Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1885-07-24
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Richard Grant White, prominent writer
and literary critic, died as his .ome in New
York April 9Th. in the Gath year of his age,
and after nearly thirty years of almost con-
snuons iterarf work.
The steamship City Of Toxic, in which
Gen. Grant was brought home from China "a
his memorable trip around tie world, and
| which cost a million of dollars, is total
| wreck She ran ON the rocks at the entrance
| to the bay of Yokohama during heavy fog.
and Il is thoaght viii prove total loss,
though large portion of her cargo has been
saved.
| NJ. Waddington, the French ambassador
at London, and his wife, haye both refused,
| the St. James Gazette says, to appear III
mourning at the court ball, as prescribed lay
the Queen, because Of the death of Prince
Frederick Charles Of Germany. NJ. Wad-
dinston's refusal was officially declared III a
courteous note sent to her Majesty. In this
| the French ambassador expressed TO the
/ Queen his personal regret at being unable to
comp ~ with the royal command, but said he
could not disobey the orders of his Govern
ment to not wear mourning st the death of
amy enemy of France.
Polish and Bohemian strikers:inaugurated
a riot at Newbery, Ohio, Last week in which
100 We're eng grd; twenty live Of them were
severely clubbed by policemen before order
vas restored.
| The Russian and English question is being
revived with fierce rumors of war and aggres-
slveness on the part OF Russia.
! The commission investigating the Gazette y
charges in London have found ample proof of
their truth
! The ship Earl Of Balhousie, sunk in San
! Francisco barior NI ~ l2sh, was raised on
the fifth attempt, at cost of S22,0
| The Moses reservation, situated III Stevens
county, w I. has been thrown open to set
tlement; it contains nearly 5000, 900 acres Of
agricultural and mineral lands.
There is prospect that the salmon PACK
will be 200. 0oO eases short.
The New York Star has been purchased
for SIC, 900 by an incorporated company and
will hereafter he issued as u two cent morn
ing paper and will heartily support the Ad-
nlinistration United States District Attor.
ney DorsheiIler " i'll be its ruling spirit.
General Nelson A. Miles has been relieved
nf his comma, at Vancouver and trans
fer.ed to the department OF Missouri Gen.
Gibbons succeeds him at the former post.
Wire fences are proving dangerous TO stock
by reason of conducting lightning. The Den
yer Republican reporls All instance where
twelve out of herd of eighteen horses were
killed i'll this way
| The SUN-It oehoovcs statesman to re-
member that the charge made and substan-
tiated by the Pail Mall Gazette-the charge
that London harbors u hldeOus conspiracy fol
the abectiun of chaste daughters of poor
men To glit the bestial desires of rich and
high placed lihertines is one of those terrible
indictments w.iicn inhanle the coolest Llood
and light the torch of revolI5lon.
Michigan raises a56, 407 bushels of wheat
more than last year.
The Cleveland administration is thor
oughly enforcing the anti-Mormon laws.
Many prominent Mormons have been sent te
the penitentiary for poly gany.
Consplrators in Spain against the throne
in favor of republic have been arrested.
court t-martialed and shot.
The Russians are still advancing in the
Fast and the English look upon it as ''un
fri-ndly."
Genera! She iian does not expect any Sc
rious Indian trouble.
There are between th;rty-fve and thirty
seven thousand Indians in Arizona located
ON reservations. The total area of nj sci
apart for these Indians is about Is, 900 square
miles or II, $40. coo acres of which less thar
5, 900 acres, are under cultivation. Yet with
this vast area Of the choicest land Of Arizona
it CO ts the g. yernment many thousands o
dollars annually to sustain these Indians
The ladies of the flower missions in seyera
of the eastern cities are visiting the states
prisons and distributing bnquets among tbs
convicts. It is suggested in the view of th
fact, that one-haif the money and time spen
in this way, If emf loycd in saving the con
yicts from temptation and crime, would hav,
| been of much more service
Miss Cleveland's book has already reached
the -gllth edition, and the demand canno
be supplied so far. Orders have been re
cciv Il from Australia and other distan
Ep C $. The book is meritorious if we car
judge from the extracts which we have seen
On the morning Of the 18th inst. Governor
was. completely destroyed BY fire., Cause
unknown.
A heavy robbery occurred on the line of tn
Island Victoria, +. c. railway, on the 18th
inst. Riley. paymaster Of the railway con
, tractors. VIII on the ". ) to pay the hands
was confrons d by masked man, VIII
pointed revolver at him and demanded mon
ey. Riley lemurred. but when threatent,
with death. gave up the money. The amour
is not yet known, but il is said to be large
Polio are in pursuit.
During the performance of Coles circus a
Leapeer, Mich. the elephant Sampson became
unmanageabe and charged upon the audienc
| fxy,