is the only son of .Mr. nnd Mrs. "Dull" Smith, of Calupooiu, and Wing an estimable voting Imimiii-ss man has a host of friends all over the country The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Price pioneer resi dents of Oak Creek, Oregon, and is an accomplished and jtopular youni; lady and also has a wide circle of friends who extend congratulations and best wishes, The following is a few of the man presents received from fri nds and rela tivo's. Mr. and Mrs. John Attcrbury, set of teaspoons; Mr and Mrs. A K Sniitli set of table spoons ; Jas. Medley, butter knife and sugar spoon; Maniiu Hall set oi tea spoons; Miss Dollio Alter bury, set of pie plates; Miu) Maggie Kerman, set of fruit dishes; Fred Price, set of fruit dishes; Mr. and Mrs W. F. Price, set of custard cups; It. T. Itluke ly, soup ladle; Asher Price, fruit dish; Mr. and Mrs. Itobt. Hall, table cloth and napkins; I. Wollenburg.sofa pillow; Aug. Schlorman, table cbth; Mr. and Mrs. L. Lily, sofa pillow; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Matthews, souvenir pitcher; Mr. and Mru. John Atterbury, souvenir pitcher; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Price, set of dishes; Mr. and Mrs. It. T. Illukely, souvenir pitcher; Miss Myrtella Wil liams, bureau scarf; Mrs. Aug. Schlor man, sofa pillow. M. Anotlica Big Strike on Tap. Denver Mill and HinelterHinen Union, No. !).', of the Western Federation of Miners, subiiiittul a request to the American Smelting & Helming Company for an eight-hour day. The request was refused Wednesday, and President Craig, of the Citizens' Alliniue, of which the smelter trust is a member, was sum moned to tho oflice of the company in the Boston building, hut would make no statement on his return. The smelters vill, be backed in the controversy by tho alliance The men aro backed by the Western Federation of Miners. At the same time, it is said the Western Federation of Miners is pre paring to act in the case of Colorado City mills, which are charged uith ig noring the agreement mado in settle ment of the strike there and at Cripple Creek on March III. Tho Southern Carnival company is iloint; a splendid business nt Salem this week. General Sews. The Post says Jesso Carr has ought off the last independent set tler on Tulo lake in Klamath county, Oregon, and is preparing to consum mate the biggest land deal on this coast by selling nearly 1500,000 acres to a Scotch English syndicate. President Loubet has declined to receive a suggested deputation from Iritish Catholics who desired to pre sent him, while M. Loubet is in Lon- on, with a petition regarding the persecution of the Catholic religion in France, tho expulsion of tho reli gious orders and tho confiscation of their property. Tho Washoe smelter at Anaconda was closed down today and 1000 men were thrown out of work there his, reacting upon nutte, necessi tated the closing down of such of the Amalgamated mines in Rutte as send their ore to the Washoe. In all, 2000 men are thrown out in Rutte, making 8000 in Rutte and Anaconda, or a difference in the pay-roll of $75,000 a week. Recause the Presbyterians in the Congo Free State claim they do not enjy all tho religious liberty coming to them under the privileges of the Rerlin treaty, Representative Living ston, of Georgia, and other repre sentative Presbyterians, called at the state department, Wednesday, and eft a statement of the facts with the request that the government take uj the matter with Relgium. mi . i . i ne agreement between the r tiller Construction Company and the Unite: Roard of Ruilding Trades, of New York City, has been signed and the compa ny expects to resume building opera tions today. The Ruildinir Trades Kmployers Association declared the Fuller agreement fatally defective and insists that its own plan of arbi tration must be accepted by the labor unions before the general tie-up is er- !v'l. Willi jin A. Itrown. a coachman'; son, who married Maltel. Count Kus.dl, at the Registry office Portsmouth. England, last December, when he posed as a Ravarian nob! man with the title of Prince Athro- bald Stuart de Modem, and who wa arrested last April on the charge f making a fake entry into the mar riage a-gister, was tried at the Win chester Assizes. He pleaded guilty of misdemeanor and was sentenced to two day's imprisonment As he had ieen in custody since the time of his arrest, he was immediately re leased. Judge Barrett, of Portland, has leen Appointed by the President to be t". S. Minister to Argentinn. A dispatch from Austin, Texa., on Tuesday, tays: State Controller K. M. Love was assassinated in his olfice in the State Capilol at 10 M this morning by W. C5. Hill, a discharged employe of the office. No cause for the deed is known. W. G Hill, the assassin of I.ove, com mitted suicide after the shooting. With her feet roped together, her hands doubly tied behind her back and a .ng bound so tightly around her mouth and neck that it finally strangled her to death, Mrs. Antoine Kenhan was roblx-d and left to die alone in her house at 2121 Sixteenth street in Den-1 ver. Her body- was discovered Tuesdav The Dominion government and Grand Trunk Pacific have made definite ar rangement for the building of a trans continental railway. The government will guarantee bonds and articles will be inserted in agreement giving the gov ernment power to purchase the road at the end of 30 rears. Farl Coursen. a mill operative, wns tut in halves, Monday night, at Hast ings mill, says a dispatch from Van couver. He was employed on one of the cross-cut circular saws. He reached over to pull a slab out of the way, when his feet slipped. He fell against the big saw, which cnetrated his chest and body, practically cutting him in two His right arm was severed, several ar teries in the neck-were cut and the saw cut deeply into the shoulders, leaving but a few inches of tlesh untouched. Hit horror-struck companions stopped the machinery as quickly as possible, but life was extinct in a few moments. He was a native of Lake Mills, la. Will Not Allow Protest. A special dispatch to the World from Hamburg, Germany, rejiorts an inter view with the Grand Duke Vladimir, undo of the Czar, on the Jewish ques tion in Kussia. Tho Grand Duke was linked what reception would he given the American petition in Hui-sia He replied: "There can Ihj noqiiestion of interven tion by American in tin purely internal affairs of Kussia. Nevertheless Kussia and America have always been of a very cordial, nature, csiH-'eially sinco LSI!), w! n KtisMan licet visited New York. I '. ish agitation is chielly insti gated by inlliieiiti.il Jews outside of Kussia, such as the members of the society in New York presenting the American petition, especially the iower ful Jews in Berlin. "I do not condono the civil adminis tration. The Governor of Kishinef, nl though tin old ollicer, decorate I for bravery, npears to have lost his head. Hut diioctly application was made to the military authorities who cannot intervene without being requeued 10 t no tho crisis was ended in two or three hours. Military nssistanco was sum moned too late and tho Governor lm since been removed." Mrs. Thos. Dibnoy has returned from Yreka, Cal. PREMIUM TICKETS GIVEN ON ALL SALES EXCEPT SUGAR AND FLOUR FISHER & BELLOWS COMPANY Warner's Rust-Proof Corset Made by tr.ts most famous corset fac tory in tho world. fiatisfaetorilly modeled, carefully shaped, neatly made and lieautifully finished. Waknkk'h Ruht-PiioohOouhkth have no rivals. 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